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Hugh and Justine Down Under

Welcome to Hugh and Justine’s Excellent Adventure!

We will post updates here to share the wonders of our new life in Australia. We look forward to keeping in touch with our family and friends both near and far!

Finally – A snake, an emu, and proper bacon!

Finally – A snake, an emu, and proper bacon!

I apologize for being a week late with this week's episode! Mom and Andrea were visiting for a couple weeks and we had such a fabulous time! They returned home on Tuesday and I've been back in the deep end at work. The good news is - I actually didn't work for the 2...

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Comets, Cows, Carts, and Cane Toads

Comets, Cows, Carts, and Cane Toads

So I had no idea about the big comet event last week until my friend Ray emailed last weekend to ask if we could see it Down Under. I looked it up and it was going to be reasonably visible for a couple days and we have a good view to the western sky from our house, so...

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Lemons and Other Things to be Thankful for

Lemons and Other Things to be Thankful for

Yes indeed, we got our second lemon from our lemon tree! The lime tree is slow to produce gin and tonics for us, so far just that one lime ages ago, but the lemon tree is going strong. The big decision was of course what to make with our second ever home grown lemon -...

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