Saturday, June 5, 2010

Grampian weekend continued....

To wrap up the big Grampian Mountain birthday weekend...


There was fabulous chicken wire around a shed on the Royal Mail campus...chickens are called "chooks" here.


We picked out some $6 commemorative cheese knives from the gift store that looks a bit like the chook wire, above. It also reminds of the great metal workers I used to work with in Portland. We can't remember the last time we went on holiday and felt the need to buy a fridge magnet or snow globe....that kind of thing turns into dust gathering kibble around the house. But we practically live on cheese and dips and have lots of hors dourves parties, so these will be well loved.


There were fun sculptures on the grounds. Here's some cute fauna frolicking in it.


The motel proprietor promised that kangaroos would come to our back door (or money back!) where we stayed on Saturday night, in Halls Gap. They're in the background. Nice cow though.


We eventually made enough new kangaroo friends that we stopped "recruiting" (slamming on the breaks and careening Winston, the car, to the side of the road to take photos).


Tom loves to find water stations. Sewers? Well...close. Circle of life, Baby.


Silverband falls: A waterfall that ends up underground. What a thrill to find actual cascading water in this drought.


Chilly and a bit rainy. Romantic I guess...at least a thrill to find a second waterfall, MacKenzie Falls. Can we go back to that 10 course restaurant now please?


Did some hiking. Tom claims this tree stump was hollowed out by lightening. Funny that, there were hundreds like this along the path.


Mmmm...reservoir.


While I waited in Winston and ate leftover garlic pizza while Tom took pictures of the water guages. A true win-win!

I can't stop thinking about the food at Royal Mail and are going to go sit vigil tomorrow until they let us feed again.

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