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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Visiting Uncle Louis in the Australian Outback of Broken Hill, NSW

On Saturday, June 25 of 1988, husband Pieter had a meeting at the Melbourne University so I did fly solo to Mildura, the Citrus Capital of Australia and on to Broken Hill.
That's where my Uncle Louis, Dad's younger brother lives with his wife.
Yes, Uncle Louis is the Dad of my 1st cousin Liz and he also has 2 sons.
Water Reservoir.
Driving into the vast Outback of Broken Hill, New South Wales on Sunday morning after breakfast.
My solo flight from Melbourne to Mildura and on to Broken Hill.
Uncle Louis in his chair...
My own design and laser cut lacquered brass mushroom window decoration and another one, sitting on the shelf.
I'd also hand knitted a lace edging and sewn onto a towel set, for a gift.
Also a papier mâché box with tulips from Kashmir.
 While staying with my Aunt & Uncle, I've taken measurements for crocheting them curtains that I did mail out from the USA. The ones that my Paternal Grandma had done were worn out...
Happy times together as family and as kindred spirits with a mutual understanding for being immigrants!
Oh, I still have the emotional memory on my retina, as a 5-year old, when Dad hugged his favorite younger brother Louis goodbye when he came to bide his farewell at my Parents' home in Horst, The Netherlands...
This was the home of Uncle Louis where my 1st cousins grew up as well.
The entire family now resides in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.
Uncle Louis was a contractor and he built homes and also built his own home.
Front lawn and street view.
Grass remains green as it never freezes in this hot desert climate.
They do have the very same centipede grass as we have here in Georgia; it is the only one that can stand the heat in summer!
Yes, Broken Hill, NSW is at the same southern latitude as Dublin, GA is at the northern latitude!
My visit was in mid-winter...
Driving off into the Outback of Broken Hill
Pipes from the Water Reservoir
In the center you see some of Broken Hill's Mines
Yes, Broken Hill is an isolated mining city in the far west of Outback New South Wales.
Broken Hill has proved to be among the world's largest silver–lead–zinc mineral deposits!
One of the many mines in Broken Hill
Another mine in the center...
We also did visit the Golf Course where my Aunt and Uncle both played.
And the milk factory that just had opened, for cows that got fed on sorghum instead of grass.
We enjoyed eating an ice-cream and had a bread meal before going together to Mass at 18:00 in Broken Hill Sacred Heart Cathedral (←click link) where I knelt down between my Aunt & Uncle.
Uncle Louis had done lots of wood carvings and restauration work inside this Cathedral.

With a soup and pizza we ended a lovely day together.
Not that much driving around, by far not as much as Uncle Louis had done with his sister, my Aunt Nelly and Uncle Wim, who stayed for 2 months and he'd put on 6,000 km.
We know what that is as we'd done the previous year for Mom & Dad in one month also 3,000 km.
On Monday I left after aunt Gerd dropped me off at Broken Hill airport for my 15:00 flight to Mildura and on to Melbourne where Pieter did pick me up with our rental car.
With our AT&T calling card we did call Mom & Dad in The Netherlands and also my 1st cousin Martin in Adelaide, Australia who had his birthday (my Aunt & Uncle had called him first thing in the morning.
That very 1st cousin had stayed for 6 months with us while in The Netherlands on a vacation.

Stay tuned for the next chapter...

Thanks for your visit and comment!

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20 comments:

  1. Beautiful pictures and story from Australia..

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    1. Dearest Krishna,
      Thank you and it was my memorable first visit to Australia!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. Zo een lange weg en dan net een auto - de stilte -heb je hier dus niet heeft wel wat zo een weg ...

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    1. Beste Joan,
      Ja, het is er nog uitgestrekter en stiller dan hier in Georgia en helemaal het tegenovergestelde van Nederland!
      Liefs,
      Mariette

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  3. Liebe Mariette,

    das ist ein wunderschöner Post.

    Alles Liebe

    Elisabeth

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    1. Liebe Elisabeth,
      Ja Danke es war auch beeindruckend schön.
      Liebe Grüße,
      Mariette

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  4. Dearst Mariette,
    thank oyu for lovely pictures from your visit in Australia!
    Have a wondeful rest of the week,
    sending Love and hugs, Claudia xo

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    1. Liebe Claudia,
      Ja die Bilder haben für uns Beide sehr viel Bedeutung.
      Liebe Grüße,
      Mariette

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  5. Hello Mariette, I can understand your feelings, It is nice to visit family in far-flung places, but it is also nice to have them close together! Too bad we can't do both, at least without an inordinate amount of traveling, which I confess is not the part of trips that I look forward to. Fascinating that they are in mining country. Although that can mean hard work for many people, there is also much history and usually interesting mineral specimens!
    --Jim

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    1. Dearest Jim,
      Oh, the history in this area is so rich and one should have at least a week for enjoying it all.
      This was just a weekend trip for seeing family and it meant a lot!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. Dear Mariette,
    I can understand how pleased you must have been to visit your uncle and his family while you were in Australia, as I was also very happy to visit my mother's brothers in Canada and the USA when I was there on business!
    All the best,
    Marie-Anne

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    1. Dearest Marie-Anne,
      This was something I'd planned on doing and unfortunately Pieter could not join me... He had to give a presentation at the University and meet with the staff.
      You at least know the feeling!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. Gostei de ver esta bela reportagem fotográfica.
    Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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    1. Dearest Francisco Manuel,
      Thank you and to me they are very meaningful photos.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  8. It's great you got to visit your uncle in Australia! How wonderful he built his own home. It looks beautiful. Love large windows and steps to the door. And he must be really skilled to do work for the Cathedral.
    Great photos from Broken Hill! Thank you for sharing your gorgeous photos :-)
    Have a wonderful day, Mariette!

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    1. Dearest Tamago,
      That literally meant going the extra mile but I sure did and enjoyed it.
      Yes, a very skilled wood worker and a great builder. Most of my uncles on Dad's side were/are.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  9. Dearest Mariette,
    Your uncle louis dad's younger live with his wife in Australia also meeting your first cousin Lis previous post by you! with our AT&T calling carl We did call Mom & Dad in netherlands, also your 1st cousin Martin in Adelaide Australia, Thing in the morning,
    Happy Easter to you both of you!
    I realist I didn't pays my Facebook.I thought was my boy's has already.
    Michiko

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    1. Dearest Michiko san,
      Yes, a very memorable family visit all the way in Australia.
      Wish we could have met also...
      Back in the days we still had to rely on our International AT&T Calling Cards... Now we have Internet!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  10. Lovely story from Australia and some ovely pictures too...
    Have a great weekend!
    Titti

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    1. Dearest Titti,
      Glad you liked your Australian travel story.
      Not as a tourist but just for work and combined with nice weekends to explore.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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Thanks for your visit and comment.

Mariette...

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