tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64525544535703394352024-03-05T08:24:14.540-08:00Dune Road Vineyard AdventuresThe adventurous tales of a near 50 year old dynamic duo bypassing the chapter about Organic Alpaca farming by the Sea on Tabby Tabby Island, directly to Sarabah Estate Vineyard Gold Coast Hinterland and now Noosa River dreaming searching for a site for our now well honed organic farming and sharing skills!
The Boat House on a private island, Eastern Australia - Cameron and Toni-Maree Bishop along with Callvm, their very tolerant son!Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-5870773464019906192015-07-02T04:32:00.000-07:002015-07-02T06:01:40.307-07:00Noosa Dreaming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
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Noosa River Property searching for the perfect site for an eco Farm, possibly Organic Vineyard?<br />
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Truffles? First things first, find it then soil test.... Still so excited as we have lived and learned so much via Tabby Tabby Island off the grid eco living and then Sarabah Estate Vineyard wedding and wine. We can build our Noosa farm exactly how it should be with this knowledge starting I think with a stone barn with the biggest fireplace you have ever seen! tm & c x</div>
Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-74177975757695160382011-02-12T04:31:00.000-08:002011-02-12T04:31:37.882-08:00Envy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Well I thought i was OK on the controls but these guys kick it !!!<br />
The Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) employes Professional Helicopter Service (PHS), the same company we started to learn with on the Gold Coast, to spray for mosquitos from choppers and watching these blokes throw the Bell's around like they are R22"s is awesome. A little "Apocalypse Now" but most certainly an amazing rush even from the ground.<br />
The video doesn't quite capture the fact that this big chopper is only about 10 to 15 metres above the ground just out of IGE and the massive blades reverberate inside your chest... what a rush!<br />
Bish<br />
OK, so I cant make the bloody video work so here is a link to Callvm & I flying......<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">King Tides at Christmas meant we had no boat ramp as such! You could drive your boat right up onto the island basically. Here's Cameron 6 inches deep about a metre into our island. D loved it and was so confused as to what was happening. I tried to explain it to him but he didn't seem to get it... See our bonfire site, water logged.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tm x</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-5731566701450070742010-12-19T05:12:00.000-08:002010-12-19T05:12:29.251-08:00Dirty Men<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rYyU5LFmx_9XAXQ2P2fCKg6S-eoWgKmvPeoFni5aePwW5ToJRC3vn-kKvnJjL5l2QLTs0APdzaXk2m-jEOozABNhqgOwrDhs38WE0Hvnm8P9QiVHY1KXHy1nobrsULtKPUCuZcZagRU/s1600/Callvm+and+Scottie+muddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rYyU5LFmx_9XAXQ2P2fCKg6S-eoWgKmvPeoFni5aePwW5ToJRC3vn-kKvnJjL5l2QLTs0APdzaXk2m-jEOozABNhqgOwrDhs38WE0Hvnm8P9QiVHY1KXHy1nobrsULtKPUCuZcZagRU/s320/Callvm+and+Scottie+muddy.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Andrew Scott MacKenzie and Callvm using the quads to get dirty...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Swimming that is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tm x</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-51753225968620753112010-12-19T04:42:00.000-08:002010-12-19T04:42:36.662-08:00Alpaca Prep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXW2DjJscCOUQQJqJD5mFDeXRkTHpabW6pqmbJAjCmKPgtW_lJyswO7ZtWTiYJRoYye-SoO3UIvefn4pyR3LlTI9BKYGbv_JCqHOUOCPsCRBTN2HJ3RI7XxW4NyIaI-lplaYAvO7gysk/s1600/Cattle+Yards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXW2DjJscCOUQQJqJD5mFDeXRkTHpabW6pqmbJAjCmKPgtW_lJyswO7ZtWTiYJRoYye-SoO3UIvefn4pyR3LlTI9BKYGbv_JCqHOUOCPsCRBTN2HJ3RI7XxW4NyIaI-lplaYAvO7gysk/s320/Cattle+Yards.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esther from Stanmore Park Alpacas has now been to inspect our island for noxious weeds, potentially harming our pure bred alpacas, Anzac Jack and Joshee, when they come to live with us this week! