Where on Earth is Mockinya?

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January 9th 2015

Published: February 10th 2015

Half way between Brimpaen and Wonwondah! From Portland we took the Henty Highway to travel to Mockinya which is 30km south of Horsham. Our friends Lockie and Tracey have lived at Rosebank, Mockinya for 15 years. We stayed with them exactly 3 years ago and had a lovely Christmas with them. This year we intended to travel to Adelaide for Christmas, so a stopover with these wonderful friends was a d... Read Full Entry

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A special lunch at a special restaurant

Lockie and Tracey had been raving about this place and now we know why! Deirdre's Restaurant at Laharum will be somewhere to revisit next time we're staying with Lockie and Tracey.

A storm brews over the olive grove where we just had lunch.

Just one of hundreds

of noisy corellas and cockatoos that pass through each morning and afternoon.

Butterflies and bees

Some photographic experimentation

Peter has renewed his interest in photography and has been getting some very artistic shots.

Hundreds of rabbits

decimating the dry creek-bed and paddocks. Could be the makings of a great dinner!

Old friends and new.

It's a small world. Gai - front and centre, knows Wendy's sister.

Another feed of yabbies!

This time they get cooked up in Lockie's special new yabby cooker.... outside - not in the kitchen.

The old Austin fire truck

Repaired and ready to go to the next emergency if need be.

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