Australienresan
2006
We
already want to go back down again! We had a great time! Thanks to all of you
nice people we met and were visiting. Truely nice and easy to talk to and wonderful food
and wine. You are really great!!!!
A special thanks to Pauline & Lee-Anne for driving with us around "half
Australia" !!
Start!!!
An early, snowy morning 30 december 2005. Birgitta's Per took us to Arlanda.
We took an Irish Coffee & a beer at Arlanda. I don't like to fly, so it was
necessary.. :) We had to wait for 9 hours at Heathrow in London before the
flight to Hong Kong left. To long.. But we did some shopping and had a cup of
coffee and a sandwich. As breakfast on the plane we tried some strange ricemix,
not so tasty..
We were sitting on the plane in
Hong Kong entering 2006.
We did a stop for an hour in Cairns and it was humid and hot as h-l... Glad we
were in Brisbane first, so we got a bit used to it, as there is not as hot &
humid as in tropical Cairns....!
Cairns airport, a stop on the way to Brisbane
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1/1
In Brisbane Lee-Anne Symmonds, Suthenskys kennels, met us at the airport and
went with us to Goodearth hotel. We were sooo tired and it almost felt like the
ground were moving under our feet. Well, we stayed awake and talked to Lee-Anne
for a few hours. About what... ??!! Just kidding, Lee-Anne, but we were not so
bright at that moment !
In the evening we had soup for dinner and then we slept by 9.30. So tired!!
Landed!!!
2/1
Took a walk to Brisbane River and the riverboat up to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.
A nice place with many birds, koalas and kangaroos. Also some snakes that I
could watch, as they were laying still...
We held koalas and feed the kangaroos and emus.
On the way home from the boat to the hotel we thought that we had got KOL! (
Cronical Obstructive Lunginjury ) We were totally exhausted in the heat and the
way went up and down!
We took a swim in the pool and in the evening we had a pizza & a beer and
felt a lot better...
On the riverboat at Brisbane River, on the way to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
In Lone Pine, the only snakes we saw ( thank God..), a taipan & a dingo
Kangaroos in Lone Pine
Koalas in Lone Pine
A koala & a lizzard that I alsmost steped on!
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3/1
Up early to get to the plane to Sydney and further to Orange, where Pauline met
us. A small plane from Sydney.. not funny at all.
We drove through a couple of nice villages and stoped to shop in a store similar
to LIDL, and yes, it was German!
We also said hello to Crofties mum on the way, a border collie.
Then we drove home to Pauline's & Pete's place at Angullong. What a nature!!!
They live on a hugh property, a wineyard and cattle-farm, where Pete is working.
We drove out to get a look and took a lot of pictures. It cannot be seen here on
a photo, all the Australia-natur must be seen live!! We also met 3 of the
kelpies that worked on the farm.
In the evening we got Angullong-wine and cheese in the garden. Sooo good wine!
And Pete's portwine..mmmm!
Pete, Pauline & Birgitta were quite relaxed, I was the snakewatcher....They
have a waterdamm about 3-400 meters from the house and that's where the snakes
come in the evenings. Nice....
Bye the way, Birgitta went with Pete on his motercycle to get the wine. He drove
really fast through the grass, because of the snakes..
Later we got rumpsteak, sallad and more wine. Pauline is a good cock! It ended
up in a late night. Pete and Pauline are truely nice people and Pete is sooo
funny :) !!
We talked about diffenent things, including kelpies of course... There are a
couple of dogs by Paulines friends that can be possible for semen in the future
and maybe also the Tegoura-dogs.
Down at Paulines place ( Mimbil kennels ), about 400 kms west of Sydney.
BEAUTIFUL surrounds!!!!!!
Photo taken from Paulines garden
The wineyard & cattlefarm Angullong - enormusly hugh!!!!!
Cattle area
Local bar
Angullong-wine & cheese!
Pete & Pauline
Pete's tatoo..... :)) Just have to show it. Not so common....
Paulines crossbreed ( WK/BC ) Croftie, Tegoura Kingothmountn "Harry".
& 3 WK's that work the cattles
Croftie!!
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We took a drive to the vet's with Harry & Croftie on the way to Tegoura
kennels. They should get their vaccinations.
At the vet's for vaccination
A meeting in a village, Harry & a WK
The little town Carcoar, used for producing Western-movies.
At Tegoura kennels
we met Dianne Poole and we were talking about kelpies for a couple of
hours before we had to go to get the flight back to Sydney & Brisbane. Real
good talking about dogs and our different experiences in Australia & Sweden!