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AJ is mine, he is so dark as you can see below on the left and his fleece is so fine, micron count at 18.7 which is very high and makes him very valuable! Joshee's baby photo is on the right though he is much more caramel now and his micron is 16.7! So another good choice! 2 males, remember, with a future stud program going on once we are settled. Cameron thinks Joshee is the man for the job but we will see won't we?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We now have their pedigree folders and all their details, certificates and the like so we even feel like we know what we are doing! Alpaca breeders though not officially until we get the Alpaca Association to sign off our memberships! Dune Road Alpacas is the name we are applying for as we already own the registered business name. Wicked cocktail sauce sales happening slowly awaiting our online appearance soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esther is madly working on halter training our baby boys so we can manage them easier. The above pen is actually the cattle crush as built by our predecessors and will work well Esther said except for 1 thing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They actually get down on the ground and roll under the fence to escape! Now, where they are going to go on our 168 acres is anyone's guess, the concept of an island being that they can only get so far! Water all around and not keen swimmers either! Yet we don't want them to get injured or bogged, of course, so control is the key and it seems we need to chain mail these timber fences so that's this coming week's job!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hey, if you want to talk to Esther, here she is! <a href="http://www.stanmoreparkalpacas.com.au/contact_us.html">http://www.stanmoreparkalpacas.com.au/contact_us.html</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">tm x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-56338805230092202102010-12-19T03:58:00.000-08:002010-12-19T04:04:32.828-08:00How to Move Barge in Post Rain Sog Bog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetnlZXL1d8Ne45XZE28dpCm0g-5kdYvbwrToP7nWDde6ctPRvJ1xjfO667C-dMtvnKiI1-ps_-u6k_qfMdRo0OkO8RxZAN5tE3m9_3Z4vz4OBC35YG7FcEZeL1lSe-Os5PY4yP91HVUU/s1600/Moving+Freight+Train+with+timber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetnlZXL1d8Ne45XZE28dpCm0g-5kdYvbwrToP7nWDde6ctPRvJ1xjfO667C-dMtvnKiI1-ps_-u6k_qfMdRo0OkO8RxZAN5tE3m9_3Z4vz4OBC35YG7FcEZeL1lSe-Os5PY4yP91HVUU/s640/Moving+Freight+Train+with+timber.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Incredibly, amidst all this incessant rain, we have had a few dry spells and we actively grasp the opportunity to move things from the mainland to our island (supposed) paradise via our barge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, it's stinking heavy and gets bogged!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So the boys' ingenious way to avoid digging her out of the mud is to amortize the massive weight of the Freight Train barge from all weight on 2 trolley wheels and tyres to it spread along thick timbers. They walk along to the sides but between the tractor and FT and place hardwood timbers under the wheels and this spreads the point of contact of 3 tonnes from onto the 2 trolley wheels to over 2.5 metres. Effectively staying on top of the mudholes and using up more surface area. Then, once the tractor has dragged FT over the timber they move it again. Slow going but very successful and easy with 3 men!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great thinking, Rome was perhaps water logged as well? A yes, the aqua viaduct!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tm x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4d1pmZaeVZA7NWFfT7YqJ7OOhsALV-_Dil6vQ65q32rphSJwymmGJInqRhRXZ5qQ3nO7dzi_EzJZaBSW-g8s6Ktaf_V72lMbHt5IdYcyOuLGxOPGUJx37dp4hEuC9D7VPCO2lyluN9n4/s1600/View+to+House+from+Freight+Train.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4d1pmZaeVZA7NWFfT7YqJ7OOhsALV-_Dil6vQ65q32rphSJwymmGJInqRhRXZ5qQ3nO7dzi_EzJZaBSW-g8s6Ktaf_V72lMbHt5IdYcyOuLGxOPGUJx37dp4hEuC9D7VPCO2lyluN9n4/s400/View+to+House+from+Freight+Train.