With the
skies breaking into blue in patches we elected to back track to the Bay of Islands
and the Bay of Martrys. Oh what a good decision! The sun came out in earnest and we were treated
to spectacular views with virtually no tourists in sight! We got to go down on the beaches in between
the spectacular lime stone formations.
It felt like you were in Narnia when they came back the second
time. I swear Asland was in the bush whispering
to me! We hung out in the By of Islands until
about 11:45 then shot for Warrnambool for lunch.
After lunch
we headed to Tower Hill to see what typically Australian animals including emu and koala bears. We walked and were rewarded with emu, little
birds, and butterflies.
Traveling
from Tower Hill to Mount Gambier is filled with green rolling hills, cows,
sheep, wind turbines...it's very peaceful. It like I think Montana is...big
skies and long distances. Oddly, the
ocean is just over the ridge.
The light
is beautiful today. At 4 PM we left the ocean
and headed into the hills toward Mount Gambier. Sad to leave the ocean, but the adventure must
continue.
We've
been trying to catch the parrots since we got here. We've seen many blue and reds as well as
green and reds. Finally scored them! Then 5 o'clock came...the golden hour and when
all the nocturnal animals start coming out.
It's like being on an African safari. Kangaroos on the left, emus on the
right! Spot, spot, spot!
Dinner was divine!!! Local cows, local farm, local wine - yahoo!
The milky way was bright and we shot it!
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| Emu |
Enjoy! John & Cheri
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