Friday, Apr 27, 2001 at 00:00
Mat, canoeing is a great idea as there are some fantasic
places for it such as
Lawn Hill Gorge NP (Qld) -not far from Mt Isa. It is one my top 5
places in Australia. How about "painting" - I also tried this (very difficult, but also makes you keen to visit the local galleries in small towns and
Broken Hill is excellent for inspiration). How about "music" - learn something new without fear of annoying the neighbours, like a pan flute (nice South American ones made of bamboo with coloured cotton are very funky)or a flute, saxaphone or guitar?How about filming a video for the Grandkids memories get a digital video so that it will still be compatible with the kids latest equipment and you can send tapes
home of your antics.I guess "fishing" is out of the question... too messy/smelly?Some people get a buzz out of the Corner Quest - visiting each corner of each state; another alternative to this is visiting the most easterly, westerly, northerly and southerly points of Australia (its a thing to say youve done!).One thing I like is reading a book about the history of the explorer/pioneer associated with a town were about to visit, eg. the Kennedy/Sommerset families for a
Cape York visit; Sidney Kidman the cattle king for an
Oodnadatta trip;Or get her to plan the itinery, ie. choose where she wants to go and then work out how to get there - I am the navigator of our family, I tell David where to go (hee hee) and he makes sure we get there safely etc.Take up Scuba Diving or snorkelling - there are the magic fresh water ponds around Mt Gambier and Australia has the best coastline for watersports - even bribe her with a trip to
Port Douglas maybe?Oh dear, Ive about given up myself now... good luck and let us know if anything comes of it!
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