A few layouts to share

Just like my Pa - Ty has always wanted to be just like his pa, from his singlet and jocks to his socks it's gotta be like his Pa!

K&Co papers,Pink Paislee alpha chips and stickers.

Eden - Eden was christened on Mothers day and was just so well behaved all day long.

 

Webster papers, Pink Paislee letters, flowers and leaves, Flourish with a bling swirl, curly string

Precious Girl - Victoria is one of the most beautiful kids I know. She is so sweet and thoughtful and has the best smile. 

Bella papers, Pink Paislee flowers, Little Yellow Bicycle acrylic swirls and title.


Beautiful Girl - my beautiful daughter Kirsty.

Webster papers, collections butterflys and 6x6 paper pads, Pink Paislee pearls, smooch spritz

Miss you mate

 If tears could build a stairway,
And memories were a lane,
We would walk right up to heaven,
And bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God knows why.

Our hearts still ache in sadness,
And secret tears still flow,
What it meant to lose you,
No one can ever know.

But know we know you want us,
To mourn for you no more,
To remember all the happy times,
Life still has much in store.

Since you'll never be forgotten,
We pledge to you today,
A hallowed place within our hearts,
Is where you'll always stay.

Author unknown

Twelve months on and we have missed you everyday.

Geraldine Anne Rule 03/06/61 - 22//06/09

Journey's end

We arrived home last night to be greeted by two kids who were very excited to see us. Travel weary but glad to be sleeping in our own bed. Now comes the unpacking, washing, and generally reclaiming the house after being away.

day 6 Cape Jervis to Adelaide to Ouyen - heading home

Long haul day today. Cape Jervis to Adelaide. Fantastic trip with the GPS taking us easily to Aunty Marion and Uncle Tom's. Unfortunately they weren't home. We reprogrammed the GPS and had a gorgeous drive through the Torrens Valley. Stopped and played in Bird wood for a while. Then hit the road through the Mallee 125 K's until the next turn out of Mannum. Saw the Murray again - quite wide at Mannum and again at Tailem Bend. Gorgeous mallee sunset but couldn't get a pic because of the salt bush on the sides of the road. No expense spared we are staying at a 3 star motel and had dinner at the roadhouse - hamburgers out of the bag.

Farewell Cape Jervis at sunrise

Loads of history along the way

Last look at the Murray for a while at Tailem Bend

125 K's before the next turn - only in the Mallee felt  about that long until the next bend as well


















Funky bridge at Lamaroo

crossing the border lovely sign from SA

typical boring Victorian sign

Started the day at the Mouth of the Murray today watching Sealions playing in the sun.

Next stop was Victor Harbour for a ride on the horse drawn tram to Granite Island and a 40+ minute walk around the island with the most amazing views of the ocean.

Then came one of the most beautiful  drives I have been on to Cape Jervis - stunning sea views and beautiful lush green hills and valleys - STUNNING. We headed to the lighthouse to watch the sun set after booking in at the pub - then back for dinner and a couple of drinks.

Destination tomorrow Adelaide

day 5 Kingston to Goolwa

 BOY HEAVEN - Chas had a lovely time at Kev's Tractor Museum at Kingston.

The first half of the drive was BORING - all you could see either side was salt bush for miles - it was like being in a tunnel, then it opened up to the gorgeous lake views and sand dunes of the Coorong.

We had a bit of a treat in store with the ferry ride across the Murray at Wellington, we were expecting a bridge.
















This little guy was up the track on one of our  meanders along the Coorong.

The wildlife was definitely cooperating today, the pelicans at Goolwa really put on a show for me. I was actually able to get quite close to them.

Day 4 Mount Gambier to Kingston SE

Finally got to see the ocean today, we could smell it several miles before we could see it.

We started the day with the Umpherston sink hole. Created when a cave imploded it left a huge hole in the ground, a beautiful garden has been created in the hole.

We had a lovely day cruising the coastal roads around Southend, Beachport, and Robe. The coast is similar to the Great Ocean Road.

We arrived at Kingston S.E on dusk and took some shots of the sun going down.
















Sun down it was time to head to the pub for some beautiful fresh oysters.

My life in film - living with the man cold

 Girls check this out - thanks Karen and Vin love it



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz6DktXFvg4

Day three Hamilton to Mount Gambier.

Quite a grey and wet trip out of Hamilton today. We went via Coleraine and visited our old mate Bob. At almost 94 he is still as sharp as a tack.

We arrived around lunch time and headed to the Blue Lake. I thought we had missed the 1200 tour but had forgotten to change my watch to SA time. The tour included a trip in a glass fronted elevator down a couple of hundred meters of shaft to the lake side. Check out the hill behind the pump house-I had to walk down and up again afterwards. I made it - I was last but I made it!

Although the lake wasn't "blue" it is still pretty awesome. In the first photo you can see the three layers of the crater quite clearly -
1 limestone
2 basalt rock
3 volcanic ash
 The colour of the second photo is accurate it was really quite a pretty blue colour

And this one because I love it is of a rock under the water near the pump station

Off to the sink hole in the morning then on to Beachport and Robe. Yay ocean views at last.

Gotta love vintage photos

I was rapt when Jenny said I could copy her photos and scrap them. They really show what life was like back in the 50's. I can't wait to scrap them when I get home.

Day two Woodhouse - Dunkeld

Had a great night at Margaret's last night on the old family farm. We finally arrived on sunset after a delayed start due to the dentist running half an hour behind. Chas is suffering - it appears I may have given him my cold - poor thing - just wish he would suffer in silence - but his is a MAN cold after all. Today we toured around Dunkeld and headed up to Victoria Valley to visit with some friends for the day. The views of the Grampians are just spectacular from Jenny's kitchen.

 Plan is to head to Mount Gambier in the morning stay the night then head to the coast and the mouth of the Murray.

one more sleep .......

One more sleep until we hit the road.
Have almost finished packing, just a few toiletries to go in and I'm done. It's always hard to pack when we are taking the ute as space is limited which I know sounds strange. Clothes need to fit into bags that go in the trunk - so they stay dry. When you holiday in winter this is a very important consideration. This will be our third road trip in the ute so we have it down pat. I also have 2 plastic tubs for coats and things like the first aid kit, stubby holders, picnic stuff for eating on the road. Inside everything has it's own spot, computer, cameras, esky, maps and this year my ezyscan - to copy family photos along the way. Kirsty and the boys are looking forward to a holiday and Grammy and Pa's and looking after the cats.

Inside our world for the next 10 days

a a a choooooo

feeling miserable with a horrible head cold, tucked up in bed at 7pm and missing my scrapbook class. Hoping I spark up by Monday but still have tons of packing etc to do.