It was a really beautiful walk, too - we walked along a dirt track through the trees. The sky was blue (with a few clouds) and the sun was shining down. Just after we started on our walk, we saw a couple of kookaburraas in the trees - we took some pics of one cute bird which is at the end of the blog. There were supposed to be some wildflowers in bloom along the track, but we only came along one (near the end of the track). We also saw some different plants along the way (pics at the end). The one thing we didn't see was a snake, so I was grateful for that. :-) It was great to get out in the fresh air and to get some exercise at the same time. Dad and I really enjoyed being out in nature and chatting as we walked along. It was so peaceful out there - I have always felt that way being in nature. We had such a wonderful time out there, that we want to do some more walks like that - and soon.
After the walk, we drove into Woodgate Beach to look around - it was one of the places that I had checked out housing in when we were looking to settle in this area of the country. It's a lovely little town - very small - mostly seems to be holiday housing - the closest city is about half an hour away. As we were driving into the town, we saw three kangaroos right on the side of the road eating grass. It was so cool - I still can't get over it when I see them right in front of me. :-) I asked Dad to pull to the side of the road so that I could watch them and get some photos (at the end of the blog) - we sat there for a few minutes just enjoying watching them. We had to drive on as we needed to be leaving Woodgate just after 2:30pm. After stopping to get some lunch which we ate by the beach (pics at the end), we started driving back along the road beside the beach and saw the same kangaroos in the front yard of a house eating grass. There were kids playing a ball game just around the corner and the kangaroos were just eating away like it was nothing for them to be in someone's yard. What a treat for us! :-)
When we got home from our trip, we started cooking lasagna right away as we were having guests for dinner. We weren't sure if Rob and Rosalea were coming, but we knew that Robyn and Geoff were coming for sure and we figured that having lasagna would mean there would be enough for six if Rob and Rosalea came. W have had lasagna the way they make it in Australia and we don't like it (they put in a white sauce with the cheese) and so we made it the 'Canadian' way - and it was a hit. We really enjoyed our evening with our four friends (yes, Rob and Rosalea showed up) - after eating (at our lovely new table) we sat around and just chatted for about an hour and a half. Rob and Rosalea had to leave early as Rosalea hasn't been feeling well lately, but Robyn and Geoff stayed on for a bit. I asked them if they played games (euchre, cribbage, etc.) and they said that they did - I told them about doing that with Nikki and Ron for years and told them that it would be great if they could come over again for dinner and play games with us. It's great to have made friends here that we can feel so comfortable with.
We are watching another movie right now - 'Dreamgirls' - 7.5 on our scale (8.0 for me and 7.0 for Dad). Yesterday we watched two more movies - 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure' was a 6.75 (a 6.5 from me and a 7.0 from Dad), but the best movie we have seen thus far is one called 'Changeling' - what an amazing story (and it's a true story, too). I would highly recommend it to everyone (although it IS about a mother whose son goes missing so Terri-Ann and Krystal, you might not want to watch it as it might be too emotional - but it's also about other things that were happening at that time in America (the late 1920s). It's a very powerful movie!
Kangaroo in the field outside our kitchen window
On the way to Burrum Coast National Park
Mom in front of sign for the walking track
Kookaburra in a tree on the walking track
Dad beside a plant on the walking track
Boardwalk which joins the car park to the walking track
Kangaroo on the side of the road
Kangaroo eating grass near the ocean
Kangaroos eating grass in someone's front yard
Close-up of kangaroo eating grass in someone's front yard
Ocean view from our picnic bench where we ate lunch
2 comments:
Look at you, working the blog and everything! Photos with captions - I'm impressed! Question for you mom - when you were a kid, were kangaroos just another animal, or was it always something to think of as neat? Just wondering how Aussies think of it.
Thank you, my dear - I do try to keep up with technology. :-) Mind you, Dad still has to put the pics onto the computer and then lead me through the process (once) on how to get the pics onto the blog, but I know how to do the captions all by myself. As for kangaroos when I was a kid, I can't remember even seeing any in Wagga. I imagine I saw them in the zoo, but I can't recall for sure. I talked with my Aussie friend, Robyn, about it tonight and she said that whenever she sees a kangaroo, she stops and checks it out. I will ask some more people tomorrow.
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