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-82325948341359537732010-12-19T03:41:00.000-08:002010-12-19T03:41:01.471-08:00Sugar for my Sweetheart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybUlx1FfTIyd1HLEB2iAMnKjGoR1Xbr_8N_KB_arxlgbRO8TzUNOaaZaTMt9c0ubt4FN4AuRYzqhdWFMCPsRwJEj-89S1OSEQDGU29rCf1hvVQQkgXng9RRMuPcttAFxFCwvRt1CU2Z8/s1600/Sugar+Cane+Mulch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybUlx1FfTIyd1HLEB2iAMnKjGoR1Xbr_8N_KB_arxlgbRO8TzUNOaaZaTMt9c0ubt4FN4AuRYzqhdWFMCPsRwJEj-89S1OSEQDGU29rCf1hvVQQkgXng9RRMuPcttAFxFCwvRt1CU2Z8/s400/Sugar+Cane+Mulch.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well it's true, Cameron knows and loves me so much, despite all behaviour to the obvious contrary, when he bought me a sweet gift - sugar cane mulch - SUPERSIZED!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ken, our caretaker, thought Cameron was kidding when he asked him to help out delivering me a gift and was then completely shocked as to how thrilled I was. Ken has never seen my now sold Apex St vegetable garden and the serious produce we enjoyed nightly for dinner. My organic augergines or eggplants to some, were the best you have ever tasted, we even weighed and recorded them they were so shiny and heavy - just like a bought one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My latest LOCAL NEWS is also that the BEST vegetable seedlings in Brisbane Metro has got to be the Underwood Bunnings garden centre. We decided to exit the wicked peak hour Gold Coast highway traffic the other night and spend an amazing hour amongst and awesome array of established veges including black tomatoes and purple carrots, nice strong roots, shiny green leaves, WOW! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now all this rain had a purpose, mulch and melt my sugar cane and grow my sweet veges!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you Bish love toni x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, Queen of flat pack has been shopping again, proving that whilst I am thinking of 4 fun items for boys, guests and speed freak friends, I am also thinking of my sisters, cocktails, striped towels and lounging! Fantastic 4's rule my life I think. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These fabulous Adirondack styled loungers are in fact beige, poly 2 pack and aluminum, put together by moi, dreaming of tanning while using my allen key. They are so light too, both to get into the car and barge as well as to carry outside for a lovely day on our seaside lawn. They even have a stripey black and white cushion and a black fitted sheet kind of plastic cover for their own little bit of sun protection. Harvey Norman has seriously tricky outdoor gear like this, I am amazed! AND went along to Bunnings to find a totally matching beige Gazebo to really keep the ice from melting in my Mojito.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bulla!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tm x</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-38461402147375505702010-12-19T02:43:00.000-08:002010-12-19T02:47:38.119-08:00Quad Quads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41fSmn8LrS_v8X-leMuECVzvZ3j9ryciz8YU7K6ya2owxbMLyAg3vhkQSi7T3SHz6vYMQAdfSWcHTcaQYzu1lkhKtHto8wg9pBCqCDbM3H_e17ciYVnAhxuzReA680RRYcyJAvnzYzbQ/s1600/QuadRacer+delivery+Cameron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41fSmn8LrS_v8X-leMuECVzvZ3j9ryciz8YU7K6ya2owxbMLyAg3vhkQSi7T3SHz6vYMQAdfSWcHTcaQYzu1lkhKtHto8wg9pBCqCDbM3H_e17ciYVnAhxuzReA680RRYcyJAvnzYzbQ/s640/QuadRacer+delivery+Cameron.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 Quad bikes delivered to Horizon Shores marina by awesome Paul of Gold Coast Quads! Why is Paul so awesome? He delivered the 4 quads in that back of his cool Holden ute, put them together onsite, gave us a lesson in the marina car park then helped us drive them onto our "Freight Train" barge. Thank you so much Paul, such service is unheard of in the bike industry, I discovered over the past few months trying to buy these dirty babies. No one wanted to answer any total girl questions, nor had 4 black ones available for Christmas! Paul has spare parks too, safe helmets and so helpful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only at Helensvale too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's he who thought it was too excessive for island living, beaming with excitement!