Plodnalong spent almost 3 years on the road in Australia between April 2012 and Jan 2015, mostly with his Plodnalong Patrol and an old 15ft Chesney caravan. Some of you will have seen him round and about. He worked mainly picking fruit and on grain receival sites between Qld and Vic though he did have a great trip up the centre to Darwin and back across the Barkley highway to Qld. Since Jan this year he has been back in NZ teaching Physics to high school kids in Kerikeri in the far north of the north island.
I am he and I intend to be back in Australia from late December this year, hopefully starting at the Woodford Folk Festival in Qld after picking up my van from my mate John's place near Toowoomba, then heading south to Cobram in Vic to work the fruit again early next year.
My ambitions are WA and TAS in the next few years.
A life on the road beats the pants off teaching high school.
I look forward to meeting some of you on the road at the end of the year.
Andy
Plodnalong said
11:01 PM Jun 5, 2015
P.s. He also had a great (?) time last year at the Birdsville races working for the company that put out and serviced all the portaloos. He never saw a race but he sucked a lot of s""t and earned a heap of dollars. And he stopped biting his nails ....
-- Edited by Plodnalong on Friday 5th of June 2015 11:02:54 PM
Weevil said
06:07 AM Jun 6, 2015
Great post Andy, like the bit about stopping biting your fingernails !!
Dougwe said
09:35 AM Jun 6, 2015
Good read Andy. Enjoy teaching the kids mate and enjoy over the ditch until you come back to this side.
the rocket said
11:53 AM Jun 6, 2015
Hi Plodynalong, Hope to see you in the playground. We have been to about 25 woodford folk festivals and love it. not sure about this year as we plan to be in Victoria. but you never know. it is our family gathering ground. have a great time. regards. rocket n strop
jules47 said
08:03 PM Jun 6, 2015
I remember you - if you are going to be in Cobram, head down to Greens Lake (50k south of Echuca) - say g'day to some Grey Nomads who use the lake as their summer home - look for GN stickers on vehicles or vans - you are sure to meet some good characters there.
Plodnalong spent almost 3 years on the road in Australia between April 2012 and Jan 2015, mostly with his Plodnalong Patrol and an old 15ft Chesney caravan. Some of you will have seen him round and about. He worked mainly picking fruit and on grain receival sites between Qld and Vic though he did have a great trip up the centre to Darwin and back across the Barkley highway to Qld. Since Jan this year he has been back in NZ teaching Physics to high school kids in Kerikeri in the far north of the north island.
I am he and I intend to be back in Australia from late December this year, hopefully starting at the Woodford Folk Festival in Qld after picking up my van from my mate John's place near Toowoomba, then heading south to Cobram in Vic to work the fruit again early next year.
My ambitions are WA and TAS in the next few years.
A life on the road beats the pants off teaching high school.
I look forward to meeting some of you on the road at the end of the year.
Andy
P.s. He also had a great (?) time last year at the Birdsville races working for the company that put out and serviced all the portaloos. He never saw a race but he sucked a lot of s""t and earned a heap of dollars. And he stopped biting his nails ....
-- Edited by Plodnalong on Friday 5th of June 2015 11:02:54 PM
Great post Andy, like the bit about stopping biting your fingernails !!
Hi Plodynalong, Hope to see you in the playground. We have been to about 25 woodford folk festivals and love it. not sure about this year as we plan to be in Victoria. but you never know. it is our family gathering ground. have a great time. regards. rocket n strop