11/9/08 The best $20 we spent was on day 1! It dawned on us that we were in big trouble when we needed Kmart to purchase entertainment before we’d even left Darwin. We bought a mega sketcher and it was passed around 5 ways the entire trip. If you aren’t familiar with the sound they […]
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3000kms of Insanity!
11/9/08 Having actually only lived at College for a short time but always being in the public eye was exhausting. We lived in a donga (demountable building) up in the hospitality area with the entire construction crew. It was definitely fun, but as we had no kitchen facilities we ate in a common area with […]
Let the mud begin!
11/8/08 As more buildings were completed we were able to spend more and more time with Steve on Melville Island. The students of the college would board from Monday to Friday and then return to their communities for the weekend. This meant that some weeks we were able to fly over weather permitting and stay […]
College or construction site?
11/8/08 As I was saying in an earlier post the College wasn’t finished when we arrived. The weather and remoteness are a guaranteed combination for delays, but without a few pictures it’s hard to visualize what not finished really looks like. So here we go. Tiwi College. People weren’t sure if they were in the […]
Bogged
11/8/08 On an adventure to Gunn Point, we drove into a spot of bother. Steve was keen to find a little creek off the ocean at the tip of Darwin that he spotted from the plane. He studied his map and worked out where he thought it was, and we headed off. We found Gunn […]
Small Planes
11/8/08 When Steve was on Melville Island and we were on the mainland we had the opportunity to go and stay with him the week school was closed. Thus began the first of our many trips back and forward in small 6 seater planes. It is a daunting feeling flying in something that sounds like […]
Crikey! What an Adventure
11/7/08 While at Bunnings one afternoon Tom spied a couple of people wearing black gumboots and the infamous khaki that he loves. The pair were also pushing a trolley loaded with wire and rolls of thick black plastic. Tom was onto them. “They’re building croc enclosures mum, I just know they are, come and talk […]
Resorts and Rain
11/7/08 The kids thought the wet season rains were fantastic. Many afternoons were spent mucking around in the rain. At the various sorts of accommodation there were different water activities. There were pools and spas and jumping pillows all of which were more fun when it was pouring rain. The kids grew quickly accustomed to […]
Tiwi College
11/7/08 Steve took up the position of Chaplain/property manager at Tiwi College in January 2008. The College was located in Pickertaramoor Community on Melville Island. However due to weather, a record monsoon season, and all the other hick ups that occur daily in remote locations, the college wasn’t finished being built when we arrived. Consequently […]
The Adventures Begin
11/5/08 2008 has been a big year of change for the Taylor Family. We packed up our life in Sydney, leaving behind all of our family and friends to take up Steves new position in the Tiwi Islands. We flew into Darwin on the 4th January with cyclone Helen, and the whirl wind still goes […]