tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24801902167957287312024-03-13T13:28:28.713-07:00David and Cassie in OzVeterinary med. at Murdoch Uni and Linguistic studies at Uni of Western Australia in PerthCassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-19841983680658664192013-09-30T03:49:00.000-07:002013-09-30T03:49:01.296-07:00Moving on from BloggingHey everyone,<br />
I know it's been an awfully long time since I last posted due to vet school business. Unfortunately this isn't going to stop and will only get worse in the future. Thus, I am making this last post to say that I know I will not realistically have time to devote to this blog, so if you are curious on following out lives in Australia, friend me (Cassie ) on Facebook (David never goes on FB) if you haven't already.<br />
Thanks so much and sorry to bail out!<br />
-Cassie & David :)Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-55728095503132182752012-08-19T07:11:00.000-07:002012-08-19T07:12:36.694-07:00The craziness of life<br />
I sit here in the living room, a belly full of amazing homemade indian butter chicken with my wonderful housemates and their amazing, and in Rex's case damp from a recent bath, dogs watching "Julie & Julia" on TV thinking: "I haven't written in our blog for ages and people probably wonder if we are still alive!! <br />
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I'm going to sum up the past handful of months in a few dots points and later go back and fill in some of the juicy details.<br />
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-1st semester of second year vet went well academically but emotionally was a bit of a fiasco due to some confusing misunderstandings between friends as well as the added stress of trying to fundraise for working with a wildlife vet in South Africa with only the support of David and the "non-support" of most everyone else (in Australia). I put on a raffle, which was fairly easy to find stuff for, but extremely difficult to sell tickets for considering I hate selling things to people. <br />
In the end I raised enough money (from the raffle, selling cookies, a $500 scholarship from uni, and mostly from donations from the amazing people back home that I attained a few years earlier) for plane tickets, travel insurance, and immunizations with a bit extra to cover some of the program costs. <br />
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-I went to South Africa and worked for 4 weeks with Dr. Peter Rogers in Hoedspruit. I stayed with the most amazing family (the Burns) who owned a horse riding school, so I was able to get some courtesy riding lessons from some of the best teachers (in my opinion)! When there wasn't much to do on the wildlife end I would work at the Provet Veterinary Clinic, which Dr. Rogers owns, but who only does the wildlife, Me-lani is the small animal vet. The wildlife work was simply amazing, I absolutely loved working with Pete (Dr. Rogers) who was so fun, and getting to touch and experience all the different species that I did was incredible! I was able to work with: lion, sable, eland, kudu, rhino, leopard, vervet monkey, white-headed vulture, brown snake eagle, squirrel, horses, buffalo, and got to see so many more animals! <br />
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On the side of the roads were large electric fences to keep animals in the reserves (mostly privately owned) and it amazed me how often you could see wildlife (zebras, giraffes, buffalo, impala, warthogs, monkeys, baboons) on the side of the road along the fences! These are not small reserves! We were just outside Kruger National Park and a lot of the area we were in was in the Greater Kruger. I did get to go into Kruger, and saw lots of zebra, giraffe, impala, and elephant, all of which were very close up and it was amazing, but I was slightly disappointed that we didn't see more of some of the animals that I hadn't seen before. While darting a rhino one time we saw a leopard out in the middle of the day, which is extremely rare! <br />
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The animals we worked on the most were rhinos, which we took DNA samples from (hair, nail, tissue, horn, blood) notched the ears for identification from afar, and microchipped each horn and one on each side of the neck. This allows for identification of where the horns originated from if the animal is poached and the horns are taken and recovered. I got to do so many rhinos, and I even was able to go up into the helicopter once to see the darting from the air first hand!! I saw so many amazing animals from the air (even a herd of elephants!). <br />
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I will have to put pictures up later because to be frank, I don't feel like it right now. So I will put more details up then.<br />
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After I left Hoedspruit I traveled to Mozambique to visit my good friend Shay (who was my maid of honor) who is working for the Peace Corps in a small place just North of Xai-Xai, which is a few hours north of Maputo, the capital. I was there during her birthday, which we spent eating and on the beach, and we had such a great time just hanging out together. <br />
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-When getting back to Perth I started 2nd semester of 2nd year a few days after landing, so there wasn't much relaxing, but I did it anyway. Luckily I was exempt from one class (Immunology) so I only have 2 classes this semester, which has been amazing for getting things done! Luckily the friend issue I had last semester has kind of resolved, which is what I hoped for. <br />
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I haven't been doing as much uni work as I should be with having this free time, what I have been doing is getting small things done, trying to get car issues done**, being personally trained by my personal trainer housemate, going to soccer practice, and fundraising with the soccer girls for Uni Games, which we are going to (in Adelaide this year) during the September study break (23-30). Oh, and I've started going to adult gymnastics with some friends (or at least went to one so far) where I did my first front flip!! David and I are going to take Lindy Hop dance lessons when the next session starts. <br />
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**On my second day in South Africa David got in a car accident. Luckily everyone was ok, and it wasn't his fault, but it left our car undrivable. David had been taking the bus to work everyday until I got back and we were able to go car shopping. We bought a little hail-damage 2004 Hyundai Getz for $3999, which is a really good deal! But we are still in the process of getting the insurance dealt with, hopefully we'll get most of the cost of the car back.<br />
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So, all in all, life has had some ups and downs, and we do really miss our family and friends back home, but we really love our new "family" here in Perth and we are having a really great time!<br />
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Hope that wasn't too much for you! I'll put up some Africa photos soon, but until then if you have access to my Facebook I have a lot of them up there. :)<br />
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Love, Cassie<br />
Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-78030653751060180302012-03-10T19:30:00.007-08:002012-03-10T23:42:16.945-08:00Horse practical in DunsburoughFor vet school I have to complete 5 weeks of farm practicals before 3rd year. 3 one week pracs and one extensive 2 week prac. During this summer (Christmas) break I did one 1 week and one 2 week prac, so I only have 2 weeks left, one of which I'll be doing during the study break in April. <br /><br />My first prac I did a week down at Mirravale horse riding school in Dunsburough, which is about a 2.5 hour drive south from Perth. David and I went down a day early and did some camping before he dropped me off for the week. Below are some pictures of our trekking around the area as well as some shots from my prac. It was a really good week, everyone was really nice! They gave me money to buy groceries for brekkie and lunch and then they cooked for dinner each night. There was another girl staying there, from Denmark (the country... there's also a Denmark, Western Australia so clarification is needed) who was working as both an au pair and at the riding school. <br /><br />It was the same work everyday, which went about like this: Get up, bring in the horses from the back paddocks, feed them, get selected horses ready for first ride/lesson of the day by brushing and applying tack. Break bread (they get donated bread each day from the local bakery that they break and let sit in the sun so it hardens for the horses to eat), help get customers ready for their ride, when they come back, help them off, take tack off horses, brush them, exchange for horses for the next ride etc. <br /><br />That's about it. It was really neat though, I got pretty good at brushing and putting tack on/taking it off. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VwljKj75908/T1xWK_3WMfI/AAAAAAAAB44/4uR3kXalfIQ/s320/DSC00413.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718540373795942898" /></a>Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-24667439449634198662012-03-10T18:54:00.004-08:002012-03-10T19:27:41.830-08:00Our First Aussie ChristmasNow that we're finally telling you about our honeymoon...<br /><br />David and I spent our first Christmas "alone" and in the southern hemisphere; our first summer Christmas. Our housemates Em and her boyfriend Vijay also stayed here, so we spent Christmas with them. We opened presents in the morning while eating homemade apple and cinnamon oatmeal (by Cassie) and chocolate pancakes (from Vijay). The dogs got some pressies as well and at the time we were fostering 3 kittens, so they weren't forgotten. <br />Later we had a Barbie (BBQ) and some of Vijays friends came over and we had our friend Iain come over, cause he had just gotten back from Canada and was all alone at home. <br />I also made gløgg (Norwegian mulled wine) even though it was hot, and apple pie while listening to Christmas music cause it just didn't feel like Christmas being so hot! Em said it didn't feel like Christmas cause it wasn't hot enough. :P Haha<br /><br />The next day (Boxing day) David and I went to the beach near our house (it was very busy) and had a picnic/played frisbee, read, and walked along the beach. <br />It was a wonderful relaxed holiday. <br /><br />The first picture is of our Christmas party at work. Sue, in the middle, is the practice owner. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vzCHxW6xD08/T1wXN7TUzGI/AAAAAAAAB0g/4TzENWM8eog/s1600/DSC00100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vzCHxW6xD08/T1wXN7TUzGI/AAAAAAAAB0g/4TzENWM8eog/s320/DSC00100.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718471154878172258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VS8LvXDkcOs/T1wXNT9QS-I/AAAAAAAAB0Y/iGDcUCSph8M/s1600/DSC00119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VS8LvXDkcOs/T1wXNT9QS-I/AAAAAAAAB0Y/iGDcUCSph8M/s320/DSC00119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718471144316619746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a-IABajbEkQ/T1wXMreh-RI/AAAAAAAAB0M/Ek3aoIwqz-Q/s1600/DSC00125.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a-IABajbEkQ/T1wXMreh-RI/AAAAAAAAB0M/Ek3aoIwqz-Q/s320/DSC00125.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718471133450336530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_OXlUPR5xg/T1wXMdZZbiI/AAAAAAAABz8/FW6ylYfHoUU/s1600/DSC00132.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_OXlUPR5xg/T1wXMdZZbiI/AAAAAAAABz8/FW6ylYfHoUU/s320/DSC00132.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718471129670708770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nbZh0y3QC0A/T1wXL7dA-gI/AAAAAAAABz0/GFYPHhoCNzU/s1600/DSC00135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nbZh0y3QC0A/T1wXL7dA-gI/AAAAAAAABz0/GFYPHhoCNzU/s320/DSC00135.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718471120559077890" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wZGoDwdbxtU/T1wbB_o0RbI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/HcPmSKGQ7gE/s1600/DSC00147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wZGoDwdbxtU/T1wbB_o0RbI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/HcPmSKGQ7gE/s320/DSC00147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718475347930138034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D8UnfTqeWtE/T1wbBNwiB5I/AAAAAAAAB1I/khL40GFhj8E/s1600/DSC00149.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D8UnfTqeWtE/T1wbBNwiB5I/AAAAAAAAB1I/khL40GFhj8E/s320/DSC00149.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718475334540724114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_wZWo9OBJXg/T1wbAJZ9acI/AAAAAAAAB08/EguSvGQAsPM/s1600/DSC00160.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_wZWo9OBJXg/T1wbAJZ9acI/AAAAAAAAB08/EguSvGQAsPM/s320/DSC00160.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718475316192438722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-41fhPpty3oA/T1wa_monKeI/AAAAAAAAB0w/t6H7tIM4ZVc/s1600/DSC00162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-41fhPpty3oA/T1wa_monKeI/AAAAAAAAB0w/t6H7tIM4ZVc/s320/DSC00162.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718475306858654178" /></a>Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-68697090222536797782012-03-10T17:25:00.005-08:002012-03-10T18:53:01.524-08:00Honeymoon in Bali continued...<br /><br />We flew to Lombok to Mataram airport (or that’s what our tickets said), so when we got off and got outside after getting our luggage, it was a bit of a shock to be surrounded by people trying to be the ones giving you a ride, and a guy insisting that we were not in Mataram! We had tried previously to find out about how much it should cost to get from the airport to the docks where we needed to catch the public boat to Gili Meno, but no one really seemed to be able to tell us, but one lady said that she thought it should be about RP 80,000. We had trouble getting a hold of the place we were staying on Gili Meno before we left, and even after we got a hold of them (in retrospect) I am not sure about it cause it wasn’t the voice of the guy who runs it. Anyway, we tried and tried to negotiate around RP 100,000 for the ride, but all of the men around us insisted that no one would take us for less than 300,000, so after a bit we finally gave in cause we couldn’t find much else. The ride was nice, and the guy in the van helped us with the language etc. It was about a 2.5 hour drive to the docks. <br /><br />When we got to the port, we found out that the public boat had already gone (it only goes once a day) and that being the cheapest option by far, we were a bit angry that we missed it. One guy at the office, which was a bit makeshift cause apparently the main office was under construction, was going to make a deal with us that for RP 450,000 ($50) he would give us a ticket to Gili Meno and back and the trip back to the airport via van. We hesitated for a while, and tried negotiating but he was firm and said that was the rate. So after much deliberation we decided to take it cause it seemed like a good deal considering everything and what we had paid so far. He wrote us out some receipts and wrote down his phone number, and made sure he knew what date we planned on coming back so he could be there with the van to pick us up. <br /><br />We got on the boat, and some guys picked up our luggage and us (to help us onto the boat without getting our feet wet, which I thought was kind of funny at first, until they cornered us on the boat and wanted money. Now we had already had a very stressful day and had spent a lot more money than we had expected to. We were very angry, and David only gave them a very small bill and I said that they weren’t getting any more because we hadn’t asked for them to do that, and that that was very unkind. This made me very angry, and after a bit of arguing they finally left (probably cursing at us); I didn’t care. We decided that we were just going to walk to our hotel once on Gili Meno cause we had already spent a lot of money on transport and didn’t feel like spending any more, plus it’s not a very big island. We were glad we walked cause it wasn’t far. When we got in we were greeted by Paul, a very nice man in his early 60’s from Yorkshire (I loved his accent!!). He gave us the key to our room (John, named after the Beatles singer, it’s a theme there cause the owner loves the Beatles) and we talked for a bit. He told us of a little place just a minute’s walk away where the wife of the house has a little place to eat and that it was lovely and very cheap. He was right, we went there to eat and it was wonderful. They were a very nice couple, and we found out that her husband took people out snorkeling in his boat for a decent price, so we decided that later on in the week we might have to go with him. <br />It was a good end to a horrible day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L7-IkeBsEc4/T1wBWbtEaNI/AAAAAAAABwQ/EJmc5knddGw/s1600/DSC09989.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L7-IkeBsEc4/T1wBWbtEaNI/AAAAAAAABwQ/EJmc5knddGw/s320/DSC09989.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718447111759227090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5TOU6kfNzhI/T1wBV5X4j1I/AAAAAAAABwE/cfkrV5F1cLs/s1600/DSC09993.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5TOU6kfNzhI/T1wBV5X4j1I/AAAAAAAABwE/cfkrV5F1cLs/s320/DSC09993.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718447102543564626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-krLppltqJmY/T1wBVpXfuLI/AAAAAAAABv4/xVJijUOHOGo/s1600/DSC09999.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bFWBLMLwJl0/T1wDo7PmpKI/AAAAAAAABwc/Vr8ZLyDULYE/s320/DSC00019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718449628486476962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RVhtG8Dq7M/T1wGcFL-C4I/AAAAAAAAByE/WV0erI-nt4Q/s1600/DSC00022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RVhtG8Dq7M/T1wGcFL-C4I/AAAAAAAAByE/WV0erI-nt4Q/s320/DSC00022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718452706352171906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GVc34BisRRU/T1wGb42JKEI/AAAAAAAABx8/a_6wcyKkLcc/s1600/DSC00035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GVc34BisRRU/T1wGb42JKEI/AAAAAAAABx8/a_6wcyKkLcc/s320/DSC00035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718452703039400002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-scn2RXlCUPo/T1wGbCsxb7I/AAAAAAAABxw/UzMrDG5TgBI/s1600/DSC00042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-scn2RXlCUPo/T1wGbCsxb7I/AAAAAAAABxw/UzMrDG5TgBI/s320/DSC00042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718452688504582066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VuNbOb21NR8/T1wGai435SI/AAAAAAAABxg/Tt5rLqShtIQ/s1600/DSC00047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VuNbOb21NR8/T1wGai435SI/AAAAAAAABxg/Tt5rLqShtIQ/s320/DSC00047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718452679965402402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UyGG7noClxM/T1wGaQLCgSI/AAAAAAAABxY/HIbXIQAD9Q4/s1600/DSC00059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UyGG7noClxM/T1wGaQLCgSI/AAAAAAAABxY/HIbXIQAD9Q4/s320/DSC00059.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718452674941321506" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Our week on Gili Meno was filled with lots of eating out (because we didn’t really have a choice, and also because it was so cheap and good, why not!! At one place that we frequented was a cat (we dubbed her Dr. Penelope James Nubbins) that would cuddle up to us. She was named Nubbins because she had a nub of a tail that all of the cats on the island seem to have. Their tails look as if they’ve been broken, cause they all stick out at strange angles and are varying lengths. We asked about this and were told they are born that way...interesting.<br />We also took a day trip to Gili Trawangan, the largest and most touristy of the three Gili islands (Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air). We rented bikes and cycled around the island, it was lovely! We stopped at one deserted restaurant/hotel on the very quiet, almost deserted part of the island and had some shakes by the beach. It was lovely, and much rewarding cause it was very hot out! We then stopped at another place once it started to get a bit more busy again and had a delightful lunch and I went for a bit of a dip in the water while David read. We also visited a book store cause I needed another book to read, then we had some drinks before getting back on the public boat back to Gili Meno. <br /><br />We also did some scuba diving, which was my second time (1st in Thailand) and David’s 1st time! It was just us, and we had an introduction lesson then one dive. We saw some sea turtles resting on some coral, and had such a wonderful experience! <br /><br />We did end up going snorkeling with the husband of the lady who has the small restaurant at her house near where we were staying, and he and his two sons took us out onto their boat and took us to three dive sites, it was amazing! David and one of the sons saw a shark, but I didn’t. There are reef sharks there, but at this time of the year stay in deeper water cause it’s cooler, but even so, we heard they are timid and swim away from people. We also saw some more sea turtles! One of the locals who was I assume a guide for some tourists had caught one and was holding it up for the tourists to see cause it had a cut shell. I swam over and scolded him and told him to let it go and we shouldn’t touch the wildlife, and one of the tourists sounded kind of ashamed and said yeah, let it go. I think they were enjoying it until I brought to light that it was bad, and then they felt bad. I am glad, I hope I taught them a lesson that day. That was one thing I didn’t like about it there, the locals don’t care about holding wildlife and stepping on coral or dumping their garbage in the sea, there’s not a great deal of understanding about how to care for their environment (in my opinion anyway). I hope to help change that someday. <br /><br />Anyway, the snorkeling was amazing! Another day we rented some snorkel gear and went out right from this restaurant (they kept our things there for us) where we had eaten earlier. It was amazing, David and I had a blast, we floated around for about an hour, and at the end I swam for about 5 minutes with a sea turtle!! It was just me and him floating in the currant together, I was so close, I could touch his shell (but only did once to see if I could :P). He had to come up twice for air while we swam. I could have stayed with him all day, but the tide was taking us further from the beach where David and I left and and David didn’t know where I went, so I decided I should turn around. Amazing.<br /><br />Overall we had a very relaxing time, walking around, eating, swimming, eating, watching movies in our hotel room, eating. :P Oh, and the place where we stayed had a bird park which we visited before we left, it was neat, there were some really interesting birds in there, some I had seem before, and quite a few I hadn’t (the strangest ones were from Papua New Guinea, no surprise there, they have a lot of strange looking animals there! :P). They even had a crocodile. <br /><br />We left Gili Meno with a very good taste in our mouths, and a love for the peace and quiet of the islands. Then we had to return, which we weren’t looking forward to because we started to think more and more about how we might have been scammed by that guy at the docks on our way there. Sure enough, when we went to get on the boat they made us buy another ticket, and when we got back, there was no van waiting, and no one could get a hold of the guy, they said someone in his family died, I wouldn’t put it past any of them that that wasn’t true and he made sure not to be around on the day we got back. We finally had to give in and buy another ticket back to the airport, but this time we had information and knew that we shouldn’t pay more than RP 150,000 total to go to the airport (so we were ripped off a bit on the way from it too). We weren’t in a hurry, so we had plenty of time to try and figure things out, and this seemed good, so we got on a van with a swiss brother and sister. They were very nice and we had a lovely drive to the airport, chatting with them most of the way. Needless to say, even though we found we had been scammed, the way back was much less stressful than the way there. That’s one thing I lament about the Balinese people is that they are very nice, but it’s really difficult to tell when they are honestly being nice, and when it’s to try and get more money out of you. I think we saw plenty of both, sadly I think more of the later than the former. <br /><br />We might have lost around $200 in being cheated throughout our trip, but we try and not let that bother us, that’s just what happens when you travel to places like Bali, if you’re a tourist, and you don’t know how much things should cost, or the best way of getting places, you’re bound to be cheated. If we ever go back to the Gili islands, we are going to take a speed boat from Bali, that’s the way to go. It’s not much cheaper than the way we did it, but it would save HEAPS of stress. I might even be willing to get sea sick for that cause. :P <br /><br />Overall, we had an amazing time, and even though we are not set back a bit in funds here at home, we wouldn’t change a thing we did (other than the Lombok fiasco), we had an amazing honeymoon!!! Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xsbf84cePfo/T1wQYPI91aI/AAAAAAAABzE/S64YNa3IVvY/s1600/DSC00061.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xsbf84cePfo/T1wQYPI91aI/AAAAAAAABzE/S64YNa3IVvY/s320/DSC00061.