Monday, November 20, 2006
Full circle
Left Perth last weekend and returned to Melbourne, my circumnavigation of Oz complete! (missed out South Oz but 5 out of 6 states aint bad!). A chance meeting with a friend on the plane then led me to my current abode, Bundaleer http://www.bundaleerhealing.com.au/. Here I help out as needed, and will provide holiday cover for the tea room next week.
In exchange I get to live in my very own cottage & get fed delicious food all surrounded by rolling countryside with many kangas, parrots & cockatoos. To say the weather is changable would be an understatement, on one day alone last week we had wind, rain, snow, hail (horizontal) & sunshine. Then no sooner had I purchased a winter wardrobe than summer returned! Today is forecast to be 36c and thunderstorm brewing as I write!
Have also had my very own canine companion (Freya) staying with me for the last 24 hours as Barbara, the owner, has been away. After a restless start Freya eventually settled and luckily was an uneventful night, apart from an offering of egg shells from the rubbish and I have never been slobbered quite like that at 6am I can tell you! Now she even does what i tell her to, instead of lying there with a look of 'if you think i'm listening to you you've got another thing coming'. More canine adventures next week i get to look after the other dog Zac.
Entrance & main building
Dunn mansions
Bundaleer from afar
My coldest day in oz!
In exchange I get to live in my very own cottage & get fed delicious food all surrounded by rolling countryside with many kangas, parrots & cockatoos. To say the weather is changable would be an understatement, on one day alone last week we had wind, rain, snow, hail (horizontal) & sunshine. Then no sooner had I purchased a winter wardrobe than summer returned! Today is forecast to be 36c and thunderstorm brewing as I write!
Have also had my very own canine companion (Freya) staying with me for the last 24 hours as Barbara, the owner, has been away. After a restless start Freya eventually settled and luckily was an uneventful night, apart from an offering of egg shells from the rubbish and I have never been slobbered quite like that at 6am I can tell you! Now she even does what i tell her to, instead of lying there with a look of 'if you think i'm listening to you you've got another thing coming'. More canine adventures next week i get to look after the other dog Zac.
Entrance & main building
Dunn mansions
Bundaleer from afar
My coldest day in oz!
Freya
Zac has recently learned that its not a good idea to play with the kangaroosTuesday, November 07, 2006
Left Margaret River on Sunday & spent a day 50k north in Bussleton, home to the longest pier in the southern hemisphere (1800 metres). Did some snorkelling there off the pier & saw some nice coral on the jetty posts (supposed to be one of the best artificial reefs in oz) and also squillions of fish, pic below as well as some pics from Ningaloo reef a few weeks ago.
My most 'Steve Irwin' moment at Ningaloo, not too scary as too far below to do any damage!
One of the jetty posts at Bussleton pier
My most 'Steve Irwin' moment at Ningaloo, not too scary as too far below to do any damage!
