Trip to the Stirling Ranges

We both got pretty good jobs at the WACA-Russ in treasury (so handling all the money that comes in from the food and beverage outlets) and I got to head a small team of people who will help out any of the outlets that get into trouble-not enough food prepped, staff chucking fits etc. I have a training day this Friday with the outlet supervisors although I’m not one of them.

Saturday we had dinner with Todd, Blair, Leah, Chris and Carly. Leah and I had a big shopping morning (mainly new clothes for Leah) then got the stuff for a roast. The boys cooked it on the BBQ and we ate outside which was nice. Chris and Carly bought along a lovely apple pie, strawberries and cream that they’d bought that day at the East Perth organic market.


Sunday we got up and headed down south to the Stirling Ranges for a few days (2 nights). We found a fully equipped cabin for $49 pn in the Cranbrook caravan park, so spent two very comfortable nights there. I have to admit it was pretty hot out in the ranges and the wild flowers had never come to much, but we visited some great wineries to make up for that! On the way home yesterday (Tuesday) we went through some great little out back towns stopping for a counter lunch somewhere in a big old country pub. Non Aussies might like to know we saw heaps and heaps of emus (including very young chicks), two goannas very close up, nearly killed a kangaroo and her joey on the road and saw lots of birds-mainly parrots and cockatoos. We got home round 6ish last night, made ourselves pizza for dinner then went to bed. We were woken about 1.30 by the loudest, heaviest rain I have heard in ages. It's rained on and off for 12 hours since and it's wonderful


Today we are over doing our laundry, will cook Todd and Leah dinner then head home. We’ve just been shopping, and we bought Leah’s dog a lovely bone (split with plenty of marrow and meat on it). He looked at it, then finally picked it up and wandered up and own and up and down and up and down ….before finally burying it and sitting on it. Devi would have scoffed it by then.

When we first took the flat, I wondered how we would amuse ourselves for 12 weeks without the chance to go fishing as often as we do. It's easy and we are really enjoying it. And, we are already 3 1/2 weeks into the 12 and the days are flying!