There’s a few hazards (quite a few, actually) involved in doing remote fieldwork in Central Australia. Some of these are obvious: driving long distances (800km in one day), breakdowns, vehicle rollovers, flat tyres, getting bogged and occasionally, getting lost. Others are not so obvious: drunk Traditional Owners (Aboriginal people), groups of fighting Traditional Owners, humbugging [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 22, 2009
Clearing My Clutter
On the river and in the long distances between, there has been space for reflection. For clearing out the mental clutter, letting go of what’s not needed and connecting with the things that matter.
Seven days of my journey was spent on a houseboat with both sets of parents. We do this almost annually, and it’s [...]
January 2, 2009
Later
It’s that time of the year where I sign off … and head down south to the Murray River for our peri-annual houseboat holiday. (This year also involves the purchase of a certain piece of land for a certain purpose)
So… take care, blessings and namaste for the next few weeks.
January 1, 2009
New Year’s Rumination
Have you ever awoken on New Year’s morning wondering about the arbitrariness of human time-keeping? Baffled about these things we call ‘years’, mystified by the irrelevance of it all: at one point last night it was one year and the second after that, another year had begun?
January 1, 2009
Book List 2008
Ok. I know I’m pathetic. I keep a list of books I’ve read every year.
This year and this year only, I’m going to make it public. First though, my highly opinionated favourites and howlers list of my readings in 2008.
A warning: if you like Eat, Pray, Love don’t read this post.
