On our bus ride, we saw part of the Flinders Ranges. Some of the oldest mountains in the world. They werew beautiful, I would love to go back and see them.
Whyalla from a look out point. I enjoyed my few relaxing days there despite my cold. I really like Shannon's family. We went out to dinner the first night and then Shannon and I spent most of our days watching movies. We're such bums.
Shannon's dog, Wulfie. He has another dog, Cody as well. They're really funny, especially since Wulfie picks on Cody because he has to hog all the attention. But, I like them both. I don't play favourites. After all, I don't even play favourites with my cats. Actually, Mr. Gladstone passed away while I was in Whyalla--that was a bit of a day ruiner. Poor thing. But I don't want to talk about it here.
The steelworks around sunset. Everything around there was red, from the dirt to the road. Most of these photos are compliments of a Nikon D200 that I was able to borrow from Mr. Mason. Amazing camera. So nice of him to let me borrow it. Now I have something to save my pennies for.....when I get all my debt paid. By then of course it will be a Nikon D2000 or something like that.
Shannon's parent's house. It's not where Shannon grew up, but they moved not all that long ago. It has a pool, but it was too cold to swim. Winter. Everyone back in North America, you can stop gloating now, winter will be back in a few months. Granted, that will be my 3rd winter in a row and I might not make it.
The view from his house. Just past those trees you can see the ocean, but it didn't turn out so well in the photograph. Well, it makes for a nice view, you'll have to take my word for it.
Look, something very Aussie: a kangaroo. I've since many more since then (and wallabies too), but at that point I hadn't sen a single one so I was pretty chuffed. Still am. They were a bit scrappy looking, but this one looks pretty good from the photo.
Shannon and I walked Wulfie and Cody to the foreshore one afternoon. It was a crazy windy day, but those waves are tiny. You can see the mangroves in the background and out to Mt. Laura. There was heaps of seaweed on the beach, so I opted to look, not touch.
Looking back, the trip seemed longer when I was there, now it seems to have flown by. After welcoming Shannon into my home and life, it was nice to have him reciprocate. It's special meeting family and seeing where a person grew up. You feel closer to them somehow, as though you received a glimpse into their past. For a split second you can pretend you are a part of it.
And then life goes on. And you go wine tasting.
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