Ok, where in the hell is...
Ok... "hold up" I hear you say! Where exactly is Morven, in relation to.... the Earth, anyway?A fine question. A damn fine question, in fact. Of the many people who I have told I am going to Morven, the only one who hasn't given me a blank look was my Uncle, Greg. Apparently he used to work West (yes, WEST) of Morven a while back. Something to do with Bilbys apparently...
Morven is about 90km east of Charleville (at least, so I've been telling everyone). This means it's about 200km from Roma, and somewhere between 7.5 and 8.5 hours drive from Brisbane. As the map shows, it's also close to properties such as "Ivanhoe Downs" (where the local prostitute resides perhaps?), "Pickabox" (the local box shop) and "Armadilla" (I don't really want to know).
While I have no real idea how big Morven is, I have carried out extensive studies on the 'dot' that is on the South-Queensland map I got from the RACQ.... and I've definitely decided that it's one of the smaller 'dots' on the map.
The internet is a wonderful thing. Somehow (don't ask how.... no really, don't ask) I found images for the local Morven Pub and Cafe. Isn't life so simple, sometimes! :-)
From estimates I have, the town has about 100 people or so. The school has about 31 kids, and 2 teachers. I'll be in the 4-7 composite class... which should be fantastic. I'm staying with the school's groundsman and local produce guy, Bill, for the 4 weeks. He has a dog named "Trigger" and lives 5 minutes walk away from the school (I'm guessing you can get to the other side of Morven in 5 minutes and 30 seconds!).Anyway... 3 day until the big departure date... starting to get excited!!
posted by Joe @ 9:42 PM
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4 Comments:
Gosh dam I'm proud!!! :) He he he...nice work sir...it's about time you entered the land of blog.
Oh and good to know that the groundskeeper isn't an axe wielding serial killer and you are still alive out there is this place people call "Morvin"...wherever the hell that is!
:)
It's about time Joe! We all knew our geekiness for shiny blogs would eventually get to you. After all, you're a bigger geek then we are in many many ways :)
I love that name Armadilla. When I buy a house I'm going to call it Armadilla. Because I can.
And do you want to tell Julie it's Morven or should we just let her go on thinking she's got it right? Have fun while you're there, I know I wouldn't :)
Indeed. I have entered the Wonderful World of Geek, and alas, there's no return.
I love the name Rancho Relaxo. When I buy a house I'm going to call it Rancho Relaxo. Because I can.
Morvin... Morven... whatever. I'm sure the locals won't know the difference.
Ahhh you say tomato and I say tamato...lets just call the whole thing off :)
Which ever way you spell and or say it...it is becoming a thing of beauty and legend and now we just all need to know that this place is a place and people are there :)
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