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718463635420730786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kMjlt9vy2W4/T1wQXr8QAsI/AAAAAAAABy4/73_rFERdkg4/s1600/DSC00069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kMjlt9vy2W4/T1wQXr8QAsI/AAAAAAAABy4/73_rFERdkg4/s320/DSC00069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718463625972155074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tFFPXbcF80c/T1wQXU37n2I/AAAAAAAAByo/ZxqH-HJB2Hw/s1600/DSC00071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tFFPXbcF80c/T1wQXU37n2I/AAAAAAAAByo/ZxqH-HJB2Hw/s320/DSC00071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718463619780026210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IAr7Vq_4eHs/T1wQW0nrT_I/AAAAAAAAByg/EUvfphhevU4/s1600/DSC00073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IAr7Vq_4eHs/T1wQW0nrT_I/AAAAAAAAByg/EUvfphhevU4/s320/DSC00073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718463611121913842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3jHMtTa4vGw/T1wQWv0XmoI/AAAAAAAAByU/c3y-tj15Kjg/s1600/DSC00074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3jHMtTa4vGw/T1wQWv0XmoI/AAAAAAAAByU/c3y-tj15Kjg/s320/DSC00074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718463609832970882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eD4FyS19Bdo/T1wTW786Q_I/AAAAAAAABzo/6RMIurqXiQo/s1600/DSC00080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eD4FyS19Bdo/T1wTW786Q_I/AAAAAAAABzo/6RMIurqXiQo/s320/DSC00080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718466911624905714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DZOxvsKBQyY/T1wTWtGOheI/AAAAAAAABzc/3LmCsgcaxQg/s1600/DSC00087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DZOxvsKBQyY/T1wTWtGOheI/AAAAAAAABzc/3LmCsgcaxQg/s320/DSC00087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718466907637450210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xPY-7OgMjBI/T1wTWd1-vSI/AAAAAAAABzQ/NsQXsQro7Hc/s1600/DSC00089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xPY-7OgMjBI/T1wTWd1-vSI/AAAAAAAABzQ/NsQXsQro7Hc/s320/DSC00089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718466903542775074" /></a>Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-88856264170212882172012-02-16T01:44:00.000-08:002012-02-16T04:22:59.190-08:00Bali Honeymoon part 2We walked around the monkey forrest for a bit before we got some lunch and a message. Most places you could get a full body hour message for about $7-$10. We chilled for a while, then went to a restaurant where we were the only ones there, on Monkey Forrest Road (it was beautiful!) before grabbing some tea and coffee at a place before going back to the hotel.<br /><br />Monkey Forrest<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g6E-nLuyN3Y/TzzThAgRUII/AAAAAAAABpo/juLvtASEzHc/s1600/DSC09668.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g6E-nLuyN3Y/TzzThAgRUII/AAAAAAAABpo/juLvtASEzHc/s320/DSC09668.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709670991623442562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VlSOtXagRG4/TzzTgsZF60I/AAAAAAAABpc/k3GZ4WnZuss/s1600/DSC09681.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VlSOtXagRG4/TzzTgsZF60I/AAAAAAAABpc/k3GZ4WnZuss/s320/DSC09681.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709670986224626498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5-u5CQC43Rw/TzzTf4TW1bI/AAAAAAAABpQ/eUOfy65eGX8/s1600/DSC09708.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5-u5CQC43Rw/TzzTf4TW1bI/AAAAAAAABpQ/eUOfy65eGX8/s320/DSC09708.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709670972241925554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5-9h8AnGPR4/TzzTfGPHHYI/AAAAAAAABpE/Xg6G_MG_vBE/s1600/DSC09721.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5-9h8AnGPR4/TzzTfGPHHYI/AAAAAAAABpE/Xg6G_MG_vBE/s320/DSC09721.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709670958802345346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Iu6x61YtAa8/TzzTewaqeyI/AAAAAAAABo4/Ml56nU66apE/s1600/DSC09727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Iu6x61YtAa8/TzzTewaqeyI/AAAAAAAABo4/Ml56nU66apE/s320/DSC09727.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709670952945220386" /></a><br /><br /><br />The next day we got up really early to go for a hike up Mt. Batur (the volcano we mentioned earlier) to see the sunrise (you can see Lake Batur at the base). There was a French couple that we went with; funny enough the girl was a vet of about 2 years! They were really nice (we lucked out having only one other couple with us on all of our adventures, which usually are fairly large groups, and both were very lovely. We had a bit of a drive, about 1 hour, then we stopped for tea/coffee and a breakfast of banana chocolate pancakes before the hike. We were given torches and started our decent in the dark. Once we got to the top it was getting much lighter, unfortunately it was too cloudy to see the sunrise, but we did get to see the view a few times when the clouds parted, it was magnificent! <br />Oh, I should mention that a guy hike part of the way with us intending to sell us soda when we got to the top (they will take ANY chance to try to sell something), he finally asked us if we wanted to buy anything at the top, and since none of us wanted to, he went back down again. Can you imagine climbing up there every morning before sun-up just to try and sell to some people, who probably wouldn’t partake, a few cans of pop! <br /><br />Our guide brought us over to an area away from all of the other tourists, which was really nice. While we were up there we met a pregnant dog (imagine going up there to have puppies!), and our guide made us some banana sandwiches. After sitting for a bit trying to catch the sunrise that never really came (and I had to borrow the French guy’s extra coat and David one of the guide’s cause we hadn’t brought any...it was quite warm down below) we walked on. Our guide showed us some areas where steam was coming out of the volcano (when he blew on his cigarette towards it it amplified the steam), and then we went into a cave and then hiked over to an area where he cooked some eggs in the steam of the volcano for us. We descended a different way than we had come up, and walked through an area that looked like old foundations for houses. It turns out those are permanent camp sites for people to set up semi-permanent homes for when they come to prey at the base of the mountain. <br /><br />The white skirt that goes all the way around the mountain was put up recently and it took about a day and 20,000 people to put up. It represents a skirt a person would wear for ceremonies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gec40hTC49U/TzzVk5if1LI/AAAAAAAABqk/PBEgX7PM8YE/s1600/DSC09755.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gec40hTC49U/TzzVk5if1LI/AAAAAAAABqk/PBEgX7PM8YE/s320/DSC09755.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709673257496466610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eGHdNNpRD3k/TzzVknjGftI/AAAAAAAABqY/J2TmxmO6DrQ/s1600/DSC09770.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eGHdNNpRD3k/TzzVknjGftI/AAAAAAAABqY/J2TmxmO6DrQ/s320/DSC09770.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709673252667162322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IGyngJ8QBZ0/TzzVjwL5ImI/AAAAAAAABqM/HeQMei8iwBo/s1600/DSC09775.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nAdd3h71R2o/TzzZ2oZ6B_I/AAAAAAAABqw/eJFI1_4daLc/s320/DSC09855.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709677960181188594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y7VBfmHyPgM/TzzeuYVdPmI/AAAAAAAABsg/0mMGpI5Yazs/s1600/DSC09866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y7VBfmHyPgM/TzzeuYVdPmI/AAAAAAAABsg/0mMGpI5Yazs/s320/DSC09866.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709683315986742882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JKWUiRjHAtE/Tzzetr_t3YI/AAAAAAAABsU/0rBJmg5ZGxQ/s1600/DSC09876.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JKWUiRjHAtE/Tzzetr_t3YI/AAAAAAAABsU/0rBJmg5ZGxQ/s320/DSC09876.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709683304084397442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ROsTvUFU60A/TzzetRAeYwI/AAAAAAAABsI/1OuTKu7_RvA/s1600/DSC09889.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ROsTvUFU60A/TzzetRAeYwI/AAAAAAAABsI/1OuTKu7_RvA/s320/DSC09889.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709683296839820034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4yefHc7IY0Q/TzzeszyK1YI/AAAAAAAABr8/GXRpOH5y8DI/s1600/DSC09896.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4yefHc7IY0Q/TzzeszyK1YI/AAAAAAAABr8/GXRpOH5y8DI/s320/DSC09896.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709683288995190146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M4y4vJ4lUCU/Tzzesb4YuWI/AAAAAAAABrw/06R36t0ijMA/s1600/DSC09900.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M4y4vJ4lUCU/Tzzesb4YuWI/AAAAAAAABrw/06R36t0ijMA/s320/DSC09900.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709683282578815330" /></a><br /><br />On our way back to our hotel we stopped at some rice paddies to take a picture, but left quickly because of all of the hockers trying to sell things. It’s really annoying and sad that you can enjoy the beauty of Bali in peace! We also visited another place that grew coffee and fruits, like the other place we went, but this wasn’t a neat. David and I did buy some fruit.<br /><br />That night we went to see a Barong dance in one of the temples, it was amazing! We then went to a wonderful restaurant where, once again, we were the only patrons. There are restaurants upon restaurants, so it’s no wonder so many of them are empty a lot (at least in the non-high seasons), even if they are really good! After dinner we took an alternative route back to the hotel, visiting the most amazing restaurant where you could also order ....., but we didn’t, we just ordered some drinks and sat. The atmosphere was so amazing, I wished I could bring that place with me. There weren’t a lot of people, but I can assume that it is really popular amongst the backpackers in the high season.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-8CkBHLCwA/TzzmRJQqZjI/AAAAAAAABts/mlB72QD9kH8/s1600/DSC09916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-8CkBHLCwA/TzzmRJQqZjI/AAAAAAAABts/mlB72QD9kH8/s320/DSC09916.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709691609816917554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UAPcQ1NKdJ4/TzzmPykpIiI/AAAAAAAABtg/m28mVEmbgkc/s1600/DSC09931.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UAPcQ1NKdJ4/TzzmPykpIiI/AAAAAAAABtg/m28mVEmbgkc/s320/DSC09931.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709691586546836002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-odDxpeuoeoI/TzzmPH1hTbI/AAAAAAAABtU/BG9qXViysYQ/s1600/DSC09933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-odDxpeuoeoI/TzzmPH1hTbI/AAAAAAAABtU/BG9qXViysYQ/s320/DSC09933.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709691575074901426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VVC6AzKIR84/TzzmOQ-YM7I/AAAAAAAABtI/WWPm25pZoNA/s1600/DSC09942.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VVC6AzKIR84/TzzmOQ-YM7I/AAAAAAAABtI/WWPm25pZoNA/s320/DSC09942.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709691560348103602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n6LuATOv4Uw/TzzmOEDKXjI/AAAAAAAABs8/nK5CWROixYo/s1600/DSC09948.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n6LuATOv4Uw/TzzmOEDKXjI/AAAAAAAABs8/nK5CWROixYo/s320/DSC09948.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709691556878507570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1lGI4a-5xgQ/TzzgWTEc0_I/AAAAAAAABsw/rKiLa02lZ5Q/s1600/DSC09903.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1lGI4a-5xgQ/TzzgWTEc0_I/AAAAAAAABsw/rKiLa02lZ5Q/s320/DSC09903.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709685101279630322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0CK3hSLAGPE/TzzvScyPT-I/AAAAAAAABuU/vfOEBJzSsyI/s1600/DSC09965.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0CK3hSLAGPE/TzzvScyPT-I/AAAAAAAABuU/vfOEBJzSsyI/s320/DSC09965.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709701527842541538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gVpOYsQEsqU/TzzvR-jnd2I/AAAAAAAABuI/yBPyFRLJVE4/s1600/DSC09967.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gVpOYsQEsqU/TzzvR-jnd2I/AAAAAAAABuI/yBPyFRLJVE4/s320/DSC09967.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709701519728146274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bq6xvZVjL5A/TzzvRfk29MI/AAAAAAAABt8/SpCzU2rtqdw/s1600/DSC09968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bq6xvZVjL5A/TzzvRfk29MI/AAAAAAAABt8/SpCzU2rtqdw/s320/DSC09968.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709701511411856578" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />To Kuta<br />After Ubud we got a taxi down to Kuta, where most Australian’s usually go to party (and often go only there, which is sad I think). We knew it was a party place, but we decided to spend one night to see it, but mainly because it was close to the airport and were going to be flying out the next day to Lombok. We checked into our amazing hotel (the room wasn’t fancy, but it had AC and cable TV, and a comfy bed etc. so was perfect, but the pool area was amazing!). We spent most of our one day there at the hotel swimming (we almost got another massage there, but unfortunately didn’t) and watching TV. We did go out for dinner and then went to the beach, where you can get some chairs and sit and watch the sunset if you get a drink, which we wanted anyway. It was lovely. I was having a tiny case of Bali Belly at the time, only enough to make me feel kind of weird and a bit more picky of what I felt like eating, but that was about it. The next morning we ate at the hotel restaurant cause it was free, then we caught a taxi to the airport where we got on our flight to Lombok. And thus ends our first week in Bali!<br /><br />To be continued...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YfuRIOzQNHE/Tzzz-3CTl8I/AAAAAAAABvQ/1dVOQI8HuTI/s1600/DSC09976.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YfuRIOzQNHE/Tzzz-3CTl8I/AAAAAAAABvQ/1dVOQI8HuTI/s320/DSC09976.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709706688850008002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U4dR_63O33k/Tzzz-vZqKcI/AAAAAAAABvE/Lm5zE9PgkXo/s1600/DSC09983.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U4dR_63O33k/Tzzz-vZqKcI/AAAAAAAABvE/Lm5zE9PgkXo/s320/DSC09983.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709706686800472514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WjNAqypHCR0/Tzzz9yghsxI/AAAAAAAABu4/L4FwRYWbqq8/s1600/DSC09985.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WjNAqypHCR0/Tzzz9yghsxI/AAAAAAAABu4/L4FwRYWbqq8/s320/DSC09985.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709706670454715154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mrAIucUQqw4/Tzzz9QWpGwI/AAAAAAAABus/Hz6yqvZTTPk/s1600/DSC09987.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mrAIucUQqw4/Tzzz9QWpGwI/AAAAAAAABus/Hz6yqvZTTPk/s320/DSC09987.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709706661286451970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6C7Ao4lxis/Tzzz87zlEZI/AAAAAAAABug/7jGUeEg1N7s/s1600/DSC09981.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6C7Ao4lxis/Tzzz87zlEZI/AAAAAAAABug/7jGUeEg1N7s/s320/DSC09981.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709706655770677650" /></a>Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-6671586471753036772012-01-28T22:09:00.000-08:002012-01-29T01:22:26.700-08:00Bali Honeymoon part 1To make updating you all on our belated honeymoon in Bali, I have given you two of the emails David wrote during the few times we got online and sent emails to relatives. For everything he didn’t write about in the emails, I will add. :)<br />I will start you all off with some pictures of our arrival into Bali.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_eE4qcCuCsM/TyTjafAGPXI/AAAAAAAABdM/4W6el63yyBg/s1600/DSC09236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_eE4qcCuCsM/TyTjafAGPXI/AAAAAAAABdM/4W6el63yyBg/s320/DSC09236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702933072295902578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TFZbwBlpaQs/TyTjaF6nSdI/AAAAAAAABdA/1_HpFXnX1TE/s1600/DSC09240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TFZbwBlpaQs/TyTjaF6nSdI/AAAAAAAABdA/1_HpFXnX1TE/s320/DSC09240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702933065562016210" /></a><br />Eating spring rolls and drinking Bintang beer (4.7% and pretty tasty, for those interested) at a restaurant in Sanur, Bali, using their wifi. We have not spent yet a full day here and it already feels like we've done a lot. We arrived yesterday and wandered around, visiting shops, the grocery store (to see exotic fruits and check out the alcohol prices), and picked up a Balinese phrasebook at the bookstore. This morning, we went for a horseback ride along the beach (which took an hour to get to by van, which was full of the sights of the streets and verdant rice paddies of the countryside), which took us to a small cave full of bats ("insect bats" according to our guide) and a rocky headland topped by an old temple. We were then dropped off at a restaurant with a fantastic view of the ocean, and happened to be the only patrons at the restaurant. On the way back to the hotel we visited Tanah Lot, apparently the most famous temple on Bali, which was set upon a rocky outcropping on the coast, and which could not be reached without passing the gamut of various shops and vendors (who don't seem nearly as pushy as those in the Philippines). Upon returning to the hotel, we lounged about and within the pool, and had various fruit drinks. And that brings us to the now, thereabouts. Tomorrow, we head off to Ubud, "the real Bali", so they say, and we hope to send another such email soon. <br /><br />Our bed at the hotel<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kvd7eZo-Bjo/TyTlbGEeUQI/AAAAAAAABeI/YFhsvaTRNvk/s1600/DSC09243.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kvd7eZo-Bjo/TyTlbGEeUQI/AAAAAAAABeI/YFhsvaTRNvk/s320/DSC09243.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702935281806496002" /></a><br />The view from our balcony<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8lwT29sAgWY/TyTlaJjp9HI/AAAAAAAABeA/TIAWvNRi7Oc/s1600/DSC09247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8lwT29sAgWY/TyTlaJjp9HI/AAAAAAAABeA/TIAWvNRi7Oc/s320/DSC09247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702935265562719346" /></a><br />Our balcony door into our room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pPypQ6Tx7k8/TyTlZ9ob5bI/AAAAAAAABdw/yB815DPB96c/s1600/DSC09246.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pPypQ6Tx7k8/TyTlZ9ob5bI/AAAAAAAABdw/yB815DPB96c/s320/DSC09246.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702935262361544114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V0RhBLYRbio/TyTlZVaW3QI/AAAAAAAABdk/QLCOamsf9PA/s1600/DSC09253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V0RhBLYRbio/TyTlZVaW3QI/AAAAAAAABdk/QLCOamsf9PA/s320/DSC09253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702935251565075714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_SgCAawBYcw/TyTlZELh2UI/AAAAAAAABdY/-9FGtQqJDuo/s1600/DSC09259.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_SgCAawBYcw/TyTlZELh2UI/AAAAAAAABdY/-9FGtQqJDuo/s320/DSC09259.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702935246939478338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9msFVE8Pt4Q/TyTm80-wWoI/AAAAAAAABfE/44Qz-GdPMeI/s1600/DSC09265.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 159px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9msFVE8Pt4Q/TyTm80-wWoI/AAAAAAAABfE/44Qz-GdPMeI/s320/DSC09265.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702936960846289538" /></a><br />Me holding a snake fruit in the grocery store (I reckon it looks like what snake testicles would look like if snakes had testicles).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R3-IlGQxWm0/TyTm8fePVlI/AAAAAAAABe4/3puhUkjM1iI/s1600/DSC09274.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R3-IlGQxWm0/TyTm8fePVlI/AAAAAAAABe4/3puhUkjM1iI/s320/DSC09274.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702936955072763474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YrvZTzXZbF8/TyTm78SISoI/AAAAAAAABes/GKCxRHbT1Dg/s1600/DSC09278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YrvZTzXZbF8/TyTm78SISoI/AAAAAAAABes/GKCxRHbT1Dg/s320/DSC09278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702936945626729090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BPwPFkxmqf0/TyTm7dzdkKI/AAAAAAAABeg/lYQw7OFLT0A/s1600/DSC09280.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BPwPFkxmqf0/TyTm7dzdkKI/AAAAAAAABeg/lYQw7OFLT0A/s320/DSC09280.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702936937445036194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mczp7mPOw_g/TyTm7GoAWdI/AAAAAAAABeU/i_XjokE-iHY/s1600/DSC09282.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L7ObIomLfs4/TyTsPYgaUAI/AAAAAAAABgw/Eqe05PHQQPs/s320/DSC09335.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702942777178476546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gtQYN9ltndo/TyTsO8YV2PI/AAAAAAAABgk/qinZY7anTVQ/s1600/DSC09346.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gtQYN9ltndo/TyTsO8YV2PI/AAAAAAAABgk/qinZY7anTVQ/s320/DSC09346.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702942769628436722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FPY6FYWSWTw/TyTsOlxwYFI/AAAAAAAABgY/vKG8uT-z10Y/s1600/DSC09339.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FPY6FYWSWTw/TyTsOlxwYFI/AAAAAAAABgY/vKG8uT-z10Y/s320/DSC09339.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702942763561017426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p4L_6cv-Ba0/TyTsOBghhKI/AAAAAAAABgM/dgN7115kuwo/s1600/DSC09359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p4L_6cv-Ba0/TyTsOBghhKI/AAAAAAAABgM/dgN7115kuwo/s320/DSC09359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702942753825064098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oAsq46HWitM/TyTumtaE9HI/AAAAAAAABh4/R1scU_zG5TI/s1600/DSC09364.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oAsq46HWitM/TyTumtaE9HI/AAAAAAAABh4/R1scU_zG5TI/s320/DSC09364.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702945376949302386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SiiqlogV1U0/TyTumTJmQmI/AAAAAAAABhs/MpP0G-rEkzk/s1600/DSC09368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SiiqlogV1U0/TyTumTJmQmI/AAAAAAAABhs/MpP0G-rEkzk/s320/DSC09368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702945369900860002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R7mYK5ZxY4g/TyTumJQDeEI/AAAAAAAABhg/EJW5XmpS8p4/s1600/DSC09379.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R7mYK5ZxY4g/TyTumJQDeEI/AAAAAAAABhg/EJW5XmpS8p4/s320/DSC09379.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702945367243585602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KnxtqRtx1SA/TyTulmp2mjI/AAAAAAAABhU/jBTE3G_qb_4/s1600/DSC09391.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KnxtqRtx1SA/TyTulmp2mjI/AAAAAAAABhU/jBTE3G_qb_4/s320/DSC09391.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702945357956553266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_-YJpJJnCMI/TyTulHZnBUI/AAAAAAAABhI/q463cqS7qFk/s1600/DSC09394.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_-YJpJJnCMI/TyTulHZnBUI/AAAAAAAABhI/q463cqS7qFk/s320/DSC09394.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702945349566924098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-704W-MuUf38/TyTw27u3HEI/AAAAAAAABiE/dHAbAg5lzCk/s1600/DSC09398.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-704W-MuUf38/TyTw27u3HEI/AAAAAAAABiE/dHAbAg5lzCk/s320/DSC09398.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702947854695734338" /></a><br />We at a lovely place that night. I will tell you some of the things they do for you at restaurants in Bali so you’ll know what it was like to eat out every night without me having to tell you each time. They often give you a very cold damp rag to freshen up, and there are often peanuts to munch on, and very often live music! And of course the meals range from about $2-$10. <br /><br />David’s email #2<br />Made our way over to Ubud--originally a haven for backpackers and spiritualists, it has since become as touristy as many other places here. It is definitely a lot more crowded than we expected. But yesterday we went on a biking tour of the countryside with a delightful Canadian couple and a very entertaining and informative Balinese guide. It included a tour of a coffee and fruit/spice plantation where, among other things, we saw the preparation of coffee beans and had a cup of the some of the world's most expensive coffee, kopi luwak (though it cost just a few dollars if you get it right at the plantation). This coffee is so expensive because it can take a couple of months just to collect a kilo of the coffee beans which are found littered on the forest floor...in the feces of the Balinese luwak, or civet. They say it's so good because the civets select only the finest of coffee to eat. And don't worry, they digest the fruit but deposit the beans intact, which are then cleaned and cooked after collection. <br /><br />Here are some pictures from our first day in Ubud<br />View out of our hotel door<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KQFSKS2k6a4/TyTyhJNr1RI/AAAAAAAABjA/H3DuZPXQfaE/s1600/DSC09429.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KQFSKS2k6a4/TyTyhJNr1RI/AAAAAAAABjA/H3DuZPXQfaE/s320/DSC09429.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702949679380813074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNKcxl7NcD4/TyTygag3fjI/AAAAAAAABi4/8hbnsX7QxZQ/s1600/DSC09440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNKcxl7NcD4/TyTygag3fjI/AAAAAAAABi4/8hbnsX7QxZQ/s320/DSC09440.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702949666844802610" /></a><br />View from out the back of the hotel<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Is-fGhIR3EE/TyTyf3UqDwI/AAAAAAAABio/2Sy-m3CI8a4/s1600/DSC09459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Is-fGhIR3EE/TyTyf3UqDwI/AAAAAAAABio/2Sy-m3CI8a4/s320/DSC09459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702949657398349570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M1Yw5Q-6WzQ/TyTyfUwGn2I/AAAAAAAABig/gIb7IYKCq-E/s1600/DSC09486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M1Yw5Q-6WzQ/TyTyfUwGn2I/AAAAAAAABig/gIb7IYKCq-E/s320/DSC09486.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702949648118226786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uk8cnxeVX8Y/TyTyfGjanmI/AAAAAAAABiQ/P2zOmJ6y-hs/s1600/DSC09445.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uk8cnxeVX8Y/TyTyfGjanmI/AAAAAAAABiQ/P2zOmJ6y-hs/s320/DSC09445.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702949644306914914" /></a><br />We got some massages, but didn't try the sclap massage. :P There were always lots of typos in the English writing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ij2-NF5gB9A/TyT0FL4WFWI/AAAAAAAABj0/DihpuUKvZQo/s1600/DSC09449.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ij2-NF5gB9A/TyT0FL4WFWI/AAAAAAAABj0/DihpuUKvZQo/s320/DSC09449.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702951398083532130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9jCNM1PJ97A/TyT0E_1gDrI/AAAAAAAABjk/0tx_37dn-cM/s1600/DSC09452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9jCNM1PJ97A/TyT0E_1gDrI/AAAAAAAABjk/0tx_37dn-cM/s320/DSC09452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702951394850377394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-umJj4z2xk30/TyT0EphtISI/AAAAAAAABjY/98_qKj8UEgc/s1600/DSC09471.