Archives for posts with tag: Australia

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Right said Fred, let’s have a cup of tea.
Looking into his bellybutton.
Remembering House Rules.

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Watching two films ‘together’ on the plane. We counted down to press play.
Realising that I no longer need to worry about big dangerous spiders and snakes.
Dinner. We spent most of it in hysterics, making stupid faces and being a bit silly.

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The sea. Oh the sea. It was so clear, so beautiful.
Being pulled around and floated so it felt like I was swimming really fast.
John’s stories about his teenage years.

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Going for a morning walk around the coast and discovering more and more beautiful, empty coves and bays with clear water and soft sand.
Family time on the beach, teasing Hannah.
Zapping my brothers bites. And also his arm, foot and tummy. Just for fun.

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This teeny tiny grater.
Lake Cave. Totally amazing.
Spending time with my brother and his wife. We haven’t spent this much time together in years.

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Seeing the pink lake, briefly.
Singing along to Nicki Minaj in the car.
Giggling over the silly jokes we wrote on our blog.

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Getting up early to go walk in the gorge and see the amazing views before the day got hot.
Going out for a nice dinner to celebrate the last day of our holiday.
Talking about ‘don’t do nothing’.

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Kangaroos! In our campsite! And a whole heap of them hopped past including a tiny baby one. So exciting.
Swimming in the pool. It is so hot here now we’re not in the wind.
A podcast on bliss. The presenters were just having such a good time.

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Seeing the dolphins swim right up to us at Monkey Mia. The newborn was the best. So playful and energetic.
Spending the whole day relaxing in the sun and reading.
Seeing a turtle poke his head up a few metres from us in the sea.

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Driving John’s massive car along the empty straight roads of Western Australia.
Seeing wild, baby emus.
Listening podcasts in the tent.

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Seeing a wild kangaroo from the bus, I think. And an emu.
Arriving at my aunt and uncles house and setting them and the kids for the first time in three years.
Their house! Oh my god, it’s amazing.

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The gorgeous colour of the sea on Rottnest Island.
The quokkas roaming around the island and getting really close.
Not staying in a hostel.

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We’re in Melbourne! Beautiful, sunny, cafe filled Melbourne.
Uniqlo.
The delicious salmon rice dish for lunch. So yummy.

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Deciding what we’re going to do in December. Hello Australia.
Stepping out from the kitchen into the alleyway behind work for some fresh air at lunchtime. No wind, a warmer day and so fresh after being in a hot cafe.
The same guy from yesterday came in and told me again how funny he thought my fish pun sign was. You’d think that wouldn’t still make me happy. But it does!

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Walking down to there pool and seeing the clear blue sky, feeling no wind and looking out at the flat, beautiful sea. Felt a bit bad that I was about to pay to go into a pool. Although it would have been freezing out there!
Seeing photos of the house we’ll be staying at in Australia in December. Oh my god. It’s going to be so good!
A man doing some stretching at the swimming pool that looked like he was grinding on an invisible partner.

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The sign my friend photographed in Australia.

The lovely man at the coffee shop who accepted the money I had for tea and carrot cake, rather than how much it actually cost.

Listening to the Scott Mills podcast and hearing how much money listeners had raised for Comic Relief.