Bits About Us Together: Augusta and happenings

Its been a busy few weeks with the end of the girls uni year and exams etc. It also meant time to shift Janelle back home from her year in Busselton. It took a few trips over to get everything and then lots of sorting in our house to fit her now 5 years of accumulation into our house - until we pack it all up and shift it to Perth in March!...

She spent some time filling our bins and making piles for the Salvos...

Nicole started her new job at a local recreation centre. She starts at 5.15 am and finishes at 1.20pm everyday. After nearly 8 years working in settlements she was ready for a change...

Sarah also finished her nursing exams and then spent 2 weeks on prac at a large mental health hospital in Perth. She found it very depressing but interesting (she was in a mens locked ward). Luckily she was staying with her cousin and her son which cheered her up and provided some good fun (and food)...

We took Mum and Dad J for a drive down to Augusta. Janelle had recently worked in a clinic down there and wanted to have a look around. It was very disappointing with lots of the shops empty and many many houses for sale. We had a picnic lunch...

Then went for a drive around the coast to see the new Marina being built...

And then onto the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse which you can't even get up close to anymore as it is all fenced off unless you pay $8 per person to walk into the grounds!...

Water Wheel built in 1895

We then traveled back to Margaret River and had a beautiful afternoon tea at the Berry Farm Cottage Cafe. These sweet little birds are so friendly (especially when fed sugar which you are not meant to do!)...

We were lucky enough to have a beautiful Blue Wren land on the table next to us. He is a little blurry but I had to be very quick to get a photo...

On the way home we stopped at Cowaramup and took some photos with Moodolph. Cowaramup is now home to a wonderful herd of 42 life sized fibreglass Fresian cows and calves scattered around the streets, parks and shops. They look great as you drive through...

We managed to be able to get all the girls and their partners together for dinner and put the Christmas tree up on Dec 1st this year. They all seemed to be behaving themselves and we didn't even get a "silly" photo this year...