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-umJj4z2xk30/TyT0EphtISI/AAAAAAAABjY/98_qKj8UEgc/s320/DSC09471.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702951388861767970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F-RncZz2C6k/TyT0Ef3e0TI/AAAAAAAABjM/kqiRKC1fJ8g/s1600/DSC09475.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F-RncZz2C6k/TyT0Ef3e0TI/AAAAAAAABjM/kqiRKC1fJ8g/s320/DSC09475.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702951386268750130" /></a><br /><br />The Bike Tour<br />Cremation ceremony we saw on our way to the bike tour. After people die they burry them, and raise money to have a ceremony to send them off properly, but since it's so expensive to do, they only do it every handful of years. So when it comes time to do it they dig up all of the family members that have died in between ceremonies and give them all the send off of cremation.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-76cZTBouwwE/TyT7XgUxQ8I/AAAAAAAABks/CSY4bhRheCw/s1600/DSC09489.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-76cZTBouwwE/TyT7XgUxQ8I/AAAAAAAABks/CSY4bhRheCw/s320/DSC09489.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702959409390502850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-91ceJ8DaPK0/TyT7XN1swXI/AAAAAAAABkg/Y_2Kia4HuLo/s1600/DSC09499.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-91ceJ8DaPK0/TyT7XN1swXI/AAAAAAAABkg/Y_2Kia4HuLo/s320/DSC09499.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702959404428345714" /></a><br />Yes, I, Cassie, held that spider<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7zrWXSMD0Wg/TyT7WoVszlI/AAAAAAAABkU/YVh-w-F1ync/s1600/DSC09495.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7zrWXSMD0Wg/TyT7WoVszlI/AAAAAAAABkU/YVh-w-F1ync/s320/DSC09495.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702959394362019410" /></a><br />The civet cat<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vXjSxR0139U/TyT7V-2mvGI/AAAAAAAABkI/7OETCLvUPBI/s1600/DSC09520.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vXjSxR0139U/TyT7V-2mvGI/AAAAAAAABkI/7OETCLvUPBI/s320/DSC09520.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702959383225744482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J1vTijC3foY/TyT7Vq0AogI/AAAAAAAABj8/Riq0ex8Yy6s/s1600/DSC09527.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J1vTijC3foY/TyT7Vq0AogI/AAAAAAAABj8/Riq0ex8Yy6s/s320/DSC09527.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702959377846149634" /></a><br />Me cooking coffee<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l1hD92Xs6_4/TyT-he2zy0I/AAAAAAAABlo/JPaxPpzDxDI/s1600/DSC09534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l1hD92Xs6_4/TyT-he2zy0I/AAAAAAAABlo/JPaxPpzDxDI/s320/DSC09534.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702962879329979202" /></a><br />David grinding coffee<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9afsQlkor7Y/TyT-g9LeKNI/AAAAAAAABlc/5TRpgfQ4oag/s1600/DSC09535.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9afsQlkor7Y/TyT-g9LeKNI/AAAAAAAABlc/5TRpgfQ4oag/s320/DSC09535.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702962870289836242" /></a><br />We got to try a whole bunch of different coffees and teas (my favorite, lemongrass tea and ginger coffee, which tastes like a really yummy cappucino<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F-oc_q4fdtg/TyT-goFgzrI/AAAAAAAABlQ/oBBXkjgt_Q8/s1600/DSC09546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F-oc_q4fdtg/TyT-goFgzrI/AAAAAAAABlQ/oBBXkjgt_Q8/s320/DSC09546.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702962864627699378" /></a><br />They grind their coffee grounds REALLY fine and they just sit in the bottom of the cup. It’s really yummy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nmKg6pAbkyo/TyT-gNbnchI/AAAAAAAABlE/5MxJ9WXXTDk/s1600/DSC09548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nmKg6pAbkyo/TyT-gNbnchI/AAAAAAAABlE/5MxJ9WXXTDk/s320/DSC09548.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702962857472651794" /></a><br />Our cup of kopi luwak<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pR1sEHyNys4/TyT-fwUipdI/AAAAAAAABk4/l8ApzcwnZLA/s1600/DSC09549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pR1sEHyNys4/TyT-fwUipdI/AAAAAAAABk4/l8ApzcwnZLA/s320/DSC09549.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702962849658349010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p5LCC5CMdUc/TyT_5DjgAUI/AAAAAAAABmM/NHIke7d36t8/s1600/DSC09553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p5LCC5CMdUc/TyT_5DjgAUI/AAAAAAAABmM/NHIke7d36t8/s320/DSC09553.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702964383829721410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dPZIKqQXH4g/TyT_48Ef4jI/AAAAAAAABl8/KMTORbvfsfM/s1600/DSC09556.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dPZIKqQXH4g/TyT_48Ef4jI/AAAAAAAABl8/KMTORbvfsfM/s320/DSC09556.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702964381820641842" /></a><br />Then, we had breakfast overlooking the caldera of Batur, an active volcano, with the most recent flow being in 2002. After that, our biking tour took us to a traditional Balinese housing compound, where the significance of the building layout was explained (oldest, most respected people facing the mountain, kitchen and workshop on the other side, other family to the west, with the temple closest to the mountain and the sea [northeast in this area]) and we learned about Balinese culture and religion. We continued biking through the rice paddies and villages, with occasional stops to practice threshing rice or weaving mats. Cassie lifted a 40 kilo bag of rice and carried it on her head, which greatly impressed the Balinese. We ended the tour with a Balinese buffet, including nasi goreng (fried rice), mie goreng (fried noodles), ayam goreng (fried chicken), and three kinds of sambal (spicy sauces). (By the way, sambal oolek [or "rooster sauce" back in the states] means "crushed" or "ground" spicy sauce.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wUPAdAPy8ys/TyUFEckroQI/AAAAAAAABnE/ZBkQptr6oTk/s1600/DSC09567.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wUPAdAPy8ys/TyUFEckroQI/AAAAAAAABnE/ZBkQptr6oTk/s320/DSC09567.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702970077082263810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-28CTcWHeRFE/TyUFD4EF7oI/AAAAAAAABm4/jYEVwanUGD8/s1600/DSC09573.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-28CTcWHeRFE/TyUFD4EF7oI/AAAAAAAABm4/jYEVwanUGD8/s320/DSC09573.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702970067281899138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W_Pu8rUgDuM/TyUFDlOo0_I/AAAAAAAABms/6uQOqLPeTD4/s1600/DSC09579.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W_Pu8rUgDuM/TyUFDlOo0_I/AAAAAAAABms/6uQOqLPeTD4/s320/DSC09579.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702970062225855474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aei0p4txK_8/TyUFCwmMq8I/AAAAAAAABmg/TV3joWKP25o/s1600/DSC09583.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aei0p4txK_8/TyUFCwmMq8I/AAAAAAAABmg/TV3joWKP25o/s320/DSC09583.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702970048097594306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ue2EOQpzIg/TyUFCaDf1gI/AAAAAAAABmU/X_nrIMiiK6M/s1600/DSC09586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ue2EOQpzIg/TyUFCaDf1gI/AAAAAAAABmU/X_nrIMiiK6M/s320/DSC09586.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702970042046469634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vkyU8Kwl7q0/TyUHz8oxU5I/AAAAAAAABoA/gao9rXXb32w/s1600/DSC09589.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vkyU8Kwl7q0/TyUHz8oxU5I/AAAAAAAABoA/gao9rXXb32w/s320/DSC09589.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702973092166456210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0zRHb8Qg4Gk/TyUHzUMP9kI/AAAAAAAABn0/rc_YrWRgGkQ/s1600/DSC09603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0zRHb8Qg4Gk/TyUHzUMP9kI/AAAAAAAABn0/rc_YrWRgGkQ/s320/DSC09603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702973081309410882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vExwA59WuoU/TyUHyopAujI/AAAAAAAABno/d2lGPBvkRyc/s1600/DSC09609.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vExwA59WuoU/TyUHyopAujI/AAAAAAAABno/d2lGPBvkRyc/s320/DSC09609.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702973069618887218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qBu4aHBLu6g/TyUHyOH23ZI/AAAAAAAABnc/E1brPbydjYM/s1600/DSC09625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qBu4aHBLu6g/TyUHyOH23ZI/AAAAAAAABnc/E1brPbydjYM/s320/DSC09625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702973062500507026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kKiY1nv-F4A/TyUHx_R0R-I/AAAAAAAABnQ/UqdpSs1Ofq0/s1600/DSC09631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kKiY1nv-F4A/TyUHx_R0R-I/AAAAAAAABnQ/UqdpSs1Ofq0/s320/DSC09631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702973058515748834" /></a><br />After swimming in the pool and relaxing back at the hotel, we went out to eat at a restaurant serving traditional Balinese food (we got two different kinds of spicy chicken dishes), and I got to try my hand at ordering in Balinese. The waitress complimented me, so that's cool. We've been learning some Balinese out of our phrasebook, but have also been lucking out in terms of getting guides and waiters who are willing to teach us some more, so I think we're doing pretty good for having only been here a few days so far :). <br /><br />Well, now we're off to visit the monkey forest sanctuary.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-koUdjJL2ZFg/TyUL8lUJ0bI/AAAAAAAABok/Vwh8e33Wt7g/s1600/DSC09646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-koUdjJL2ZFg/TyUL8lUJ0bI/AAAAAAAABok/Vwh8e33Wt7g/s320/DSC09646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702977638571299250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HQGxihnkwOo/TyUL8ezVFBI/AAAAAAAABoY/sIGgnwtrxxs/s1600/DSC09657.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HQGxihnkwOo/TyUL8ezVFBI/AAAAAAAABoY/sIGgnwtrxxs/s320/DSC09657.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702977636823012370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cK2L3aslQRI/TyUL741w66I/AAAAAAAABoM/ZgGQjiJmZPg/s1600/DSC09648.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cK2L3aslQRI/TyUL741w66I/AAAAAAAABoM/ZgGQjiJmZPg/s320/DSC09648.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702977626632678306" /></a><br /><br />Next time... Monkey Forrest and climbing Mt. BaturCassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-76376644964563115252012-01-28T21:27:00.000-08:002012-01-28T22:06:26.415-08:00Year one semester two continuedHere are a few random pictures from the semester. David and Noah on the bed, a fire near our house, and David and I by an awesome mural in Perth central.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WF-2EDYRBR0/TyTaO4D_4yI/AAAAAAAABaM/ZqGau8sz9zg/s1600/DSC08684.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WF-2EDYRBR0/TyTaO4D_4yI/AAAAAAAABaM/ZqGau8sz9zg/s320/DSC08684.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702922977260069666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSTqA73AmCA/TyTaOTJEglI/AAAAAAAABaA/fgNC36sM6Gc/s1600/DSC08686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSTqA73AmCA/TyTaOTJEglI/AAAAAAAABaA/fgNC36sM6Gc/s320/DSC08686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702922967349232210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-knrGfFvyWXE/TyTaNy2xogI/AAAAAAAABZ0/i0kktiJru1I/s1600/DSC08773.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 163px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-knrGfFvyWXE/TyTaNy2xogI/AAAAAAAABZ0/i0kktiJru1I/s320/DSC08773.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702922958682563074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uEri167Jtfw/TyTaNVgCTxI/AAAAAAAABZo/Uvx1aaxtgEU/s1600/DSC08774.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uEri167Jtfw/TyTaNVgCTxI/AAAAAAAABZo/Uvx1aaxtgEU/s320/DSC08774.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702922950802558738" /></a><br /><br />While at work one day we got in an echidna, which was really neat as I’ve only ever seen them in animal parks. Here is also a picture of the stray mama and her three kittens we got in. The kitten picture beneath is one of them when it was a bit older. They have all finally found homes now (Mama only having found one this weekend... I think she will be very happy not to live in a cage anymore. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0uppp5cW47w/TyTb1LpwhWI/AAAAAAAABaw/o5gSHJoWKFI/s1600/DSC08793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0uppp5cW47w/TyTb1LpwhWI/AAAAAAAABaw/o5gSHJoWKFI/s320/DSC08793.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702924734865376610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FJdwndsz8W0/TyTb02KlBlI/AAAAAAAABak/xaGN0y--QJ4/s1600/DSC08963.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FJdwndsz8W0/TyTb02KlBlI/AAAAAAAABak/xaGN0y--QJ4/s320/DSC08963.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702924729097455186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D2eEOGf9law/TyTb0jlr6CI/AAAAAAAABaY/UQdb1YZfvhg/s1600/DSC09150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D2eEOGf9law/TyTb0jlr6CI/AAAAAAAABaY/UQdb1YZfvhg/s320/DSC09150.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702924724110878754" /></a><br /><br />Here are some pictures of our pregnancy testing lab at uni. It was a lot of fun and we got to feel some calves!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EU7Ym3x0Kuk/TyTd1tX7cZI/AAAAAAAABbU/p1D91fyUNFw/s1600/PA171106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EU7Ym3x0Kuk/TyTd1tX7cZI/AAAAAAAABbU/p1D91fyUNFw/s320/PA171106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702926942940656018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mO87vIY1Pdw/TyTd1FvyvpI/AAAAAAAABbI/NxccSMohsN8/s1600/PA171109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mO87vIY1Pdw/TyTd1FvyvpI/AAAAAAAABbI/NxccSMohsN8/s320/PA171109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702926932303330962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JpewXz4lbpU/TyTd0_tknBI/AAAAAAAABa8/aWeQv3THXW8/s1600/PA171130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JpewXz4lbpU/TyTd0_tknBI/AAAAAAAABa8/aWeQv3THXW8/s320/PA171130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702926930683403282" /></a><br />Every semester the university puts on a “Stamp out the stress” day before finals, and this is one of the things we did.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-22caF9yco9I/TyTfJsYy-FI/AAAAAAAABbs/Sf9FcWDEMUg/s1600/DSC08846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-22caF9yco9I/TyTfJsYy-FI/AAAAAAAABbs/Sf9FcWDEMUg/s320/DSC08846.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702928385784870994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8qHB-8uH_1Q/TyTfJTMNddI/AAAAAAAABbg/sLcefkYp2ws/s1600/DSC08858.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8qHB-8uH_1Q/TyTfJTMNddI/AAAAAAAABbg/sLcefkYp2ws/s320/DSC08858.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702928379021194706" /></a><br />And of course we had to have a no more finals, end of the year bbq at the beach. What a great group!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eIillDmStF8/TyTf3HDd2hI/AAAAAAAABb4/RHR-Ggwn57w/s1600/DSC09176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eIillDmStF8/TyTf3HDd2hI/AAAAAAAABb4/RHR-Ggwn57w/s320/DSC09176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702929166037277202" /></a><br />Before my friend, Lauren, went back to Canada for the break we got together with her, her boyfriend Oli, and her cousin and her boyfriend who are currently living and working in Australia for a bit. We went to Point Walter, which is a beautiful place and not all that far from us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UP-ZhnfcWVQ/TyThuuHRRkI/AAAAAAAABc0/PiD3DESiY04/s1600/DSC09185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UP-ZhnfcWVQ/TyThuuHRRkI/AAAAAAAABc0/PiD3DESiY04/s320/DSC09185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702931220926645826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lPLnUDe5-EY/TyTht9Kk2eI/AAAAAAAABco/ptuj77WfwPI/s1600/DSC09190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lPLnUDe5-EY/TyTht9Kk2eI/AAAAAAAABco/ptuj77WfwPI/s320/DSC09190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702931207787174370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-np9pbmsQZ84/TyThtnhsn5I/AAAAAAAABcc/Jc2PHhKmJoQ/s1600/DSC09219.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-np9pbmsQZ84/TyThtnhsn5I/AAAAAAAABcc/Jc2PHhKmJoQ/s320/DSC09219.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702931201978572690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VqxzzBXinzw/TyThsnhGPvI/AAAAAAAABcQ/YWeU8XPO048/s1600/DSC09197.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VqxzzBXinzw/TyThsnhGPvI/AAAAAAAABcQ/YWeU8XPO048/s320/DSC09197.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702931184796188402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_UJYjeNzmhw/TyThsZvJyuI/AAAAAAAABcE/4Wk91wYGX3U/s1600/DSC09218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_UJYjeNzmhw/TyThsZvJyuI/AAAAAAAABcE/4Wk91wYGX3U/s320/DSC09218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702931181097044706" /></a><br />And that is FINALLY the end of semester two. It was filled with lots of fun and lots of work, but I passed and didn’t have to sit any supplemental exams, so I was very happy. Next I will be writing about David’s and my very belated honeymoon trip to Bali! Until next time.<br />-CassieCassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-61342470410142240882012-01-09T17:18:00.000-08:002012-01-09T18:52:02.520-08:00First Year Wedding Anniversary Trip!David and I went on a belated 1st anniversary trip (it was just easier to do in September than on our real anniversary in August). We booked a room at a cheap but lovely resort down near Bussleton, which is about a 2 hour drive away. We stayed there 3 nights; during the days we would drive around and visit wineries and art galleries and go on walks (we visited the lighthouse on Cape Naturaliste) and at night we would eat, watch movies, sit on the beach, etc. It was lovely. We even made it to the Chocolate Factory and a place where you can make your own muesli (granola) mix. Such a great area, and so much to do! We wanted to visit the numerous caves that are in the area, but decided to wait and make that one trip cause it's cheaper if you buy tickets to them all than individually. Here are some pics from that trip. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-msCP4MZtf-4/TwuWY58sjqI/AAAAAAAABWc/5r5YWXBS29o/s1600/DSC08584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-msCP4MZtf-4/TwuWY58sjqI/AAAAAAAABWc/5r5YWXBS29o/s320/DSC08584.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695811508356550306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4SnV_tzs39s/TwuWYYPkhiI/AAAAAAAABWM/UWMHe4GXRso/s1600/DSC08588.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4SnV_tzs39s/TwuWYYPkhiI/AAAAAAAABWM/UWMHe4GXRso/s320/DSC08588.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695811499308910114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ktJnQAU8lIk/TwuWXzFk_yI/AAAAAAAABWA/THjTRR68VOE/s1600/DSC08590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ktJnQAU8lIk/TwuWXzFk_yI/AAAAAAAABWA/THjTRR68VOE/s320/DSC08590.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695811489334886178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8RxG-Fp3ma4/TwuWXap_vuI/AAAAAAAABV0/gGuD6J1XR2Q/s1600/DSC08592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8RxG-Fp3ma4/TwuWXap_vuI/AAAAAAAABV0/gGuD6J1XR2Q/s320/DSC08592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695811482776747746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DrKmhCr1ZlA/TwuWXL145zI/AAAAAAAABVo/IUV6jeYn994/s1600/DSC08594.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DrKmhCr1ZlA/TwuWXL145zI/AAAAAAAABVo/IUV6jeYn994/s320/DSC08594.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695811478800099122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zFDUZD3o31o/Twuau2jj-oI/AAAAAAAABXY/IBS9sK7F96o/s1600/DSC08596.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zFDUZD3o31o/Twuau2jj-oI/AAAAAAAABXY/IBS9sK7F96o/s320/DSC08596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695816283449457282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OCBYkUJ9-64/TwuauYOl52I/AAAAAAAABXM/iO6IEzbAsSQ/s1600/DSC08606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OCBYkUJ9-64/TwuauYOl52I/AAAAAAAABXM/iO6IEzbAsSQ/s320/DSC08606.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695816275308439394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4HN3xJGXDP0/Twuat-Ij7HI/AAAAAAAABXA/a6h8QiKpABI/s1600/DSC08607.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OjXQ8VIZXdA/TwufO6TrPnI/AAAAAAAABXk/se3S68Z3ct8/s320/DSC08663.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695821232258891378" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RmPERXtQSRA/Twul0n7oZgI/AAAAAAAABZQ/NML8l0dGT74/s1600/DSC08666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RmPERXtQSRA/Twul0n7oZgI/AAAAAAAABZQ/NML8l0dGT74/s320/DSC08666.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695828477230999042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n96HcmgDTdg/TwulzmJoDAI/AAAAAAAABZE/DEHXcXGoN80/s1600/DSC08667.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n96HcmgDTdg/TwulzmJoDAI/AAAAAAAABZE/DEHXcXGoN80/s320/DSC08667.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695828459572956162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CP1IORYFn-Q/TwulzbKHGDI/AAAAAAAABY4/4vS3g2Va_X4/s1600/DSC08680.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CP1IORYFn-Q/TwulzbKHGDI/AAAAAAAABY4/4vS3g2Va_X4/s320/DSC08680.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695828456622200882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2-LHqpvQPu8/TwulyNI40uI/AAAAAAAABYw/ub2LF1XpqNQ/s1600/DSC08682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2-LHqpvQPu8/TwulyNI40uI/AAAAAAAABYw/ub2LF1XpqNQ/s320/DSC08682.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695828435679105762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u_kBPrZJCNw/Twulxgfh8DI/AAAAAAAABYg/6zoLUQQ49yA/s1600/DSC08681.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u_kBPrZJCNw/Twulxgfh8DI/AAAAAAAABYg/6zoLUQQ49yA/s320/DSC08681.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695828423694479410" /></a>Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-51414502606899069882011-12-30T22:31:00.000-08:002011-12-31T01:17:16.618-08:00Year one semester twoThis is going to be a whirlwind blog entry on the entire semester so I can get caught up quickly. :) I will note that not long after we got back from our trip across Australia (a few weeks, after our 1st year anniversary and my b-day) David left to go to the Philippines with his dad and sister (David and Alicia were born there but don't remember much so they took a trip back down pre-memory lane). They were gone 3 weeks.<br /><br />Here's a few pictures from home: me at the Fremantle jail; A pelican at the beach near our house; and cockatoos eating near the street... something you'd never see at home!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HHEhPg3105Q/Tv6uNawOpWI/AAAAAAAABNE/95n3bcQ1Fys/s1600/DSC07824.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HHEhPg3105Q/Tv6uNawOpWI/AAAAAAAABNE/95n3bcQ1Fys/s320/DSC07824.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692178524586026338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lp_cbuhwoYM/Tv6uM_c36RI/AAAAAAAABM4/gfEeFOXLrvs/s1600/DSC07819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lp_cbuhwoYM/Tv6uM_c36RI/AAAAAAAABM4/gfEeFOXLrvs/s320/DSC07819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692178517257087250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WU2qVfvta3I/Tv6uMuGIi5I/AAAAAAAABMs/rj8fRBzR2ng/s1600/DSC07817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WU2qVfvta3I/Tv6uMuGIi5I/AAAAAAAABMs/rj8fRBzR2ng/s320/DSC07817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692178512598305682" /></a><br /><br />For Maren's birthday a group of us girls went out to Swan Valley to celebrate! It's the most famous local wine region, so we did wine and cheese tasting, as well as visited the Chocolate Factory and The House of Honey. One of the wine and cheese places we stopped let us in even though it was a few minutes to close. They were really nice, they just said as long as we didn't mind eating on paper plates, it was ok. They all left and it was just us eating cheese and drinking wine in this beautiful area! It was a great day. I was the DD for the trip, so I only had the occasional wine taste. :) I did buy and amazing port!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DnA7g-1GuLA/Tv61xJAZpVI/AAAAAAAABPA/tJvn6VFE3ZE/s1600/DSC08081.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DnA7g-1GuLA/Tv61xJAZpVI/AAAAAAAABPA/tJvn6VFE3ZE/s320/DSC08081.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692186834878702930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4422zyh-Vr0/Tv61wPTRkJI/AAAAAAAABO4/DD2s829ChHc/s1600/DSC08086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4422zyh-Vr0/Tv61wPTRkJI/AAAAAAAABO4/DD2s829ChHc/s320/DSC08086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692186819388608658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G23F6FAbW7c/Tv61v6VJVhI/AAAAAAAABOo/R0lusP_doU4/s1600/DSC08093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G23F6FAbW7c/Tv61v6VJVhI/AAAAAAAABOo/R0lusP_doU4/s320/DSC08093.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692186813759313426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-inCFjGF94LI/Tv61u1n6dII/AAAAAAAABOc/XafI_BroPzQ/s1600/DSC08097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-inCFjGF94LI/Tv61u1n6dII/AAAAAAAABOc/XafI_BroPzQ/s320/DSC08097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692186795315983490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bVJuzSkojEU/Tv61uiSr0mI/AAAAAAAABOQ/Gy1a2phC1pI/s1600/DSC08099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bVJuzSkojEU/Tv61uiSr0mI/AAAAAAAABOQ/Gy1a2phC1pI/s320/DSC08099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692186790126670434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g4wuiEO0ZBQ/Tv6zjoxk6pI/AAAAAAAABOE/jUsyqb79My8/s1600/DSC08103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g4wuiEO0ZBQ/Tv6zjoxk6pI/AAAAAAAABOE/jUsyqb79My8/s320/DSC08103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692184403865037458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-03Ce-1f4udY/Tv6zjYGsgWI/AAAAAAAABN4/23ogxEQuAlc/s1600/DSC08108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-03Ce-1f4udY/Tv6zjYGsgWI/AAAAAAAABN4/23ogxEQuAlc/s320/DSC08108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692184399390212450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aF1L5GTtyXI/Tv6zi-SiJUI/AAAAAAAABNs/NePDP2eUfCk/s1600/DSC08115.