5 weeks left in broken hill. in 2 months we will have left the mundane and will be on the road. 

2007
still living and working in broken hill, nsw, australia. kirrily and i will be here until september, and will head off on a big trip late october. i have been taking many photos of late, exploring this rustic outback town. check them out at http://peterfurey.smugmug.com.A

hi y'all
i have been well out of touch with everyone for quite some time
but soon ill have my new macbook hooked to some high speed broadband
and ill be able to email every morning and night
i have moved out to broken hill with kirrily
and we are working lots to save lots of money after travelling too much
i had a great trip in africa
friendly and safe, yet rough and dirty
just the way i like it
if you havent looked already check out my blog at
bikeafrica.tripod.com/pf/
and robs photos at
www.robertmunro.com/bike/africa/
we will be in broken hill for a few more weeks until the summer holidays
which will be spend relaxing in the serenity of charmhaven
then back to the hill to educate the future leaders of the country



two too huge events are coming our way
first is the charmhaven summer fun festival
it has been a long time since the doors of charmhaven
have been opened up to the public for such a huge extravaganza
so dont miss the opportunity

FRIDAY 5TH - SUNDAY 7TH JANUARY 2007
at

charmhaven

both nights will be themed
friday being JAPAN
and saturday AFRICA

other events include
swimming, surfing, frizby, drinking, eating, walking, riding, driving, relaxing, totem tennis, canoeing,
talking, karaoke, looking at really cool slides from really cool places, and much, much, much more

all are welcome to come for as little or as long as you want
bring a friend, a lover, a husband, a wife, a frizby, a tent, or just yourself
please forward this on to people whos emails i dont have
either because theyve changed it or because i dont know them yet


the second event is the massive mutawintji easter egg hunt
starting good friday april 6th 2007 and going for as long as it takes
if anyone feels like a desert adventure
this is it
mutawintji is the premier national park / aboriginal site in western nsw
there will be a contingent of cyclists riding from broken hill
(so far just me!!!)
(130 over two days is possible even for beginners)
and others driving (even easier)
more about this next year

back in oz
i'm back down under. currently in adelaide visiting my little bro. then off to broken hill for a while, to save some cash and enjoy the serenity.

broken hill
farewelled friends in brewarrina on the weekend after a great couple of months in the friendly little town. drove to broken hill on sunday, hit a roo, got harrassed by a truckie for a while, but finally arrived after 720 km. broken hill is cold but ive picked up some work for this week. next week back to the coast and then on to mauritius for a couple of days, followed by africa

goodooga
no australian should miss out on the right of passage pilgramage to goodooga
it was all i had expected and more

the bourke show
forget the easter show - this is where the real men strut their stuff

a weekend in lightning ridge
to city folk, lightning ridge must seem like the end of the world, some remote outback dot on the map. funny that when youre staying in brewarrina, the ridge becomes a cosmopolitan place of culture, with cafes, a wave pool, people, and some refreshing nipponesque hot springs, pumped from 1km below through boiling hot magma.

brewarrina
on saturday morning we started out from newcastle, our last breath of salty air for some time i think. i drove (yes, it's true, i almost know how) west west west. that night was spent camped under the stars in the warrambungles - it had been too long. sunday was more driving through gulargumbone, walgett and finally to brewarrina. after being told horror stories of this town, we were pleasantly surprised at the peaceful little town just past the middle of nowhere. school on monday morning turned out to be just as pleasant - small classes with smiling kids who amazing seem to be ineterested in learning - a far cry from the classes of 30 animals on the coast. our house goes for a hefty $9.50 a week, and the view out the kitchen window reveals a couple of colourful clothes lines, some beat up old cars, then nothing but the flat, dry outback.

back in australia
after many travels i arrived back safely in australia, enjoyed the summer sun and am now picking up teaching work on the central coast. next week i will be heading to brewarrina in north west nsw, to teach art to mainly aboriginal students. i have no idea what to expect!