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Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Some thoughts on war in the Gulf

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Trump doesn’t appear to able to articulate any strategic goals; apart from opening the Strait of Hormuz, and that is an afterthought from hi...
Monday, 9 March 2026

Mermaid and more odd jobs

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Earlier in the week we had a mermaid in our backyard.  I’m usually not up early enough to see one.  Fortunately they don’t make much of a me...
Sunday, 8 March 2026

Loose Ends

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The controller cable on the ebike linking the controller and the display had started to concern me.  There is a considerable amount of tensi...
Saturday, 7 March 2026

Quirky Location Down South

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After the recent modifications to the camper trailer it seemed sensible to take it away for a few days to test everything.  I decided to spe...
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Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Keeping Busy

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Jan said to me, “We have room in the laundry.  Do you think you could make some storage shelves?”   I replied, “Shelves aren’t difficult.  B...
Sunday, 8 February 2026

Bridgetown Trip

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I participated in the WD Club trip to Bridgetown this weekend.   Seven member of the club met at a quiet public reserve approximately 20km S...
Wednesday, 21 January 2026

First Test

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5PM yesterday Jan exclaimed “We’ve lost the internet!”   This is almost impossible because the politician who selected the technology at the...
Saturday, 17 January 2026

Another Project and an Interesting Outcome

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Trailer Camera The camper trailer rear view camera wouldn’t connect to the Android Application.  After a number of unsuccessful efforts I ...
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Friday, 9 January 2026

Off Grid

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Yesterday we received our electricity bill for the two month period Nov-Dec.  This is the first bill we have received for the full period si...
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Monday, 5 January 2026

Testing the Float Valve

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My prototype is in the swimming pool being tested. If the valve works and cuts off the water I’ll adjust the height of the aluminium mou...
Tuesday, 30 December 2025

More Projects

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Two deliveries this morning for a couple of projects I’m working on. A float valve for the swimming pool. I’ve become tired of constan...
Thursday, 25 December 2025

Parcel Delivery

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The Aliexpress deliveries arrived on Christmas Eve.  One contained the jig for milling timber and the other some cable and a circuit breaker...
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Tom and Jan
This blog is about us, Tom and Jan. After a decade of travelling from 'down-under' every two years to spend a brief few weeks having a wonderful canal holiday we decided to eliminate the travel and do it full time on retirement. In 2011 we moved to the UK and built Waiouru before spending 6 wonderful years cruising. In 2017 we sold our lovely boat and moved back to Perth, West Australia where other adventures are on the 'bucket list'.
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