Back on air!

If my reader has wondered why this blog has been quiet recently it is because I have been on a camper trip around NSW seeking more equable weather.  We have now returned home to a gale and a forecast of a maximum temperature of 8C (which seems to have been pretty much situation normal while we were away).

I will be compiling a blog trip report to be published under this introductory page.  My plan for publication is to use a 2 stage approach:

  1. Initially put up daily highlights and the selected images; and then
  2. Add text to accompany them, hopefully explaining what the heck is going on.

I expect/hope to have step 1 completed by 03 August and stage 2 by about 10 August.  In fact that was exactly what happened: there are just a couple of final appendices to put up, then any corrections etc when the editor in chief has a read.


Comments

Bill de B said…
Welcome back. Likewise, I'm in the process of adding my camper trip to the Flinders,Strzelecki Track, Corner Country etc. Looking forward to seeing your trip.
1 August 2014 at 13:00:00 GMT+10
Flabmeister said…
Thanks Bill
Please send a link to your blog when you're ready.

Martin
1 August 2014 at 14:17:00 GMT+10
Jeni at Northern Rivers Dreaming said…
Can't leave comments over on Travels With A Tick Magnet for some reason. Re:

http://gonorth2011.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/heads-of-north-coast-inland-version.html

Promise us next time you visit our nearest village you'll at least let us buy you a coffee / share some of our secret local dog friendly places :)

It's lovely to read about your trip, we've not quite finished all the posts yet, so good to know you are home safe.
5 August 2014 at 13:15:00 GMT+10
Flabmeister said…
G'day Jeni

I have no idea why the comments section has vanished from the blog. but it certainly has! I shall see what I can find out. I suspect it is something to do with Google+ (but in that case I dunno why it doesn't affect this blog!

You might note that I am now adding (lots of) text to the posts, rather than just the headlines and photos.

Martin
5 August 2014 at 17:07:00 GMT+10
Flabmeister said…
Jeni

I don't know how else to contact you so hope you read this.

I have (with great help from Blogger Help Forum) solved the comment problem. It may take a while to fix it for all posts but the solution is known and simple.

Martin
6 August 2014 at 14:19:00 GMT+10
Jeni at Northern Rivers Dreaming said…
Martin

Thank you :)

I just wanted to say how much we enjoy your trip blogs. We have Travels With A Tick Magnet in our blog list on our home page (as well as The House of Fran-mart) and it's always a delight when a new post appears and we know a whole trip story is about to unfold. Your "best of"s at the top of each post give us a real laugh and we always learn something new from each post, whether it's a new bird or a new memorial. So thank you - please keep up your winter travels. We left Canberra (after nearly 30 years) because of the winters, so we know what they are like :)

Jeni
8 August 2014 at 10:31:00 GMT+10
Flabmeister said…
Many thanks Jeni. Next time we look to be in your 'hood we'll certainly make contact. Equally, if you're coming back to Penguinville let me know!

Martin
8 August 2014 at 15:09:00 GMT+10
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