Author Archive: Barry Armstrong
Mates Stand Out
On the 3rd of September we made a call to our youngest daughter, Donella, to wish her well moving into her new home in Kellyville, Sydney. As soon as we got her on the phone she said she had some bad news about my brother Grant who had an accident at Old Bar Beach just […]
My Tribute To My Loved Brother Grant Armstrong
This is my tribute to my loved Brother, Grant Armstrong 31 October 1947 – 3 September 2015. I have a sense of emptiness since the passing away of my dearly loved brother, Grant. Grant was my mentor, my rock in life. I cannot imagine the immediate family’s sense of loss. Grant was so astute, humorous, […]
Car Maintenance and Rivalry
Sunday 23rd August Today 23rd August at a beautiful place called Terelj, a riverside camp spot noted by locals as a favourite camping area… lots of trees/shade and lots of fresh water in a variety of creeks to select from to camp beside. We used this day to do some maintenance on our vehicles and […]
Home Again! Home Again! Jiggity Jig!
What a great break we have just had. We all flew home on the 12th August and surprised family and friends. Our eldest grandson Byron took the cake with the best reaction, almost ripping the front screen door off its hinges when he saw us. We fly back out on the 20th August and resume […]
Fossilised Dinosaur Eggs and Vodka
Today 30th July we did our Russian embassy paperwork. The Russian guy was good to deal with. We banked the visa fee amount into the Russian account and will take the receipt back to the Embassy on the 19th August (it takes that long). In the mean time we head off south to the Gobi […]
10 Days into Mongolia
Just love the place. We have slowed right down. Plenty of camping along the Tuur River just outside Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia). Great people (not in your face). Today we went to the Russian Embassy to apply for our Russian visas. Alan did the original forms and submitted them electronically. When we went in to […]
Meeting the Military
Day 3 in Mongolia (19th July through to 23rd July) Spent last night in Mongolian Grasslands – very peaceful night, great temperature. Made a coffee, had breakfast, packed up and hit the track or what we thought was the right track. No roads where we are and want to go in eastern Mongolia. Had to […]
Exiting China
We are now on our last 6 days in China. The night before last night we camped in the Weichang Grasslands – a beautiful green undulating area in northern China. All around us were these massive wind turbines “wooing” all through the night. It was a little cool, but nice. Donna cooked up a great […]
5th Week into China
1st July to 3rd July 2015 Wow! What a country, every day brings new landscapes. It changes so often, spectacular one moment to incredible the next. Wednesday 1st July 2015 We went to Xian where we visited the Terracotta Warriors. Wow what a day. They have been excavating these precious statues since 1974 and are […]
China: How do I describe it?
Beautiful one moment, frustrating the next. The scenery is spectacular, and I mean spectacular! Recently we have camped in some of the world’s most incredible places: beside a river and turquois lake, snow-capped mountains, Yaks grazing beside us… just a fabulous spot – one of our highlights. Driving in China is quite different. Chinese drivers […]
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