Tues 10th June
Although
we only had a short distance to travel today it was nevertheless a constantly
changing landscape. We passed through rich pastures, olive groves and were
fascinated by the leaning trees.
They have obviously had to withstand constant
wind to end up so bent over. In fact we had quite a stiff breeze behind us for
most of the trip. We stopped in Dongara and were impressed by the old
buildings, in particular one that might have been a flour mill in a past life
but is now undergoing renovation. In Geraldton it started to rain and rain and
rain and progressively get cooler. We booked into a park a little north of town
for the next three nights. George is getting his car serviced on Thursday. I
contacted Barb Stoney, a friend who used to work with me in Shepparton. It’s a
while since we have had any contact, so I’m looking forward to catching up
tomorrow.
Wed
11th
It
was great catching up with Barb again and we couldn’t remember how many years
it has been since we last met. She is living in a comfortable unit that is
attached to her job looking after students, some of them international, some
doing schooling as part of apprenticeships. She is required seven days a week
and does things like transport them to/from the airport, wash their bed linen
and must always know who is on campus. She was looking after her grandson
while her daughter, who is being delivered of a baby tomorrow, visited the
doctor.
Along
the foreshore is a small sandy area which has large emu egg shapes in it. The
tops of them have been decorated in mosaics by women of the local indigenous
community.
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