Albany, Australia

Whales and gold
September 28, 2008 - Albany, Australia
  G’ day all, It’s the end of term 3 for Nancy and we’d thought we’d pop off a short note before we go to Bali for rest and relaxation for a couple of weeks. Spring is here and the countryside is filling up with thousands of different types of wild flowers.  In fact wild flower festivals, tours, hikes, walks and presentations are...
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Day to day Life
July 4, 2008 - Albany, Australia
How’s it going everyone? Well, winter is in full swing down on this side of the globe even though the shortest day of the year has passed.   The last couple of weeks have been quite hectic but we’re almost done our dash and winter holidays are finally here!   Last weekend, we went hiking out towards Bald Head (a nearby coastal landmark)...
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A Weekend at Home
May 25, 2008 - Albany, Australia
Cheers all, It’s been a weekend of several seasons.  After work on Friday, we went to a local coastline rock formation called the Gap, where the seas were starting to roll (2 to 3 metres) and the wind was picking up.  It was lots of fun to watch the swells hit the rocky coast and explode into the air in the narrow rocky gap.  With the...
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Nancy's Birthday
May 17, 2008 - Albany, Australia
How's it going, everyone? Nancy just celebrated her 44th birthday yesterday.  And, of course, to celebrate this she was the recipient of typically Australian prezzies;  an electric blanket, and turtlenecks!  We also went out for supper to a wonderful Thai restaurant with another Canadian and her husband who we met about 7 - 10 days...
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SHARK ATTACK -Albany, Australia
May 11, 2008 - Albany, Australia
We weren't swimming on Saturday, even though it was a gorgeous day.  Nevertheless, a 5 meter and two 4 meter white pointers (great white sharks) took advantage of the lovely weather to come into the town swimming beach (Middleton Beach) and have a quick bite.  A teacher from a local school happened to be the unlucky bloke who was out for a...
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