What a beautifully bright and colourful avatar you have, I have admired it for a while but now I'm a member I can tell you.
Broome is lovely, hope you have a booking as it gets pretty full by all accounts and visitors are shown to the overflow grounds.
If you want any "heads-up" info, let me know, we've done a few things since we arrived so we can share our experiences with you.
-- Edited by Mark on Sunday 2nd of June 2013 10:01:51 PM
Mark said
03:46 AM Jun 3, 2013
G'Day
The names are Mark & Linda and thought we'd say hello to all you fellow GN's......................... "Hello"
We're pretty new to life on the road, we sold the house (although we do have a small block for later on in life) and put our worldly goods into storage, so I guess we are semi retired as we do a bit of work along the way to keep us in beer, fuel and food tokens
We emigrated to Australia from the UK 8 years ago and took Citizenship in 2010 after successfully meeting our business visa requirements, a tough few years but we're happy we got through it. Though we will never be true blue, we are Citizens and live life the Australian way and left all the "winging" behind!!
Having done what we had to, I then spent three years working in the mining industry for Alcoa and also for Rio Tinto before deciding that we ought to go and see this "HUGE" fantastic country that we chose to spend the rest of our lives in, whilst the Minister for Finance did voluntary work in animal rescue.
Having been on the road for a couple of years now, we have utilised the forum on numerous occasions and felt that we should join just in case we can share anything with anybody as we travel.
Linda is the Cougar and I'm her "Toyboy" 59 & 51 respectively
As you can see, I'm not afraid to put things into words and hopefully will be able to contribute something to the forum along the way.
We are currently in Broome and will be here until the end of the silly season and maybe the wet, not sure yet.
Okay, introductions done (thank god for that I hear you cry ) catch you in some posts along the way.
G'day Mark and Linda. Nice first post and no spelling mistakes that I could see. I think you'll fit in quite well on the forums and I look forward to hearing about your adventures. Congrats on the citizenships. I got mine with a smack on the bum.
D and D said
03:56 AM Jun 3, 2013
Welcome from another ex-pat pom (although I've been here a little longer) - its a great country - looking forward to hearing of you adventures
Mr D
Mark said
03:58 AM Jun 3, 2013
Thanks for the welcome Gary,
Mark said
03:59 AM Jun 3, 2013
Thanks Mr D, what part of the old country did you arrive from? How long have you been in OZ?
neilnruth said
04:03 AM Jun 3, 2013
Welcome to the forum (and Australia) from an Aussie who came back to Australia as a 10pound Pom - work that one out if you can. We love the forum and we're glad you want to join us. Enjoy Broome.
Mark said
04:08 AM Jun 3, 2013
Thanks NeilnRuth, a few vino's have already been consumed, so your "mind bender" will have to wait a while. We originally only came to Broome as we went on a cruise around the Kimberley on a boat called True North, however we have settled in for a while. Catch ya again.
D and D said
04:20 AM Jun 3, 2013
Mark & Linda - originally a scouser, arrived 1967, haven't been back since (I was 14) and I can't see me making it back either. Got my citizenship when they stopped requiring an oath of allegiance to the Queen whenever that was. Australia's my home and other stuff is just a memory
Mr D
Mark said
04:27 AM Jun 3, 2013
Here-here Mr D, that's our philosophy too, Oz is home. I know Liverpool well, although we are from the South, just north of the big City!!
Dougwe said
04:43 AM Jun 3, 2013
Welcome from me too Mark and Linda, enjoy here and out in the playground.
When navigating around the forum don't be too dazzled by all the wombat holes or if you come across a gypsy.
Mark said
04:50 AM Jun 3, 2013
Thanks for the welcome Doug,
I'll look out for the wombats, try not to step into anything I shouldn't, and of course keep an eye out for the drop bears !!
kiwi rainbow said
04:51 AM Jun 3, 2013
Hi Mark and Linda, we will be passing through Broome in a few months time. Presently travelling to Katherine then onto the Kimberly.
