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Bridge, WA

Avon Adventure

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The Toodyay Memorial Hall

One of the things I learned on a trip to Bath in the UK was that “avon” is the Celtic word for “river”.

Thus when the Romans asked the ancient Britons what that river was called – they called it the Avon.

This is why there are so many Avon Rivers in the United Kingdom and why we have one in our ex-British colony of Western Australia.

It amuses me to think of it.

I had cause the other weekend as I travelled to Toodyay for the annual Avon Valley Bridge Congress with Arty.

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There is nothing like bridge gossip.  

The bridge world is rather small.

We had a lovely day.

We spent money in the shops, made the final, and enjoyed a delicious Polish meal on return to Perth.

Toodyay Pioneer

The Freemason's Hotel, Toodyay

Toodyay Shops

WA

Kalgoorlie Dreaming

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As my twitter readers know I’ve recently been to Kalgoorlie-Boulder.  I love Kal.  The air is clear and dry.  The dirt is red.  The people are friendly and wow… the buildings are fantastic.

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The other really impressive thing is how close the mining operation is.

On the edge of town, at the end of Hannan St – the main drag – you can see them.
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The superpit – an ENORMOUS open cut mine – is literally on the edge of town.  You can see it best maybe on this Google Map.  290m deep, 3km long and 1.5 km’s wide… it’s big.

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Look how close that truck is to the edge!

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The ute following behind the truck (get out your magnifying glass) gives you an idea as to the size of the trucks.

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Family, WA

The secret beach

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When we go down south our favourite beach to swim at is a beach we’ve always called Little Meelup.

As long as I’ve known it, I’ve never known it by any other name.

I think it’s what Mum called it growing up – she grew up in Vasse – and so naturally we’ve followed suit.

In fact, I thought everyone called it that, and maybe they do, but I realised that maybe they don’t when we were recently in Dunsborough.

I’d arranged to meet my friend at Little Meelup.  You can’t miss it, I said, just take the first turn off on the way to Meelup.

She missed it.
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It isn’t signposted.

And even though there were quite a few people enjoying the quiet waters, even a wedding party stopping to take photos among the rocks, I started to feel as if Little Meelup had become our secret beach.  Our private beach.

You never know, maybe our family are the only ones to call it Little Meelup.

It’s okay.

We’ll share.

Just take your rubbish when you leave.  🙂

Dippity, WA

Escape to Dunsborough

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I’m in Dunsborough. Limited internet access but I confess even more limited enthusiasm for blogging, for anything technical really.

I’ve been reading, staring at the view, popping down to the beach for a dip, eating and doing sudoku… a lot of sudoku.

I’m here with Dippity, and I’ve discovered the way to Dippity’s contentment is finding her a good book, or at least, a book she’s prepared to read.

I found Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield in the bookcase.  A copy from my childhood.  It was a lovely story when it was written in 1936 and still is. 

Dipp devoured it in a couple of hours.

She is now reading City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, it will make do she says until we get back to Perth and she can read her brother’s copy of Eldest.

We’re staying with my Dad and had invited some other friends to join us for a few days.   On one of those days we went on a trail ride through the national park.  On horseback.

I thought I’d escaped lightly the next day but three days later the strain on my thighs is evident.
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I wonder how the horse is bearing up.

I’m also using this time away from my coffee machine to prepare myself for The Colon Cleansing Kit I received for Christmas.

It’s my third day without coffee (although I’m getting some caffeine from black tea).  The headaches have passed and I’m ready to transfer to green tea – or I will be when I get back.

Last night we went to a new Indian restaurant in Dunsborough.  It seems an odd cuisine for the South West – I don’t know why but I tend to think of fusion-cafe style food as more the go here.

The Indigo Pearl however is excellent and worth a try if you’re staying down south.   I recommend the India Plate for starters.   It’s in the old Bay Cottage Restaurant if you know Dunsborough at all and has been in operation since August.

Right.  Dad’s in his bathers and my little window of blogging opportunity is closing.  It’s time for a dip down at Little Meelup.

Tomorrow we’re visiting my cousin’s farm to witness preg-testing the cattle on our way back home where normal service to this occasional missive will no doubt be restored.

See ya.

Extracurricular, WA

Bunbury Christmas Tree

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On a recent trip to Bunbury – two hours south of Perth – I spied this floral Christmas tree outside the Bunbury Arts Centre.

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Inside is a metal spiral potplant.  Not sure if that makes sense but you can probably work out how the plants stay alive.

Noice!

WA

As pretty as an airport*

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Airports aren’t known for their aesthetics – well, apart from Vancouver which is outstanding – but I discovered that we do have at least one very nicely designed airport in Western Australia, and in an unlikely place.

Why I think Geraldton is an unlikely place no doubt comes from some regional prejudice I must harbour towards the town which I haven’t rated for it’s design qualities in the past (although the new foreshore is a dramatic improvement).

It’s the Greenough airport, and it is a very pleasant experience indeed.  High ceilings, an aquarium, a display of aeronautic history – it feels more like a trendy museum than an airport.

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WA

A rose by any other name

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At the airport a couple of weeks ago I was sharing a table at the cafe with a rather good looking chap who was on his way to Cloudbreak.

Cloudbreak, I thought, doesn’t that sound like a lovely destination…
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Well it is, if you like mining operations.

I guess calling it “big pile of red dirt” isn’t quite the same.

