Category Archives: lake albert

Guest Blog – Going to Wagga Wagga? You must know someone there…

Posted on September 30, 2013 by waggadventure

[Lisa edit: Another visit and another guest blog, this time by fellow Canadian ex-pats Kristie and Leo Saumure, who came to Oz from their home in New Zealand to compete in the Sydney half-marathon. Kristie (Lisa’s first PhD student) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan baker, Australia, birds, Canada, cats, cockatoo, cooking, CSU, Edmonton, farmers market, food, Jugiong, kangaroo, lake albert, lamb, visitors, wagga wagga, wine | Leave a comment

like a great big train…

Posted on March 4, 2012 by waggadventure

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 | 2 Comments

Like a drunk in a midnight choir…

Posted on January 14, 2012 by waggadventure

In Edmonton, our backyard had some sparrows (what we referred to as “basic brown birds”) and the occasional robin.  There were ducks and geese flying over, seagulls, pigeons and magpies. Pretty boring. Here, we are inundated with new and exciting … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, birds, cockatoo, lake albert, magpie, Riverina, rural life, wagga, wagga wagga | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

on the road again (and trails and tracks)

Posted on December 11, 2011 by waggadventure

It’s been a hard week for blogging…you must have all noticed that we missed doing a mid-week post :).  Lisa has been busy hosting an international visiting scholar, and Dan has been in Bathurst for work.  But we did manage … Continue reading →

Posted in Bathurst, bicycles, cycling, kangaroo, lake albert, mountains, wildlife | Leave a comment

long weekend wagga

Posted on October 1, 2011 by waggadventure

It is Labour Day weekend here in Wagga. A month later than in North America, it is out of sync with many other things we associate with Labour Day: in Canada, Labour Day was a time when kids returned to … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, Australia, birds, bogans, chook, danger, fair work, fall fairs, football, footy, goats, gum tree leaves, holidays, labour day, labour day weekend, lake albert, Melbourne, minimum wage, rural life, sausage sanga, shows, small town culture, sports, utes, wagga, wagga wagga | 1 Comment

Biking around Wagga

Posted on September 29, 2011 by waggadventure

As mentioned previously, last week was Bike Week in New South Wales. Every city/country/state/province has something similar…a time when they encourage people to ride their bikes more often but spend more on advertising the event than facilitating it. So there … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, bicycle, bicycles, bike shops, birds, cannondale, cultural differences, cycling, lake albert, wagga, wagga wagga | 4 Comments