Feels like growing up in the 50’s

Posted on 12 March 1997 by Chinwagger21 December 2017

We finally managed to drag ourselves out of bed around 8.30 and after breakfast we headed into the shop to buy the necessary for our evening meal. While we were standing at the counter in the shop the power went off. This meant we had to leave our veggie shopping until later, the weighing machine wouldn’t work, it was electric. … Continue reading →

Arriving at Lord Howe Island

Posted on 11 March 1997 by Chinwagger21 December 2017

We arrived at Lord Howe Island no problem, the flight over had been in a thirty six seat Dash 8 aircraft. Some of the seats had been removed to install life rafts, a very comforting modification especially as you fly out from Sydney Airport to a tiny speck in the Pacific in this aircraft with only one propeller spinning around … Continue reading →