Local Shopping centre

Our nearest shopping centre is call Dog Swamp - heaven only know why! Its a good, smallish centre with Woolworths supermarket, fruit n veg shop, butcher, health food shop, two clothes shops, chemst, florist, haberdashery shop, flower shop and restaurant - all you need really.

 
 
 
 

 
 

HOT

We're having a bit of a heatwave these days - quite hot and sticky today. There's a cyclone off the west coast - predicted to sideswipe us tomorrow - so we'll have to batten down the hatches - or at least put the car into the garage anyway!

 

Dusk in the city

We took a stroll through King's Park just as the sun set this evening. Can you see the huge new skyscraper in the centre of the city - with the cranes on top? It will be the biggest building in the city so far ...
 
 

Robbie Burns Day

Last Sunday the golf club held its annual Burns day - a mixed foursomes scramble followed by a traditional Burns supper complete with Haggis n'tatties n' neeps followed by Scottish dancing, poetry and revelry generally. A great day - as we toasted the bard with a wee nip and were piped out onto the course in a Scottish manner ...

 
 
 

Australia Day

January 26th is the National Holiday in Australia known as Australia Day when the Ozzies CELEBRATE in style. CItizenship ceremonies are held in each major city in the morning and day-long festivities take place everywhere. It also happens to be Mags' birthday - so HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAGS!
George and I started the day at 7.00 am with a walk along the coast ...

 
 
 

... snorkelling and swimming at 8.00 am ...

 
 

... sign outside The Fenian Pub in the city centre ..

 
 

... lunchtime picnic on the river at Mags and Hugh's rowing club ...
 
 
 

... then on to the city ..

 

 
 
 
... a man-made beach in the city for beach-ball and a vintage car display were part of the fun ...

 
 
 

 
 
George and I got into the city around 4.30. We took up a spot on the waterfront and waited for the Sky Show to begin. The show involved all sorts of plane and tricks in the sky for the next couple of hours until the fireworks display just after dark. Mags and Hugh joined us later .. as did Charlie and Finn.

 
 

 
 
 
 
... aerial acrobatics ...