On our way.
2022年6月28日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 13 °CLeft at 1.30ish. Said goodbye to the cows and headed off. We've rolled out lots of hay so they'll be OK for a few days. A couple of neighbours will keep an eye on them while we're away. Kevin nextもっと詳しく
Left at 1.30ish. Said goodbye to the cows and headed off. We've rolled out lots of hay so they'll be OK for a few days. A couple of neighbours will keep an eye on them while we're away. Kevin nextもっと詳しく
Wednesday was really just travelling to Brisbane. We met Denise and Michael at Tullamarine Airport at about 9.00am. We were to fly out at 11.30 but the plane was late arriving. We left at 12.15. Onもっと詳しく
After a hearty breakfast, we boarded the mini bus at 8.30 for an orientation tour of the island with driver Max.
As he drove, he gave a potted history of Norfolk Island settlement.
First, north toもっと詳しく
After being delivered back to our digs, we headed into town (Burnt Pine). The cattle here just free range around the roads. They are all owned and have ear-tags. The owners know where their cattle areもっと詳しく
The main reason Denise and Michael wanted to visit Norfolk Island was to locate the burial place of Mary and Sarah Lucas.
They were the twin daughters of Michael's three times great grandparents,もっと詳しく
Woke to the sound of birds again.
After breakfast we drove into town to get back the deposits on our convict outfits from last night. A roadside sign yesterday said there would be a farmers marketもっと詳しく
First up today, the Sunday morning market in town. Because it looked like it would rain, the stalls were back under the building verandahs. The goods were mostly souvenir items. We bought a 2023もっと詳しく
We had bought a museum pass which gave us access to all museums and to some guided tours. This morning's tour meant meeting at the Royal Engineers Office at 9.30am. There we met our guide, Allan, whoもっと詳しく
Our address here is Queen Elizabeth Avenue. Just across and down a bit from our digs is the Queen Victoria Garden in the grounds of Cyclorama. Probably because Queen Victoria gave N I to theもっと詳しく
Tonight we dined at three local houses on a progressive dinner.
We were picked up at reception and climbed into a mini bus. Two mini buses collected 44 of us in total from several locations. Ourもっと詳しく