Category Archives: weather

Happy anniversary

Posted on January 11, 2012 by waggadventure

One day last weekend, we realized that we have been here for 6 months. We actually missed the proper anniversary day – we might have celebrated it somehow (pizza and beer at Thirsty Crow?) if we had remembered.  But in … Continue reading →

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red dirt girl

Posted on November 3, 2011 by waggadventure

One of the attractions of Australia, as we have mentioned ad nauseum, is the climate. We just got tired of the cold and snow in Edmonton. And we also got tired of planting flowers every year that didn’t do much, … Continue reading →

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all the news that’s fit to wrap

Posted on October 29, 2011 by waggadventure

Very…well…wrapped. So well wrapped, there are some days it just seems easier not to bother unwrapping the thing. Indeed, some days, the newspapers aren’t worth reading anyway; such is life in rural Australia! Back in Canada, we read two papers … Continue reading →

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it’s the little things…

Posted on October 19, 2011 by waggadventure

It’s been more than 3 months that we’ve been living in Australia, and we feel that we are pretty much settled and understand “the Australian way” – at least enough to not seem like idiots (or Americans). It isn’t a … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, cooking, cultural differences, driving, shoes, spiders, weather | 5 Comments

things that make you go “Huh?”

Posted on October 6, 2011 by waggadventure

Overall, Australia isn’t that much different from Canada. We share a British heritage, we speak the same language (sort of), and so the general everyday life is easy to understand. But every now and then, we come across things that … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, bogans, bug spray, cold, driving, language, Melbourne, rural life, small town culture, spiders, weather, winter | Leave a comment

You look like an idiot…

Posted on September 26, 2011 by waggadventure

One of the reasons we moved to Australia was for the climate.  With apologies to everyone in Canada, and even more so to those in Edmonton, our home country isn’t a liveable place for several months each year. We came … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, bicycle, bicycles, bike shops, birds, cannondale, cycling, Riverina, rural life, sports, wagga, weather | 5 Comments

Cold, cold, cold

Posted on July 15, 2011 by waggadventure

Freezing, it was freezing in that hotel… Well, actually it wasn’t that bad at The Lawson, but bonus points for anyone who gets where the title came from. We’ll figure out what the points can be redeemed for eventually. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, birds, Canada, cats, cold, cultural differences, Edmonton, Owen Sound, wagga, weather, wildlife, winter | 10 Comments

Oh Canada…

Posted on July 1, 2011 by waggadventure

People have said that when they leave a climate that has four distinct seasons (like much of Canada), they miss it. And seldom do you hear of people leaving that type of climate for one that is all snow – … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, beer, Canada, cultural differences, food, mountains, sports, wagga, weather, wildlife | 2 Comments

Global homelessness

Posted on June 12, 2011 by waggadventure

OK, so we’re not trying to make light of a serious issue, but we are, technically, homeless. A couple of days ago, our lawyer did the lawyer stuff, the real estate agents did the real estate stuff, and the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Moving, real estate, Riverina, small town culture, wagga, weather, wine | 1 Comment