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FINAL HELPX – STOUR CRAZY IN BARGARA (THE COOK, THE BOSSES, THEIR WORKERS AND THE HELPEXERS) June-July 2012 After leaving Sydney we made our way to Brisbane and stopped off at Taree, Crofts Harbour, Byron Bay, Tweed Heads and Surfer’s Paradise. Our first favourite was Byron Bay a real hippy place with bands playing inContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWNUNDER 2012”

FOURTH HELPX – SENSATIONAL SYDNEY MAY 2012 SHOWS, BOOKS AND NEW FRIENDS We did quite a lot before heading to our fourth Helpx in Sydney. We drove through the desert to Uluru. When I say desert, it wasn’t sand as we imagined it was going to be. The deep red earth was covered in beautifulContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012”

THIRD HELPX GLADSTONE GIGS AND GIGGLES APRIL 2012 After leaving Shepparton we went to Geelong where we met Jim and Lesley who were over for the racing then we drove the Great Ocean Road where we unexpectedly bumped into Pascal and Ines for a second time. We saw loads of koalas and even saw oneContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012”

SECOND HELPX – SHEPPARTON CHARLIE LIVING ON THE (H)EDGE In between leaving Castlemaine and going to our next HelpX, we went to Mildura for a few days and took a paddle steamer ride on the Mighty Murray. Apparently because there had been a lot of flooding many of the red gum trees had drowned andContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012”

FIRST HELPX CASTLEMAINE – FEBRUARY 2012 After leaving Scotland, we visited Singapore, Western Australia and Melbourne. Stopping over in Singapore was a real treat and meant we had no jetlag. We saw some amazing beaches, lots of kangaroos and lots of bush. We even managed to catch up with a friend’s sister and her husbandContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012”

INTRODUCTION In 2012, Charlie and I took a gap year. I was 62, and he was 60. We were both retired and had the freedom and money to go travelling, something neither of us could have done when we were young. We spent six months in Australia, starting off in Perth, Western Australia, where Charlie’sContinue reading “CHAZ AND MAZ DOWN UNDER 2012”