Planet Ruby Starrs

Yesterday we stayed at Jurien Bay campsite again... the rules were different but I won't bore you with the detail...  It was our last day with the castlemaine kid, so we thought we had better make the most of it. Leaving the trundle at the camp site and using the cruise mobile we headed off to the Mount Lesueur National park for a walk. The weather was perfect.. equating to a lovely summers day back in the UK... prepping us for next week- and it was a pleasant walk up the mesa known as Mount Lesueur.  Halfway up we disturbed a wallaby who was probably having a nap and he popped his head up for a good look at us interlopers.. he is in this picture bt even I can't find him... The climb to the flat plateau wasn't a difficult walk, sandy clear paths and once through the dense, quite - if you are me- high shrubs, the view from the lookout on the top was superb - A vast undulating area of bush leading into some wheat fields right across to the sea. ...

Well Kalbarri delivered on every count...it was a great time with old and new friends And thanks to Mr October we ate the most amazing cray fish.. as a spread, pickled, and BBQ'd...  But first we were made very welcome by Mrs October (by default) and it was lovely to finally meet up with our friends from Castlemaine. There are a lot of rocks at Kalbarri... we went for a wander on the cliff side by mushroom rock and round the bay - the rock here is a beautiful deep red colour and just gleams in the sun.   There were a few daring exploits involving a sticky out bit of rock that was lots safer than it looked.. and this picture doesnt really do it justice to how high it was or how gloriously blue the sea and sky were.  and then some climbing on the (recently named) wedding rock - a large piece of granite that had fallen off shortly after our friends had been married under it!!! Fred played at being crushed by the rock... its strange h...

I've survived six decades... under a fairer government I would be drawing my old age pension from now.. as it is like so many people of my era I have to wait another 6 plus years.  I can legitimately wear purple and a red hat, eat sausages and butter etc... (see Jenny Joseph Warning) Its also my lovely granddaughters 8th birthday today - obviously a very special date!!!! I refer to think I am celebrating my Diamond Jubilee - Diamonds used to be for 75 years but Queen Victoria changed all that  and for some reason made it 60 years... Its only a number but it feels like a significant one, In a good way I might add.  I have no issue being 60 years young - to be fair being a nana is more aging, having children in their 30's makes me feel old, crawling in and out of the b****y tent has aged me - however those days are passed... we have slept our last in the tent... final striking of tent  We have just had the most lovely few days - the last few days in our ten...