Badger Galore
Staying ‘Up Over’ for a while.
Australia on Fire.
So...we are getting a few messages asking us if we are OK with all these terrible fires around Australia.We are fine, at the moment, and the fires on the news are a long way from us. It is heart breaking to hear of the deaths of volunteer firefighters and people trying to save their homes. Those fire fighters are a special breed and some have been fighting fires for weeks now.The bush around us is tinder dry and just today we heard there was a vegetation fire in Sundown National Park to the south of us. Having seen the vast areas over which these fires can spread in these unprecedented dry conditions on our trip down to Maclean over Christmas, we shall be keeping a close eye on that fire in Sundown. We suspect it was started by lightning from the storm that passed over that area yesterday (It passed us by again so we had no rain.) … but for now we are lucky and, pomegranate seeds willing, long may that continue until the rains come.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone!May 2020 be memorable for all the best reasons!
Boxing Day at Shark Bay.
So...today we went for a swim at Shark Bay, Iluka. I did raise the point that it didn't sound like the best place to get wet but was assured it was a safe place to swim.Our trip was not without incident however as I foolishly managed to lose my phone. I suspect that it was in the pocket of my swim shorts when I entered the water and fell out soon after.Years ago, in Fiji, I did the same thing with my then camera. There the sea offered me a beautiful conch shell as compensation but I rejected it and cast it back crying, "No! I just want my camera!" and immediately discovered it lying on the sea bed at my feet. Today however I was not so lucky, despite wading back and forth, and returning later after the tide had receded, in the hope of retrieving it. I had to concede it was gone.It now rests with the sharks of Shark Bay.