It is much bigger than the earlier one, and if we really wanted to we could have taken this one home. We decide to return it and as I let it go, its disorientation has it swimming back up the beach.
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Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 74 – Ninth Week Down
We need to work “with” the Aboriginal community not “on” them.
Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 75 – Perth Day 4
The Rottnest visitors are back, with tall tales and truths of the trip. There are snaps of Quokkas as you would expect, as well as tales of the trip, the cool and the day.
Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 76 – Perth to Yallingup (Margaret River)
At the normal “beer o’clock” we gather at the Silver Leader Beer Garden, where he informs us, a good friend of his from school, who does winery tours of the area, is about to join us.
Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 77 – Yallingup (Margaret River) Day 2
Ice cream ticked off the list, what’s next. Ping pong at Wayne’s home sounds like a plan, I think we are all winery’d out.
Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 78 – Yallingup (Margaret River) Day 3
Robyn spies a whale out wide. In the rough sea, it is not easy to spot, then it starts flapping its fins in the surf making it easier to see.
Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 79 – Yallingup (Margaret River) to Albany
The reception staff have seen this all too often and send us directly to our sites, leaving us to return to fix up the fees. Smart move on their part.
Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 80 – Albany Day 2
There is confusion as to what we are aiming to do today. Robyn and I need to have jabs for whooping cough so we can see a newborn in Echuca in a couple of weeks. Rosalie wants to get her hair done and Forbsy, just wants to play Forbsy, but does not want to stay in his van.
Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 81 – Albany to Esperance
As I return, the others are preparing for a beach walk in the twilight. The sand here is bleached white and the azure water rolls over it, backwards and forwards, simply cleaning it more.
Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 82 – Tenth Week Down
Far too often, we have said to ourselves, “when we come back, we will have to spend more time”, and that is right, but life gets in the way, and if we allow it, the little things will take over.
Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 83 – Esperance Day 2
The first bait was gone and I felt nothing. It was the head of the squid and I had tied it on for better attachment, but the fish are quick here evidently.
Around Oz the First Time – Chapter 84 – Esperance to Frazer Station
Walking back, I run into a family of emus. Dad and seven chicks are feeding beside the road.