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aF1L5GTtyXI/Tv6zi-SiJUI/AAAAAAAABNs/NePDP2eUfCk/s320/DSC08115.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692184392460543298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GGEhHF0F1bY/Tv6zifZ06QI/AAAAAAAABNg/EcpA_QoxLbw/s1600/DSC08116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GGEhHF0F1bY/Tv6zifZ06QI/AAAAAAAABNg/EcpA_QoxLbw/s320/DSC08116.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692184384169634050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ObMDnR50pr0/Tv6ziKGG4aI/AAAAAAAABNU/ailesJrC3qk/s1600/DSC08122.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ObMDnR50pr0/Tv6ziKGG4aI/AAAAAAAABNU/ailesJrC3qk/s320/DSC08122.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692184378449781154" /></a><br /><br />One of the more interesting adventures I had this semester was going to Eagle's Heritage down by Margaret River. It is a raptor rescue/rehab/teaching centre. They have birds that are unreleasable and so are used for education, but there are also birds there who are recuperating from various problems and that get released. We were shown around by the guy who runs the place (Phil) who also told us a lot of really interesting information about the animals as well as how to handle them and some of the medical problems they had. We even learned how to hold many of the birds, including a wedge-tailed eagle! It was such an amazing experience and Phil is such a good teacher! We just went for a weekend, and on our last day we went for a hike out looking for eagle nests. We found a few abandoned ones, but other than that it was just a really neat hike through the bush. <br />If you'd like to learn more about Eagle's Heritage, here is the link to their site: http://www.eaglesheritage.com.au/index.html<br /><br />Powerful Owl; can lift a German Shepherd into the air!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xqefX1g8nDQ/Tv7HU1G02FI/AAAAAAAABTg/NKosh-56Fac/s1600/DSC08155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xqefX1g8nDQ/Tv7HU1G02FI/AAAAAAAABTg/NKosh-56Fac/s320/DSC08155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692206139709904978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vX-vbc0YuG4/Tv7HUk8yRuI/AAAAAAAABTU/U9ppeI0a8ak/s1600/DSC08169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vX-vbc0YuG4/Tv7HUk8yRuI/AAAAAAAABTU/U9ppeI0a8ak/s320/DSC08169.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692206135372826338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pXnOuzHeywI/Tv7HTmbzjbI/AAAAAAAABTM/5BD7vFof3cY/s1600/DSC08158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pXnOuzHeywI/Tv7HTmbzjbI/AAAAAAAABTM/5BD7vFof3cY/s320/DSC08158.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692206118591499698" /></a><br />Tawny Frog-Mouth<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J3gzw2tKJEY/Tv7HTSzZ2eI/AAAAAAAABS8/2SFfhlvpYcI/s1600/DSC08165.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J3gzw2tKJEY/Tv7HTSzZ2eI/AAAAAAAABS8/2SFfhlvpYcI/s320/DSC08165.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692206113321769442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xVv8MuSsEWM/Tv7FBoVinzI/AAAAAAAABSw/HckOrezeFdw/s1600/DSC08167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xVv8MuSsEWM/Tv7FBoVinzI/AAAAAAAABSw/HckOrezeFdw/s320/DSC08167.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692203610841194290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hKJJirhD4k0/Tv7FBNL8QwI/AAAAAAAABSk/h1-G6-3wcnA/s1600/DSC08188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hKJJirhD4k0/Tv7FBNL8QwI/AAAAAAAABSk/h1-G6-3wcnA/s320/DSC08188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692203603553174274" /></a><br />Sooty Owl<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--QL9mceIAoE/Tv7FAR3jZxI/AAAAAAAABSc/GcSgMpb-HKk/s1600/DSC08191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--QL9mceIAoE/Tv7FAR3jZxI/AAAAAAAABSc/GcSgMpb-HKk/s320/DSC08191.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692203587629967122" /></a><br />Sea eagle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chZYzuza9mY/Tv7E_9jJRQI/AAAAAAAABSM/F6GzSea-JnY/s1600/DSC08198.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chZYzuza9mY/Tv7E_9jJRQI/AAAAAAAABSM/F6GzSea-JnY/s320/DSC08198.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692203582175659266" /></a><br />Sooty owl chick<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r5V-3fDNFi0/Tv7E_u4peFI/AAAAAAAABSA/uu2YJkTbeXM/s1600/DSC08206.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r5V-3fDNFi0/Tv7E_u4peFI/AAAAAAAABSA/uu2YJkTbeXM/s320/DSC08206.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692203578239318098" /></a><br />Wedge-tailed eagle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O09Bjhw5cqc/Tv7DLOy6KqI/AAAAAAAABR0/kwjid37sNxs/s1600/DSC08214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O09Bjhw5cqc/Tv7DLOy6KqI/AAAAAAAABR0/kwjid37sNxs/s320/DSC08214.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692201576760486562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GvYETPbah50/Tv7DK8YvDvI/AAAAAAAABRo/pPpIUegS0Tc/s1600/DSC08229.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GvYETPbah50/Tv7DK8YvDvI/AAAAAAAABRo/pPpIUegS0Tc/s320/DSC08229.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692201571818868466" /></a><br />Peregrin falcon with damaged sear (like the quick of our fingernails)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LNQZCrUX6iA/Tv7DJ6EMrtI/AAAAAAAABRg/_7wRo3EL3O0/s1600/DSC08262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LNQZCrUX6iA/Tv7DJ6EMrtI/AAAAAAAABRg/_7wRo3EL3O0/s320/DSC08262.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692201554015989458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S_FNXZPsTlw/Tv7DJtd_b-I/AAAAAAAABRQ/VunBZ6TJBeU/s1600/DSC08269.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S_FNXZPsTlw/Tv7DJtd_b-I/AAAAAAAABRQ/VunBZ6TJBeU/s320/DSC08269.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692201550634512354" /></a><br />Brahman kite who needed her beak filed (due to over growth)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0bx7jZWtmoU/Tv7DJS3VwvI/AAAAAAAABRE/H7-CS2dsCZ4/s1600/DSC08290.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0bx7jZWtmoU/Tv7DJS3VwvI/AAAAAAAABRE/H7-CS2dsCZ4/s320/DSC08290.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692201543493075698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Qgp_mwXSmY/Tv7A2mDY6VI/AAAAAAAABQ8/d0rVyYtneRk/s1600/DSC08300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Qgp_mwXSmY/Tv7A2mDY6VI/AAAAAAAABQ8/d0rVyYtneRk/s320/DSC08300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692199023203117394" /></a><br />Eagle's nest<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eOu5JlYM22s/Tv7A2MqvHaI/AAAAAAAABQs/1_1KlRfhBoE/s1600/DSC08331.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eOu5JlYM22s/Tv7A2MqvHaI/AAAAAAAABQs/1_1KlRfhBoE/s320/DSC08331.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692199016388828578" /></a><br />Us at the bottom of an eagle's nest, that is part of a kangaroo skeleton dangling from that tree.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EftepOSPjks/Tv7A1-5UIYI/AAAAAAAABQg/eqGtDxS5hLI/s1600/DSC08338.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EftepOSPjks/Tv7A1-5UIYI/AAAAAAAABQg/eqGtDxS5hLI/s320/DSC08338.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692199012691878274" /></a><br />Amongst the grass trees<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mcfr-XDU24s/Tv7A088nBuI/AAAAAAAABQY/F5IHgMkguaI/s1600/DSC08343.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mcfr-XDU24s/Tv7A088nBuI/AAAAAAAABQY/F5IHgMkguaI/s320/DSC08343.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692198994988959458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CgT8pSO26aI/Tv7A0ZszZDI/AAAAAAAABQI/QOqRXGFkhiY/s1600/DSC08346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CgT8pSO26aI/Tv7A0ZszZDI/AAAAAAAABQI/QOqRXGFkhiY/s320/DSC08346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692198985527419954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uncYLzMEJvA/Tv69AYtThVI/AAAAAAAABP8/wY0zbdIcQ6A/s1600/DSC08353.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uncYLzMEJvA/Tv69AYtThVI/AAAAAAAABP8/wY0zbdIcQ6A/s320/DSC08353.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692194793373009234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SyAOKqhxB0s/Tv68_yObutI/AAAAAAAABP0/g2jbt_5Cgq8/s1600/DSC08354.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SyAOKqhxB0s/Tv68_yObutI/AAAAAAAABP0/g2jbt_5Cgq8/s320/DSC08354.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692194783042976466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3OH4TWeocIw/Tv68_V-UWsI/AAAAAAAABPk/429Ojpz67P4/s1600/DSC08355.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3OH4TWeocIw/Tv68_V-UWsI/AAAAAAAABPk/429Ojpz67P4/s320/DSC08355.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692194775459191490" /></a><br />Inside a grass tree<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1wazrUCvzA/Tv68--PjIFI/AAAAAAAABPY/Cdg8psQdMto/s1600/DSC08370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1wazrUCvzA/Tv68--PjIFI/AAAAAAAABPY/Cdg8psQdMto/s320/DSC08370.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692194769089011794" /></a><br />Lillies are all over, it's beautiful but they are not native, which isn't good.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HZMi3z3T1Ps/Tv68-pV1ODI/AAAAAAAABPM/f_cvWc6U8rY/s1600/DSC08375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HZMi3z3T1Ps/Tv68-pV1ODI/AAAAAAAABPM/f_cvWc6U8rY/s320/DSC08375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692194763478218802" /></a><br /><br />We had a night of ice skating, which was the closest I've come to feeling as cold as it gets back home!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i3jbGajsF3w/Tv7Jy9dt6ZI/AAAAAAAABUE/C6-F3Xg7uxY/s1600/DSC08385.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i3jbGajsF3w/Tv7Jy9dt6ZI/AAAAAAAABUE/C6-F3Xg7uxY/s320/DSC08385.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692208856372734354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--3_BoRu-vCg/Tv7JyLDxZFI/AAAAAAAABT4/zdCPlW4zsaU/s1600/DSC08388.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--3_BoRu-vCg/Tv7JyLDxZFI/AAAAAAAABT4/zdCPlW4zsaU/s320/DSC08388.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692208842842137682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yPirqTCvcAI/Tv7Jx0zqmtI/AAAAAAAABTs/M0g9XSeJ9rE/s1600/DSC08392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yPirqTCvcAI/Tv7Jx0zqmtI/AAAAAAAABTs/M0g9XSeJ9rE/s320/DSC08392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692208836869003986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2VVopxS9K9M/Tv7Sjg8a_qI/AAAAAAAABVc/aEnVxHe9M_c/s1600/DSC08391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2VVopxS9K9M/Tv7Sjg8a_qI/AAAAAAAABVc/aEnVxHe9M_c/s320/DSC08391.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692218486623501986" /></a><br /><br />I, along with another girl who had helped out before, went back to Penguin Island to help count penguins as they came up onto the beach at dusk. This is what my training earlier had been for. We only caught around 10 or so, but it was fun. :) There were seagull chicks everywhere! Don't ask what the strange blue thing I found on the beach is, I have no idea. :P<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duG7TjDSuBY/Tv7NSDts3RI/AAAAAAAABVQ/-hFhQw1G-x8/s1600/DSC08562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duG7TjDSuBY/Tv7NSDts3RI/AAAAAAAABVQ/-hFhQw1G-x8/s320/DSC08562.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692212689161215250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jTY7fy724Nk/Tv7MuxvwcSI/AAAAAAAABVA/0As6XqvGtj0/s1600/DSC08565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jTY7fy724Nk/Tv7MuxvwcSI/AAAAAAAABVA/0As6XqvGtj0/s320/DSC08565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692212083042578722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BK4oDiEgwDM/Tv7MuFY4SwI/AAAAAAAABU0/AbdZES7hfPA/s1600/DSC08577.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BK4oDiEgwDM/Tv7MuFY4SwI/AAAAAAAABU0/AbdZES7hfPA/s320/DSC08577.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692212071135464194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mkxiVeQkS-A/Tv7MtzUJy3I/AAAAAAAABUo/GtrcsX--E5c/s1600/DSC08578.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mkxiVeQkS-A/Tv7MtzUJy3I/AAAAAAAABUo/GtrcsX--E5c/s320/DSC08578.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692212066283801458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DN8j2n5vCHI/Tv7Mtd21FSI/AAAAAAAABUc/NtMWBOiWbeA/s1600/DSC08579.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DN8j2n5vCHI/Tv7Mtd21FSI/AAAAAAAABUc/NtMWBOiWbeA/s320/DSC08579.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692212060523664674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HY3KiyAkxbc/Tv7MtLnlOyI/AAAAAAAABUQ/w_ca8s_aI4I/s1600/DSC08582.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HY3KiyAkxbc/Tv7MtLnlOyI/AAAAAAAABUQ/w_ca8s_aI4I/s320/DSC08582.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692212055627873058" /></a><br /><br />To be continued... :DCassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-58320383068775980722011-12-29T20:50:00.000-08:002011-12-29T22:35:53.896-08:00Albany through DenmarkWhile in Albany we walked up to the top of this big hill where they had a war memorial and got some lovely views of the area, and before heading towards Denmark we stopped at this really neat rocky area in Torndirrup National Park on the peninsula just south of Albany. We did a lot of climbing around on the huge rocks, it was really neat!! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-16sOq_viZek/Tv1W44zdI-I/AAAAAAAABMg/w_bAYAkcQ2w/s1600/DSC07738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-16sOq_viZek/Tv1W44zdI-I/AAAAAAAABMg/w_bAYAkcQ2w/s320/DSC07738.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691801039387042786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_VdwSYXBFDg/Tv1W4aF5ziI/AAAAAAAABMU/cwEXegwdnrw/s1600/DSC07739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_VdwSYXBFDg/Tv1W4aF5ziI/AAAAAAAABMU/cwEXegwdnrw/s320/DSC07739.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691801031142919714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C4QbxVt-AZ4/Tv1W4B7TMaI/AAAAAAAABMI/MOLe0G8J8_I/s1600/DSC07740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C4QbxVt-AZ4/Tv1W4B7TMaI/AAAAAAAABMI/MOLe0G8J8_I/s320/DSC07740.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691801024655995298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OTN9-aDpLAM/Tv1Vol7a0WI/AAAAAAAABL8/UhmhXBkJ7e0/s1600/DSC07742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OTN9-aDpLAM/Tv1Vol7a0WI/AAAAAAAABL8/UhmhXBkJ7e0/s320/DSC07742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691799659930636642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e6ncCIHeCq4/Tv1VoP-wefI/AAAAAAAABLw/1rh6Qkyn6fY/s1600/DSC07752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e6ncCIHeCq4/Tv1VoP-wefI/AAAAAAAABLw/1rh6Qkyn6fY/s320/DSC07752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691799654039058930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-knvs4usyfbU/Tv1Vn8-AIqI/AAAAAAAABLk/nFJme1uJRHY/s1600/DSC07751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-knvs4usyfbU/Tv1Vn8-AIqI/AAAAAAAABLk/nFJme1uJRHY/s320/DSC07751.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691799648935617186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f25QdG32E0o/Tv1VnTjankI/AAAAAAAABLc/Wnzq3nZvbhw/s1600/DSC07756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f25QdG32E0o/Tv1VnTjankI/AAAAAAAABLc/Wnzq3nZvbhw/s320/DSC07756.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691799637818252866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-goI1O3UQkDA/Tv1Vm_Y8eLI/AAAAAAAABLM/0CmoR05Y2aY/s1600/DSC07759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-goI1O3UQkDA/Tv1Vm_Y8eLI/AAAAAAAABLM/0CmoR05Y2aY/s320/DSC07759.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691799632405625010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFsWtQ-fi6g/Tv1Pb1Qa7JI/AAAAAAAABLA/HSPE-XM1fNQ/s1600/DSC07767.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFsWtQ-fi6g/Tv1Pb1Qa7JI/AAAAAAAABLA/HSPE-XM1fNQ/s320/DSC07767.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691792843637189778" /></a><br />We also visited a wind farm where they had paths all around with information sign boards up everywhere. There's a really long trail that goes through a lot of Southern WA that goes through this area as well (seen in one of the pictures).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uTWRffY1yqg/Tv1PbDffOMI/AAAAAAAABK0/K6zvVYYS5p0/s1600/DSC07771.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uTWRffY1yqg/Tv1PbDffOMI/AAAAAAAABK0/K6zvVYYS5p0/s320/DSC07771.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691792830278613186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kV2c-FKngBk/Tv1PambLNGI/AAAAAAAABKo/FeieQTduK6s/s1600/DSC07774.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kV2c-FKngBk/Tv1PambLNGI/AAAAAAAABKo/FeieQTduK6s/s320/DSC07774.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691792822475895906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mJCsJYkePsw/Tv1PaLfdACI/AAAAAAAABKc/v8THBUIW-VU/s1600/DSC07777.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mJCsJYkePsw/Tv1PaLfdACI/AAAAAAAABKc/v8THBUIW-VU/s320/DSC07777.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691792815246082082" /></a><br />When we got closer to Denmark we went an visited The Valley of the Giants where the giant tingle trees grow (I know, what a great name for a type of tree :P)! There are truly some giants there, as you can see in the pictures. There's also a treetop walk here that you can do, but we opted not to as we did one in Victoria, but we want to go, so we thought we'd save that for sometime when we have visitors. :) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AC6Xjw1gWw4/Tv1PZ8yqq7I/AAAAAAAABKQ/MLkJoSUm0OM/s1600/DSC07780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AC6Xjw1gWw4/Tv1PZ8yqq7I/AAAAAAAABKQ/MLkJoSUm0OM/s320/DSC07780.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691792811300137906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7x6YXwy90Y/Tv1Issz5pCI/AAAAAAAABKA/q-aTXroxZMY/s1600/DSC07783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7x6YXwy90Y/Tv1Issz5pCI/AAAAAAAABKA/q-aTXroxZMY/s320/DSC07783.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691785436846466082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HcTmyAUP_9E/Tv1Ir4AH1BI/AAAAAAAABJ0/q5UQGKINASE/s1600/DSC07788.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RJw7i93Y7m0/Tv1FBgrEhEI/AAAAAAAABI4/ouYO846uYbI/s320/DSC07802.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691781396318946370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-waS-f-IDCkE/Tv1FBYAauSI/AAAAAAAABIs/gHO-jnFoGoY/s1600/DSC07804.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-waS-f-IDCkE/Tv1FBYAauSI/AAAAAAAABIs/gHO-jnFoGoY/s320/DSC07804.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691781393992562978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D89TR03T8UM/Tv1FARYDRdI/AAAAAAAABIk/uN7j6BP2ImQ/s1600/DSC07809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D89TR03T8UM/Tv1FARYDRdI/AAAAAAAABIk/uN7j6BP2ImQ/s320/DSC07809.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691781375032772050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--9cyzE7eIP8/Tv1E__cgYeI/AAAAAAAABIU/yN_NBRkDyYo/s1600/DSC07813.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--9cyzE7eIP8/Tv1E__cgYeI/AAAAAAAABIU/yN_NBRkDyYo/s320/DSC07813.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691781370219618786" /></a><br />After all of this it was getting dark and we decided that we were close enough and we were eager enough to get home (in David's case, to the home he had never been to) that we just drove through the night (only a few hour drive). The area around Denmark is very forested so the first part of driving in the dark was a bit hectic as the road was really twisty and not very wide, but after that it was all good. We made it back to Perth safe and sound. <br /><br />And here you FINALLY have the end of our Nullarbor trip across Australia!Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-14237238719717906132011-12-28T18:51:00.000-08:002011-12-28T20:50:29.897-08:00Stirling Ranges National ParkWe camped for two nights at Stirling Ranges National Park. We hiked to the top of the second tallest point in WA, Bluff Knoll, which would have an amazing view except that for most of the year it is covered by clouds. The aboriginals have a story for this: "Local Aboriginal people, from the Qaaniyan and Koreng groups (or tribes), who wore kangaroo skin cloaks in cold weather, called the mountain Pualaar Miial, meaning "great many-faced hill".[2] The mountain is often shrouded in a mist which curls around the peaks and floats into the gullies. Local people believed this to be a spirit named Noatch (literally meaning "dead body" or "corpse").[2]" (Wikipedia). It was really quite etherial up there. When we got to the top you couldn't see much further than a few feet, which was interesting looking down the cliffs, knowing that it must me a huge drop, but only seeing for a ways, it was like looking at the end of the world! :D And as you can imagine, it was quite wet and kind of chilly. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLzgvPjoYUA/TvvtXxM0BgI/AAAAAAAABII/EQetnNiBgac/s1600/DSC07667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLzgvPjoYUA/TvvtXxM0BgI/AAAAAAAABII/EQetnNiBgac/s320/DSC07667.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691403546712606210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AKTY8jPdbNE/Tvvs134NQ0I/AAAAAAAABIA/mau1P5c_IMI/s1600/DSC07673.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sH4DiOkSsE0/Tvvs0lcKsII/AAAAAAAABHU/EA77yjii1ZU/s320/DSC07679.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691402942260359298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-domAMjI2RcM/Tvvs0Mch9HI/AAAAAAAABHM/vfQhLOMaRE4/s1600/DSC07681.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-domAMjI2RcM/Tvvs0Mch9HI/AAAAAAAABHM/vfQhLOMaRE4/s320/DSC07681.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691402935550997618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BK_Ts20mpDo/Tvvns4rBu8I/AAAAAAAABHA/j1beMNhjEhQ/s1600/DSC07686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BK_Ts20mpDo/Tvvns4rBu8I/AAAAAAAABHA/j1beMNhjEhQ/s320/DSC07686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691397312425868226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YqKTTZnPGVA/TvvnsvL8MvI/AAAAAAAABG0/fur_suL0GW4/s1600/DSC07688.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YqKTTZnPGVA/TvvnsvL8MvI/AAAAAAAABG0/fur_suL0GW4/s320/DSC07688.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691397309879562994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vpUSnUyduPs/TvvnsM4xRMI/AAAAAAAABGo/IghFNqLtqxc/s1600/DSC07690.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vpUSnUyduPs/TvvnsM4xRMI/AAAAAAAABGo/IghFNqLtqxc/s320/DSC07690.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691397300672349378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F-nGcCXSqmo/TvvnrxDFisI/AAAAAAAABGc/RrnqW5lKpaI/s1600/DSC07692.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F-nGcCXSqmo/TvvnrxDFisI/AAAAAAAABGc/RrnqW5lKpaI/s320/DSC07692.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691397293199428290" /></a><br />You can see the parking lot as seen in one of the above pictures, from here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rC-NU3YOCzU/TvvnrlDb-yI/AAAAAAAABGQ/OCp7JxfwkHU/s1600/DSC07693.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rC-NU3YOCzU/TvvnrlDb-yI/AAAAAAAABGQ/OCp7JxfwkHU/s320/DSC07693.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691397289979673378" /></a><br />We also took a little drive to Porongurup National Park and hiked up to Balacing Rock and Castle Rock! Not too difficult, but really neat! As you can see, Castle Rock was a lot of climbing up walkways they had made onto these enormous rocks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-plUVXXsXyls/TvvlS0iawHI/AAAAAAAABGE/xYcfMSOjrdk/s1600/DSC07695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-plUVXXsXyls/TvvlS0iawHI/AAAAAAAABGE/xYcfMSOjrdk/s320/DSC07695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691394665616162930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MgCPwTgbJcs/TvvlSZvccoI/AAAAAAAABF4/Bb-ze6t07OM/s1600/DSC07699.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MgCPwTgbJcs/TvvlSZvccoI/AAAAAAAABF4/Bb-ze6t07OM/s320/DSC07699.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691394658423042690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B2u3zod0x20/TvvlRrajJYI/AAAAAAAABFs/f3kDu53oBJQ/s1600/DSC07700.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rOlWxn0Nseo/Tvvbvqa3NEI/AAAAAAAABEY/CTYzyK2kZB8/s320/DSC07715.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691384166000047170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bI1PFSo3ah0/TvvZWAT5NFI/AAAAAAAABEM/-jUExtJOVkg/s1600/DSC07717.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bI1PFSo3ah0/TvvZWAT5NFI/AAAAAAAABEM/-jUExtJOVkg/s320/DSC07717.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691381526176543826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oKbtHRWnyDQ/TvvZVjexvvI/AAAAAAAABEA/b9hyFE2pbpE/s1600/DSC07718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oKbtHRWnyDQ/TvvZVjexvvI/AAAAAAAABEA/b9hyFE2pbpE/s320/DSC07718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691381518437564146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E8c9Zgdpxkw/TvvZVPj2qsI/AAAAAAAABD0/LNmplL8mdfE/s1600/DSC07722.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E8c9Zgdpxkw/TvvZVPj2qsI/AAAAAAAABD0/LNmplL8mdfE/s320/DSC07722.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691381513090149058" /></a><br /><br />We also did a bit of a hike closer to our camp site at Mt. Hassell, but didn't make it all the way up because it was 2 hours return and we only had our little head lamp, which was starting to go pretty dull, and didn't want to be stuck up ANOTHER mountain at night. :P Haha. But we did get some lovely views from part way up. We were glad we didn't go all the way up because it's quite a rocky, slippery trail. Maybe next time we go there. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ToWmNgOJhiU/TvvZUj6mlyI/AAAAAAAABDo/7YjPPi9Ogj8/s1600/DSC07730.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ToWmNgOJhiU/TvvZUj6mlyI/AAAAAAAABDo/7YjPPi9Ogj8/s320/DSC07730.