reminiscing

We've been doing a bit of this over the last week.

December 2001 .....young(er) carefree couple pack up and head off camping for 3 months around the west side of Australia ......

I know I know! ! Hard life.

Oyster farming at Coffin Bay, South Australia

Fowlers Bay, South Australia

200km Bunda Cliffs, South Australia

crossing the Nullabor Plains

first of many flat tyres on the trailer

Esperence Great Ocean Road drive, Western Australia

Greens Pool, William Bay NP, Western Australia

lunch stop on the road

reef sharks at Coral Bay, Western Australia

Coral Bay

Sun Pictures, Broome, Western Australia

Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia

Cable Beach sunset, Broome, Western Australia

Geike Gorge, Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia

Lake Argyle, Kimberley Ranges, Western Australia

Kununurra campsite, Western Australia

Kununurra wet season afternoon rain

Kellys Knob lookout over Kununurra

border of Western Australia and Northern Territory (with some sexy chick)

barra (barramundi) & chips, Stokes Hill Wharf, Darwin, NT

Cullen Bay, Darwin, Northern Territory

Cullen Bay Marina, Darwin, NT

Yellow Water Wetlands, Kakadu, NT

Noulangie Aboriginal rock art, Kakadu, NT

wet season water crossing

sunset, Kakadu, NT

Southern Rock Pool, Katherine Gorge, NT

Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory

grapefruit breakfast at Kings Canyon, NT (lookin' good honey)

Kings Canyon, Northern Territory

Uluru (Ayres Rock), Northern Territory

Yesterday was Fathers Day here in Australia and we spend the afternoon in sweet little Strathalbyn where we had a family lunch at the local pub. Afterwards while meandering through the local second hand shops we came across this painting. It called out to us and found it's way home in the car and onto our wall (admittedly in a temporary position until we decide where it goes). It was painted in 1976 by D Filmer, whom we are told she is a local painter from South Australia. It perfectly captures the amazing Australian landscape we so love.