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tm x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first sailing visitors, on their way to the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race no less. Tony Love and his new baby "Patriot" crew called as they were approaching Tabby Tabby island with a wonderful invitation to enjoy a cold sparkling Shiraz if we sped out in our tinnie and tethered ourselves behind - so we did not lose them any precious time of course! The crew sailed its way to the starting line to the famous race just last week. Here is Stuey, left of Tony, eating mudcrab and Rowan steering below. Cameron supervising whilst sharing our first ever muddie and a delicious sparkling Shiraz. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were happily present for "Patriot's" Brisbane launch a few months ago hence our lovely invitation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you Tony, Stuey and Rowan - Good Luck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tm and cameron</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-31160652115612258302010-12-06T16:36:00.000-08:002010-12-06T16:36:23.637-08:00Callvm Cooling off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m-cshw3b6mZqH3WUbyTwefxoQv8wLGoC42JM2GQLmAVKmXT65mJjuRupZdZbNvEFK8piCTAstCW8IaK2UY1Dn2L6FVe8tZNUAavge7bAZLDJNWqTLnyB4O0F06avUbPSlPthNrb9Ukw/s1600/Callvm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m-cshw3b6mZqH3WUbyTwefxoQv8wLGoC42JM2GQLmAVKmXT65mJjuRupZdZbNvEFK8piCTAstCW8IaK2UY1Dn2L6FVe8tZNUAavge7bAZLDJNWqTLnyB4O0F06avUbPSlPthNrb9Ukw/s640/Callvm.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Last night after mowing, tractoring, jetskiing, lugging, unpacking, boating, yabby pump fixing, grocery shopping and diesel refuelling our generator, Callvm finally got to cool off at our little beach in between downpours!<br />
We love you Cal,<br />
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The tractor is in such rotten condition that even though we did run over the grass with its mower attachment first, the lawn got even worse not better. The mower fitting arms are different lengths so one side digs up the dirt and the other side leaves the grass long! Seriously murdered so Callvm's hand mowing really did make all the difference including his mowing a path for me to not get so dirty on the way to the boat.<br />
Thanks Cal!<br />
mama xDune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-54441511214143165182010-12-06T15:37:00.000-08:002010-12-06T15:37:28.406-08:00Bucket of Breakkie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHfj_YfmwejIeWkAHWxi4yME1k9EvejdtPfND6zCg3ljaVofU6GBpnXCbZsz4BoRaC5I1iMmgnvhi6cvh7ayPrmcN1BG0N1bdkU52ZKEL7DOgXev3pppQGl_z67WLm5Hbxoqsz2RVkfI/s1600/Mudcrab+in+red+bucket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHfj_YfmwejIeWkAHWxi4yME1k9EvejdtPfND6zCg3ljaVofU6GBpnXCbZsz4BoRaC5I1iMmgnvhi6cvh7ayPrmcN1BG0N1bdkU52ZKEL7DOgXev3pppQGl_z67WLm5Hbxoqsz2RVkfI/s400/Mudcrab+in+red+bucket.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a blast catching this here muddie for breakkie, Cameron's prized screen saver now on phone! Brian Davies, where are you to share? Come on over...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">tm x</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-68454657270402870142010-12-06T15:34:00.000-08:002010-12-06T16:48:05.137-08:00Breakfast Surprise!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDPOPn1PVMXVixL9-cU7rN-sfIb3eSSSc7BuSnsirx11f6BsIme53UkmjP96n1lcQ5cOoDntxLuKinQjLiXpjHMCaFm0b2eo_6krmvaalxI1WU8WgDfF7ygHPwaPSKk6U83puDBZA_0A/s1600/Cameron+w+Muddie+in+bucket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDPOPn1PVMXVixL9-cU7rN-sfIb3eSSSc7BuSnsirx11f6BsIme53UkmjP96n1lcQ5cOoDntxLuKinQjLiXpjHMCaFm0b2eo_6krmvaalxI1WU8WgDfF7ygHPwaPSKk6U83puDBZA_0A/s640/Cameron+w+Muddie+in+bucket.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ecstactic Cameron with our first mudcrab that is not a "jenny" hence edible! Cameron is googling how to tie it up, cook and eat of course as we speak...I wonder how you post a video, better google that too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Weather not too dry but fun all the same.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">tm x</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-43149318749481211582010-12-05T03:50:00.000-08:002010-12-19T05:13:38.945-08:00Our New Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePkL9Xkn9jzO1M0RGOPIpGF1wDgdobjh-LqaguwfaArriwnZt3Uw0rOeZMhXnUFGAFNDFMSwYvNoEUJMy7XxWdwfSMKFnKpYnxLE_U5LtZSSFQ8WLOeDEVJEuhmc_l2eYKEyizdwCJbE/s1600/Alpaca-Jack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePkL9Xkn9jzO1M0RGOPIpGF1wDgdobjh-LqaguwfaArriwnZt3Uw0rOeZMhXnUFGAFNDFMSwYvNoEUJMy7XxWdwfSMKFnKpYnxLE_U5LtZSSFQ8WLOeDEVJEuhmc_l2eYKEyizdwCJbE/s640/Alpaca-Jack.