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691381501374404386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OdTrDiU7W1Q/TvvZUHJWo0I/AAAAAAAABDc/Ho-BBg_gQGs/s1600/DSC07733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OdTrDiU7W1Q/TvvZUHJWo0I/AAAAAAAABDc/Ho-BBg_gQGs/s320/DSC07733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691381493651645250" /></a><br /><br />At our campsite we met our neighbors who came in just after us. We had apparently taken their annual camping spot, haha, but they said they'd live. They were two men in their 50's who came to the Stirling Ranges every year doing mountain biking. One of them, David came over to me to introduce himself and he said "Hi, I'm David and my partner's name is also David" and I said, "Haha, well, I'm Cassie and my husband's name is David!" and he responded with "You've got to be shitting me!" hahaha! So I was surrounded by Davids that night. They invited us to share dinner with them, which was homemade chill and wine (one of the Davids is a chef!). It was delicious! <br />Later on we also had a big German family move in next door, so that was interesting. :)<br /><br />We had such a great time, and we really look forward to going back, which is doable because it's only a few hours drive away from Perth! :DCassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-69353748010765629572011-12-26T23:17:00.000-08:002011-12-27T00:41:02.358-08:00Norseman and the Southwest of WA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ttAp6Oo3pbE/Tvl22fGliWI/AAAAAAAAA-I/17fMJePCevc/s1600/DSC07582.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ttAp6Oo3pbE/Tvl22fGliWI/AAAAAAAAA-I/17fMJePCevc/s320/DSC07582.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690710282593470818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FJMg7Lw0cnE/Tvl22nOQ_YI/AAAAAAAAA-U/yPiKWIKmQ1c/s1600/DSC07583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FJMg7Lw0cnE/Tvl22nOQ_YI/AAAAAAAAA-U/yPiKWIKmQ1c/s320/DSC07583.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690710284773162370" /></a>Norseman (or Nawsman as they pronounce it in Australia) was named after the horse of the guy who found gold in the area. The horse was pawing the ground and uncovered gold; so, naturally there are a lot of horse statues and themes in the town. <br /><br />We used the internet at the information office and charged my camera battery for a bit before heading off to walk some of the trails in the area. We found one that went past a big gold mining area (there's still gold in them thar hills), and went to the top of a large hill; it's a really neat, and beautiful area. We didn't spend a lot of time in Norseman before heading down to Esperance in the South. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MKxrjN_UTGw/Tvl23vLXbtI/AAAAAAAAA-s/p3eL3ZdWvo8/s1600/DSC07591.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MKxrjN_UTGw/Tvl23vLXbtI/AAAAAAAAA-s/p3eL3ZdWvo8/s320/DSC07591.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690710304088354514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TAf6dUHiOaU/Tvl23HlV2fI/AAAAAAAAA-g/IOme9_rkLI4/s1600/DSC07585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TAf6dUHiOaU/Tvl23HlV2fI/AAAAAAAAA-g/IOme9_rkLI4/s320/DSC07585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690710293459884530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-02ip2LBIFR8/Tvl24BaCD-I/AAAAAAAAA-4/A8Eu-LYploY/s1600/DSC07594.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-02ip2LBIFR8/Tvl24BaCD-I/AAAAAAAAA-4/A8Eu-LYploY/s320/DSC07594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690710308981706722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x-qM02YpiXc/Tvl7O3cKuWI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/FtcEnztwaHM/s1600/DSC07607.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x-qM02YpiXc/Tvl7O3cKuWI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/FtcEnztwaHM/s320/DSC07607.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690715099489810786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xBtC7w5B9vI/Tvl7Oggq7bI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/OlHdIdKsUog/s1600/DSC07598.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xBtC7w5B9vI/Tvl7Oggq7bI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/OlHdIdKsUog/s320/DSC07598.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690715093334683058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fEY60RVZuM8/Tvl7OUCdefI/AAAAAAAAA_E/j4U4UCHL6Ew/s1600/DSC07597.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fEY60RVZuM8/Tvl7OUCdefI/AAAAAAAAA_E/j4U4UCHL6Ew/s320/DSC07597.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690715089986746866" /></a><br /><br /><br />We had decided in advance that we were going to stay at Cape Le Grande National Park just to the East of Esperance because it looked like a neat area and was close enough to get to before nightfall. We originally had wanted to visit Cape Arid National Park further East, but at this point it would have been cutting too deep into our petrol funds and it didn't look like a very 2-wheel-drive friendly park. We got to Cape Le Grande in just enough time to put up out tent and go for a walk on Lucky Beach, just next to our campsite. It's a beautiful place that we really want to go back to (and it being only a few hours drive from Perth, it's doable!!). <br />We cooked in the open air camp kitchen by torchlight and met a very nice middle-aged couple who were just cleaning up their cooking. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dm6nF2tQgGU/TvmCDDfhtTI/AAAAAAAABCQ/aPG50H9N8V8/s1600/DSC07613.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dm6nF2tQgGU/TvmCDDfhtTI/AAAAAAAABCQ/aPG50H9N8V8/s320/DSC07613.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690722593148089650" /></a><br />Ant blops (I would hardly call them hills)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JzYICKVTHWA/TvmCChyssFI/AAAAAAAABCE/N0s2ODAIbZw/s1600/DSC07615.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JzYICKVTHWA/TvmCChyssFI/AAAAAAAABCE/N0s2ODAIbZw/s320/DSC07615.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690722584101695570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ITDq9BEfOBo/TvmCCevh28I/AAAAAAAABB4/_pRMf8fAGzA/s1600/DSC07618.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ITDq9BEfOBo/TvmCCevh28I/AAAAAAAABB4/_pRMf8fAGzA/s320/DSC07618.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690722583283096514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0tPNtJuDkBU/TvmCBlAT5dI/AAAAAAAABBw/W336wIby_ik/s1600/DSC07625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0tPNtJuDkBU/TvmCBlAT5dI/AAAAAAAABBw/W336wIby_ik/s320/DSC07625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690722567784228306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Nf1vT0b3s4/TvmCBblMadI/AAAAAAAABBg/0jD04YWpOI8/s1600/DSC07627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Nf1vT0b3s4/TvmCBblMadI/AAAAAAAABBg/0jD04YWpOI8/s320/DSC07627.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690722565254572498" /></a><br />The next morning we went for another walk on the beach to get some views that we couldn't in the dark the night before, then packed up (while a kangaroo and her joeys, one in pouch and one at heel, hung about). We headed out and went and climbed to the top of Frenchman Peak that we saw on our way into the campground, the view from it was amazing! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bqINMmRJTd4/Tvl_-BZFVGI/AAAAAAAABBU/NcZAD917XRU/s1600/DSC07631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bqINMmRJTd4/Tvl_-BZFVGI/AAAAAAAABBU/NcZAD917XRU/s320/DSC07631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690720307661591650" /></a><br />Kangaroo tracks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uf1vu16MWtY/Tvl_9uRaqmI/AAAAAAAABBI/3p6-2AF8q2c/s1600/DSC07634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uf1vu16MWtY/Tvl_9uRaqmI/AAAAAAAABBI/3p6-2AF8q2c/s320/DSC07634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690720302529161826" /></a><br />This was how the trail was marked, so it was kind of make-your-own-trail up to the top. Lots of rock scrambling, awesome!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xK5Qmmx5RKE/Tvl_9MfIC5I/AAAAAAAABA8/kmXB57KBWCo/s1600/DSC07638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xK5Qmmx5RKE/Tvl_9MfIC5I/AAAAAAAABA8/kmXB57KBWCo/s320/DSC07638.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690720293459856274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LEte7ogXgeE/Tvl_85jv6WI/AAAAAAAABAw/KDgmFSpSyYc/s1600/DSC07640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LEte7ogXgeE/Tvl_85jv6WI/AAAAAAAABAw/KDgmFSpSyYc/s320/DSC07640.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690720288378972514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-15PLwL4JJ_Q/Tvl_8d_xuOI/AAAAAAAABAk/kgCzWv0ckHA/s1600/DSC07646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-15PLwL4JJ_Q/Tvl_8d_xuOI/AAAAAAAABAk/kgCzWv0ckHA/s320/DSC07646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690720280980338914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nNaVHJ4kUNk/Tvl-B5IpQJI/AAAAAAAABAY/hrxtZqThJhw/s1600/DSC07649.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nNaVHJ4kUNk/Tvl-B5IpQJI/AAAAAAAABAY/hrxtZqThJhw/s320/DSC07649.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690718175141380242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PuyuDvibWqU/Tvl-BsU7WNI/AAAAAAAABAM/tgaVqeGz8Ps/s1600/DSC07650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PuyuDvibWqU/Tvl-BsU7WNI/AAAAAAAABAM/tgaVqeGz8Ps/s320/DSC07650.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690718171703236818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LC2nB4HpvSU/Tvl-BAUrXjI/AAAAAAAABAA/5jdUf0-FBR0/s1600/DSC07652.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LC2nB4HpvSU/Tvl-BAUrXjI/AAAAAAAABAA/5jdUf0-FBR0/s320/DSC07652.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690718159891029554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-65__x3EOp88/Tvl-AnVKxlI/AAAAAAAAA_0/Wumy4tT6f9w/s1600/DSC07657.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-65__x3EOp88/Tvl-AnVKxlI/AAAAAAAAA_0/Wumy4tT6f9w/s320/DSC07657.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690718153182201426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XMVt8X6refA/Tvl-AermM3I/AAAAAAAAA_o/qjAVhKbRIjE/s1600/DSC07659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XMVt8X6refA/Tvl-AermM3I/AAAAAAAAA_o/qjAVhKbRIjE/s320/DSC07659.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690718150860354418" /></a><br /><br />Then we were off to Stirling Ranges National Park!!Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-64514193034696371402011-11-23T19:14:00.000-08:002011-11-23T22:17:55.585-08:00AND back to our trip... The NullarborSorry for the long hiatus, and emotional upchuck that was the last post. Now that the semester's over, and you haven't heard a word about what's happened these past 5 months, it's time to catch up (now that I HAVE time). Starting where we left off on our trip:<br /><br />The Nullarbor!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yeXSUu2jkZE/Ts286I4d4-I/AAAAAAAAA6I/2gRWGMilcMw/s1600/DSC07481.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yeXSUu2jkZE/Ts286I4d4-I/AAAAAAAAA6I/2gRWGMilcMw/s320/DSC07481.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678402412186821602" /></a><br /><br />We left Ceduna, the last main town before the Nullarbor, and drove. There are some tree-like shrubs and some trees for a while <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RrJMLqOIwU0/Ts285_qubkI/AAAAAAAAA58/oIjEnTmK7i0/s1600/DSC07476.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RrJMLqOIwU0/Ts285_qubkI/AAAAAAAAA58/oIjEnTmK7i0/s320/DSC07476.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678402409713266242" /></a><br />before you hit the sign that says:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ABrNu1FnonA/Ts27UfzZbGI/AAAAAAAAA5w/CjOROjk0x6Q/s1600/DSC07484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ABrNu1FnonA/Ts27UfzZbGI/AAAAAAAAA5w/CjOROjk0x6Q/s320/DSC07484.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678400665992916066" /></a><br /><br />and then it's null arbor (no trees) for a long ways. We were told we must stop at the Head of the Bight, so we did so. It's a great spot to see Southern Right Whales, and boy did we! They said that day they had spotted about 15, and we saw at least 5 or 6 ourselves. There was at least one that we could tell was a mother and baby, it was just amazing! Such a beautiful area too. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DBejust735c/Ts286fgqTSI/AAAAAAAAA6U/a4ypbEqNt5E/s1600/DSC07489.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DBejust735c/Ts286fgqTSI/AAAAAAAAA6U/a4ypbEqNt5E/s320/DSC07489.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678402418260987170" /></a><br />You can see 3 whales in this picture<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZOdanVo3vYM/Ts2_uG2DZrI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/opLUb53QzxY/s1600/DSC07510.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZOdanVo3vYM/Ts2_uG2DZrI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/opLUb53QzxY/s320/DSC07510.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405504016279218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cOgOf9kML5g/Ts2_t3fQluI/AAAAAAAAA7E/PR9ymtfSm-8/s1600/DSC07504.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cOgOf9kML5g/Ts2_t3fQluI/AAAAAAAAA7E/PR9ymtfSm-8/s320/DSC07504.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405499894142690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0-oRJ6bcfBk/Ts2_tcikXII/AAAAAAAAA64/qKVoAb07G3Q/s1600/DSC07503.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0-oRJ6bcfBk/Ts2_tcikXII/AAAAAAAAA64/qKVoAb07G3Q/s320/DSC07503.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405492660264066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kg-xJ-jPvBU/Ts2_syVN5OI/AAAAAAAAA6s/-UE4abiwVKw/s1600/DSC07502.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kg-xJ-jPvBU/Ts2_syVN5OI/AAAAAAAAA6s/-UE4abiwVKw/s320/DSC07502.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405481329976546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KKqb_OMi22k/Ts2_sr7p89I/AAAAAAAAA6g/t2WDBWVzT3U/s1600/DSC07499.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KKqb_OMi22k/Ts2_sr7p89I/AAAAAAAAA6g/t2WDBWVzT3U/s320/DSC07499.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405479612150738" /></a><br /><br />We ate lunch there and started off again, and it wasn't a whole lot later that we needed to stop for gas (or petrol as they call it here), which as you can see was the highest price probably of anywhere in Australia! (it equals about $6/gallon)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ow90Z5HOyes/Ts3AysVkkPI/AAAAAAAAA70/2WYCY3ZfWWE/s1600/DSC07519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ow90Z5HOyes/Ts3AysVkkPI/AAAAAAAAA70/2WYCY3ZfWWE/s320/DSC07519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678406682311692530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gltTNLTN0m4/Ts3AyTrpiBI/AAAAAAAAA7o/cf13xbSfJ0k/s1600/DSC07518.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gltTNLTN0m4/Ts3AyTrpiBI/AAAAAAAAA7o/cf13xbSfJ0k/s320/DSC07518.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678406675693406226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xRbTylaNIrY/Ts3Ax6oiY0I/AAAAAAAAA7c/Hux_mq2h_js/s1600/DSC07517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xRbTylaNIrY/Ts3Ax6oiY0I/AAAAAAAAA7c/Hux_mq2h_js/s320/DSC07517.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678406668969468738" /></a><br /><br />Luckily at the start of the Nullarbor is where it's the most expensive, from there on out it was cheaper (however, we were still excited to see $1.70/litre when normally, in cities, you can get as cheap as $1.30/litre). <br /><br />We stopped at a few spots, and saw some lovely rainbows, and some dingos, but overall there aren't a whole lot of places to stop, so we decided that in order to be able to spend more of our time around southwestern WA, we were going to drive all night through the Nullarbor. After the WA border (where we had to get rid of any fresh fruits and veggies as well as honey) We stopped at twilight at a place called Eucla, mainly to stop so we weren't in danger of hitting kangaroos but we then found out there was a famous old telegraph station down by the beach. We drove down there got out and walked to it and down to the beach. I should mention too that at pretty much every stop we would see the same people, cause everyone pretty much stops at the same places, cause they are the only places to stop! It was kind of neat, we were like a big family driving separately across the desert. :P We talked to some guys that were hitchhiking with an older gentleman for a ways (they had hitchhiked all the way from Melbourne I think). After it was sufficiently dark we went back out onto the road and David drove until we had to stop for a sleep (my eyes were being pansies and I didn't trust them to drive, so it was mostly David). <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YxJiWb0mZXw/Ts3BBpPzAdI/AAAAAAAAA8A/ld_fXgDL3DI/s1600/DSC07525.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YxJiWb0mZXw/Ts3BBpPzAdI/AAAAAAAAA8A/ld_fXgDL3DI/s320/DSC07525.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678406939180204498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0wJSBGI_2Gc/Ts3Dw7gllGI/AAAAAAAAA8w/803tYA031S0/s1600/DSC07547.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0wJSBGI_2Gc/Ts3Dw7gllGI/AAAAAAAAA8w/803tYA031S0/s320/DSC07547.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678409950559573090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I6AAoYsKvyw/Ts3DwFfKg7I/AAAAAAAAA8o/LBWLzgedPQ8/s1600/DSC07544.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-00sE3BePguo/Ts3DvuJnOUI/AAAAAAAAA8M/SsnMEONuDVY/s320/DSC07529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678409929793681730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-89b-R8AvRPE/Ts3DxEvOGUI/AAAAAAAAA88/1iBySXoBA0c/s1600/DSC07553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-89b-R8AvRPE/Ts3DxEvOGUI/AAAAAAAAA88/1iBySXoBA0c/s320/DSC07553.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678409953036867906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YSNTKuArGfo/Ts3F4VlW7pI/AAAAAAAAA94/mr_kQu2pBOc/s1600/DSC07574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YSNTKuArGfo/Ts3F4VlW7pI/AAAAAAAAA94/mr_kQu2pBOc/s320/DSC07574.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678412276841246354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SML-jx-BUtg/Ts3F4N1dSNI/AAAAAAAAA9s/c1M-5IOzU4c/s1600/DSC07569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SML-jx-BUtg/Ts3F4N1dSNI/AAAAAAAAA9s/c1M-5IOzU4c/s320/DSC07569.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678412274761287890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Flbnyi_t7ck/Ts3F3iQVieI/AAAAAAAAA9g/Th_Xho07wQE/s1600/DSC07560.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Flbnyi_t7ck/Ts3F3iQVieI/AAAAAAAAA9g/Th_Xho07wQE/s320/DSC07560.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678412263062866402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-khsG6nqn7gg/Ts3F2-pQZII/AAAAAAAAA9U/sMxpb1D-psE/s1600/DSC07558.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-khsG6nqn7gg/Ts3F2-pQZII/AAAAAAAAA9U/sMxpb1D-psE/s320/DSC07558.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678412253503710338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ytsGwqtS9R8/Ts3F2kKJ4wI/AAAAAAAAA9I/aEwsZWPNgTI/s1600/DSC07559.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ytsGwqtS9R8/Ts3F2kKJ4wI/AAAAAAAAA9I/aEwsZWPNgTI/s320/DSC07559.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678412246393938690" /></a><br /><br />When we woke up we drove to the next gas station to gas/freshen up then headed on to Norseman.Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-90533751003145857092011-09-08T05:55:00.000-07:002011-09-08T06:47:45.678-07:00Death to Start and Death to EndOf course being busy with uni (and procrastinating on blog writing) has made catching up on the blog, well, difficult, but I beg to take a short diversion for a moment. Before we finish writing about our trip, and get you caught up on what else has been going on since uni started... which might take a while longer, I would like to share my thoughts for the day.<br /><br />My day started out watching a preview for the movie "Earthlings", which is about human's cruelty to animals. I have seen quite a few images/videos of cruelty to animals, and even though I think it horrible, I am usually not much effected beyond that, as I am quite good at removing my mind from linking the actual life and spirit of the animal to the dead one. I grew up dealing with death in various forms, and being a hunter also has enabled me to separate myself a bit, but of course when hunting I always try and do what is right by the animal in every way possible. More than halfway through the video I was feeling the same as how I have always felt when watching these sorts of things, very sad about what some of my "fellow" humans (although in a way I wish I could not link them with myself) do to animals, but overall it was not having much more of an emotional effect than that. Then there was a scene of some men skinning a hyena, I believe, which I first thought "that's sad, but it's dead and I have done such things with deer", although I obviously didn't believe these men to being killing it for meat. And then the next shot cut me to the core, there was a close up of the animal's face, and it was still alive! I burst into not just tears, but sobs! At the same time I couldn't believe what I was seeing, and I also was very surprised at how much it hit me! It's interesting how this one particular shot brought out these emotions while all of the other horrible shots did not. Why? I can only really speculate, but I think part of it might be that I have always thought of being skinned alive as an absolutely horrible way to die (yes, I've thought about it, as I'm sure most people who have seen "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" have... most gruesome movie I've ever seen by the way, will never watch it again). <br /><br />I then started thinking about my feelings, and realized something. When I see cruelty to animals, if it is for a reason I can at least understand (what humans are getting out of it, eg. money, meat, etc.) even though I might not agree with it (the brutality or the reason), I think I have a slight tolerance to in my mind (not that I don't think it shouldn't be stopped). BUT, when animals are treated horribly for no discernible reason at all, that just blows my mind! What the hell is the purpose of skinning the poor animal alive, why, WHY beat seals to death with a club!!! There's no fucking point (excuse my language, but I feel it REALLY is needed here)! I am not one of those "crazy" save all creatures great and small, vegans (I am not dissing them, I love them, I have friends that are them, we are all a bit "crazy" for something, and that's a good thing to be "crazy" about, but it still does not make me like that), but I just can't understand these things. Yes I am going to be a vet (and my God after watching that, it comforts me to know there are people like us that really do care for animals) but I don't care, even if you are someone who doesn't get on with animals much, you have got to be a bit messed up in the head to think some of those things are ok! <br /><br />I will just briefly mention that there is a big controversy over here at the moment about live export to Indonesia. There were films taken over there of them slaughtering the cattle sent to them from Australia and they were being quite horrible to them. Australia saw this and out of panic from the shock of the public stopped it for a time. I won't go into all of the details, cause we'd be here a while, but I think live export should continue for MANY reasons, and that they should just find a way (and it won't be an overnight solution) to make the Indonesians use stun guns on the cattle first... or just find a more humane way of doing it. That's another thing I don't understand, why take so much time torturing these animals when it would be quicker, and thus more cost effective to just hit them over the head, slit the throat and move on to the next one! It would be better for cattle, and humans! Anyway, there's that.<br /><br />On my way home from work on Roe Highway I was caught in sudden stop and go traffic (more stop than go) and stayed that way for about 30 minutes (just between one exit and another, it was pretty bad). Now, this never happens, so I knew something must be up. I assumed an accident, and after a short time I saw ambulances rush down the opposite side of traffic, then come up the exit onto our side; I then knew it was an accident. I started thinking about how people tend to get really annoyed in situations like that, and I admit I was starting to but then changed my tune and just enjoyed my music. But what about the people in the accident! It's something that people do think about in those situations, but usually briefly and without much real, honest worry (me included), but I really did tonight. <br />My inconvenience was nothing compared to what those poor people must be going through, were they ok? Even if they were, it would surely be a horrible night, maybe the worst in their lives, so me having to sit in traffic for an extra 30 minutes listening to Death Cab for Cutie was ok by me in comparison. I jokingly started to think, as I got closer to the accident, that if this just was a fender bender, THEN maybe it would be ok to get annoyed, but it wasn't. The speed limit on the highway is 100 Km/h (62 miles/h), as I drove by the flashing yellow arrow, the 4 police cars, one fire truck, and two ambulances, all with lights flashing I saw the two cars on the side of the road. Both barely resembled cars anymore, and the firemen had had to take the roofs off of both of them to get the passengers out. Looking at the cars I would be very surprised if no one died that night. It's something we tend to think about, but not at the same time, they were just like I was, probably coming home from work, or maybe going to a friends house when they collided into another car whilst merging. I found it very sad, but at the same time very refreshing to put myself out there, to think about these things. I wonder if I had thought about the same things had I not watched that video earlier today? <br /><br />I challenge everyone to, when they are in a similar situation, instead of getting frustrated that you're going to be late for your hair appointment, or that you're really hungry and want to get home for dinner, to think that you were that percentage of people that gets to go on with your daily life that day. <br /><br />Death to start and death to end the day.... not happy, but provoking....Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-26005137814084313262011-08-24T08:12:00.001-07:002011-09-04T23:18:11.374-07:00Wudinna and sundryAs is our habit with blogs, we are filling this one in months later, now that the trip is over.
