I need to get ahead before we head off to Europe again, travel really impacts on my reading!
Following are the titles I have read since my last update.
While in Arnhem Land we saw some stunning landscapes. Extra special are those that were reflected in bodies of water.
Travelling in a caravan does not appeal to me. When we were younger we took a couple of family holidays in a campervan; after those trips I decided that sleeping in a bed on wheels was not for me.
When we travelled around Southern Africa several years ago we hopped from place to place in a bedless caravan, the Cessna Caravan, a rather basic aircraft. While I am not fond of one engine aircraft this plane got us safely from destination to destination more comfortably and quickly than the on road in a 4WD vehicle.
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| Our Caravan in Botswana |
On our recent trek across Arnhem Land it was a relief to travel our last leg from Seven Spirit Bay to Darwin in a Cessna Caravan after eleven days of travel in an Outback Spirit Truck.
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| The terminal at Seven Spirit Bay |
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| The pilot (centre) and ground crew prepare for the flight |
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| The Caravan is ready for boarding |
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| Fluffy seat covers add to the comfort, aisles are narrow and leg room is minimal |
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| Happy Caravanners |
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| The views from this low-flying Caravan are spectacular |
Although I appreciate our lovely, large front garden I don't often walk around and look at the various plants. Between the spring showers today I wandered down from our street frontage to the house with my phone in hand. As I did I took a few Upclose photos.
The camellias, gardenias and magnolia have lost their blooms but the azaleas and wisteria are bursting into bloom.
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| Looking down from the letterbox |
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| The first row of azaleas |
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| A corner of cliveas |
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| These azaleas match my hot pink glasses |
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| Dainty groundcover is taking over |
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| An orchis lives on a tree |
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| An old slow coach has a sunny spot |
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| The last of the camellias |
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| Another clump of azaleas |
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| Dainty and white ?? |
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| Yellow cliveas |
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| These pretty blue things are coming up all over |
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| The lavender is scraggly but the perfume perfect |
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| No need to buy lettuce this week |
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| Silver beet is doing well |
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| The very first lemon on our tree ever |
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| I think we'll be getting more lemons |
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| Waiting to be planted out |
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| I think this is a pest |
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| Another old duck |
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| Hedge in desperate need of a trim |
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| Looking back up the drive to the letterbox |
