Ok, so I really don't know how to take a good 'selfie'!!

Here we are with Dot, minus Ray who had already gone to work when we were ready to leave the farm in Dalwallinu.  I managed to leave a jacket behind in their car but luckily Dot sent it on to Murchison for me, thanks Dot!!

While we were doing all the little jobs in Geraldton, we purchased an egg carton foam for the bed and the 'tester' went to sleep on it haha

Some things take up the whole road :)

We had a couple of days at Kalbarri and it was pretty damp so we visited the Rainbow Jungle, where they breed parrots.  The one below was very curious about the camera!

We checked out the coastline around Kalbarri but it was cold and drizzly so not the best conditions.

As per usual, it is very hard to get photos of Bun hahaha

We spent an extra day in Kalbarri as Murchison had rain and we were advised to wait.  There was a bit of water around but the majority of Butchers Track was sandy so not too bad.

A sunrise at Murchison Oasis Roadhouse/Caravan Park!

There are multiple polo cross fields surrounding the caravan park and a huge event will be held there in July.

Bun took time out to practice his swing LOL but then had to walk down the polo fields to collect the balls.

We took the bike out to Errabiddy Bluff which is only a few kilometres away.

Deb took us out to one of the local stations and along the way we saw the river flowing.  The level had gone down considerably by the time we saw it.

The things this guy does!!  He had his eye to the ground, trying to gauge how high the water had been LOL

We visited John Jensen on his station, he paints some great scenes!  His homestead was originally built in 1884, but has had some changes over the years.  

 It was certainly an interesting afternoon!

 We also went out to Pia Community, where about half a dozen Aboriginal families live.  We had met Jo (one of the teachers) and Dai Thomas and their kids Gus and Stella, at the Roadhouse on the weekend and went out to catch up with Dai.  As we had crossed over the river, there were thousands of tiny fish either side of the causeway, trying to go upstream.  After spending a couple of hours chatting with Dai, school finished for the day and we all went back to the river crossing to see if the fish were still there.  Gus and Stella ended up catching handfuls of fish and 'saving' them, transferring them a handful at a time!

The light was beautiful!!

As we left there to head back to the Roadhouse, the sun was going down behind Errabiddy Bluff.

After spending 10 days or so at Murchison helping Debbie and Geoff, with Bun in particular working hard with his 'raker', we left there last Friday.  We weren't sure what the weather had in mind and as the roads had been shut for most of our time there, we didn't particularly want to be rained in again.
We went to Hamelin Station Stay and parked up for two nights.  Saturday was spent visiting Shark Bay, Denham and Monkey Mia.

Today (Sunday) we drove to Carnarvon and have booked in for a couple of nights.  Now that we have returned to civilisation :), we enjoyed skyping with Callie (Steven was fishing, hope he caught something) and Josh, Kara and Kasiah.  Ben is still busy working up in Brisbane at the moment and enjoying the warmer weather.

We walked out on the Mile Long Jetty this afternoon but may have to return tomorrow with the good camera.  I only had the phone with me today.  We hope to see if we can find some locally grown fruit and veg tomorrow, otherwise it will be back to the supermarket.

We are planning to hit the websites tomorrow and make some calls to see if we can line up some work soon.  We've been given some names in the Kununurra area so hopefully we get lucky!

That's it for now

Cheers

Anne

Warning.....Photo heavy post!

Bear with me because there's a lot to catch up on!!

Loved these ugg boots!

Saw this one of facebook and it reminded me of Callie and Ashlee!!

 I reckon you would need the packet below!  It was in a camping store in Rockingham and gave us such a giggle when we read the instructions LOL

Sometimes you just like to browse :)

I had another go at hot cross buns, following Ben's instructions :)   He has surpassed me in the cooking stakes these days. 

Callie and Ben visiting Kate over Easter.

We took the train to Perth from Rockingham and watched lots of kids enjoying the water feature.  We spent some time with Peter and Bev, relatives of Fiona.  It was nice to be settled somewhere over Easter and not on the roads.  Bun was also able to get the motorbike looked at and was very happy with the result.  Now he just needs to get away from towns so that he can give it a try.

We also saw David as he and Nat had been in Perth for his work.  He took the train down to Rockingham and we had fish and chips on the Esplanade. 

Bun was a bit confused at the train station, he was looking for the sign for the toilets and thought it was a toilet that was up and down??? Um no.....it was the sign for the lifts LOL

Just near Peter and Bev's place is a fantastic spot for kite-surfing so we wandered down for a look. There was certainly enough wind for them but it was pretty cold.

We shifted camp on the Wednesday before Anzac Day so that the truck and van were in a storage area.  It only cost us $6 per night so that was a bargain!  After flying back Thursday morning, Callie and I and her bridesmaids, Ashlee and Renae, went to a bridal shop for her to try some dresses on.  It was a funny afternoon but no dresses were bought :)  After tea with Josh and Kara, the rest of us drove back to Winkie.  

Ben, Bun and I got up early Friday and attended the Dawn Service at Barmera.   Later in the afternoon, Josh, Kara and Kasiah arrived, along with Steph, and Bun got to cuddle a little girl to sleep xxxx

Saturday started very early with Steven up at 5am!  George and Corey were at Winkie by 5.30 to get the spits under way.  The weather was kind to us, not too hot, cold or windy.

Photobomber!!

The girls wanted to get in the shot :)

Kara mentioned this week that we had 4 generations in this photo, I hadn't realised!!

Patty made the amazing cake for Callie and Steven, it had pink hearts through the centre.  I talked to Patty later and she had been working on this idea for weeks :))

I asked this motley crew to turn for the camera and below is what I got!

The sweethearts eventually turned the right way :)

Sylvana will be happy to see that Steven loved the cheesecake she made, it had Toblerone and Maltesers in it.

It was a lovely day and I think it had the relaxed, casual feel that Callie and Steven were after.  Thanks to all the family and friends who helped out in a number of ways and also everyone who came.

Callie and Steven are also very grateful for the generosity shown and will be receiving their new Thermomix next week!!  Callie is very impatiently waiting for the delivery :)

 We headed back to Adelaide Sunday afternoon and spent a bit more time with Josh and Kara and Kasiah.  Poor Kasiah has been teething recently and no-one is getting lots of sleep in their house :(

Josh took us to the airport before work on Monday morning as the flight left at 6.30am.

We got back to Perth late after 300kph headwinds!  Later in the day we caught up with Megan Spangler and her beautiful boy, Bronson.  He is a sweet baby, only 6 months old.  Callie says she is offended that we don't cuddle with Storm this way, but I said he didn't really give us a choice LOL

We left Perth Tuesday morning and went inland for a while and ended up back at Dalwallinu to see Dot and Ray at the farm.  It was lovely to see them again and we stayed for 2 nights.  Yesterday we got to Geraldton and got a few little maintenance jobs down on the van and the truck as well as stocking up on groceries.  We will leave here tomorrow and go up the coast to Horrocks Beach and then to Kalbarri. Rain is forecast along the coast for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday I think, so it will depend on the weather and the roads when we go to Murchison as there are gravel roads on the way.