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<br />We made it to Kimba that night, stayed in a caravan park, and set off in the morning. Our target for that day was the Gawler Ranges, a national park that looked like it had a lot of neat sights. When we made it to Wuddina (wood-nuh), we stopped at the tourist info center and asked about the best way to get in to the park. Well, it turns out almost the entirety of the park is only accessible to high clearance 4WD vehicles (our tourist map of the park didn't show this), and given some of the trouble we'd had on the 2WD roads in national parks, we asked what else there was to see around here. It turned out it was quite a bit. There are two tourist drives to do in the area, and we only had time for one, but that involved seeing some awesome granite monoliths, including Mt. Wudinna, the largest in South Australia and third largest in Australia. Cassie and I hiked up it and were hit with a blast of wind. It towers above the surrounding landscape and so seems to be a magnet for high winds and affords some great views.
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<br />We then enjoyed lunch in the picnic area at its base. Did you know that many Australian picnic areas have free gas grills? You can just go and turn on the gas and get bbq-ing. Australia definitely has some perks.
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<br />Then we drove on, hoping to stay in some state park near Ceduna, the gateway to the Nullarbor. But by the time we got there, the winds were blowing something awful, and rain was coming down hard. We decided it might be best to stay at a caravan park in the town because the state parks were exposed on the cape. So we went and checked out our options. The first one we went to, the cheapest one, turned out to be cheap for a reason. It was a bit seedy, and when we saw the state of the camp kitchen, we made our way to the next cheapest one. This turned out to be great--it was mellow and uncrowded, the camp kitchen was great, and the camp hosts were very nice (we had to borrow a hammer to pound our stakes in--every place before this we could just stick them in the ground by hand). By the time we were all set up, the storm had blown over, and we thought we could probably have camped in a park after all. But when we were cooking in the sheltered kitchen, we were hit with another deluge, and were really glad for our choice. Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-25759476654270437102011-07-05T01:14:00.000-07:002011-09-04T23:49:43.948-07:00David and Cassie's Great Australian Trip Part 3David and I got up fairly early in Adelaide, got some instructions from the very nice guy at the hostel, and then headed out. We had to find gas and a Bunnings to buy some more butane cans for our camp stove, but were then on our way towards the Flinders Ranges. We stopped off at an info desk along the way and found that we couldn't really make the Flinders before dark, so we stopped a bit early at Melrose, which is at the base of Mount Remarkable, which we also thought would be good to see. We wanted to hike up to the top, and got a late start, but THIS TIME we were equipped with a head lamp and plenty of water. We made it to the, somewhat disappointing summit (the view wasn't that remarkable because of all of the trees) just before sunset; luckily we'd had lots of amazing views on the way up. We headed down, and again went down the wrong trail, and we couldn't understand how we did it, but it was as simple as we hadn't realized coming up that there was another trail going down, and we were immersed in good conversation, so didn't catch it. Luckily we hit a bit we REALLY didn't recognize, otherwise we could have been in trouble when the sun went down! Maybe not, all trails lead back to Melrose, it would have just been confusing and disconcerting. We hiked back up and got on the right track, which all in all was only about 20 mins out of the way, and we had got some really neat views of the sunset that we otherwise wouldn't have got, so it was alright.
<br />That did mean that we had to hike about 2 hours down in the dark, but luckily we brought the headlamp and so, even though it was slower goings, it was safe. Oh, and I have to mention that it smelled AMAZING along the trail, and so many different smells!
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<br />I gave making biscuits over a fire a try, which didn't work as well as I had hoped, but they were alright. It was really cold and our fire coals wasn't cooking our food well, so we moved to the kitchen to finish up. Next morning had some showers and moved out.
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<br />Headed up to Flinders, and found out that the best, cheapest bush camping was up north a bit, so we drove up the bitumen road (paved road) until the dirt turn off; with a nice view stop on the way... we just missed the crappy bad weather, which was coming in behind us. The dirt road was quite pot hole-y but we've been driving on a lot of that lately, but there was one section that was mostly covered in water that we weren't sure about crossing, but we made it (after I got out to make sure it looked safe). We camped at Brachina Gorge East campground, which was right along a river bed, and it was beautiful. There were no trails, so we bush bashed our way around making our own trail, but went towards the road so as not to get lost. We went along the gorge, which was amazing. We saw lots of dead kangaroos, and even one on the rock, which kind of looked like it had a bad hop, and it turned out it was actually two! There were bones and dead kangaroos everywhere, and not just along the road, which we thought was interesting. We did see lots of alive animals though, and some of those were yellow-footed rock wallabies!! They were so cute, and so close!
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<br />Storm rolling in behind us
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<br />Look closely and you can see a rock wallaby in both of these rock pictures!
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<br />We saw the sunset from atop a hill, which was amazing. Our night proved to be VERY windy, which meant that we didn't get a great sleep because the tent shaking kept waking us up, and we were slightly concerned our fly was going to be blown away, but it was still there in the morning. We left there and did one more hike on the way out to see some aboriginal rock paintings. We didn't end up doing the hike up to see the Wilipena Pound because it was a 4 hour hike return, and we were hoping to camp past Port Augusta tonight, and because the clouds were rolling in and we didn't think we'd have much of a view once we got to the top as it was.
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<br />After we passed Hawker, we stopped along the way to Quorn to go on another hike to see three aboriginal rock painting sites, and it was a lovely 1 hour hike. When we got to Quorn we went into the Quandong Café and had some lunch along with a quondong cheesecake, which had been recommended to us. A quondong is a type of bush tucker (food) and is referred to as the dessert peach. Delicious.
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<br />We went to the desert botanical gardens here at Port Augusta, which were very neat, being laid out along the local landscape, and we're now in a Mackers in Port Augusta for internet. We figured we'd get some 50 cent ice cream cones and internet to waste some time until after sunset before moving on to Kimba, where we plan on staying tonight, in order to avoid kangaroos on the road. They are crepuscular and very dangerous for cars... we were told not to be on the roads between 4 and dark because it's not if, it's when you hit a kangaroo if you drive then.
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<br />Have to go, when we get better internet there will be pictures to come.
<br />-CassieCassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-62207334105272112792011-07-02T15:41:00.000-07:002011-07-02T16:20:25.469-07:00David and Cassie's Great Australian Trip Part 2Driving up the Coorong was neat, but we didn't get to stop and see as much of it as we'd hoped. There was a turn off where we learned about the Chinese coming to the area for the big gold rush in Melbourne, but they came through S.A. in order to avoid the 10 pound tax that they got if they came directly into VIC. 62,000 Chinese arrived in the VIC goldfields, of those 48,000 made it back to China; these numbers don't take into account the ones that died on the way there; the remaining 14,000 stayed or died. (pics: The circular cut out by the water was the cutting used for the well you see in another picture. The hole is a wombat burrow)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jA4QIlUa9Ac/Tg-k4_pHW4I/AAAAAAAAA0o/Y6EOprcZpy0/s1600/DSC07083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jA4QIlUa9Ac/Tg-k4_pHW4I/AAAAAAAAA0o/Y6EOprcZpy0/s320/DSC07083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624895758672550786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Yeer9HQQcc/Tg-k5fjgSEI/AAAAAAAAA0w/L4C-6c0Byhc/s1600/DSC07076.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Yeer9HQQcc/Tg-k5fjgSEI/AAAAAAAAA0w/L4C-6c0Byhc/s320/DSC07076.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624895767238953026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xekt4QYCoLw/Tg-k4gEM6tI/AAAAAAAAA0g/rROQdROwGGs/s1600/DSC07077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xekt4QYCoLw/Tg-k4gEM6tI/AAAAAAAAA0g/rROQdROwGGs/s320/DSC07077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624895750196226770" /></a><br /><br />It was a neat area, the Coorong, if you look at the map below, is a very long stretch of national park that has a very long saltwater "lake" in between the mainland and the ocean. We found out after got to the info desk at Strathalbyn that we could have driven across it to Goolwa, but we hadn't seen that on any maps, otherwise we would have! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P03dIDnAe-s/Tg-jqRdJe0I/AAAAAAAAA0Q/gLe_B22M7GQ/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-02%2Bat%2B3.48.34%2BPM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P03dIDnAe-s/Tg-jqRdJe0I/AAAAAAAAA0Q/gLe_B22M7GQ/s320/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-02%2Bat%2B3.48.34%2BPM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624894406244531010" /></a><br /><br />To get to Strathalbyn from Wellington we had to take a little ferry across the river, that was neat (see picture below). After visiting the info desk we decided to drive down to Goolwa as we had previously planned. We had started thinking about going straight to Adelaide cause we hadn't seen a whole lot that would interest us down in the Fleurieux Panninsula that didn't cost money (like wine tasting and oyster eating), and we wanted to have plenty of time in Flinders Ranges after we left Adelaide. The sun was starting to go down, but we had a lovely drive to Goolwa and even drove onto Hindmarsh Island and saw the Murray Mouth, the mouth into the ocean. We then drove down to Victor Harbor and took that road up to Adelaide, which by the time we got about half way up it was completely dark, which was a shame cause it looked like it was some really neat country! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2sLQ7CIky80/Tg-j9XeLYVI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/7bhV-eLo8Rs/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-02%2Bat%2B3.50.15%2BPM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2sLQ7CIky80/Tg-j9XeLYVI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/7bhV-eLo8Rs/s320/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-02%2Bat%2B3.50.15%2BPM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624894734276976978" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VOaqSHKUX_A/Tg-k5l4purI/AAAAAAAAA04/EvT0bbssvdU/s1600/DSC07090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VOaqSHKUX_A/Tg-k5l4purI/AAAAAAAAA04/EvT0bbssvdU/s320/DSC07090.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624895768938265266" /></a><br /><br />Picture of the area<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zgZDY_qr-w4/Tg-mbrt4buI/AAAAAAAAA1A/fBKpCF29ToU/s1600/DSC07105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zgZDY_qr-w4/Tg-mbrt4buI/AAAAAAAAA1A/fBKpCF29ToU/s320/DSC07105.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624897454130884322" /></a><br /><br />Pictures (Hindmarsh Island):, the Murray Mouth, a shot of the sunset from the beach on the island, and a view from driving across the bridge from the island. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXTNwTsRln8/Tg-mcAilJpI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/hFcA3FjEv34/s1600/DSC07110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXTNwTsRln8/Tg-mcAilJpI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/hFcA3FjEv34/s320/DSC07110.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624897459720627858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m6RbIg2qEeA/Tg-mb_VdjkI/AAAAAAAAA1I/k0kAVUbdIh8/s1600/DSC07109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m6RbIg2qEeA/Tg-mb_VdjkI/AAAAAAAAA1I/k0kAVUbdIh8/s320/DSC07109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624897459397168706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hrSel3toWjo/Tg-mcS1PB7I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/3XDE3AyUp8M/s1600/DSC07122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hrSel3toWjo/Tg-mcS1PB7I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/3XDE3AyUp8M/s320/DSC07122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624897464630708146" /></a><br /><br />We stopped at a Mackers (McDonalds) to use the internet and we called a hostel in Adelaide, and we're glad we did cause the manager was just about to leave for the night! We secured a room and he gave us the code to get in and told us where he'd put the key, very nice man. We got to the VERY nice, and VERY clean hostel (Hostel 109 for any of you who plan on going to Adelaide) around 8:30 and got settled and cooked dinner. We ended up paying for a 4 share room (two sets of bunkbeds) but we ended up getting it all to ourselves for two nights! <br /><br />On Saturday it was raining all day, but nevertheless we got up and went to the local market, which is amazing for food, and got some brekkie and some fruit/veg for the next leg of our trip (since we had to cook up/chuck out all of ours at the S.A. boarder). Awesome prices! We went back to the hostel and did some Skype-ing, then went and got some lunch at Chopstix and then to the botanical gardens, which even though it was sprinkling a bit was very nice. It's actually been quite warm despite the rain. Went back to the hostel and relaxed for the rest of the evening. We had a lovely day!! <br /><br />Now we're off again to the Flinders Ranges!!Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-67127016385927747912011-06-30T17:06:00.000-07:002011-07-02T03:17:44.914-07:00David and Cassie's Great Australian Trip Part 1Since the internet I'm getting is often slow, I might not be able to put as many pics up as I'd like, so if you don't see any up when you read a post, check back later and there might be some. :) <br /><br />David and I left Sunday June 26th from Ballarat, through Geelong where we checked out the area in which I used to live and saw all of the changes, and then headed South through Torquay on to the Great Ocean Road. We spent our first night in Cape Otway at Blanket Bay campsite outside of Apollo Bay, VIC. Our campsite was very wet, so no fire making, but we had a trail down to the beach and the rocks there were amazing, so were the shells!! That night there were two other people camping near us, but overall it was pretty quite. David and I went for a walk on the beach and at night the stars were amazing, and we just stared at the Milky Way for a while. The next morning there were some wallabys about and an amazing sunrise. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YXO-Xq4y8PY/Tg7aLNmncUI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/QL2vc0kpom8/s1600/DSC06856.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YXO-Xq4y8PY/Tg7aLNmncUI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/QL2vc0kpom8/s320/DSC06856.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624672870797373762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jItH_lGHwtw/Tg7aKyHED9I/AAAAAAAAAxI/1DE8HwV_Ccc/s1600/DSC06851.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jItH_lGHwtw/Tg7aKyHED9I/AAAAAAAAAxI/1DE8HwV_Ccc/s320/DSC06851.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624672863417274322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MkXB47FANgA/Tg7aKRMpU_I/AAAAAAAAAxA/A7-GmOVvSJQ/s1600/DSC06874.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MkXB47FANgA/Tg7aKRMpU_I/AAAAAAAAAxA/A7-GmOVvSJQ/s320/DSC06874.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624672854582318066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kuuPMtA1h50/Tg7aKMu2RWI/AAAAAAAAAw4/peq5xbLZ9B8/s1600/DSC06889.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kuuPMtA1h50/Tg7aKMu2RWI/AAAAAAAAAw4/peq5xbLZ9B8/s320/DSC06889.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624672853383595362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BBE0crFCZII/Tg7aJ_PVtpI/AAAAAAAAAww/lxEFPA-suVw/s1600/DSC06892.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BBE0crFCZII/Tg7aJ_PVtpI/AAAAAAAAAww/lxEFPA-suVw/s320/DSC06892.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624672849761777298" /></a><br /><br />The following day we hiked around Cape Otway a bit and then drove up to Laver's Hill where we got some gas before going to the Otway Fly. It was $22 each, which we decided after doing it was worth it. It's a really neat walk, and it's amazing to be up so high. There are 3 main types of trees in that area: the Mountain Ash, which is the tallest and used to grow up to 100 meters (330 feet) but now only grow to be about half that size in that area, the Blackwood, and the Myrtle Beach. The spiral viewing tower is at about 47 meters, so is only half as tall as the Mountain Ash trees used to get, which is incredible! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W29O2vNdREA/Tg7beb-jXwI/AAAAAAAAAx4/I2EUmnlL3U4/s1600/DSC06897.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W29O2vNdREA/Tg7beb-jXwI/AAAAAAAAAx4/I2EUmnlL3U4/s320/DSC06897.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624674300585008898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kTwT1yoWbK0/Tg7beF6BCOI/AAAAAAAAAxw/HQYk29-3x2A/s1600/DSC06896.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kTwT1yoWbK0/Tg7beF6BCOI/AAAAAAAAAxw/HQYk29-3x2A/s320/DSC06896.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624674294660401378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ahOePfJh35E/Tg7bdqS2u4I/AAAAAAAAAxo/9Vj7kbP6qyQ/s1600/DSC06899.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ahOePfJh35E/Tg7bdqS2u4I/AAAAAAAAAxo/9Vj7kbP6qyQ/s320/DSC06899.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624674287248391042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lfyNcUcZoXc/Tg7bdRp1CHI/AAAAAAAAAxg/fx49Lkm94lA/s1600/DSC06904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lfyNcUcZoXc/Tg7bdRp1CHI/AAAAAAAAAxg/fx49Lkm94lA/s320/DSC06904.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624674280633862258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D_uQk-zLliw/Tg7bdHCUGBI/AAAAAAAAAxY/u0yYZ1Ugzjg/s1600/DSC06911.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D_uQk-zLliw/Tg7bdHCUGBI/AAAAAAAAAxY/u0yYZ1Ugzjg/s320/DSC06911.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624674277783771154" /></a><br /><br />After that we went to find our campsite, near Beech Forest. We spent the night alone, and the area was very wet, in the morning we even found leeches on our tent! We have found that because of all of the wetness, the camp stove we bought was one of our best purchases and it has served us very well. We went for a wonderful walk to some more waterfalls near our campsite in the morning, and then headed back towards the Otway Fly to do the Triple Falls walk, which was highly suggested by someone in Lavers Hill. We then went back through Lavers Hill and headed towards the Twelve Apostles. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBNNXYNWP4I/Tg7dMkYMrOI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/D-sUuA05pXI/s1600/DSC06932.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aBNNXYNWP4I/Tg7dMkYMrOI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/D-sUuA05pXI/s320/DSC06932.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624676192625667298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1HWRR83ORY8/Tg7dMaGJqkI/AAAAAAAAAyI/bOKrhSbl1SE/s1600/DSC06929.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1HWRR83ORY8/Tg7dMaGJqkI/AAAAAAAAAyI/bOKrhSbl1SE/s320/DSC06929.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624676189865617986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xFdeiSTyIIs/Tg7dL_yBX5I/AAAAAAAAAyA/d2Dj4DhRgn8/s1600/DSC06923.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xFdeiSTyIIs/Tg7dL_yBX5I/AAAAAAAAAyA/d2Dj4DhRgn8/s320/DSC06923.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624676182801866642" /></a><br /><br />There were still quite a few tourists at the Twelve Apostles, even in winter (mostly asian), which kind of surprised me. We also briefly visited Loch Ard, but decided that since we planned on camping near Port Campbell anyway we could just come back and see the rest of Loch Ard the next day since it wasn't far away. The bad thing about doing this trip is winter is the limited amount of daylight (the sun rises around 7:30 AM and set around 5:30 PM). We spent the night at a caravan park in Port Campbell, which was nice because we got laundry, and a nice warm kitchen, internet, and showers. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qUyGYgmaRI/Tg7dpkDX5hI/AAAAAAAAAyY/nXoxZjo-3mU/s1600/DSC06942.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qUyGYgmaRI/Tg7dpkDX5hI/AAAAAAAAAyY/nXoxZjo-3mU/s320/DSC06942.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624676690754528786" /></a><br /><br />The next morning we got up at 7:30 and then took a nice walk on some of the trails around town and caught the sunrise up over the town, and saw a guy surfing, and though he must be crazy cause it was VERY cold. We know it was at least 3˚C during the night, and that was around 10, so we think it got down to freezing. <br />We drove back to Loch Ard and saw the rest of that before moving on to Warrnambool where we looked at the Deakin campus there to see what it was like, and did a bit of shopping. Next was Nelson to the info desk to see about camping in Glenelg NP. <br />We were directed to a specific campsite and were told that no one else would be staying there. It was a lovely drive down a slightly bumpy road, and we saw lots of wallabies! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DhYEUSBQqTI/Tg7fUbeoD0I/AAAAAAAAAy4/2V4C0FLcWpk/s1600/DSC06982.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DhYEUSBQqTI/Tg7fUbeoD0I/AAAAAAAAAy4/2V4C0FLcWpk/s320/DSC06982.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624678526698917698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q4p70dlcRCc/Tg7fTsp11lI/AAAAAAAAAyw/j1zYRngA_es/s1600/DSC06973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q4p70dlcRCc/Tg7fTsp11lI/AAAAAAAAAyw/j1zYRngA_es/s320/DSC06973.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624678514129491538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-25MPlhC3yC0/Tg7fTX2Kw6I/AAAAAAAAAyo/Q9S6t81M2nQ/s1600/DSC06957.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-25MPlhC3yC0/Tg7fTX2Kw6I/AAAAAAAAAyo/Q9S6t81M2nQ/s320/DSC06957.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624678508544050082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cBaG2Ll4y5U/Tg7fTGV4SqI/AAAAAAAAAyg/MLZsLQmZk8w/s1600/DSC06951.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cBaG2Ll4y5U/Tg7fTGV4SqI/AAAAAAAAAyg/MLZsLQmZk8w/s320/DSC06951.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624678503845218978" /></a><br /><br />When we got there, there was a vehicle and a girl siting on one of the picnic tables with her pack and she looked like she was waiting for something. We found out her name was Saki (sp?) and she was originally from the Netherlands, but has been living the past 5 years in Melbourne. She was doing the Great Southwest Walk, which starts from Portland and goes to Nelson and back. She'd done the Portland to Nelson bit (or at least was almost to Nelson) and was thinking she was going to give the second half a miss. She had been sitting waiting to see if the people who owned the car would come back so she could get a ride because she was out of water and Nelson was a good 10 k at least away. They never showed up, but when we arrived she decided to stay there the night since now she could get a good night's rest (she was a bit on edge camping by herself, worried about the people mainly, there had been a creepy guy there earlier offering her a ride). We had found out that there was a fruit and veg quarantine on the S.A. boarder, and we had just gone shopping, so we decided to cook up all of our potatoes and onions, etc. and package them up (cooked is ok, just not raw), so we shared some mashed potatoes with her and some chocolate cake we bought. She was very happy to have something other than her instant meals. :P We also helped her out by taking some of the food she didn't want and that weighed her down as well as her rubbish. It was dry that night and we were able to make a fire! We also had to keep chasing the possums away from our food, and there were wallabies eating casually nearby; wonderful. <br />Saki left the next morning before we got up. <br /><br />We used the rest of our apples in apple pancakes and I made some cinnamon apples and apple cider, which we packaged up, and we were set. When we crossed the boarder all we needed to do was dump some carrots. We first went to Mount Gambier and had lovely weather walking around some crater lakes they have their made lots of years ago by volcanic activity. