May 23, 2012

Sunset at Falcon

Sunset at Falcon, WA

I’m not very good at taking sunset photos with a digital camera, but this one gives you some idea of how beautiful the coastline is south of Perth, Western Australia. We’ve been staying at Falcon, near Mandurah. The beaches are great and the sun sets over the Indian Ocean. I hope to get a better [...]

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Beware of camels

Camel warning sign on the Nullarbor

I finally got to download some photos that I took while driving from Victoria to Western Australia. Here’s one I mentioned earlier, warning about camels! Wombats and kangaroos I could handle, but a camel through the windscreen is not a welcome prospect. Tweet Pin It

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Cloudstreet by Tim Winton

Cloudstreet

Cloudstreet by Tim Winton is the best Australian novel I’ve read in several years. I preface that by saying I don’t read many Australian novels, having been disappointed in the past and wishing to “travel” through my reading. That said, Winton’s Western Australian setting is unique enough for me to enjoy the experience and his [...]

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