Fishing from the McArthur River at Borroloola saw a new record sized barra caught: 76cm, 5 kg. It was heavy and pulled hard. Very satisfying to land it. We’re now in Longreach, […]
Big Barra Caught! Also Merry Christmas.
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a camping trip of ridiculous proportions
The Dream is Over – Life Beyond Katherine
My time as a man of leisure couldn’t last forever. School is finished and we’re leaving Katherine. No more house husband duties – it’s time to get back to fishing and camping. We’re […]
Praying Mantis Eating Moth
We’ve had a few interesting wildlife encounters recently here in Katherine – fireflies, chirping geckos, brown tree snake. Tonight it was a praying mantis feeding on a moth. We actually saw the praying […]
Weekend in Darwin
Chris and Larry the Lennon Larrington came up to Darwin for a boys weekend. We hit up the city for some drinks and dinner, then litchfield the next day, then another night in […]
Bush Tucker
I’ve been super busy drinking XXXX Gold beer and writing a collection of articles on bush tucker. I’ve only written about stuff I’ve actually eaten or experienced myself and will add more articles […]
Snake in Backyard
Some excitement for us last night – we had a visitor in our backyard. I heard screams from the girls so I rushed outside to the rescue, camera in hand. We think […]
Happy 31st Birthday Joe!
Joe enjoying a piece of chocolate mudcake at RJ’s, they even served it with a candle. Awwwwww…
Katherine Mangos
We just received our first bulk delivery of free Katherine mangos. We processed 31 mangos into around 8 litres of cleaned mango cheeks. We still want more so we can freeze them […]
Mataranka revisited
For the weekend we went to Mataranka again. This was our third time, but this time there were three of us. Tash was the third wheel. We camped at the Jalmurark Campgrounds in Elsey National […]
Thermomix – A Man’s Review
I gotta get back to making fires and catching huge fish. This may be a new low for my manhood but I’ve done a Thermomix review. Check it out: https://outbackjoe.com/macho-divertissement/australian-places-and-general-travel/thermomix-review-a-mans-perspective/
Yay! We have a friend!
It’s time for celebratory drinks. Our (almost) sister in law, Tash, arrived in Katherine today. Tash will be living with us for the next 6 weeks while she teaches with Sharni until […]
Grove Hill Party Night
On Saturday we went to Grove Hill Heritage Hotel with Lydia and Pat for the final free bbq party of the year. What a great night! Great atmosphere, friendly crowd, good food, […]
Jumping Crocodiles, Adelaide River
Sharni’s friend Lydia came to visit us for a weekend of fun in Darwin. Jumping crocodiles were high on the agenda. The jumping crocodile tours operate about an hour out of Darwin, down […]
How to Make Apple Cider
Beer is too expensive. Everything is too expensive. We’re a single income family so I’ve been looking at ways to save. My solution – home made apple cider. I’ve been perfecting my […]
Katherine – Bloom Town
At the moment whilst walking the streets of Katherine you’ll notice a pungent odour in the air. It’s stinking hot so a contributing factor would be my body odour. Also the bats are in […]
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