After some quick farewells we were on our way. Was it hot for travelling.......you bet it was thankfully we only had some 300kms to travel. We were grateful that the air conditioner didn't miss a beat. When I checked the temperature at Cane River which is at the end of the 80km Onslow driveway (the road from the NW highway into town that the locals call their driveway) it was 39 degrees, admittedly it was midday. Not much between Onslow and Dampier/Karrath...

Happy to say that this chapter is shorter than we first thought it might be. We decided a little while ago that Onslow wasn't the place we needed to be............so last weekend we made the decision to hand in our notice and hit the road. We thought Geraldton would be the place to go but as happens, all the time, the best laid plans were about to take a rather large and exciting change. On Wednesday morning Kimbo had a call from work to say the truck that ...

With a whole day to ourselves we were spoilt for choice……..we'll actually we weren’t.After being woken at 6.30am by the sounds of trucks, backhoes and diggers reversing and cranes lifting transportables (creating a new block of units) onto the block next door I wasn’t happy as I was craving a sleep in. Problem solved, ear plugs in and back to sleep I went. Kimbo typically was able to sleep though it all (even with a newly syringed ea...

I must say I'm happy to see the end of the year that had a 13 in it. Happily I won't see another one.As this year ends we find ourselves in Onslow and what a week and a bit it's been.Having arrived on Sunday 22nd December we've started work, had Xmas, expected a cyclone and the year cames to an end........wow!!! Starting work was a big shock for me as it's been a long time since I've had to put my back into it so to speak. We started on ...

According to my thermometer the overnight temp was 25 degrees, so we knew it was going to be hot again today and one step outside proved that to be the truth.I was packed up ready to go when Kimbo announced there'd be a slight hold up.....there was a flat tyre on the trailer. Being the true professional he is, he could have put some air in it, but decided the best option was to change it........heat and flies to boot.However after Kimbo had a refreshing show...