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The 'W' Word
Hey everybody, thanks all of you for your good luck wishes to Andy, phew he is out of my hair for a few months, chance for me to catch up on my shopping and yes Ed ..... a little bit of sleep too! Seriously I am pleased for Andy, what a terrific opportunity for him and postings like that are not easy to come by so he needed to take it and I am happy to support him in that, still I should also be able to swing a visit next month too! We are lucky enough to have some good friends in the area so I am not alone in this whole new environment, otherwise I think it would be terrifying, thank goodness for skype too! Andy tells me tha it is great to be wearing 'thongs' again and for the non Aussies amongst you I do mean 'flip flops'! He assures me that on landing tonight it was 29 degrees..... oh how lovely, considering it is pouring with rain here, we had a small storm earlier, such a filthy day, reminded me so much of the English winters that I don't miss. Roll on summer! Hope to post anoher blog real soon... Mrs KJ!

A Whole Year!
Hi TT's, thanks for your comments.... A whole year! Who would believe that time has gone so quickly, very often we check the date out to see what we were doing a year ago and we cannot believe how quickly that time has gone, we cannot believe that we have been in Canberra for 6 months... where did that time go? Promise to check out the picture on your blog site, I saw that you have been updating so will check out the pics, glad that you will be getting the CD, what a lovely treasure to have. Promise to come and see you all when the opportunity arises, you guys stay safe too! KJ x

Broome
Hi Michael, thanks for your comments, I hope that you have looked at some of our blogs from the May last last year you will see some of the pictures that we took of the fabulous sunsets. I would say that Cable Beach is where I have seen some of the best sunsets in the world and every day that we were there, the sunset was different. Beautiful! Mrs KJ

Wildlife
Hi Kieran, thanks for your comment, I agree I think that most men might shriek like a girl at seeing such a sight. We were lucky to get the picture. I think I was the only one that did not shriek as I was trying to get a picture and that is not easy from sitting in the car and I did not have any zoom lens with me..... When Andy and I have been on the road, we try not to travel too much at night, because of the dangers of hitting wildlife and of course not to mention being early enough to find somewhere safe to camp for the night. In that region hire car firms also don't insure you for travel in the dark hours because of high risk in hitting cattle and kangaroo's! We have learnt so much on our trip, every day has been something new to learn.... mrs KJ

King Brown
Ditto that Shadow Man, I think it served to remind me what dangers this country holds, always pays to be alert, we were in the Kimberely at the same time last year and it now makes me wonder how many king browns we were near without even knowing. Andy always reminds me to check the ground before stepping out of the vehicle, they are so well camouflaged. Mrs KJ

Dropping In
Hi guys, thanks for your message. Sorry for not being able to pop in and see you when I swung by Perth, selfishly I wanted 5 hours sleep before catching the early flight to Broome the following morning.... I wondered if I was going to bump into Cliff at the airport.... I guess if I do that trip again.... which I will at some point.... then there is always the possibility of seeing you. Only problem is that the only direct flight for Canberra/Perth is evening..... it does not arrive in Perth until 10.20pm.... hope all is well with you both..... being grandparents now, I am sure you are kept busy.... take care and catch up soon. Mrs KJ!

633km's
I guess in the grand scheme of things nowadays 633km's is not that far.... I will check out google maps...... my Mum and Dad (Caroline) are making the most of their retirement.... I get a message every now and again to say where they are and what they are up to.... they have done many exciting adventures in the past.... they should blog it really! Thanks again for your comments.... Mrs KJ :-)