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Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Continuing the musical theme from last post, in the words of Johnny Cash: “How high’s the water, Mama? 5 feet high and rising.” But to be more precise, it is 34 feet (10.4 m as we write, at 10 o’clock … Continue reading
Posted in danger, floods, Murrumbidgee, Riverina, wagga, wagga wagga, weather
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like a great big train…
When we first visited Wagga in early December 2010, it was a bit of a disaster zone. The 10 year drought had just ended, not with a whimper but with the skies around New South Wales opening up and wreaking … Continue reading
Posted in Canberra, floods, lake albert, Lockhart, rain, Riverina, travel, visitors, weather
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Guest blog – Fly me to…Wagga Wagga!
[Lisa edit: Writing this blog is hard work (yakka!) – we have to come up with ideas, we have to be creative and witty, we have to have photos… So we hope that anyone who comes to visit will be … Continue reading
gimme danger
We think that Australians and Canadians are quite similar people in some ways. Both have strange contradictory traits in that they are very adventurous but also have a fear of the unknown. And some of that fear is completely irrational … Continue reading
Oh Tarcutta
One of the big regional stories in the Daily Advertiser over the past few months has been a construction project on the Hume Highway, the main route that runs between Sydney and Melbourne, the country’s largest cities. It is about … Continue reading
Posted in driving, market, money, newspapers, road signs, small town culture, Tarcutta, traffic signs, travel
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It’s a beauty way to go
Lisa here… I’m slowly recovering from my January trip back to North America (mainly the email backlog and change in temps; no problem with jet lag really). For those of you who weren’t aware (though you should have clued in … Continue reading
Posted in airport, Canada, family, Owen Sound, quarantine, travel
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all secrecy and no privacy…
The process of applying for PR status has also involved getting police clearances. We have no secrets… nothing is private. Well, except for the RCMP’s process; it seems to be completely secretive (more on that in a bit). Dan had … Continue reading
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Stand on one foot and hop.
“Ok, now do it on the other foot. Now reach behind your back with your left arm. Good, now with your right arm. You’re right [Oz for OK]…now go get a blood test.” These were among the instructions we received … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Canada, identification, medical tests, passports, Visa
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Baby you can drive my car
Okay…payback time! Dan is in Bathurst for a couple of days, so I get to write what I want, when I want. This post is going to address one of the most common questions people ask me — what is … Continue reading
Posted in aclimatizing, Australia, driving
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Like a worm on a hook
We’ve only been here about 7 months, but we’ve figured out some of the migratory patterns of birds through the Riverina. This may not be 100% accurate (or even 10%!), but here are our observations on birds that have visited … Continue reading
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