Kiwi-as said
05:16 AM Jun 3, 2013
I must confess Mark I posted on Lorraines acc with that posting. I might get a growling in the morning. I would love to do a Kimberly boat trip also, what was the cost of your trip.
Mark said
05:25 AM Jun 3, 2013
Hi Kiwi-as
Hope your sitting down
We paid 15K for a 7 day "snapshot" cruise, basically went to the best waterfalls, fishing, walking, etc..etc.. but the sting was the helicoptor.
To get the most out of the trip a helicoptor was used to get aerial views of the waterfalls and gorges, additional cost............ 5K
The minister of finance was extremely happy with the trip as she is a mad keen photographer, me personally, well i reckon for 20K we could have rented a helicpotor for the day and seen it all anyway. Okay there were a couple of magical moments aside from the flights, but, in hind sight, it's a lot of diesel and campgrounds for a year!!
True North was the cruise boat, no doubt about it's place in the Kimberley cruise world, first class, top shelf stuff, and the trip is one of those bucket list things, but I'm still smarting over it!!
Kiwi-as said
05:39 AM Jun 3, 2013
Thanks Mark, must get some sleep now, have 650km trip tomorrow. Will talk sometime soon. PS read our profile to see all about us .
Mark said
06:02 AM Jun 3, 2013
No Worries Kiwi-as, I was reading your post about the repairs and can see that you have a journey ahead of you.
If you want anymore info, let me know.
Travel safely.
Grams said
07:04 AM Jun 3, 2013
Hello Mark and Linda,
I am also an UK ex-pat. We originally came here in 1964, went back in 1976 and came back again in 1978. Been back since. I too am now an Ozzie citizen. Les is 68, I am 51, he's a cradle snatcher or so everyone tells him lol
We have yet to sell up, but we have our new van and our tug is a Toyota Prado. We hope to be on our way at the start of 2015, if not before. We have our fingers crossed.
Lynn
Mark said
07:31 PM Jun 3, 2013
Hi There Lynn
I think there are a lot of us now, ex-pats, that is. Maybe that might be an interesting question on the forum? Would give us an idea of how many "migrants" actually embrace the nomadic life........ MMMmmm, yep, a question to ask i think.
LOL....... haven't heard the "cradle snatcher" line for a while. My view is about happiness, as long as you are, that's all that matters.
Well keep everything crossed and I'm sure it'll happen.
Take care and see you around the forum no doubt.
villatranquilla said
03:35 AM Jun 4, 2013
welcome Mark and Linda - we are not too far away at Pardoo Station till the end of July probably
Mark said
03:44 AM Jun 4, 2013
Hi Villatranquilla
Are you working on the station, we got offered a job there a while ago, we met the owners whilst we were looking after another business on the GNH.
Thanks for the welcome.
RosieW said
01:59 AM Jun 5, 2013
Welcome
jules47 said
02:17 AM Jun 5, 2013
Welcome to the site - you both look so happy in your citizenship photo!!!
Mark said
03:09 AM Jun 6, 2013
jules47 wrote:
Welcome to the site - you both look so happy in your citizenship photo!!!
Hi Jule's
Thanks for the welcome. We were absolutely stoked to be honest. A very special day for us after a lot of hard effort, we were particularly pleased that we were able to have the ceremony on Australia day too, so it was even better, to celebrate I had a tattoo done, it's the boxing kangaroo knocking out the British bull dog, doesn't go down well with the POM's but such is life!!
Hi Lorainbow
What a beautifully bright and colourful avatar you have, I have admired it for a while but now I'm a member I can tell you.
Broome is lovely, hope you have a booking as it gets pretty full by all accounts and visitors are shown to the overflow grounds.
If you want any "heads-up" info, let me know, we've done a few things since we arrived so we can share our experiences with you.
-- Edited by Mark on Sunday 2nd of June 2013 10:01:51 PM
G'Day
The names are Mark & Linda and thought we'd say hello to all you fellow GN's......................... "Hello"
We're pretty new to life on the road, we sold the house (although we do have a small block for later on in life) and put our worldly goods into storage, so I guess we are semi retired as we do a bit of work along the way to keep us in beer, fuel and food tokens
We emigrated to Australia from the UK 8 years ago and took Citizenship in 2010 after successfully meeting our business visa requirements, a tough few years but we're happy we got through it. Though we will never be true blue, we are Citizens and live life the Australian way and left all the "winging" behind!!