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8ulwRSbbuwc/Tg7r-w5KsVI/AAAAAAAAAzg/rkIMsyDEGUM/s1600/DSC06997.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8ulwRSbbuwc/Tg7r-w5KsVI/AAAAAAAAAzg/rkIMsyDEGUM/s320/DSC06997.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624692448141422930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nXrcyCKanTI/Tg7r-p_88iI/AAAAAAAAAzY/gQisQ03NdRQ/s1600/DSC06999.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nXrcyCKanTI/Tg7r-p_88iI/AAAAAAAAAzY/gQisQ03NdRQ/s320/DSC06999.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624692446290833954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hd1QcFaLLM/Tg7r-P2sLFI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/s5NRGaWFyYo/s1600/DSC07009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hd1QcFaLLM/Tg7r-P2sLFI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/s5NRGaWFyYo/s320/DSC07009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624692439272664146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Von1Yhr0fxg/Tg7r9zEV-LI/AAAAAAAAAzI/DCmunmq6iPk/s1600/DSC07018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Von1Yhr0fxg/Tg7r9zEV-LI/AAAAAAAAAzI/DCmunmq6iPk/s320/DSC07018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624692431545301170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iPCcLVBTtFY/Tg7r9kYeOII/AAAAAAAAAzA/pipVhkptnWE/s1600/DSC07019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iPCcLVBTtFY/Tg7r9kYeOII/AAAAAAAAAzA/pipVhkptnWE/s320/DSC07019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624692427603196034" /></a><br /><br /> We then made it to Robe via beautiful country, and went to the info desk/library where we got some awesome info about the next few legs of our trip. I was able to sign up for internet to use at any public library in S.A. and we did a driving tour of Robe, seeing the old gaol and the obelisk. We drove the 5 or so minutes to our campsite, The Gums, and set up. We went for a twilight/in the dark walk along sand trail to the beach (about an hour return), and sat by the water looking up at the starts; it was amazing. When we got back we made a fire, and had a dry night! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lDZonhqOwns/Tg7vis_lDBI/AAAAAAAAA0I/pYIBRNb1ZEo/s1600/DSC07034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lDZonhqOwns/Tg7vis_lDBI/AAAAAAAAA0I/pYIBRNb1ZEo/s320/DSC07034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624696364104748050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ag1foYt6KFU/Tg7viM1AyuI/AAAAAAAAA0A/LmKF_2lurBI/s1600/DSC07036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ag1foYt6KFU/Tg7viM1AyuI/AAAAAAAAA0A/LmKF_2lurBI/s320/DSC07036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624696355470494434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rEqWvQ8OmXA/Tg7vh2xtL9I/AAAAAAAAAz4/A9Qu1fHiv4Q/s1600/DSC07044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rEqWvQ8OmXA/Tg7vh2xtL9I/AAAAAAAAAz4/A9Qu1fHiv4Q/s320/DSC07044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624696349551046610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dyRtJxISTVU/Tg7vhVZxwQI/AAAAAAAAAzw/qcpsQIyoIOA/s1600/DSC07055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dyRtJxISTVU/Tg7vhVZxwQI/AAAAAAAAAzw/qcpsQIyoIOA/s320/DSC07055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624696340592312578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DRcw0HNrCIY/Tg7vhNaoaPI/AAAAAAAAAzo/Y5W67uhNnas/s1600/DSC07066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DRcw0HNrCIY/Tg7vhNaoaPI/AAAAAAAAAzo/Y5W67uhNnas/s320/DSC07066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624696338448410866" /></a><br /><br />This morning we got up and got back to Robe at 9 AM, just in time to get into the library for some internet time, and here we are!! Next is to the Coorong NP.Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-71210613269955081442011-06-28T02:35:00.001-07:002011-07-02T01:31:54.418-07:00The Grampians Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HrczoP4KKak/Tg7S0Fh1zNI/AAAAAAAAAvw/sp5vnkvfir4/s1600/DSC06759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HrczoP4KKak/Tg7S0Fh1zNI/AAAAAAAAAvw/sp5vnkvfir4/s320/DSC06759.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624664776911473874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5eq7M9itcSg/Tg7ROy9bR7I/AAAAAAAAAvo/QJCHh1j7dd4/s1600/DSC06722.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5eq7M9itcSg/Tg7ROy9bR7I/AAAAAAAAAvo/QJCHh1j7dd4/s320/DSC06722.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624663036760115122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XD2uM0GM2DY/Tg7ROu9xyEI/AAAAAAAAAvg/Kb8mUJiYTT4/s1600/DSC06678.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XD2uM0GM2DY/Tg7ROu9xyEI/AAAAAAAAAvg/Kb8mUJiYTT4/s320/DSC06678.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624663035687848002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k9jbsMgIzoY/Tg7ROSjCWWI/AAAAAAAAAvY/kYiJHORvFpg/s1600/DSC06605.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k9jbsMgIzoY/Tg7ROSjCWWI/AAAAAAAAAvY/kYiJHORvFpg/s320/DSC06605.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624663028059494754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SIJu_xetGp8/Tg7ROH1YE3I/AAAAAAAAAvQ/n8S8-eW1obM/s1600/DSC06556.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SIJu_xetGp8/Tg7ROH1YE3I/AAAAAAAAAvQ/n8S8-eW1obM/s320/DSC06556.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624663025183626098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eBynFsvhM4c/Tg7RNk7370I/AAAAAAAAAvI/-pnuXX9s1II/s1600/DSC06580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eBynFsvhM4c/Tg7RNk7370I/AAAAAAAAAvI/-pnuXX9s1II/s320/DSC06580.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624663015815638850" /></a><br />David and I tried out our camping equipment in Grampians NP for two days before we officially left Ballarat, and we were able to get an idea of any other items we needed, which weren't many. We went on some amazing hikes (pictures above), saw some amazing waterfalls, a great view of the region, and some neat rock formations (i.e. the alligator rock above). And at one point a wallaby was hopping along and didn't see me behind a bush and almost ran into me! He skidded just in time then hopped about two bounces away and stared at me (the one pictured); it was hilarious. <br /><br />The last hike we got to a little bit late in the day (we got there around 2 and the sun sets at 5:30), and even though we knew it was a 4-5 hour hike we decided we thought we could make it. There was a wallaby outside of the car and when we got out it came up to me and sniffed by hand! I didn't pet it, it's a wild animal, but let him sniff me, then he went over to visit David. So cute!! We decided to not take our water bottle cause it would be cumbersome, which in hindsight was not the best though, although it would have been. We left around 2:15, it's a difficult hike, there were parts where you have to climb over huge boulders and skip over creeks, etc. with only little yellow arrows painted on rocks showing you which way to go. It was one of our favorite hikes we've both ever been on, awesome! About an hour up we met a couple probably in their 50's coming down along with their son, they said that the top was about another hour and a half up, but when they heard we had done the last bit in and hour and they had in 2, they figured we might be ok. We decided we should probably walk quickly because about 15 minutes after we left the car we realized we had forgotten our torch (aka. flashlight ;P)... it was that damned wallaby that distracted us!! ;P <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OMcLlL-WeBY/Tg7S0edIMzI/AAAAAAAAAv4/QnsgzEOVKBA/s1600/DSC06771.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OMcLlL-WeBY/Tg7S0edIMzI/AAAAAAAAAv4/QnsgzEOVKBA/s320/DSC06771.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624664783602594610" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lp5z8dbygYA/Tg7S1RbBamI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/fP853fq1aso/s1600/DSC06796.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lp5z8dbygYA/Tg7S1RbBamI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/fP853fq1aso/s320/DSC06796.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624664797283969634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DQzA2oM0y14/Tg7S1HRAd_I/AAAAAAAAAwI/K8qBNe_8wTA/s1600/DSC06784.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DQzA2oM0y14/Tg7S1HRAd_I/AAAAAAAAAwI/K8qBNe_8wTA/s320/DSC06784.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624664794557609970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OAkWeip5bEc/Tg7S09100oI/AAAAAAAAAwA/WeX_JtTe1SM/s1600/DSC06776.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OAkWeip5bEc/Tg7S09100oI/AAAAAAAAAwA/WeX_JtTe1SM/s320/DSC06776.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624664792027681410" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_NNRAgNVUSg/Tg7Uyn3aZsI/AAAAAAAAAwo/zjpP0ElAtok/s1600/DSC06811.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_NNRAgNVUSg/Tg7Uyn3aZsI/AAAAAAAAAwo/zjpP0ElAtok/s320/DSC06811.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624666950792275650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2oKP26x_ll4/Tg7UyU6jkqI/AAAAAAAAAwg/I9AN0FyR-GU/s1600/DSC06818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2oKP26x_ll4/Tg7UyU6jkqI/AAAAAAAAAwg/I9AN0FyR-GU/s320/DSC06818.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624666945705185954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AL3i-TYkzg0/Tg7UyJpaz3I/AAAAAAAAAwY/owvFlV7Rmj8/s1600/DSC06806.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AL3i-TYkzg0/Tg7UyJpaz3I/AAAAAAAAAwY/owvFlV7Rmj8/s320/DSC06806.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624666942680518514" /></a><br /><br />We ended up getting to the top in almost exactly an hour, and it was starting to get a bit dark due to clouds; that was at 4:15. We ate a quick apple for some water, and then headed down... about 20 minutes down we realized we had taken the wrong trail!!! There was another trail that went on to a waterfall and we accidentally took that one! So we turned around and about 40 waisted minutes later we were on the right track again. We pretty much booked it down the mountain, the whole time talking about what we'd do if we needed to spend the night up there. We met a couple who were hike camping to the top (there's a campsite there) that we'd passed on the way up, and they gave us a bit of water, which was nice, and offered their fire to us if we needed to turn around and come back, which was really nice! We continued down at an amazing pace, we really surprised ourselves! When we got past most of the dangerous bits before dark we were feeling much better, but once it got really twilight-ly we had to slow down quite a bit, also because we were going over a lot of watery areas. We ended up on the easy beginning trail just in time, it was dark enough that we could only really see the outline of the trail, which luckily was white sand so easy to see. We made it back to the car, go it and as we were driving out it was pitch black. We made it just in time, we are very lucky!!! We will be a bit smarter from now on. If we hadn't had that backtrack, we would have been back in plenty of time! That was intense and we still can't believe we made it down before dark. It ended up taking us about 3.45 hours.<br /><br />-Cassie<br /><br />P.S. Notice the lack of pictures on the way down... we thought afterwards that we should have taken a picture when we got down, but we could just take a picture of pure darkness and that would suffice. ;PCassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-56864240795040917892011-06-28T01:56:00.000-07:002011-06-28T02:34:41.086-07:00The Grampians TripDavid and I tried out our camping equipment in Grampians NP for two days before we officially left Ballarat, and we were able to get an idea of any other items we needed, which weren't many. We went on some amazing hikes, one of which we got to a bit late in the day (we got there around 2 and the sun sets at 5:30), and even though we knew it was a 4-5 hour hike we decided we thought we could make it. There was a wallaby outside of the car and when we got out it came up to me and sniffed by hand! I didn't pet it, it's a wild animal, but let him sniff me, then he went over to visit David. So cute!! We decided to not take our water bottle cause it would be cumbersome, which in hindsight was not the best though, although it would have been. We left around 2:15, it's a difficult hike, there were parts where you have to climb over huge boulders and skip over creeks, etc. with only little yellow arrows painted on rocks showing you which way to go. It was one of our favorite hikes we've both ever been on, awesome! About an hour up we met a couple probably in their 50's coming down along with their son, they said that the top was about another hour and a half up, but when they heard we had done the last bit in and hour and they had in 2, they figured we might be ok. We decided we should probably walk quickly because about 15 minutes after we left the car we realized we had forgotten our torch (aka. flashlight ;P)... it was that damned wallaby that distracted us!! ;P <br /><br />We ended up getting to the top in almost exactly an hour, and it was starting to get a bit dark due to clouds; that was at 4:15. We ate a quick apple for some water, and then headed down... about 20 minutes down we realized we had taken the wrong trail!!! There was another trail that went on to a waterfall and we accidentally took that one! So we turned around and about 40 waisted minutes later we were on the right track again. We pretty much booked it down the mountain, the whole time talking about what we'd do if we needed to spend the night up there. We met a couple who were hike camping to the top (there's a campsite there) that we'd passed on the way up, and they gave us a bit of water, which was nice, and offered their fire to us if we needed to turn around and come back, which was really nice! We continued down at an amazing pace, we really surprised ourselves! When we got past most of the dangerous bits before dark we were feeling much better, but once it got really twilight-ly we had to slow down quite a bit, also because we were going over a lot of watery areas. We ended up on the easy beginning trail just in time, it was dark enough that we could only really see the outline of the trail, which luckily was white sand so easy to see. We made it back to the car, go it and as we were driving out it was pitch black. We made it just in time, we are very lucky!!! We will be a bit smarter from now on. If we hadn't had that backtrack, we would have been back in plenty of time! That was intense and we still can't believe we made it down before dark. It ended up taking us about 3.45 hours.Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-60017841379910311252011-06-19T20:27:00.000-07:002011-06-19T22:20:47.191-07:00David & Cassie Together Again!David got into the Melbourne airport at about noon on Sunday the 12th, and I was supposed to get in at 3:15, but my flight was delayed by about 3 hours due to the ash from the Chilean volcanic eruption. I was a bit frustrated because I had no way of telling David that I was going to be late, but I let our friends who were going to pick us up, Christine and Ash know. When I finally got to Melbourne is was about 6:30 PM and it was magnificent to see David again, and it almost seemed like we had never been apart! We messaged our friends and they came and picked us up. I felt very grateful when Christine told me that they saw online that all but about 3 of the Tiger Airways flights (what I flew) were cancelled coming into Melbourne, so I was extremely lucky that mine was only delayed. <br /><br />We've been staying at Christine and Ash's house in Ballarat, which is about an hour out of Melbourne. We have our car, and we have been running errands to get ready for our big trip (buying camping gear etc.) as well as doing some fun things and relaxing. David, Christine, and I all took the train into Melbourne one day and went to the Queen Victoria Markets, into the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, the Aquarium, and went atop the Eureka Skydeck 88 (tallest building in Melbourne). <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--vKW5fuhEn4/Tf7MWQGiQ_I/AAAAAAAAAtw/OHMzctNHFmw/s1600/DSC06329.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--vKW5fuhEn4/Tf7MWQGiQ_I/AAAAAAAAAtw/OHMzctNHFmw/s320/DSC06329.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620154067656524786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9_PppynLSbo/Tf7ORNWs8TI/AAAAAAAAAt4/oERjxYmUBgI/s1600/DSC06333.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9_PppynLSbo/Tf7ORNWs8TI/AAAAAAAAAt4/oERjxYmUBgI/s320/DSC06333.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620156180042936626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cyzXMALjBvU/Tf7MVzRIdzI/AAAAAAAAAto/AM_wWUXQ2C4/s1600/DSC06307.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Anwn7az_4Us/Tf7MUpeLn0I/AAAAAAAAAtY/HDh-LF9zKh8/s320/DSC06202.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620154040106852162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Lq2AB20ii0/Tf7MUEmcrwI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/wntRRc5xe4k/s1600/DSC06168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Lq2AB20ii0/Tf7MUEmcrwI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/wntRRc5xe4k/s320/DSC06168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620154030209412866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BB8c-Ay0tBo/Tf7OT76XYmI/AAAAAAAAAuY/HZzLi3OiIw8/s1600/DSC06394.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BB8c-Ay0tBo/Tf7OT76XYmI/AAAAAAAAAuY/HZzLi3OiIw8/s320/DSC06394.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620156226900288098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ztj73InupQk/Tf7OTHtEofI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/xMoRxaevyiQ/s1600/DSC06363.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ztj73InupQk/Tf7OTHtEofI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/xMoRxaevyiQ/s320/DSC06363.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620156212885889522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7nXW4R94YJw/Tf7OSaGwXOI/AAAAAAAAAuI/CZ6S2csoylw/s1600/DSC06359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7nXW4R94YJw/Tf7OSaGwXOI/AAAAAAAAAuI/CZ6S2csoylw/s320/DSC06359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620156200645582050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eOAD4ueWN0U/Tf7ORoWt-FI/AAAAAAAAAuA/5BJ3RaJokZM/s1600/DSC06356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eOAD4ueWN0U/Tf7ORoWt-FI/AAAAAAAAAuA/5BJ3RaJokZM/s320/DSC06356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620156187290761298" /></a><br /><br /><br />David and I drove down to the Bellarine coast on Saturday and ate a yummy lunch of bread and cheese on the beach in Portarlington, and saw the sunset over by Queenscliff. We then went to Geelong to meet with friends.<br />My indian housemates and us ate at an indian restaurant then went clubbing. The next day we had coffee with my friend Ane, and had dinner with some of my old Muffin Break coworkers! It was so nice to be able to see friends from Geelong again! <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jBJiKUeFySs/Tf7Wb8WalNI/AAAAAAAAAuo/uGe1Ah2YN68/s1600/DSC06468.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jBJiKUeFySs/Tf7Wb8WalNI/AAAAAAAAAuo/uGe1Ah2YN68/s320/DSC06468.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620165160549913810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NKZd06Z-vcw/Tf7WbqNaT3I/AAAAAAAAAug/SGo6ssReth8/s1600/DSC06437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NKZd06Z-vcw/Tf7WbqNaT3I/AAAAAAAAAug/SGo6ssReth8/s320/DSC06437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620165155680309106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNKcKBgQoro/Tf7WcNF3GXI/AAAAAAAAAuw/EBOw4POcl9Q/s1600/DSC06488.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNKcKBgQoro/Tf7WcNF3GXI/AAAAAAAAAuw/EBOw4POcl9Q/s320/DSC06488.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620165165043882354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-woCsJPNe790/Tf7WdGJP4zI/AAAAAAAAAu4/TlfRprrtD08/s1600/DSC06533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-woCsJPNe790/Tf7WdGJP4zI/AAAAAAAAAu4/TlfRprrtD08/s320/DSC06533.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620165180358910770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qdgwr9j5oWk/Tf7WdgasrhI/AAAAAAAAAvA/el0QsUDIQbc/s1600/DSC06535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qdgwr9j5oWk/Tf7WdgasrhI/AAAAAAAAAvA/el0QsUDIQbc/s320/DSC06535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620165187411422738" /></a><br /><br />We were going to go to the Melbourne Zoo today, but Christine isn't feeling well and we kind of decided that we didn't feel like doing much today. We plan on going camping to two days this week over in Grampians National Park, and then plan on having dinner with Christine's parents. It's been a wonderful trip so far! :D<br /><br />-CassieCassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-8828968589996015012011-06-15T03:54:00.000-07:002011-06-15T04:35:40.469-07:00Penguin IslandThe week before my first final exam (anatomy theory), which was also the study break before the two finals weeks, my friend Maren and I went and volunteered at Penguin Island with the DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) to do Little Penguin nest box monitoring. It was more training to get to know how to hold them etc. more than anything, but we scanned (they have microchips, those that didn't we implanted one) and weighed any penguins that we found in the nest boxes. <br />There are plenty of natural nests around the island as well, but because of the dense vegetation it's almost impossible to tell where they are, your only clue is that when you get close the penguins start to make threatening noises. Thus, we are only able to monitor those that we can catch in nest boxes. When we went out there there was only one box that had eggs in it. <br /><br />The monitoring takes place every fortnight for most of the year, but the training we were receiving was mainly for us to come back in September and help with the monitoring after hatching season. They have volunteers signed up for every two weeks to out. <br /><br />It was such an amazing trip, I can't wait to go back in September! The penguins are so cute (even though they try and bite you), and I really enjoyed the work and being out in nature. The island is really small, and no one lives on it. It is really the only Little Penguin habitat left in WA because of all of the introduced animals like foxes and cats, they cannot survive well on the mainland. The WA population has halved in the past year, which is horrible, and they are trying to figure out why before it's too late. <br /><br />Maren and I found lots of bird bones on the island, which really helped us with our anatomy studying ;P, and we even found a turtle skeleton (but de-headed due to boats). <br /><br />I'll leave you with some pictures. :) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FDEK5w6BnT8/TfiUuw6vBDI/AAAAAAAAAsg/_ZtOllh9OTo/s1600/DSC06005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FDEK5w6BnT8/TfiUuw6vBDI/AAAAAAAAAsg/_ZtOllh9OTo/s320/DSC06005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618404066270839858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1IUQOklqQkA/TfiUudT37EI/AAAAAAAAAsY/ycPMh6LfkhI/s1600/DSC05998.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1IUQOklqQkA/TfiUudT37EI/AAAAAAAAAsY/ycPMh6LfkhI/s320/DSC05998.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618404061007572034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aXS-Hl6e-3U/TfiUuNEWkNI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/vcA2T0kQCWQ/s1600/DSC05954.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aXS-Hl6e-3U/TfiUuNEWkNI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/vcA2T0kQCWQ/s320/DSC05954.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618404056647504082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MTtohP5Q8Rc/TfiUtnsKi6I/AAAAAAAAAsI/Gr9f7Hf-MJM/s1600/DSC05946.