February 11, 2012

Piccaninnie Ponds

Piccaninnie Ponds are 30km south east of Mount Gambier near Nelson. Well known as a site for cave diving and snorkelling, the ponds comprise a wetland fed by freshwater springs. An open channel runs from the wetland to the ocean. I took Kathleen, Jim and Maggie there this afternoon. We didn’t go diving, but enjoyed [...]

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Glenelg River cruise

Glenelg River

I took a two-hour boat cruise on the Glenelg River today with Jim. Juliet and I are conscious with twins that they need some individual attention. I have never really done anything solo with Jim, who is less outgoing than Maggie, and this holiday seemed a good time to remedy that. The Glenelg River flows [...]

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Brendan Nelson having a go

I’m not exactly a great admirer of Brendan Nelson, but I do think he deserves to be given a chance. I wonder if much of the speculation about his position isn’t just political mischief. Compared with state leaders Ted Baillieu and Troy Buswell he’s doing a pretty good job in unenviable circumstances. I didn’t hear [...]

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