The family that sings together, stays together

It is safe to state that the highlight of our recent sibling sojourn to Kali, was the Karaoke. There is no doubt about that. Danielle has the Playstation 2 game Singstar - and I tell you it is a revolution in home karaoke'ing. Here we have Brett kickin' it to a bit of Run DMC;

Satine the dog is the most attentive of audiences.

We really did spend alot of our time plugged in to that machine. Please note evidence on the coffee table next to Danielle of our other major pastime while in Kali - eating Hungry Jacks. (The 6000 km - 7 hour drive, set the wheels in motion for a reliance on drive by fast food that we just couldn' t seem to kick.)
I have since purchased a copy of the game in question for myself and we gave it the Stones Darwin Debut on Saturday night. Needless to say, I rocked - however that, is another post for another day.

Kalgoorlie, regardless of the fact that it is a dusty, islolated, redneck poulated, town based on a massive hole in the ground - was actually alot of fun and I can see why Danielle stays there. She has a really great bunch of friends- all of which were exceptionally friendly and welcoming to Brett and I. Really really nice people. Her boyfriend is a very good bloke and she has a rewarding and interesting job.
The historical aspect of the town really fascinated me. Anyone that has been loving up Deadwood as much as Paul and I have , will understand the draw of learning about the early gold mining years in Australia's very own wild wild west.
I am amazed by the temerity and optimism of these crazy moolies back in the 1800's, trying to find their fortune in the blistering heat of the Australian desert, with no water and 6000 kilometres to the nearest major metropolis.

A commentary on a trip to Kalgoorlie couldn't be complete without mention of the massive hole in the ground. The Super Pit has incorporated what was once known as "The Golden Mile". This was discovered back in 1883 by a very luck Irishman called Paddy Hannan. Since that discovery more than 50 million ounces of gold have been mined from this area! Wackydoo!

I can assure you that the superpit really is super. That is certainly one big hole in the ground.

Here Brett and I demonstrate how big it really is by reenacting what it would look like if we were picked up by one of the buckets of one of the diggy things that they use. It is my Flickr site - so all of the photos that we have taken will eventually be posted there.

So all in all is was a great trip , Danielle and her friends rock and I will certainly go back again - but will fly this time.