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another weekend has gone by and we have added to our island family by buying 2 alpacas on Friday, BEFORE the "wet season" here in Moreton Bay. Meet "Jack" our cria (meaning baby), huacaya (fro style) alpaca. Check out his gorgeous fro, black with a smidge of brown on the top! Jack and I loved each other onsite and happily Cameron got to choose his own new baby as well. He chose a caramel jersey coloured cria called Joshee and he is even smaller than Jack. So cute! Sorry no photo of Joshee here as Cameron was wielding the camera whilst I was cooing hopelessly. No hard nosed negotiation going on here at Stanmore Park Alpacas at Yatala, simply fall in love and pay your money. Actually, Esther the owner of Stanmore, is the most knowledgeable breeder of anything I have struck and one who is also so keen for you to share in her alpaca love that she spills all the beans on how to raise the best alpacas, best pen/fence type, best training tips, best snacks for the most cuddles...this is where I tuned back in to the conversation. Cameron asked all the relevant questions and I honestly did take notes, it was just that I was kind of day dreaming at the same time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, my multitasking put to good use!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">tm x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-8789889603802346482010-11-28T02:25:00.000-08:002010-11-28T02:26:11.199-08:00Lick of Approval<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2n-4JSC7nKp6-KNMrCsoWDcBGISOu6drpqGHo7wNWCmfyTL6df_jscR8a7qqh29MiK2xCrM9yOv1HqyKUsIKnAeuKHFuSmgTonOPA2KYaQRGHdvl1rWX9iNzeTVRpifCnU6HjX9PZcGs/s1600/Dolce+at+Tabby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="655" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2n-4JSC7nKp6-KNMrCsoWDcBGISOu6drpqGHo7wNWCmfyTL6df_jscR8a7qqh29MiK2xCrM9yOv1HqyKUsIKnAeuKHFuSmgTonOPA2KYaQRGHdvl1rWX9iNzeTVRpifCnU6HjX9PZcGs/s640/Dolce+at+Tabby.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
After 2 million laps of the property Dolce LOVES Island living! And his mummy has no fears he is going to run off!! Too far to the main land<br />
tm...Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-80799467525625872802010-11-28T02:10:00.000-08:002010-11-28T02:10:14.324-08:00Zip Bike Chick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1f9RjD1Hc1QbuVr492MTFnd6FBPcC23BM89VO-bzFYRzoPHr_koKgzboWg_CFpdcfhNn_4JCL0MjX3L1r9o8M2n_-cWfSd9BlCSRtbWkt7NV6YTRJu9xVHrvzY6Ii8MeNsrlZHfeC-8/s1600/Quad+Choice+125cc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1f9RjD1Hc1QbuVr492MTFnd6FBPcC23BM89VO-bzFYRzoPHr_koKgzboWg_CFpdcfhNn_4JCL0MjX3L1r9o8M2n_-cWfSd9BlCSRtbWkt7NV6YTRJu9xVHrvzY6Ii8MeNsrlZHfeC-8/s400/Quad+Choice+125cc.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Versus the Hunter 125cc which is a baby machine of zip and agility, more me I think though Callvm said no way! Does he mean no to the bike or no to me still being agile and zippy?? Don't answer that Cal!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">love mama x</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-16829981128260040482010-11-28T02:06:00.000-08:002010-11-28T02:06:12.506-08:00Quad Choices<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKabhT0covfOeNmi_VgGZJA9hf3WTXnmjGMYIaUyGO5veCUhSOWtZkjwez-qJ3fgnGPKjS6oAGhiIa7DocqJ_rAaEhqKxPUk4q9qijNR7bgPjK9Tjumed_Fy6BJmxXtfhp0_voEvSXtHA/s1600/Quad+choice+250cc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKabhT0covfOeNmi_VgGZJA9hf3WTXnmjGMYIaUyGO5veCUhSOWtZkjwez-qJ3fgnGPKjS6oAGhiIa7DocqJ_rAaEhqKxPUk4q9qijNR7bgPjK9Tjumed_Fy6BJmxXtfhp0_voEvSXtHA/s400/Quad+choice+250cc.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now we seriously need a few quadbikes. 163 acres is too far to walk! Another business we visited in Melbourne on Thursday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Checked the fences out in the tractor today being Sunday, which was fun, but wickedly bumpy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one is 250 cc but maybe too bulky?? Makes me feel too old too! I want to do a few circles whilst I'm out there. Probably so I feel a little younger along the way!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tragic I know...