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Canola, as far as the eye can see.

Cape Jervis (I think)

The smudge on the horizon is Kangaroo Island.  One day I'll get there.

Let's explore the rugged coastline of Victoria.  Let's walk on unmade tracks that are full of muddy puddles.  OH!  And let's wear high heeled boots and a short skirt and make our boyfriend/husband carry our handbag for the entire trip!  This was not an isolated couple.

WIND FARM!!!  For some reason I find them really scary.  Sort of like something out a bad sci-fi book.   Even looking at the photos makes me shudder.  OK ... just call me pathetic!

Today I had my pampering day thanks to the money Mum and Dad gave me for my birthday.  A bit of waxing (not really pampering but sets the scene), a mani, a pedi with paraffin - bliss, a gorgeous facial and then a full body scrub followed by a hot stone massage.  Heaven On A Stick!

The down side was that I found some muscle issues that weren't addressed by the massage so off to the physio tonight for some therapy and dry needling.  I didn't realise how tense I've been of late.

 

Now, however, I feel pretty bloody good!  And Three cooked an awesome meal - penne, chicken, broccolini, garlic, chilli, olive oil and parmesan.  Deeeeeelish!

Froggy, thanks for dropping by.  Adelaide is a lovely place to live and visit.  We'll definitely be back.

random thoughts

As promised, here are some photos of the trip.  More may follow but it takes forever to upload them.

This is the view from where we had lunch in the Clare Valley on Monday.  The Clare Valley, as were most wine regions is SA, such a surprise.  So much beautiful wine comes from these regions but they are so small.  Good things from small packages, I guess.

This is from Granite Island off Victor Harbour.  Amazing rock formations.  It really is a lovely place but becoming a bit touristy/retirement focussed.  Folks need to make a quid, I suppose.

These are some of the remaining 8 of the 12 apostles.  This blew me away.  We had driven from Warrnambool up the coast and saw the Bay of Martyrs, the Bay of Islands, Loch Ard Gorge and other stupendous natural phenomena.  This coastline is breathtaking.  I can't begin to describe it.  You drive down the road, see a sign pointing you to a relatively small car park and (bearing in mind it's off season) are lucky to find maybe 3 or 4 other vehicles, if that.  Walks varying from a few minutes to half an hour and you see the most amazing scenery.

We came across the car park for the 12 apostles and, at the risk of sounding anti tourism and racist, I was gobsmacked.  The massive car park was full of coaches and mini buses and cars and the whole area was swarming with Asian tourists.  Helicopters were taking off every few minutes (minimum of $95 per person).  It was almost impossible to see the rock formations let alone take photos of them.  It was late in the day and off season which obviously worked in our favour as did the fact that I chose to take photos from the less picturesque spots.

Don't get me wrong.  We depend a lot on tourism but it amazed me that people drive from Melbourne to see this coastline and then drive back without exploring the more amazing sights further along.

Typical, I didn't take photos at the Bay of Martyrs or The Bay of Islands but this is The Grotto.  A beautiful rock pool with the vision of the ocean beyond.

Himself is on his way to Sydney.  I'm not coping terribly well.  I know we've done this in the past but in the past I had kids living with me.  Tonight I'm on my own and could well be for the rest of the week.  Or, if I'm not, I'll have Three and his girlfriend.  Love Three, not so much the girlfriend.

Time to call it a night.

I'm back

It was a great week.  I met some fabulous women in the flesh (have been chatting on line for a year).  Visited wineries, bought wine.  Went to cheeseries and bought cheese.  Checked out chocolate factories and bought chocolate.

Saw a whale.

Lots of photos but life is busy busy busy so will come back with a proper entry soon.

And if the black dog decamps I will be delighted.