Category: Australia
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Five Year Pondering’s
There is something interesting about anniversary dates. It just seems to prompt memories and thoughts on how you ended up where you currently are, and that brings us to these pondering’s. It has been five years since we cut loose the tether and set sail on our great adventure. I did an anniversary post last…
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Flowers of Spring
One of the unexpected joys of house sitting in Adelaide at this time of year is the incredible display of flowers. I am very aware that many areas in the world have great flowers come spring. However this is where we are, and they are wonderful. The above photo is the view out our bedroom…
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Adelaide, South Australia
We have arrived and settled in to our latest house sit in Adelaide. We had briefly stopped here a couple of years ago and are happy to be back with more time to enjoy what the area has to offer. Unfortunately we seem to have brought the rainy weather with us and every trip out…
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Relocating….Again
After enjoying three great house sits over three months in Perth it was time to change locale once again. One of the main reasons we returned to Australia for another year was that we never got out west in the first year we were here. But, as well, we didn’t get to spend much time…
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Appreciating Local Heritage
From our house sit in the community of Bassendean we have been ideally located to do some sightseeing. One of the pleasant surprises was finding the convenience of the transit system and the helpful, friendly Transit Officers working the train lines. Whether taking the train into Perth and Fremantle or driving around Guildford and the…
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Rottnest Island
We have heard we are currently experiencing the worst winter in Perth in a number of years, so we counted ourselves lucky to be able to get out to Rottnest Island on one of the few sunny pleasant days. Other than a few isolated areas in Western Australia, and a few islands off the WA…
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National Tree Day
When Karen saw a notice on Facebook about a special event upcoming involving planting trees in the community we thought we would check it out. It turns out this is a pretty big deal all around Australia. There are hundreds of areas in the country where people can go and take part. We were very…
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Fremantle Prison
We finally made our way to Fremantle and our first order of business was to check out the World Heritage Fremantle Prison. One of the most striking things about this prison is that it was in full operation until 1991. Bear this in mind as you see some of the photos of the facilities and…
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Exploring
As we enjoy the cool winter temperatures here in Perth we take the chance to get out and explore the region on whatever days it does not rain. We also revisited Yanchep National Park in hope of exploring the Crystal Caves. Our mistake. You should always do some research before driving off. The caves are…
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Pinnacles Desert
After experiencing a couple of weeks of Perth’s fall and winter rain, we were treated to a beautiful sunny weekend. This means one thing…road trip. A two hour drive north of Perth takes one to Nambung National Park. By WA standards this is not a long road trip by any means, however, it was a…