WA

The house-sitting chemist

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On a recent trip to Geraldton, I was looking for another camera bag after I lost the second one in two weeks and a hostess gift for dinner that night – and as luck would have it, not only did the local chemist include a camera shop it also had a Darrell Lea stand. Brilliant.

I took my camera bag and box of hard centres to the counter and I met Kristy.

Kristy’s story

Kristy has lived in Geraldton for about two and a half years. Originally from Adelaide, Kristy and her husband Bruce decided to up sticks and travel around Australia. They bought a four wheel drive and a caravan and signed up as housesitters.

For seven years (seven!) they travelled everywhere. They soon became known as trustworthy sorts and were in high demand – getting repeat business they were lukewarm about taking – it was kind of “been there done that”.

“I loved the adventure of sleeping in someone else’s sheets, in someone else’s bed with someone else’s view… it wasn’t the same if we’d already stayed there.”

They stayed in all sorts of houses, several of them home to millionaires and in between stayed and travelled in their caravan. They couldn’t imagine settling down.

One day, they were travelling to Halls Creek in the North-East Kimberley. Halls Creek was one of the places where gold was discovered for the first time in WA. I think it was second after Ennuin. You can also catch a small plane to fly over Purnululu National Park to see the Bungle Bungles and you might stay here if you want to visit the Wolfe Creek Crater. It’s the town at the northern end of the Canning Stock Route. It’s remote.

Anyway as they travelled along the highway towing their caravan they were caught in a willy willy. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, it’s like a dust devil or whirlwind, a very small tornado.

The caravan was swept up and bashed against an embankment and as it was thrown up so was the four wheel drive.

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Time seemed to slow as it does in those life-threatening situations, Bruce turned to Kristy and told her that he couldn’t do anything and he was sorry but he thought they were going to die.

The 4WD flipped but the caravan snapped them back and the car crashed to the ground.

The car and the caravan were completely written off. Shattered.

Kristy and Bruce walked free.

The truck driver couldn’t believe it – he was sure they were both going to be dead.

Kristy and Bruce took the loss of their trailer and 4WD as a sign that maybe it was time to settle down and, after briefly checking out Mandurah (why do people live there? asks Kristy) and Perth as too cold, settled in Geraldton to be near their daughter.

Thank you Kristy for telling me your story – it was inspirational.

PS:  I should say in the interest of accuracy that Kristy isn’t actually a chemist,  she does work at the Chemist though.  (If you’re in the US, a chemist is a drug store or pharmacy)

Extracurricular, Film, WA

Mamma Mia! A Kimberley girl

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After a long day at work I thought I’d treat myself by forgoing yet another work dinner – hell I’d had a work breakfast – and head down to Sun Pictures to see a movie.

You can probably guess which one.

I’d missed the season in Perth so I was excited to see it showing on the 6.45 session.  I couldn’t convince anyone to come with me but I didn’t care – Mamma Mia at Sun Pictures sounded like something I just couldn’t pass up.

If you’ve never been to Broome, Sun Pictures is an icon.  It’s an old outdoor cinema – 90 years old – basically a corrugated iron shed with rows of those sling back chairs.  These days it sits directly under the flight path for the airport – and by directly under I mean about 800m from the start of the runway.

It’s quite unnerving to be sitting their under the starts singing away (in my head) to Mamma Mia as a plane roars up flashing with lights landing at Broome airport.  Unnerving but exciting.  Luckily the timing was excellent and lets be honest there are not too many moments that are critically quiet in Mamma Mia.

Oh I loved the film!  Sure it’s scmaltzy but in a good way.  The scenery is beautiful, the singing surprisingly good – especially from Meryl – Pierce is more of a worry – the choreography is excellent.  Any flaws in the film you simply dismiss because you feel so damn good.

After the film finished I decided to find some colleagues and see if they wanted to head out to Goolarri media for the finals of Kimberley Girl.

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So while yes it is a model competition it is more about learning to accept yourself and be proud of who you are.

The girls were beautiful and strutted their stuff like they owned the catwalk.  It was empowering just watching them.  The place was packed and the crowd loud and supported.

I had a blast.

The great thing about Broome is that it is so casual… so my – now slightly pink with Pindan – sandshoes can be worn anywhere and with anything. 

People don’t even iron up here.  I think most of the creases fall out with the humidity anyway and boy is it humid!

So you find me lying on my hotel bed, weary yet feeling good, trying to decide whether to go to bed or maybe just read one more chapter of Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer – a book I bought for Dippity at the airport and which I’ve totally become immersed in… Have you read the twilight series?

Okay, I’m rambling now.  Catch you soon, CB xx

Introspection, WA

Broome-time reunion

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I’m in Broome today for work – I know, what a bitch of a job eh? – anyway I’m strolling through Chinatown trying to find a sandwich at 3pm – not easy – I almost had to go to Subway – when I spot a girl I knew at school.

She reminded me that it has been 25 years since I left high school this year.  25 YEARS!

How old did I feel?  As old as her at least.

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It was like that at the 20th reunion – I left with the realisation that there’s a reason why I don’t see that many people from school… they weren’t my friends then and the passage of time – with little or no contact – has not changed things.  I see the people I liked at school, and if I liked them and I don’t see them – well that’s usually because our lives have gone in different directions.

Still, it wasn’t a particularly comfortable feeling.  I wonder if the same applies to facebook?