Wind whispering through the reeds in the dark, a soft, welcoming rustle as we tied Huck firmly to the pier.
Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse societies in the world. Almost one in four Australian residents were born outside of Australia and many more are first or second generation Australians.
Australia’s population today is about 24 million people. Australia’s vast area means it has the lowest population density in the world – with two people per square kilometer.
Australian people are friendly, generally optimistic, outgoing, and confident. They love their sports, family barbecues and the beach. Most live in large cities along the Australian coastlines. We have evolved over the years into a uniquely Australian cultural identity.
This collection of Aussie yarns and bush legends is from mostly colourful characters we’ve met and from stories of our own adventures and travels.
Finchy’s Australia’ is and continues to be quite a story. We are naturally nomadic and live a lifestyle that will continue to surprise as we share our ongoing tales of Australian people and stories.
The PS Marion amazingly, has endured a long and varied working life, plying the Murray and Darling rivers since the late 1800’s.
“You gotta look out for stuff on the river,” Fred said, listing other things that might cause us trouble in an old wooden v-bottom boat.
Southern Rock Lobsters, aka Crayfish can be difficult to remove the meat from the shell. See our expert How To Video & cray picking backstory
A bumper year despite a dry Spring and storms & flooding in Cummins before & after harvest. Wheat farming on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
Finchy yelled, “We’ve hit something under the water.” We were both scared. We didn’t know how much damage the boat had sustained, and we didn’t know if we would sink or swim.