Thursday 1 July 2010

The internet is up and down, so I am not able to email people as much as I would like to. The same goes for the mobile phone reception. Please know, I am thinking of all my dear friends. We head to Adelaide soon and hopefully I will be able to catch up with you all via telephone when we are staying with Mel.

Mel has been so kind to let us stay with her for a few days before we head off to Alice Springs - Suzie, Theo... be prepared to meet us there!! Helen L. is also going to be there, and we may join her for a singing workshop – Yay! Although knowing my voice, I may either mime or just listen. How nice it will be to see friendly faces in the middle of Australia. But before then, we will see Mel and little Elle again. Love you Mel and Elle!!

It has been a good two days. I was drugged up (due to my back pain) but it didn’t stop us heading out to see some of the tourist sights.

Yesterday we went to the town of Wentworth – what an amazing history that town has! We took ourselves off to the Perry Sandhills. According to geologists, the Perry Sandhills originated after an Ice Age (40,000 years ago) and are formed by wind erosion over thousands of years. At these Sandhills, they have found skeletal remains of giant megafauna (Kangaroos, lions, emus and wombats). They were fantastic to walk on, slide down, trudge up, ect. There are gum trees there that have been covered by the fine red sand, and so we stood at the top of one of the sand hills, which put us at the top branches of a gum tree that was 100’s of years old.

Yesterday, we also went to Woodsies Gem Shop. We watched a demonstration of how a ring is made and the gem stone is polished. The whole thing was set in a cave like structure, and it was FILLED with jewellery and gem stones. I purchased a Jade stone necklace.

Today was very exciting. We drove for a couple of hours into the middle of nowhere. Lucky the van is 4-wheel drive! We visited Lake Mungo at the Mungo National Park. This is the site of what holds some of the oldest remains of human occupation in the world. Ancient fireplaces and hearths, stone tools, artifacts, animal bones and human bones date back at least 40,000 years. It looked and felt so ancient and sacred. We walked, Kristy took loads of pictures, I layed in the sand on top of the ‘Walls of China” (dunes within the dried up lake). The lake dried up approximately 18,000 years ago. I could see what it would have looked like when it had water – huge! The place is also the site of the oldest known cremation in the world (Mungo woman).

We had the perfect day – sunny, not too hot, and not too cold. I am astounded when I hear that it is cold in Melbourne when the weather is so fine here.

There is a table tennis table here at this caravan park, and Kristy and I are getting soooo good at it (watch out Tara, I will beat you the next time we play!!). Nope, I am not competitive at all!

Kristy and I will be back in Melbourne for a short time in August for Dave and Sarah’s wedding (7th August). We were thinking that we would try to catch up with everyone on the Sunday 8th August, so if people could keep Sunday night free to hang out with us then that would be grand. I can let you know the details closer to the time. I know it is a school night (sorry) but it doesn’t have to be a late one – unless you are having so much fun that you want it to be a loud one! Is Dolly Karoke still on? Please email or text if you are interested in catching up on the Sunday.

I also heard today that my apartment in Flemington may be about to be rented out! So fingers crossed everyone.

Tomorrow, just for a change of pace from the ancient, historic sites, we are going to visit the Big Wine Cask (I am sure that Karen, Mandy, Sue and my mum will appreciate this!). We may also go to Orange World. I also have to do washing tomorrow. I usually wear the same clothes (except for underwear of course!) day after day, but Kristy (strangely enough she has become very fashion conscience! Wtf!) puts things in our dirty clothes basket every day!

The Fitness Challenge is going well. 21 pushups today, and K also did 21 situps. I am holding off on the situps until the back is in better shape. Virginia (in Melbourne) is also participating in the Fitness Challenge with us from afar – go Virginia!

I am booked in at the local market on Sunday with a stall... to... read... TAROTS!!! OMG! I am freaking out a little as it has been a while since I read the tarots professionally (outside of friends), but I used to do very well, and I just have to remember that there is nothing to worry about it. Wish me luck. I must say that my psychic sense is feeling pretty strong at the moment.

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