The Tegoura-dogs were real nice and handsome! Maybe we can be allowed to buy
semen from one of them in the future.
Thank you, Dianne & Pauline, for a great day!!!
AustCH Tegoura Future Direction, Mountainmist Secrt Mishn & Nellarou Deer Red Dog
Tegoura Lachrea
AustCH Tegoura I'm A Devil & AustCH KLA Rebels Beau
AustCH Tegoura Dance with Bears & AustCH Tegoura Just a Dash
At Orange airport, leaving Pauline. We'll looove to come back! A great couple of
days. It was funny!!!
Thanks for great days!
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Back in Brisbane
we found South Bank. Lee-Anne told us about it and it was soo nice! But the
water were not so cooling.... :)
We had a couple of days resting and looking in Brisbane after the jurney to
Orange and in the weekend Lee-Anne took us out for a drive to Linbarlee, Cagella
& Kagaru kennels. Thanks for driving for us on the "wrong side"
:))
Wonderful nature! We drove over Great Dividing Range and out
to the bushland. Very different to here.
South Bank, pool & sand in the city!
Some drinks & sun...
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West of Brisbane, on the way to Cagella kennels
!!!!!!!!!!!!
At Linbarlee kennels
we met Barry & Lee-Anne Nalder and their lovely dogs, outgoing and nice. We
talked about breeding, hips, different dogs and Barry told us that he is a
showjudge. Maybe he can come over here and judge one day?!
We had a real nice time, thank you !!
At Linbarlee; Lee-Anne Symmonds ( Suthenskys kennels ) and Lee-Anne & Barry
Nalder,Linbarlee kennels and "Nickie" & Rio
Linbarlee Technique: "Nickie", AustCH Linbarlee Chishum &
AustCH Linbarlee Hondo.
Hondo is the grandsire of Suthenskys Seduction, "Lexi", who is here in
Sweden.
Handsome grandpa' she has :)
AustCH Linbarlee Rio Grande, 9 1/2 years old
AustCH Linbarlee Caprice, "Gabby", not so good photo...
Old "Nickie" & the little cute "clown" at Linbarlee
:)
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At Cagella workingkelpie stud, Gary Milgate
It was great to see "real" work on bigger areas.
Good dogs, well trained!
We also saw Gary train a young guy that was herding for the 2:nd or 3:rd time in
his life. Interesting to see Gary's trainingmethods. I will try... :)
Thank you, Gary!
Sorry that we ran out of time, it would have been very nice to stay for tee.
Perhaps another time... :)
Gary and some of his dogs & one of the girls herding
The girl backing up and a red & tan guy working
A young guy working for the 2:nd or 3:rd time in his life
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At Kagaru kennels, Chris Morecroft
Names for the dogs will come when I have asked Chris who is who.....
Old Oatland Miss Chief ??
Dinner at Kagaru, a nice and funny time :)
We got bumerangs from Chris, origin by aborigins. We will train to use them....
We are very proud of them!!
The Kagaru-dogs were very open and full of fun! Nice to see.
Thanks for a great evening!!
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In Surfers Paradise
Big vawes, unfortunately not easy to see on the picture and no handsome surfers..
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At Lee-Annes place ( Suthenskys kennels )
First, thanks for the company, Lee-Anne! What should we
have done without you?? We had a great time, talking about everything :)
Friendly, open dogs & sooo cute puppies! Not easy for Lee-Anne to chose a pup
from that litter.. :)
Very nice & even!
AustCH Linbarlee Arkadia
Birgitta and "Phoenix" ( AustCH Suthenskys Satisfaction ) & pups
"Auntie" Bella & pups
So cute puppies, funny & playful! A real nice litter.
Good luck to you, all cuties!
Lee-Anne's prince in the toilet.... :))
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In Cairns
Out on Green Island & a pic' of the reef taken through a glassbottom-boot.
The monster from Black Lagoon???? :))
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Out at Mareeba tour
Mom & kid !!
Having a look at the coffeebeans...
Sooo tasty lunch!!
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Resting in Cairns..
GREAT Passionfruit-wine from the wine-yard out in Mareeba. Birgitta is swetting..
:))
A B:52 & a Rattlesnake :)) Funny glasses!
The B:52 tasted good to the coffee ( Baileys & Orangeliquor ), but the
Rattlesnake was uurrk ( Tequila & Limeliquor ).
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Back in Brisbane
A view from our hotelroom
Lee-Anne & Lilliepillietree
Last evening with Lee-Anne