Crouch and Lurk

Monday, 16 December 2013

Testing

Testing to see where this goes. It used to get noted on email and facebook.

Jack & Alex, Isaac & Adela's Moving Day 14.12.13

All Hands on Deck !
And a good time was had by all... working like billy-O !

The natives are warming up while they are waiting for the Keys....

Les drives in the trailer

Gathering together...

The Keys to The DOOR...

The REMOVALIST !!!

Who's for this one ?

The Ikea Bookcase looks much smaller in this house

(through the lead-light window)

The new (huge) Fridge....

Collecting all the unclippings...

Fridge in place, we are ready for sustenance

The new Australia-Made Product ARRIVES !!!!!

The shed and the timing is imminent.....

TV is awaited by the WATCHERS

YES we are IN, at the James' House !

Adela & Alex fine tuning

Isaac tries out the local slopes.....

Sunday, 10 March 2013

To Craig's Hut with Steve & Lois

In our High Powered Machines... ? -
no, those are the Austin 7s we saw on the way -

Steve & Lois led a 4x4 convoy to
Mount Buller,
and the High Country,
3 hours drive north of Melbourne

It is what they are good at..

organising people...

It started as 3 vehicles...

Full of Salisbury's, Billie's, Harvey's

and Grahams/Morrison

But grew to 10 all up...

We met at the foot of Mount Buller

beside a cool stream

which was fun for the kids

Jessica and Gill...

Whilst all the adults caught up with the latest..

And the summit of Buller above glowed in the sunlight -

it's been quite warm for some weeks, now.

Then collect your radios

and "start your engines"...

Upwards, the track varied

from where you competed with the Mountain Bike Race

to where it was steep and rough -

real 4x4 country

Steve was in his element

and Lois was in her car...

and we were getting near

to our destination...

Craig's Hut :

Real High Country

where horseman

are special

and Gill gets first in the queue

to pat his horse...

before he leads off...

down the track and

Lois & Linda get a photo-op..

Jessica and Jonathan in a Snow Gum

and camera-shy Steve

is caught between picnic groups...

Sandra and Agnes digest theirs, and the view

Having got up

to the High Country

it was time to go down..

Clive admires

the Billies'

descent...

(at the quarry...
- boys & toys ! )

and

for Steve to say Farewell

to the "Man from Snowy River" ?

at the top

of Mount Buller..

(Actually that was the winner of the local Sculpture Prize ! )

Nevertheless

although he will deny it...

Steve (& Lois) deserve a round of applause

from us all.
Thanks for a Great Day !

With the last 'gong' going to - the girls, of course !

Sunday, 21 October 2012

We "Still Call Australia Home"

This joyful meeting was long overdue.

Meet TomandEdna, yes, in our mind they are as one. Enjoying the new facilities at The National Trust's Chedworth Roman Villa.

Along the top of the Cotswolds, with Mal and Carol and the fashionable Walking poles. Helpful in Neil's muddy lanes.

Yet another visit to Hidcote Gardens.

Lunch in Marlow, a handy spot on the Thames to catch up with niece Kate and Karim.

Marlow, like Alcester, also has a gold Post box, celebrating a local gold medal winner at the Olympics.

Back in Beijing in the hutongs. We have used the local phrases for "back lanes" in each country to describe our journey.

This adapted bicycle has food, but also a wok, or frying pan, sitting in a brazier of hot coals as he peddles along!

Just another card game, - another loser reluctantly handing over the cash !

Evening stroll, in the company of thousands. It was National Holiday Week.

This is 'only' the train station. It is like an armadillo. The airport is enormous, as new airports are. At least we got lunch, since we were too late for the hotel breakfast.