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Friday, August 27, 2010

Overlooked moments + schoolwork

I imagine I'll have a quite a few of these moments during our trip. These are photos and videos I've found (or been shown) on the family's other cameras and have either not been posted or are to be found on Grace's Facebook page (actually, Grace has heaps posted). They have taken some wonderful photos already and I'll share them with you through our journey. 
Our second visitor


We had another visitor while Rod was with us in The Vineyards and both Grace and Rochelle got some lovely shots - time to post his/her picture. He/she was very game and slowly came up to our table, hid around behind the trees and darted up if someone came close.
Grace also took a video of me practicing reversing for the first time. Only a few metres but in the safety of our "pull through" site. I didn't tackle larger reversing manoeuvers till yesterday in a service station with no-one near. It's not as difficult as I'd imagined - I just have to get a little more practice because sitting on the left is a new perspective.

Study in Dallas - too hot outside
You may also be wondering how and where the girls do their schoolwork - certainly, the Dept of Education and Training (DET) were. So, we've take a couple of photos of them doing their schoolwork - shortly we need to explore the American postal system as Chantelle's and Rochelle's work has to be posted fornightly back to Australia for marking and appraisal.

Beautiful morning in Oklahoma
to study outside
Following that, Frank (their teacher) will send us their new work and assignments. Frank works in Distance Education at Stanmore Primary and their ratio for teacher/student is normally 14 to 1 and they have students spread throughout the globe. Frank has a couple of students on a yacht in the Pacific, 2 (about 10 & 8) travelling in the USA (other than us) and some in Africa.

4 comments:

  1. Hi Alan
    How do we know that was you reversing?

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  2. Well done girls for keeping your homework updated. Nice bit of reversing Alan. It had to be you becuae with the size of that Chev I don't imagine Grace could see over the steering wheel. :) Sorry Grace, just teasing.....x

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  3. Hi Southernson and Kaye,

    Sorry about the 19 day delay in responding, sounds dumb but I only just realised I could!!

    Wasn't much of a reversing job was it. However, after we left there I needed to back the rig into a reversing only spot. Thankfully all went well but Grace said that she saw an anxious neighbour's face peering through a window!

    Actually the seats in the Chev are great Kaye and Grace could probably see over the wheel (just). She has offered to drive a number of times but I have turned her down impolitely each time!

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