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Published: February 12th 2010
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5-2-10 Fri - we decided to do some sightseeing at Rockingham, we booked the car in for a Gas Service next Tuesday , then we headed out to see Peron point, Mangle Bay & Shoalwater Bay. It was nice with lots of secluded beaches & places you could snorkel, swim, fish & take the dogs. We will go back there one day & take a picnic lunch. The Naval Base is out in the bay with a big bridge over to the island. We then went down to where the ferries go out for Penguin Island, & to get some times & cruise info. It was very nice & we had a coffee at the Café there. We then had a drive around & had to get some bread , so went to the Rockingham Shopping Centre. It was huge, you could get lost in there. We came back home & let the girls out for a walk & had tea & watched TV. It was 33 Deg today. 6-2-10 Sat Lazy Day today, watered the grass, & then we took the girls down the beach for a swim, then we both had a nap. I got tea & watched some
TV, a very relaxing day. Only 28 deg today. 7-2-10 Sun , I decided to catch up with emails & my Diary, also list Dens job applications. While on the computer Merry Skyped us so we chatted to her for a while, then we Skyped Corey, Val & Hayden & had talk to them, Hayden is growing every time I see him. Tried to Skype Nicky , but no answer. Will catch them later. Den is watching the Cricket & having a lazy avo. . We walked up to “The Wine Bar” for a few drinks at about 4pm, did not realise how far it was. When I got back everything was aching, so I had a lay down & we had an easy tea. 31 Deg today 8-2-10 Mon, Started the day well when I woke up with a broken back tooth, fun, fun, fun. We found a dentist & I made an appointment for tomorrow, then we went to the bank & Centrelink & on the way back we clocked how far “The Wine Bar” was from the park, it was 2.4 km one way, so no wonder I was sore yesterday, I had walked nearly 5 km.
We had lunch & then headed into Perth , as we had to go to Jayco & then Den to the Specialist to have his blood taken & a blood test. We should know Wed how many more times we have to go. We got home & got tea on &fed the girls who had been patiently sitting in the car all afternoon. (they are very good, they don’t whinge & never say “are we there yet).it was another hot day 33 deg. Tuesday 9-2-10. We have had the van 2 months today, that has gone fast. Den dropped me off at the dentist & he went to get the car serviced. I walked home (another 3km this time) & Den was gone all morning. I cleaned the van & did the washing & when he got home he said the Gas Guru (that’s what he’s called) did a great job & knew what he was on about. The car needed a new air filter (which was supposed to be changed last time we had it serviced) it was chocker’s with dirt & the car was running too rich. He fixed all that so Den is happy. He also fixed
our TV that came with the van & attached it to the set top box & our reception is good. Den watched the cricket & I had a rest as the walk made my back & feet sore. Mick, Nick & Maddy rang, they are good, Maddy is talking so well over the phone. We rang Dad & Ivy & they are well. It was so good to talk to them. We had tea & watched Australia flog West Indies , Go Australia. It was hot today, 33 deg & we actually had the air con on. Wednesday 10-2-10 Today we went to Bunbury to have a look & took a picnic lunch with us. We stopped in at the Info Centre , which was the Old Railway Station. We headed for the Beaches & the Lighthouse, it is a nice area with white sandy beaches & blue-green water. We ended up at Wyalup - Rocky point, found a picnic table & had our lunch, with the girls wanting to eat the lot. The temp was about 30 deg today. After lunch we went for a drive down the coast, it was very nice. We then drove to the Harbour
& the old Jetty. We headed back to Rockingham & checked out a couple of free camping areas, from a new WA book we bought. One was ok, but very dry & hot, the other was just a camp site with a lot of rubbish there. I think we will miss Bunbury & go to Busselton to stay for a few days when we get going. When we got back Den rang the Dr’s to get his blood results & was disappointed as his Ferritin level had come down, but not as much as he had hoped. He has to go back to on Tuesday to have some more blood taken. We might be here for another week !!!! Thursday 11-2-10 Today was washing day & we went & did the grocery shopping, nothing exciting. it was 31 deg today. Friday 12-2-10 We got up & decided to go fishing at Peron Point , when we got there it was hot but the wind was blowing strongly. So we decided to go to Mangle Bay side. We nearly had the beach to ourselves. We put the girls on a peg & a long lead so they could go into the
water or onto the sand. They had a ball. We fished for a few relaxing hours & caught a lot of small fish, but we threw them back. We had bought a small sun tent which was very good, we had a nice few hours & came back to the van & Den watched the cricket & I had a read of my book. We Had steak & salad for tea & then watched a movie as the cricket was called off due to rain. The girls are exhausted with there big day out. It was 33 deg today.
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