September has seen us move from the tropics to our southernmost destination in WA, Denmark, where we are staying with Alan & Marilyn. We have also moved from daily maximums of 30-32 down to 18-20C. And of course from no rain in around 12 weeks to a September where we saw more rain days than clear days. Our tans are fading rapidly and the re-acclimatising to the joys of the Tasmanian summer is well under way. Today the rain set in early and shows no sign of relenting. Good day to be staying in a home! Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Stage 19
Another interesting week. Perhaps the town and location names were nearly as interesting as the locations. We reckon that all towns should revert to their native names. Compare Denmark, Albany, Esperance and Stirling Ranges with Ongerup, Jerramungup, Munginlup and the Porongurups. ‘up’ is of course the local aboriginal suffix for ‘place of’. Continue reading
Stage 20
Welcome to the final issue!
Tonight (Monday) we are at Venus Bay, on the way down to Port Lincoln. We are at a caravan park on the beachfront, and enjoying the peaceful view. Our intentions at present are Continue reading
Postscript
Touched down at 6 Kenmore Road on Sunday 23rd October. This home has 11 rooms; what do we do with the other 10? This home has 10 beds; none more comfortable than the one we have used for the past 4 months! This home has 1.5 acres of land attached; why do we want that much?
We have inspected, and approve of, Tristan Neil; born to Kylie and Ryan on Wednesday 19th and weighing in at 6lb 4oz. Sue in particular is delighted at having a grandchild just down the road.
The statistics of the voyage.
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We glimpsed but a small part of this vast country; and we no doubt missed at least twice as much as we saw along the route. Our journey was effected by annual rainfall totals greater than many previous years, even decades, in every region visited. The result was scenery rarely provided in this generally arid continent.
As we returned across South Australia, less than a week ago, the smell and smoke from huge bushfires was very noticeable. These fires, hundreds of kilometres to the north, were created by the late dry season thunder & lightening storms across many of the regions we had visited. It underlined to us, dare we say, the privilege afforded us as a result of the fortunate timing of our journey.
Laugh more, live longer
Geoff & Sue
https://sueandgeoff.austvic.com/ NOW with ‘The Golden West – wildflower country’ soon to be uploaded – a must see for wildflower enthusiasts