Tuesday, 4 June 2013

On the road


Another occasional blog from Ian and Karen in Tennant Creek
Over the past four  weeks We have spent a lot of time on the road between Tennant Creek and Alice Springs a five hour trip.
Our reason for the travel Karen has been attending conferences and workshops related to her work.

Of late,Karen has been attending meetings and often giving presentations at  the CQI Collaborative , and the Community Public Health Advisory Group Alyawarra.  She attended a Continuing Quality Facilitators Collaborative  recently 
Later this week we head to Alice Springs again for a working group on Childhood Anaemia in Central Australia.PDSA  PLAN DO STUDY ACT exercise.

The picture above is Karen heading off to work at Anyginnyi Aboriginal Health today. 3rd June 2013

Below we are getting to know landmarks along the road like the Devil's Marbles




Sunset coming back from Elliot North of Tennant Creek.
 Karen had  been reporting back from an Audit at the Government Health Clinic there. 



Below another couple of pictures on  the road to Alice, Bonnie Well.There was some rain hence the green grass.
 Wycliffe Well UFO capital of Australia A handy roadhouse break, only aliens there.

On the road the other day we saw a dingo running alongside us for a bit, I'm sorry no photo as I was too busy enjoying  looking at the fine looking animal in its natural setting. However I snapped a couple of camels in a cattle yard  they are ready for a camel race coming up.


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Big news at the Uniting Church Rev Peter Wait inducted to minister at Tennant Creek and the Barkly  Patrol  Minister.
A couple of NZers working in Australia at present  were there for the occasion .Katini with the Anglican Church at Alice springs and Colin a Patrol minister based at Alice Springs who both drives and flys around his area.
Some of the things we have done of late is face painting and making balloon animals to help
fund raising for cancer research.




I still work at the op shop and have taken a couple of classes at the high school Teaching fun stuff balloons , and magic tricks.
Karen plays most Sundays for church and I take a service sometimes. We have a Ukulele group which plays in church most Sundays

Orewa  and Karen at after church lunch.
Kids with their flags ready for  anti nuclear waste march in Tennant  Creek.


Ranger catching a Mulga snake  also know as the formidable King Brown  in  our neighbours yard .He pinned and binned it, but wouldn't open the bin for a photo opportunity.  Instead he took it for a long journey out of town .

As you can see we are well, happy busy and well travelled in the Northern Territory.
Bye for now will catch up some other time. Always  room if anyone wants an adventure
Arohanui 
God bless you,
Ian and Karen Davidson
teabagcreek@gmail.com