On the subject of scary roads, the road through Coorong National Park was uneventful. Not one crazy deer, not even a rational deer. No emus, no wallabys, no orange bellied parrots and only post collided kangaroos which we smelt more than viewed. But that's not to say today's ride was boring. We had a gorgeous day with stunning vistas and interesting wildlife including soaring pelicans, a sunning shingle backed lizard, a pair of busy Australian spotted crakes trying to hide in the reed beds and an insistent magpie who seemed to be attempting to speak English.
We saw salt lakes nestled into scrub, orange, yellow and white daisies at the sides of the road, pink lakes, yes Pink! Fields of wheat, instead of the hitherto land use of dairy farming, making the countryside look like golden waves and lots and lots of vineyards. We crossed the very end of the Murray river on a three minute ferry, shared an ice cream at Meningie and ate dinner in the Victoria Hotel here in Strathalbyn, not necessarily all in that order.
Our clothes are now out of the washing machine and into the dryer, exciting stuff. Sadly for my green jumper (stolen from jeremy) it is made of lambs wool so can't be dried by machine. Things aren't drying in the air these last few days, I may be without my warmest garment tomorrow. Ooops, should have thought of this earlier. ..
Do leave comments to say hi, even if that is all you say. Jeremy and I like hearing from you all!
5 comments:
Wot no picture of the washing????? lol! keep warm as you can - try 2 layers of thinner stuff.
happy biking
Denise
b/c of the time difference, i always read your and jeremy's posts in the morning on my ipad, not well suited for typing! but i have been thinking this whole trip (your trip, of course!) about how grateful i am for your presence and work in this world, a woman flying and riding and walking and watching alongside birds. your talent is such a gift, so thank you for sharing so much, so consistently! i was just telling my mother about meeting you and jeremy in belfast and she was so happy to hear that i had befriended such lovely people. i agree. sending more vibes for a safe, exciting journey!
back home, and struggling with jet lag! read for 3 hours last night. Hope the crazy deer don't catch you unawares in the future!
Aimee thank you for such a lovely message. It was wonderful to have met you too, I just wish I had met you earlier in your time in Belfast. Hopefully we'll meet again maybe in Australia or in America! Xx
Anonymous, is that you Ma? Hope jet lag has gone. Speak soon. Xx
Hi newly-weds! We are back home from France now and today I ran along the Holywood seafront in glorious sunshine with "Anonymous"! Heard all about your wedding and S told me to look at your blogspot which is fab! Love the bird and the ketchup photos and of course hearing the travel news. Pippa xxx
Post a Comment