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">tm x</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-25954713601226949462010-11-28T02:01:00.000-08:002010-11-28T02:01:11.404-08:00Boat Shopping<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlDwEID-a2boWfOEv4_pq6R-zqe-GD6twBUIEh2hjsYp1S7NJhZY7cx6abLA6JRA3XcxKA9LF4XDI_jVdmfo-uNKSZSl2i_bp4mfQS7hdhyphenhyphenB2kozCQoBcVO3qVVVj95fEQ7gQ3wKqtd4/s1600/Chris+Craft+%2526+CWB+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlDwEID-a2boWfOEv4_pq6R-zqe-GD6twBUIEh2hjsYp1S7NJhZY7cx6abLA6JRA3XcxKA9LF4XDI_jVdmfo-uNKSZSl2i_bp4mfQS7hdhyphenhyphenB2kozCQoBcVO3qVVVj95fEQ7gQ3wKqtd4/s640/Chris+Craft+%2526+CWB+.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh Yeah, 25 ft Chris Craft at an auction house in Melbourne on Thursday, Cameron knows so much about boats they assumed he was a boat dealer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">OK so every little extra from the boat interior like eskies, cups, flags, you name it is missing but its still a hot boat at a great price! Director partnership split = good deal for us, now it's time to negotiate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Good luck Bish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">tm x</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-14074205267387875052010-11-28T01:56:00.000-08:002010-11-28T01:56:40.646-08:00Paradise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRtEQ5RvPSl_8l3GaFqwg8izXb69ir8iIJi869GrauZuQJhnEWroZHtDhDksygaSjFtGCELrIVJbaQhOnWItJC1sqS8qD__kUXozHpX_EQnFedniwUoIGqI9vledl-JtPAru94sH2qu0/s1600/Tabby+Tabby+Home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRtEQ5RvPSl_8l3GaFqwg8izXb69ir8iIJi869GrauZuQJhnEWroZHtDhDksygaSjFtGCELrIVJbaQhOnWItJC1sqS8qD__kUXozHpX_EQnFedniwUoIGqI9vledl-JtPAru94sH2qu0/s640/Tabby+Tabby+Home.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tabby Tabby Island</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Dream Home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">love Toni-Maree, Cameron and Callvm Bishop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">& Dolce, 2 Geese, 3 Chickens and Lucy our Duck</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xxxxxxxxxx</div>Dune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-20677951047507341082010-11-28T01:53:00.001-08:002010-11-28T01:53:14.633-08:00Overseas Delivery Service<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUl70Wy0VU0yw5O0tTr5q7csxl4PHWafmWf8OP7RM1_GhKuhCJ4VjQNSB2XbYo1TH_eFt360bueWKKiCvbbIhNp2JASPwf6WgfcQGmD8cQ_NtV8w3Fq1mXpv9qK-Z8vSXdpcuZgu0dmk/s1600/CWB+packing+barge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUl70Wy0VU0yw5O0tTr5q7csxl4PHWafmWf8OP7RM1_GhKuhCJ4VjQNSB2XbYo1TH_eFt360bueWKKiCvbbIhNp2JASPwf6WgfcQGmD8cQ_NtV8w3Fq1mXpv9qK-Z8vSXdpcuZgu0dmk/s640/CWB+packing+barge.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
Well as you can see I am posting our last 3 days worth of adventures now that it is Sunday night and we have a minute to breathe. We are still not finished unpacking of course!! Writing blog instead...<br />
Here is Cameron directing traffic as we pack the barge called Freight Train with all our stuff as we are finally moving into our dream island home. Here's the Mini Movers muscly dudes ferrying a HUGE truck and even more HUGE Pod worth of gear, 21 years of flotsam, one box at a time down a skinny ramp into our awaiting barge.<br />
Next is over water from Horizon Shores Marina to...???<br />
tm xDune Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897737852613149489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6452554453570339435.post-77706418768324359532010-11-28T01:43:00.000-08:002010-11-28T01:43:38.779-08:00Laundry Self Service<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7doMKDeKGtc2msA_zcxViJJT8yOv0MqUcZtCZSobnrtYcOnFN4gUSDdEVW_vkw5SPL45-O17TyTMSvDOZk4dgLRHkd_vrYNXKMfrOS6_VFm88BNOSz24wBfxdW2bGSEXBQzuFm56wrgY/s1600/Mobile+Clothes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7doMKDeKGtc2msA_zcxViJJT8yOv0MqUcZtCZSobnrtYcOnFN4gUSDdEVW_vkw5SPL45-O17TyTMSvDOZk4dgLRHkd_vrYNXKMfrOS6_VFm88BNOSz24wBfxdW2bGSEXBQzuFm56wrgY/s640/Mobile+Clothes.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
OK so I own a laundry and drycleaning company with 5 vans, yet here I am delivering my own clothing, OVERSEAS no less! As viewed when I turn around in my car, off to the coast Friday morning, readying to move into our Island home.<br />
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