Australian Ringneck Parrot
The birds in our backyard here in Western Australia are quite different from ones we’ve seen before. One of the more colorful ones is the Australian Ringneck. The locals call them 28’s because of their call. They sound like they are saying “vingt-huitâ€...
Indoor Bowls With The Locals in Western Australia
On Mondays, some of the locals play “bowls.” It is played in a mostly unused community room a few minutes from where we are staying. The objective is to roll biased balls down the mat so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a “jack” or...
Wildlife Sanctuary for Baby Roos
Saturday was the monthly community market in Mt Barker. There were two women from the wildlife sanctuary. They had baby kangaroos in their apron pockets and Laurie got to pet one. They rescue the orphans and raise them til they can be released into the bush. ...
Albany Farmers Market, Albany, WA, Australia
Today was a cloudy, rainy day,. We drove down to Albany to visit the farmer’s market there. It is really small, but we found organic vegetables that we weren’t finding in the grocery stores. There was also free range meat and a bread baker with some great...
Laurie and Neil gave away or sold 99.9% of their possessions for a new life as international travelers. They share the secrets of how they turn limited resources into a life of unlimited fun and adventure. Read more
