Hi Everybody,
Its been a while since we've had a chance to upload videos. The internet speed problem is very annoying!
I'm sitting in an internet cafe in Sydney. We're flying to Japan tomorrow to meet up with my friend Danny for a tour of the country.
Anyways, the movies in this post include:
A car show in Melbourne
The Melbourne skyline and some animals and entertainment from the Healsville wildlife sanctuary near Melbourne.
Some crazy underground stuff from Coober Pedy as well as a tour of the surrounding desert.
Some clips from the outback and Alice Springs.
And finally, THE ROCK! Uluru is the offical name, its more commonly known as Ayers Rock.
Have fun! There should be plenty of interesting stuff to post when we get back from Japan.
Laters,
Ross
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Last day in Adelaide
Hey everyone,
I don't have much time to write this so it will have to be brief.
The last while has mostly been spent in the outback australia. We went straight from Melbourne to Coober Pedy, then up to Alice Springs where we took a three day outback tour (Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon) then spent two days in the Alice. The last five days we have been in Adelaide. Tomorrow its off to Sydney, then Thursday Japan.
Coober Pedy is an opal mining town; very multicultural. Most people live underground either in old mines or dug outs. Even the churchs are underground. There is an 18 hole golf course (keep off the grass), lots of aboriginies and a great didjeridu shop. I got both my second didjeridu and first lesson at that shop.
The outback is hot, and full of flies. We were lucky on our tour in that most of the time it was raining; kept us cool. Too much detail to write, some pictures will follow.
Alice springs is a small town in the centre of the country, it is known as a place to runaway to. There are loads of aboriginies, and a few nice bars. Here I got my third didjeridu and second lesson. I promise.. no more didjeridu's! Ross's post will have a short video of me playing.. this was at the very beginning of my first lesson, already the sound is much different yet again. I will show everyone in June.
Adelaide is my favorite ciry in Australia so far.. it is full of great beer, friendly people and spacious malls. (har har) but seriously, its a great place and probably where I'd like to live if I ever came down here for a longer period of time. The beach area is amazing, streets are clean and the general attitude is very australian (unlike melbourne)
I can't wait to see Japan, but I'm alittle scared of the culture shock and carrying my bags all day, everyday but I guess its worth it. I'll try to write sooner next time.
Cheers,
Andrew
I don't have much time to write this so it will have to be brief.
The last while has mostly been spent in the outback australia. We went straight from Melbourne to Coober Pedy, then up to Alice Springs where we took a three day outback tour (Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon) then spent two days in the Alice. The last five days we have been in Adelaide. Tomorrow its off to Sydney, then Thursday Japan.
Coober Pedy is an opal mining town; very multicultural. Most people live underground either in old mines or dug outs. Even the churchs are underground. There is an 18 hole golf course (keep off the grass), lots of aboriginies and a great didjeridu shop. I got both my second didjeridu and first lesson at that shop.
The outback is hot, and full of flies. We were lucky on our tour in that most of the time it was raining; kept us cool. Too much detail to write, some pictures will follow.
Alice springs is a small town in the centre of the country, it is known as a place to runaway to. There are loads of aboriginies, and a few nice bars. Here I got my third didjeridu and second lesson. I promise.. no more didjeridu's! Ross's post will have a short video of me playing.. this was at the very beginning of my first lesson, already the sound is much different yet again. I will show everyone in June.
Adelaide is my favorite ciry in Australia so far.. it is full of great beer, friendly people and spacious malls. (har har) but seriously, its a great place and probably where I'd like to live if I ever came down here for a longer period of time. The beach area is amazing, streets are clean and the general attitude is very australian (unlike melbourne)
I can't wait to see Japan, but I'm alittle scared of the culture shock and carrying my bags all day, everyday but I guess its worth it. I'll try to write sooner next time.
Cheers,
Andrew
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Tasmania Part 3
Hello everybody.
We're currently in Adelaide and the internet is much better than in Melbourne. Part 3 of the Tasmania experience is now up, and you can see it below. We are in Adelaide for the day waiting for our connecting bus to go to Coober Pedy at 6pm. (Its 8:30 am right now).
We got some more pictures and videos while in Melbourne. Some nice views of the city at night with a festival going on. Those will be up sometime soon. Possibly next week when we get back to Adelaide from the outback. In addition to those clips and pics, we should have some interesting stuff from the outback, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, and Uluru!
Thanks for all the great comments.
Laters,
Ross
We're currently in Adelaide and the internet is much better than in Melbourne. Part 3 of the Tasmania experience is now up, and you can see it below. We are in Adelaide for the day waiting for our connecting bus to go to Coober Pedy at 6pm. (Its 8:30 am right now).
We got some more pictures and videos while in Melbourne. Some nice views of the city at night with a festival going on. Those will be up sometime soon. Possibly next week when we get back to Adelaide from the outback. In addition to those clips and pics, we should have some interesting stuff from the outback, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, and Uluru!
Thanks for all the great comments.
Laters,
Ross
Friday, March 9, 2007
Tasmania Footage
Howdy all,
Finally got some videos up on the internet. These are parts 1 and 2 of our 3 part Tassie installment. HAHA. The third part will be uploaded eventually. So enjoy the footage!
(Sorry for the short post, the internet is very unreliable at the moment!)
Laters,
Ross
Finally got some videos up on the internet. These are parts 1 and 2 of our 3 part Tassie installment. HAHA. The third part will be uploaded eventually. So enjoy the footage!
(Sorry for the short post, the internet is very unreliable at the moment!)
Laters,
Ross
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Pics from Tasmania
Hey everyone,
We're back in Melbourne today and using free internet at the local mall. There isn't really much new plan wise, but the rest of Tazzie was great. We went to the bay of fires, St Helen, and Wine Glass bay. The last day was all in Hobart returning the car and booking some trains and buses to get across the outback in the weeks to come.