Having done what we had to, I then spent three years working in the mining industry for Alcoa and also for Rio Tinto before deciding that we ought to go and see this "HUGE" fantastic country that we chose to spend the rest of our lives in, whilst the Minister for Finance did voluntary work in animal rescue.
Having been on the road for a couple of years now, we have utilised the forum on numerous occasions and felt that we should join just in case we can share anything with anybody as we travel.
Linda is the Cougar and I'm her "Toyboy" 59 & 51 respectively
As you can see, I'm not afraid to put things into words and hopefully will be able to contribute something to the forum along the way.
We are currently in Broome and will be here until the end of the silly season and maybe the wet, not sure yet.
Okay, introductions done (thank god for that I hear you cry
) catch you in some posts along the way.
Mr D
Thanks for the welcome Gary,
Thanks Mr D, what part of the old country did you arrive from? How long have you been in OZ?
Mark & Linda - originally a scouser, arrived 1967, haven't been back since (I was 14) and I can't see me making it back either. Got my citizenship when they stopped requiring an oath of allegiance to the Queen whenever that was. Australia's my home and other stuff is just a memory
Mr D
When navigating around the forum don't be too dazzled by all the wombat holes or if you come across a gypsy.
Thanks for the welcome Doug,
I'll look out for the wombats, try not to step into anything I shouldn't, and of course keep an eye out for the drop bears !!
I would love to do a Kimberly boat trip also, what was the cost of your trip.
Hi Kiwi-as
Hope your sitting down
We paid 15K for a 7 day "snapshot" cruise, basically went to the best waterfalls, fishing, walking, etc..etc.. but the sting was the helicoptor.
To get the most out of the trip a helicoptor was used to get aerial views of the waterfalls and gorges, additional cost............ 5K
The minister of finance was extremely happy with the trip as she is a mad keen photographer, me personally, well i reckon for 20K we could have rented a helicpotor for the day and seen it all anyway. Okay there were a couple of magical moments aside from the flights, but, in hind sight, it's a lot of diesel and campgrounds for a year!!
True North was the cruise boat, no doubt about it's place in the Kimberley cruise world, first class, top shelf stuff, and the trip is one of those bucket list things, but I'm still smarting over it!!
PS read our profile to see all about us .
No Worries Kiwi-as, I was reading your post about the repairs and can see that you have a journey ahead of you.
If you want anymore info, let me know.
Travel safely.
I am also an UK ex-pat. We originally came here in 1964, went back in 1976 and came back again in 1978. Been back since. I too am now an Ozzie citizen. Les is 68, I am 51, he's a cradle snatcher or so everyone tells him lol
We have yet to sell up, but we have our new van and our tug is a Toyota Prado. We hope to be on our way at the start of 2015, if not before. We have our fingers crossed.
Lynn
Hi There Lynn
I think there are a lot of us now, ex-pats, that is. Maybe that might be an interesting question on the forum? Would give us an idea of how many "migrants" actually embrace the nomadic life........ MMMmmm, yep, a question to ask i think.
LOL.......
haven't heard the "cradle snatcher" line for a while. My view is about happiness, as long as you are, that's all that matters.
Well keep everything crossed and I'm sure it'll happen.
Take care and see you around the forum no doubt.
Hi Villatranquilla
Are you working on the station, we got offered a job there a while ago, we met the owners whilst we were looking after another business on the GNH.
Thanks for the welcome.
Welcome
Hi Jule's
Thanks for the welcome. We were absolutely stoked to be honest. A very special day for us after a lot of hard effort, we were particularly pleased that we were able to have the ceremony on Australia day too, so it was even better, to celebrate I had a tattoo done, it's the boxing kangaroo knocking out the British bull dog, doesn't go down well with the POM's but such is life!!
Thanks Rosie.
See you around the forum.
Mark