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MTtohP5Q8Rc/TfiUtnsKi6I/AAAAAAAAAsI/Gr9f7Hf-MJM/s320/DSC05946.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618404046613941154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W-hMghdxcMg/TfiUtOpr_5I/AAAAAAAAAsA/UcF5-jjL9Ho/s1600/DSC05923.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W-hMghdxcMg/TfiUtOpr_5I/AAAAAAAAAsA/UcF5-jjL9Ho/s320/DSC05923.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618404039892664210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J9qnUimKpEU/TfiYfdf2buI/AAAAAAAAAtI/HvbMKMidkB0/s1600/DSC06086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J9qnUimKpEU/TfiYfdf2buI/AAAAAAAAAtI/HvbMKMidkB0/s320/DSC06086.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618408201406279394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yiUXmmgtbe8/TfiYe9Xc0SI/AAAAAAAAAtA/X6vItk-A-0Y/s1600/DSC06054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yiUXmmgtbe8/TfiYe9Xc0SI/AAAAAAAAAtA/X6vItk-A-0Y/s320/DSC06054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618408192781111586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7Mz83ZS_kvA/TfiYd0lY6RI/AAAAAAAAAs4/-5B2cy3K61g/s1600/DSC06056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7Mz83ZS_kvA/TfiYd0lY6RI/AAAAAAAAAs4/-5B2cy3K61g/s320/DSC06056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618408173243787538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kl3H11lvFHE/TfiYdjQJzzI/AAAAAAAAAsw/Md9vzpfyijs/s1600/DSC06033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kl3H11lvFHE/TfiYdjQJzzI/AAAAAAAAAsw/Md9vzpfyijs/s320/DSC06033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618408168591314738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CUWvD3g1Y2o/TfiYdY0w0WI/AAAAAAAAAso/3jZ9ig-3z9U/s1600/DSC06022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CUWvD3g1Y2o/TfiYdY0w0WI/AAAAAAAAAso/3jZ9ig-3z9U/s320/DSC06022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618408165792076130" /></a>Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-73808131828888128522011-06-02T18:15:00.000-07:002011-06-02T19:01:40.582-07:0017. Mai, study, and randomnessSo, it's been a while! I have been busy busy busy... but that's not a really good excuse because a lot of my "study" time really is just procrastinating online... take now for example. :P <br />Since I last talked to you a lot and not much has happened. Overall things have been work, school, and studying, BUT there have been occurrences amongst the normal. <br /><br />17. Mai<br />On May 17th I went into Perth and celebrated Norway's independence day, which was lovely. We had a little parade in the streets and my friend Kristine made bøller (cinnamon rolls) and vaffle (waffles) to sell (she's part of the ANSA committee (organization for Norwegians in Australia). We sang the national anthem, and had pølse (hot dogs) from IKEA (so Swedish ones... close enough). :P <br />Funny enough some of my activist friends (who I went up north with) were there protesting Perth wanting to get rid of their homeless (I don't know the details on it yet) and they just happened to meet up in the same park as we were in. :P <br />I also met two Norwegian girls who were backpacking. They were very nice and I had a really good time being able to speak Norwegian that day. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RUq92Gx5DhA/Teg6EDEomTI/AAAAAAAAAqc/oLpW6Usu39w/s1600/DSC05760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RUq92Gx5DhA/Teg6EDEomTI/AAAAAAAAAqc/oLpW6Usu39w/s320/DSC05760.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613800776735955250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qnnJPMV3z0Q/Teg6DnEqxMI/AAAAAAAAAqU/eP_18jh83tM/s1600/DSC05758.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qnnJPMV3z0Q/Teg6DnEqxMI/AAAAAAAAAqU/eP_18jh83tM/s320/DSC05758.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613800769219904706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hGkKLz9Q7Bs/Teg6DXDZhYI/AAAAAAAAAqM/pL_jfX2EZ38/s1600/DSC05765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hGkKLz9Q7Bs/Teg6DXDZhYI/AAAAAAAAAqM/pL_jfX2EZ38/s320/DSC05765.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613800764919612802" /></a><br /><br />Another big piece of news is that my friends back in VIC, Christine and Ash, have found David and I a car and I am sending her payments for it as we speak! It's a VS Holden Commodore, which should be a good reliable car, and if something does go wrong with it at some point, parts are cheap. :) They sent me some pics. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f6K9S6nYlYU/Teg4jzel-UI/AAAAAAAAAqE/5Gvmbg1yARM/s1600/DSCF0032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f6K9S6nYlYU/Teg4jzel-UI/AAAAAAAAAqE/5Gvmbg1yARM/s320/DSCF0032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613799123282426178" /></a><br /><br />Random, but whilst I was procrastinating one day by watching previews for movies online, I had to laugh at this. These are two completely different movies that just happened to be placed next to each other on the list of movies, and it totally looks like it's her hand. :P What are the odds. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--SnLxDEx0VM/Teg36COLKKI/AAAAAAAAAp8/er1cUmcUZzU/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-05-29%2Bat%2B8.55.23%2BPM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--SnLxDEx0VM/Teg36COLKKI/AAAAAAAAAp8/er1cUmcUZzU/s320/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-05-29%2Bat%2B8.55.23%2BPM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613798405685586082" /></a><br /><br />In that time I have also been to a few birthday parties, one being my friend Oli's 23rd, which was 90's themed. Oli and Lauren (another 1st year friend) are now dating, so that's exciting! :D<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7xpbSO6P5j8/Teg9fU1ZapI/AAAAAAAAArE/fGh9csURKns/s1600/DSC05600.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7xpbSO6P5j8/Teg9fU1ZapI/AAAAAAAAArE/fGh9csURKns/s320/DSC05600.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613804543895235218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5kMFGPhq68/Teg9fA_SxaI/AAAAAAAAAq8/l2Fyozih-3w/s1600/DSC05596.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5kMFGPhq68/Teg9fA_SxaI/AAAAAAAAAq8/l2Fyozih-3w/s320/DSC05596.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613804538568033698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bjHJWSc7-KE/Teg9eomFK3I/AAAAAAAAAq0/KBY7QifLs70/s1600/DSC05592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bjHJWSc7-KE/Teg9eomFK3I/AAAAAAAAAq0/KBY7QifLs70/s320/DSC05592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613804532019833714" /></a><br /><br />And the other being my friend Aimee's 21st (also 1st year vet with me, and who I met Oli through). :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-istJLFK_Ts4/Teg8Wy0EuQI/AAAAAAAAAqs/38u2XoOaOgY/s1600/DSC05813.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-istJLFK_Ts4/Teg8Wy0EuQI/AAAAAAAAAqs/38u2XoOaOgY/s320/DSC05813.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613803297812297986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a7lcgisQNR4/Teg8WhYKgFI/AAAAAAAAAqk/5_IKTCz3YY8/s1600/DSC05858.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a7lcgisQNR4/Teg8WhYKgFI/AAAAAAAAAqk/5_IKTCz3YY8/s320/DSC05858.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613803293131833426" /></a><br /><br />Probably the most exciting thing I did was go to Penguin Island, off the coast of Rockingham (two train stops South of Cockburn Central Station... where I get off to go home) to help with penguin nest box monitoring! I will save that experience for a separate post though. Here's a small taste! :D<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5BBNLXCu8mk/Teg-DzRRM7I/AAAAAAAAArM/jtaRqtHWBCc/s1600/DSC05941.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5BBNLXCu8mk/Teg-DzRRM7I/AAAAAAAAArM/jtaRqtHWBCc/s320/DSC05941.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613805170540491698" /></a><br /><br />I must also say that yesterday I bought a heated blanket for my bed, and I applied the second doona (comforter) to my bed, so now I should be nice and toasty. It's been getting quite chilly outside... and because Australian houses don't have insulation and many (including mine) don't have heating anywhere except the living room, thus very cold inside as well. <br /><br />And now I will leave you to get showered and continue studying. Here are some pictures to brighten your day. :)<br />(Me holding kittens at work, Perth Bells, Morning sunrise on my street, kitten from work, UWA at night).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gt15vTUBlNY/Teg_qjxXlcI/AAAAAAAAAr0/-P0Gbf6PPMU/s1600/DSC06129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gt15vTUBlNY/Teg_qjxXlcI/AAAAAAAAAr0/-P0Gbf6PPMU/s320/DSC06129.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613806935906686402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bq4BQm3GG6I/Teg_qQIwp0I/AAAAAAAAArs/brKjbfZeFIk/s1600/DSC05753.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bq4BQm3GG6I/Teg_qQIwp0I/AAAAAAAAArs/brKjbfZeFIk/s320/DSC05753.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613806930636089154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RkCgY2WMamg/Teg_p9aFzJI/AAAAAAAAArk/OiP_JE2iAg8/s1600/DSC05731.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RkCgY2WMamg/Teg_p9aFzJI/AAAAAAAAArk/OiP_JE2iAg8/s320/DSC05731.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613806925608504466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WwlQfoAgZ3o/Teg_psHMUEI/AAAAAAAAArc/2zBq2C0Unws/s1600/DSC05698.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WwlQfoAgZ3o/Teg_psHMUEI/AAAAAAAAArc/2zBq2C0Unws/s320/DSC05698.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613806920965836866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XzZODvkJyiY/Teg_pNXOA2I/AAAAAAAAArU/wtNXcmdfDu4/s1600/DSC05748.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XzZODvkJyiY/Teg_pNXOA2I/AAAAAAAAArU/wtNXcmdfDu4/s320/DSC05748.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613806912711557986" /></a><br /><br />9 days until David gets here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />-Cassie :DCassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480190216795728731.post-75552231242501967392011-05-14T05:22:00.000-07:002011-05-14T06:54:20.790-07:00Easter Activism part 2At our camp (not far from the detention centre) we had a debriefing of what happened that day and some people that had come from other parts of Australia and were inside the detention centre while we were outside, came and told us what they had experienced. We also made a mass chickpea curry with rice, and had to do all of our talking in the dark (or in the bus, which was awfully hot!) because in the lights we had outside there was a mass of beetles! There were mossies too (mosquitoes) but for some reason I've noticed that here you don't notice the mosquitos biting you until the next morning when you itch (unlike at home where you can feel them). I have some great pics of the ridiculousness of bugs! That night I ended up putting my swag and sleeping bag (borrowed from a friend) in someone else's tent that had extra room, cause it was too warm to climb into my swag and I was afraid of getting eaten my mossies if I laid on top of my swag. I am very glad I did cause there was one guy who did just that and said they were attacking all night, and when he woke up he looked like he had a disease there were so many mosquito bites!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M5D-HDG1gKk/Tc5_59FVCFI/AAAAAAAAAoE/-Ijng07OVNs/s1600/DSC05496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M5D-HDG1gKk/Tc5_59FVCFI/AAAAAAAAAoE/-Ijng07OVNs/s320/DSC05496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606559219749029970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJYYv4QRmmk/Tc5_5sZSX1I/AAAAAAAAAn8/uTZkIv8NrTQ/s1600/DSC05494.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJYYv4QRmmk/Tc5_5sZSX1I/AAAAAAAAAn8/uTZkIv8NrTQ/s320/DSC05494.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606559215269338962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wUGkYVUCHQI/Tc5_5Ni6icI/AAAAAAAAAn0/TmP7BQbeHPc/s1600/DSC05441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wUGkYVUCHQI/Tc5_5Ni6icI/AAAAAAAAAn0/TmP7BQbeHPc/s320/DSC05441.JPG" border="0" <br />alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606559206988220866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Uj0L30RnEI/Tc6BCMchOkI/AAAAAAAAAoU/CFSOilMyOBQ/s1600/DSC05449.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Uj0L30RnEI/Tc6BCMchOkI/AAAAAAAAAoU/CFSOilMyOBQ/s320/DSC05449.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606560460823411266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j-jhFc2v6uM/Tc6BB9JLr5I/AAAAAAAAAoM/2H_eVZL3EHo/s1600/DSC05510.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j-jhFc2v6uM/Tc6BB9JLr5I/AAAAAAAAAoM/2H_eVZL3EHo/s320/DSC05510.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606560456715775890" /></a><br /><br />We were able to get a few people into the Centre the next day (they chose who), but when they got in there, only the ones who came bearing legal advise talked to people, the rest didn't because the men inside decided they didn't want to meet with any of us one-on-one, they wanted a delegation of us to come in there and meet with them as a group and to see the conditions that they were living in. Normally this would be allowed, but not now. Usually you can meet with the men in the main areas, but while we were there they were wanting to put us off to another, secluded part, with individual meeting rooms. We decided we'd respect their wishes, and also thought this good, so those that were in there came back out and we protested that we should have a small delegation go in. They wouldn't let us, so about half of the group sat down in front of the gate, not letting vehicle in or out. After a while the police came and started hauling people away. I did not participate because, not being an Australian citizen, I wasn't sure what getting arrested would come to (deportation??) so didn't want to take the risk. I sat on the sidelines and videotaped. The police had to make to trips to haul them all away, but we found out later, when we drove back to the camp site, that the police had just dropped them back at our campsite and given them 24 hour move on notices (can't come back to the centre within 24 hours). We discussed some more and then decided to go into Derby, the closest town, about 20 minutes away, where one of our members friend's lived. We were going to stay at her place as well as at this church house that was open for us to use. We packed up camp, piled into the bus, and off we went. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsJRh6PAH20<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu29mSRLufw&feature=related<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SFQ9dfjuhHE/Tc6DHMB1ttI/AAAAAAAAAo8/epvdfPJxyY0/s1600/DSC05539.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SFQ9dfjuhHE/Tc6DHMB1ttI/AAAAAAAAAo8/epvdfPJxyY0/s320/DSC05539.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606562745634109138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dhaB4soIy88/Tc6DG-TK0_I/AAAAAAAAAo0/CuxlkjivrRA/s1600/DSC05534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dhaB4soIy88/Tc6DG-TK0_I/AAAAAAAAAo0/CuxlkjivrRA/s320/DSC05534.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606562741948699634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pNTRFEDbfGg/Tc6DGtEEkpI/AAAAAAAAAos/FPR4ikHuC0A/s1600/DSC05547.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pNTRFEDbfGg/Tc6DGtEEkpI/AAAAAAAAAos/FPR4ikHuC0A/s320/DSC05547.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606562737321972370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pn9_SHxxuig/Tc6DGL7KjoI/AAAAAAAAAok/y3wjLk9wKz8/s1600/DSC05521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pn9_SHxxuig/Tc6DGL7KjoI/AAAAAAAAAok/y3wjLk9wKz8/s320/DSC05521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606562728426245762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2VdG_4MbiE4/Tc6DF-LVrjI/AAAAAAAAAoc/lR_ChwyFZFM/s1600/DSC05519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2VdG_4MbiE4/Tc6DF-LVrjI/AAAAAAAAAoc/lR_ChwyFZFM/s320/DSC05519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606562724735987250" /></a><br /><br />Well, when we were in Derby, something very unexpected happened... a tree branch smashed in two of our windows! The bus driver (one of the three) felt horrible about it, but upon explaining it, it was a total fluke that could have happened to anyone. The top of the branch caught on something on the roof and the branch broke off of the tree and swung down to take out the windows. I was one of the people sitting by one of those windows. I was buckled in and so couldn't go anywhere when it happened, so got glass shards into my knee and shoulder as well as glass dust all over me. There were about 3 of us that got cut up, and I think mine might have been the worst, which is good cause mine weren't all that bad. The girl in front of me was lucky cause she was leaning up against the window, but had her pillow behind her, so only got one cut on her back. <br />Luckily we were very close to that girl's friend's house, so the glassy people walked there and were the first to take showers. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jOoIjzEbnng/Tc6Ee3Gyp6I/AAAAAAAAApU/_lboA-ATPz0/s1600/DSC05564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jOoIjzEbnng/Tc6Ee3Gyp6I/AAAAAAAAApU/_lboA-ATPz0/s320/DSC05564.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606564251846223778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uInhTJYJp1k/Tc6EeluSTpI/AAAAAAAAApM/QnboYFBFU-M/s1600/DSC05549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uInhTJYJp1k/Tc6EeluSTpI/AAAAAAAAApM/QnboYFBFU-M/s320/DSC05549.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606564247180037778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lxpanS4D2BQ/Tc6EeEI2OEI/AAAAAAAAApE/kwmBgO1kL8U/s1600/DSC05548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lxpanS4D2BQ/Tc6EeEI2OEI/AAAAAAAAApE/kwmBgO1kL8U/s320/DSC05548.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606564238164637762" /></a><br /><br />We then cooked dinner and watched ourselves on the news (we had amazing technicians with us who were able to get internet, even at our campsite!! and so everything was sent to the media) that night! I have some footage of us watching the news. <br /><br />I set up my swag in the backyard, and after chatting for a while went to sleep. The next morning we got all packed up and walked over to the church house (so we could give the lady we were staying with some space). We cooked and tried to figure out what to do about the bus. After a lot of discussing, a small group of the most experienced people (3 people) who also were trained as mental health counselors, went back to the gates (it had been over 24 hours) to try and get in to see some of the men that had recently collapsed do to hunger strike they went on to try and make the guards let us visit them. They were there for a few hours, and when we got the message that they were unsuccessful at getting in to help the men, we headed into the bus and drove up to the gates, got out, and immediately started shaking the fence and chanting. We ended up knocking down the fence (it was just a little temporary one) and chanted for a bit more until the police showed up again, and that was our cue to get back onto the bus so we weren't arrested. It was such a short time and so much energy, it was hard to go back to the house and just sit around! <br /><br />(just after the fence came down)<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeeMlCRV29M&feature=related<br /><br />As for the bus, we ended up getting some laborers to help us put up some corrugated metal onto the side of the bus held together with some wood, and the sides we borded up with cardboard and duct tape. Pretty primative, but we had to do something and it was the week of Easter (and then Monday was ANZAC day and so Tuesday was also a holiday) and nothing was open. We couldn't go anywhere to get the windows repaired, and we had to drive back cause people had to go back to work etc. We were already up there a day longer than planned, which meant that a few people had to catch a plane back cause they couldn't afford to be gone longer. <br /><br />We had a debriefing that night, which was mainly us sitting around with a guitar making up a song about how Serco always says "no!". We also watched some more news. <br /><br />On our way home the next day we were surprised at how well our window patch was holding up, and how not noisy it turned out to be! :) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5FFKsb15pI0/Tc6HPIZ9WvI/AAAAAAAAApk/C0McKNW5Vvg/s1600/DSC05583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5FFKsb15pI0/Tc6HPIZ9WvI/AAAAAAAAApk/C0McKNW5Vvg/s320/DSC05583.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606567280146995954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UbsYHu7-zsI/Tc6HO9JkvCI/AAAAAAAAApc/xEkDl6XHPnE/s1600/DSC05584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UbsYHu7-zsI/Tc6HO9JkvCI/AAAAAAAAApc/xEkDl6XHPnE/s320/DSC05584.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606567277125483554" /></a><br /><br />We stopped and camped at 80 mile beach again. After setting up my swag I started a conversation with a lady who asked us what we were there for. That was interesting. Me and another girl were the main ones who talked to her with a few other people coming in and out of the conversation. She was a very big, literalist Christian. Without going into a huge spiel about it, basically this is what she was saying (and I'm only slightly paraphrasing, she basically said all of this): All muslims are terrorists, if they come to her country, then they have to change to her country's religion (which is funny cause Australia isn't a very religious country), but she wouldn't have to if she went to their country (and she said "they'd blow me right out of the water if I went there"). She kept getting off track and saying how Islam is wrong and Christianity is right, and how Jesus saves. She kept preaching to us, even though I told her I was Christian, but I believe that everyone is saved no matter what (too much for her to handle). It was very hard to stay on topic with her, she essentially wanted to convert all of the muslims that come to Australia, which I told here was another thing entirely, you need to deal with one issue at a time even if that is what you want to do. We also told her that these were good people who had done nothing wrong, and she said "that's the they TELL you." And when the girl I was with told her the personal story of the man she had met with and said that he was a Christian, she said "well, they'll say anything." <br />Anyway, after a while of this we finally found out that she was upset about her daughter, who has mental issues (and apparently support for mental illness in Australia is horrible) and she didn't have the strength to take care of her any more, and her daughter couldn't get a house etc. She figured, if her daughter couldn't get help, why should Australia help these refugees, to which one person who briefly came into the conversation mentioned that if we'd just let them into the country and not put them in camps that would save Australia millions of dollars each year, money which could be used to help people, Australians, like her daughter. At the end we kind of agreed to disagree I think, but we did make her think quite a bit, and I hope she changes her perspective at least a little. I pointed out to her that all of the information she was getting was purely based on here-say, which is very easy to get sucked into, we all do it sometimes. So many people are told that muslims are terrorists and so believe it. We also tried to get her to understand that not all of these people can go through the proper procedures to get here because often the offices they'd get paperwork from in their country don't exist, and/or because they are so desperate to get out that they just hop on the next boat out and often don't even know where they're going, they just need to leave. <br /><br />That was an interesting evening. The rest of the trip was good, hard to sleep on the bus, but good. We did briefly stop in Broome, not much to see and most things were closed cause of the holidays.<br /><br />Broome:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yq4MUDqo4_o/Tc6JZbENPaI/AAAAAAAAAp0/4w1rHepUSV4/s1600/DSC05577.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yq4MUDqo4_o/Tc6JZbENPaI/AAAAAAAAAp0/4w1rHepUSV4/s320/DSC05577.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606569655977983394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7F7iodO94bU/Tc6JZNncxJI/AAAAAAAAAps/aYd8j1mfwvw/s1600/DSC05575.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7F7iodO94bU/Tc6JZNncxJI/AAAAAAAAAps/aYd8j1mfwvw/s320/DSC05575.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606569652367705234" /></a><br /><br />Life changing experience. <br /><br />-Cassie<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYnlXKXW7W0Cassie & Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791688708085900276noreply@blogger.com0