Here are the pics..
Cheers for now!
Andrew
We're back in Melbourne today and using free internet at the local mall. There isn't really much new plan wise, but the rest of Tazzie was great. We went to the bay of fires, St Helen, and Wine Glass bay. The last day was all in Hobart returning the car and booking some trains and buses to get across the outback in the weeks to come.
Here are the pics..
Cheers for now!
Andrew
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Videos from the Orchard
Hello everybody,
As Andrew said, its been hard to get some internet access lately. The internet was pretty bad in Melbourne, and it didn't look too good when we got to Hobart, Tasmania. But today we stumbled upon a little campground that has free internet. And its not too bad! So here are some videos from the Pear/Apple orchard we were at in Shepparton around 2 weeks ago.
We have some entertainment on our day off first. Then we get down to work... in a thunderstorm! After that, we play around on the tractors. Enjoy!
Laters,
Ross
As Andrew said, its been hard to get some internet access lately. The internet was pretty bad in Melbourne, and it didn't look too good when we got to Hobart, Tasmania. But today we stumbled upon a little campground that has free internet. And its not too bad! So here are some videos from the Pear/Apple orchard we were at in Shepparton around 2 weeks ago.
We have some entertainment on our day off first. Then we get down to work... in a thunderstorm! After that, we play around on the tractors. Enjoy!
Laters,
Ross
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Its been along time!
A lot has happened since the last post.. and even now I don't have any media to share! The internet has been very hard to find.. and a good connection even more so. I'll start from the top:
Shepparton was very hard work.. harvest work is a good work out but in 42-43 degree weather it just makes you feel sick! I was lucky to pick two bins a day (30 bucks a bin) There was a great crowd of people working with us, and we had good times when we weren't working just hanging around our lovely world war II barracks. I have loads of pictures, and ross videos, but I think they will have to wait until I get home to be properly displayed (possibly some videos coming later, depending on how much work ross puts into it). I'd say the best part of shepparton was driving the tractors, and playing with the diablo! (plastic spin toy you throw into the air and catch on a string)
After Shepparton (as planned) we went to Melbourne and were lucky enough to stay with a great family we met threw dad's contacts. Melbourne is a great city, we spent our week touring around with the locals seeing great food, shopping, cafes and bars. Highlights included an open air cinema show right downtown, an exhibition AFL (Australian Football League or footy) game at the Telstra dome, and hanging around with Marie and her sisters. Again, lots of pictures from Melbourne, but I won't be posting them until I get home.
Last Wednesday we landed in Hobart Tasmania, and since then we have been touring around extensively. We hired a car for 7 days, and have already seen a great deal south of hobart (national parks, air walk tree exhibition, hasting caves, bruny island, and lots of great scenery) and within the last two days moved north west of hobart. Today we climbed Mt Fields, saw three waterfalls (great pictures), and drove threw one of the saddest towns I've ever seen (Queenstown) where the primary work is limestone mining. Tonight we are staying in a great cabin lodge in a town called Straham; tomorrow first thing its off to Cradle Mountain. Still lots to see, but its back to Melbourne this coming Thursday, where we will probably spend the weekend at our friends beach house.
Our air tickets to Japan and New Zealand have also been booked since the last post with dates something like this: March 28th -> Japan, April 6th -> Australia en route to New Zealand (landing on the 8th), and May 2nd back to Australia so we can explore the famous east coast (sunshine and gold).
I don't have much more to say right now, I hope next time I'll have some pictures.. but I'd say the vast majority of the media will have to wait until I'm home. I hope everyone is having a great time at home!
Cheers,
Andrew
Shepparton was very hard work.. harvest work is a good work out but in 42-43 degree weather it just makes you feel sick! I was lucky to pick two bins a day (30 bucks a bin) There was a great crowd of people working with us, and we had good times when we weren't working just hanging around our lovely world war II barracks. I have loads of pictures, and ross videos, but I think they will have to wait until I get home to be properly displayed (possibly some videos coming later, depending on how much work ross puts into it). I'd say the best part of shepparton was driving the tractors, and playing with the diablo! (plastic spin toy you throw into the air and catch on a string)
After Shepparton (as planned) we went to Melbourne and were lucky enough to stay with a great family we met threw dad's contacts. Melbourne is a great city, we spent our week touring around with the locals seeing great food, shopping, cafes and bars. Highlights included an open air cinema show right downtown, an exhibition AFL (Australian Football League or footy) game at the Telstra dome, and hanging around with Marie and her sisters. Again, lots of pictures from Melbourne, but I won't be posting them until I get home.
Last Wednesday we landed in Hobart Tasmania, and since then we have been touring around extensively. We hired a car for 7 days, and have already seen a great deal south of hobart (national parks, air walk tree exhibition, hasting caves, bruny island, and lots of great scenery) and within the last two days moved north west of hobart. Today we climbed Mt Fields, saw three waterfalls (great pictures), and drove threw one of the saddest towns I've ever seen (Queenstown) where the primary work is limestone mining. Tonight we are staying in a great cabin lodge in a town called Straham; tomorrow first thing its off to Cradle Mountain. Still lots to see, but its back to Melbourne this coming Thursday, where we will probably spend the weekend at our friends beach house.
Our air tickets to Japan and New Zealand have also been booked since the last post with dates something like this: March 28th -> Japan, April 6th -> Australia en route to New Zealand (landing on the 8th), and May 2nd back to Australia so we can explore the famous east coast (sunshine and gold).
I don't have much more to say right now, I hope next time I'll have some pictures.. but I'd say the vast majority of the media will have to wait until I'm home. I hope everyone is having a great time at home!
Cheers,
Andrew
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