My dad went to an all boy’s boarding consider, Distance Educating 2 kids whilst travelling Australia school called Tas in also see, Distance Educating 2 kids whilst travelling Australia Armidale.  He did not speak about it checkout, Newcastle - Car and Caravan Repairs much, but when he did it was always pretty difficult to hear about.  The school has received a lot of press over also see, Armidale - old ghosts and new adventures the years for institutionalised bastardisation of younger students by the older why not visit, Outskirts of Adelaide. Lake Alexandria and Handorf. students, something apparently encouraged by the teachers or at best, ignored.  But by far his biggest horror story was going , Our journey begins in Tabulum to see the principal to see if he could skip one visit also see, Newcastle - Car and Caravan Repairs to church on a Sunday( consider, One week on Stradbroke Island the boys were expected to attend twice on Sundays) in order to do some more also look at, Places in Australia we've travelled to study.

My dad had repeated his final also look at, Newcastle - Car and Caravan Repairs year of school – his brother was killed on the day his final exams started the why not visit, Sydney - a day of fun then a drive from hell year before and as a result... his marks were not too flash.  He was struggling still the following year try, Back to the coast – Saltwater Creek National Park. and wanted some more study time.
The principal gave him the permission, but so that my dad have a look at, Newcastle - Car and Caravan Repairs would understand the seriousness of what he was doing by missing that 2nd have a look at, Newcastle - Car and Caravan Repairs session of church to study, my dad had to attend the principal’s office to be checkout, Melbourne - a family and big city fix caned before he started studying, each Sunday.  have a look at, Back to Byron Bay Shire, a week in Brunswick Heads My dad needed the study time, and accepted these terms which the principal also see, Cool Stuff we saw in Australia then meted out.  As we drove past the consider, People we've met while travelling . place, as shiver went down my spine and I had this almost primal urge to rush consider, DC Inverter added - no more flat camera batteries inside, find the principal and punch him. It was the strangest feeling.

Our time in Armidale, proved to be much less dramatic.  3 days in the local Top Country Caravan try, Distance Educating 2 kids whilst travelling Australia Park(Really Nice, really clean, nice facilities, very leafy, large caravan also see, Cool Stuff we saw in Australia spots, good kids playground, awesome heated pool) was a good recharge of the also look at, Resources Directory batteries.  We got some schoolwork done, also see, Warnambul I got some computer stuff done. 

The kids had been badgering us to allow them to take pets – have a look at, Back to Byron Bay Shire, a week in Brunswick Heads I’d said no way, we could not take pets with us as we could not get into also see, Dubbo - flashbacks to a previous holiday National Parks with them, and anyway it would be too hard looking after them in consider, Link Index Footer a full car.  Instead, we got them bug look at, Sydney - a day of fun then a drive from hell catchers and let them find their own pets.  also see, Uluru, Kata Tjuta Ayesha went to work, checkout, Link Index Footer and caught two black also look at, The Road to Jindabyne crickets.  She found them both by their song, so I try, Cool Stuff we saw in Australia assumed they were both males. also look at, Resources Directory   Ba also look at, Snowy mountains by Talingbo Reservoir bow.  Pet crickets soon put on a try, We made it to....Angourie? reproduction of crickets lesson that went on for some hours.  We googled what happens next, which is the female checkout, Resources Directory digging a hole and laying her eggs.  try, Equipment we took on the big Australia Trip Unfortunately, Mr and Mrs cricket escaped before this could take why not visit, People we've met while travelling . place.  Orlando’s pet was a lady also look at, Uluru, Kata Tjuta beetle.  We googled what lady beetles try, Back to Byron Bay Shire, a week in Brunswick Heads ate, which was aphids, and went on an aphid hunt. have a look at, Newcastle - Car and Caravan Repairs After much fruitless have a look at, Snowy mountains by Talingbo Reservoir searching, Ayesha succeeded in finding some on a citrus tree of some kind.  Mr lady beetle was impressed and soon also see, Leroy - AKA Michael Jackson - Discovery Caravan Park Warrnambool full.  He was let go the next day due to also see, One week on Stradbroke Island heat problems in his enclosure.  We were why not visit, Our Caravan - 2003 Goldstream Sovereign very happy with our first round of on the road pets, and were looking forward , Snowy mountains by Talingbo Reservoir to more.

The town itself, oozed money.  It’s funny how a country town seems at first checkout, Warnambul to be like the others around it, but when you scratch the surface, you realise it’s also see, Travels around Australia -2 Fun Loving Adventures Parents, 2 kids a 4wd and caravan all a bit different. For example.... the variety of food have a look at, Yarongabilly Caves in the supermarket was , We made it to....Angourie? off the show.  Even some greatly larger look at, Resources Directory cities in Australia have a look at, Equipment we took on the big Trip didn’t have what was on offer in the deli section. 

We made some good contacts in the park, a grey nomad called “Brian” why not visit, Equipment we took on the big Australia Trip who gave me a wealth of information about aerials for the internet and our , Equipment we took on the big Australia Trip phones, and advice on where they would work why not visit, Our Caravan - 2003 Goldstream Sovereign or not throughout the Northern , Link Footer Territory and South Australia. look at, Snowy mountains by Talingbo Reservoir   We also why not visit, Equipment we took on the big Australia Trip met a guy call Mad Dog Morgan. look at, The Road to Jindabyne .. a reformed convict now a preacher – more on why not visit, Cool Stuff we saw in Australia him in our people we met section.

We left the caravan park early on the 4th why not visit, Equipment we took on the big Australia Trip morning, and drove to ebor falls.  The checkout, Mad Dog Morgan - former convict and self styled prison cell preacher falls were pretty impressive and the walk checkout, Link header along the cliffs was great.  The kids though it was pretty fun, but more also look at, Link Index Footer fun than the falls was poking a stick into a big termite mound and watching the try, Travels around Australia -2 Fun Loving Adventures Parents, 2 kids a 4wd and caravan termites flow out.... and catching flies and putting them on the ground sans also look at, Mad Dog Morgan - former convict and self styled prison cell preacher wings beside a bulldog try, Dubbo - flashbacks to a previous holiday ant nest.  The bulldog why not visit, Equipment we took on the big Australia Trip ants quickly found the flies, grasped them in their jaws then stung have a look at, Our Caravan - 2003 Goldstream Sovereign them to death before dragging them back down their nest.  Gruesome, but very entertaining for the kids.

After Ebor Falls, we raced to a trout farm for a bit of also see, Feeding Dolphins at Stradbroke Island educational tourism....well.... that was the plan but the reality is we were also look at, People we've met while travelling . all more interested in simply throwing the fish food why not visit, People we've met while travelling . into the ponds and have a look at, One week on Stradbroke Island watching the big trout grab it at the surface. We sped off at 4.30pm - we were still an hour out of Armidale as Ebor falls was in the opposite direction to where we were travelling to that day.... Tamworth or beyond.