tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post6022947769932577005..comments2024-03-20T21:54:36.152+10:00Comments on Going Grey and Slightly Green: Life in a mining townNanna Chelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-2571113456022465902013-10-05T16:07:57.271+10:002013-10-05T16:07:57.271+10:00If you ever come to Australia I can think of bette...If you ever come to Australia I can think of better places to visit, Kathy! However, some people love travelling through the open spaces of the Outback. I must admit I prefer the coast for a holiday. :-)Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-74598116630526952762013-10-05T10:41:42.487+10:002013-10-05T10:41:42.487+10:00This is of course one of the most fun things about...This is of course one of the most fun things about reading blogs from those who live in another country (besides the new recipes) - fun facts about places I've always heard of and wanted to visit! Thank you for sharing.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209722078916803400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-59597360993253027232013-10-03T18:00:06.576+10:002013-10-03T18:00:06.576+10:00Well, your girl has come back to a great place.:-)...Well, your girl has come back to a great place.:-) Yes, it is a different lifestyle in the Outback and Mt.Isa is like an oasis in the desert which you can appreciate if you see it from the air. I probably would never have visited the town if my girl hadn't done her Uni placement there and eventually moved there. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-48352178609445667642013-10-03T16:30:45.218+10:002013-10-03T16:30:45.218+10:00Yes we did visit the outback. Something we didn...Yes we did visit the outback. Something we didn't really think we would ever do. Our youngest daughter did a couple of years of uni. Decided she didn't want to do the course she was doing and went waaaay out west to be a governess for three children. <br />This is a girl who had gone as far west as Toowoomba til then. She was 3 hrs out of Birdsville on a cattle station . The kids were part of Mt Isa School of the air. That was the big city .<br />She loved the lifestyle. We went to see her and I could have stayed. I loved it also. Hubby enjoyed it but he is a coast person.<br />Eventually daughter came back to the coast and did a teaching degree. She now teaches in Toowoomba . But has great memories of her years outback. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-49334683595598363272013-10-03T10:03:33.447+10:002013-10-03T10:03:33.447+10:00Tania, I agree that Daylight saving is designed fo...Tania, I agree that Daylight saving is designed for city folk and I don't think some of them realise what it is like for those in the Outback and country areas. I think you either love or hate living in the Outback. My girl loves it as she has a close community of friends there.Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-43917254094894511642013-10-03T10:00:53.080+10:002013-10-03T10:00:53.080+10:00Barb, they certainly did. My suitcase was a lot li...Barb, they certainly did. My suitcase was a lot lighter on the trip home. :-)Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-86989931715836501552013-10-03T09:59:59.789+10:002013-10-03T09:59:59.789+10:00Miss you too and the pitter patter of little feet!...Miss you too and the pitter patter of little feet!Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-85622414364881719312013-10-03T08:45:50.105+10:002013-10-03T08:45:50.105+10:00Thank you for the tour of Mt Isa. Glad to hear yo...Thank you for the tour of Mt Isa. Glad to hear you had a good time away. I have passed through there once, when I was 16. I was on a road trip with my mum and dad. <br /><br />Daylight savings starts here this weekend, and goes for six whole months. It is way too long now. By the time it is finished I am so tired and drained. I think it is mainly designed for city folk, the further west of Adelaide you go the longer the daylight, and it is pitch black in the mornings. Pulling school kids out of bed in the dark is not fair!<br /><br />I never pictured myself living in the outback when I was younger, and although I get disheartened sometimes with the conditions, I actually like a lot of what the outback has to offer.<br /><br />Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-68568562340147394612013-10-03T08:44:07.775+10:002013-10-03T08:44:07.775+10:00Hi Nanna Chel, Nice to have you back. I went to M...Hi Nanna Chel, Nice to have you back. I went to Mt Isa many years ago but can't really remember much about it, so your pictures were great. Did the girls like their presents?Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511242657757784812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-83449675612453305392013-10-02T23:00:22.888+10:002013-10-02T23:00:22.888+10:00We loved having you Mum, and hope you survived the...We loved having you Mum, and hope you survived the heat and lack of grass! Miss youJazzy Fnoreply@blogger.com