Along the Stuart Highway out to Berry Springs, the wartime airstrips are marked with colourful models of wartime airplanes. Each airstrip is named.
arpie took this photo.
This airstrip is one of the many that my father worked on, leading up to the war, cutting trees and clearing the area for the airstrips and highway. Most of the tree clearing was done by manual labour using axes. No chainsaws. Hard, hard yakka.
Well..... the crab won today BIGTIME! I went back and shoved my rod tip down the hole... and it came back with the tip missing! I had a real tug of war with it and the crab won!! I kept poking it and it took another 8” off. So I stopped at a junk shop and bought a cheap one for $17 ... and the closed the front door on it, busting the tip off!! Bloody hell!! I can’t take a trick. I’ll leave it here for my brother! LOL
Got onto some fun fish yesterday. Best one was a nice Queenie that was about 70cm+ Got a trevally and heaps of other NT fish too. All good fun. Missed the one Barra hit. Grrr Flying out today to Sydney via Brisbane
Its been a fun week with @Annie C and hubby. Many thanks for your wonderful company and friendship. We had lots of laughs too!! Xx. Safe travels
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arpie took this photo.
This airstrip is one of the many that my father worked on, leading up to the war, cutting trees and clearing the area for the airstrips and highway. Most of the tree clearing was done by manual labour using axes. No chainsaws. Hard, hard yakka.
Enjoy the break !
Family Bush walk - Nannup. Beautiful, big ,old trees.
Flying out today to Sydney via Brisbane
Its been a fun week with @Annie C and hubby. Many thanks for your wonderful company and friendship. We had lots of laughs too!! Xx. Safe travels
Safe travels home