- In Qld

Sunshine Coast, Queensland - Australia

Tonight I'll be sleeping near the coast of Queensland, a bit north of Brisbane. Tomorrow morning I'll start the drive to Koroit.

I have to pick up some supplies on the way and as many 55 gallon drums as I can fit inside my 4WD and tie onto its roof rack as possible . . . my Toyota will bear a striking resemblance to an outback version of Jed Clampett's car on its way to Beverly Hills.

Tomorrow night probably will be spent somewhere between here and Koroit. I hope to get to Koroit no later than Saturday.

It took me about 40 hours to get from Tampa, FL to the place I'm staying north of Brisbane. By the time I got here I was rather numb and lacking some of my higher functions. After a good night's sleep in a real bed and a shower I started to feel much more human. I'm still not 100%, but by tomorrow life should feel like it is worthwhile.

By the way, Telstra (the main Australian phone company and the company that supposedly provides my mobile phone service), has severly screwed up my account and will take several days to unscrew it. I'm too tired to go into the foolish details of what they have done, but suffice it to say it is amazing that a company which has such poor organization and terrible customer service is still in business. I had hoped to post several entries to this blog from my mobile phone during my trip, but thanks to the horrible service provided by Telstra, I will not be able to keep you well informed.

LAX - USA

- Gene McDevitt

LAX - USA

- Away on Sunday

Palm Harbor, FL - USA

On Sunday I will be on the way to Australia. The trip, from take off in Tampa to landing in Brisbane, will take about 34 hours.

I'll try to keep you updated . . . however, I never can be sure of what access I'll have to the internet while in Koroit.

If you'd like a postcard from the outback, please email me your mailing address through the contact page of my website: www.koroit.com and I'll try to send you something interesting!

later . . .

- 2 weeks to Australia

Palm Harbor, FL - USA

In 2 weeks I'll be on my way back to Australia. Soon after I land I'll pick up my newly re-registered and repaired 4WD and make the 1,000 km drive out to Koroit.

Before I go, I'll be sorting through the rough I still have here and be putting together many parcels of rough. If you'd like any rough, please email me via my website (koroit.com) and let me know ASAP.

I expect to be adding a few inexpensive parcels of rough opal for sale on my website. To get to that page click here: Rough Koroit Opal for Sale.

It now looks like the "newly repaired" 4WD's repairs are going to cost around $3,000 . . . so I'd really like to sell some rough before I go.

Thank you!

- Going Soon

Palm Harbor, FL - USA

Soon I'll be on my way back to Koroit . . . to dig and sweat and find beautiful rocks!

Since I'll soon be leaving, it's time to really sell some rough. I'll be putting together a variety of parcels of rough during the next two weeks.

If you might be interested, please email me and let me know what you're looking for.

I'll try to post a few on my website (www.koroit.com), but usually folks just email me, tell me what they're looking for and I sell to them directly.

Now back to work . . . .

- A Bright Nut

Palm Harbor, FL - USA

. . . a nice bright nut I opened today. This week I expect to be slicing quite a bit of rough and will post photos of some of the gorgeous opals I'll find.