Wednesday
Oct262005
Settling In
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 09:23PM
Tuesday, October 25
It stormed in the night - I woke up a little bit before four from a bang-on sleep and went outside to sit a little while in the easy chair on the porch. I was visited by the resident cat (Nicco) who joined me to make bread on my belly while I had a little miss-Cabot time and stroked his back.
Stef tells me Cabot is doing just fine and it sounds like she's taking fantastic care of him - so don't anyone mention to him that I've been cheating on him, alright?
I went back to sleep about 5 am until 9:30ish (see? I told you I'm sleeping a lot - back home I sleep 7 hours max and here? 10 - 12 hours - it's insane) before up to shower and head out. It was still pretty rainy and really windy so I went to the big limestone cave - Ngili Cave. Amazing. Six stories down these tiny stairs with low clearance and the weight of the whole world above you.
There wasn't a ton of people, which was nice, so I spent a little time sitting around in there - dead silent in the middle of the earth. You can look up at a drip of water hanging off a rock for hours and it won't fall.
Then, I headed out -drove into the Wicked Ale Brewery and then out again without stopping - and on to the Cape Naturaliste park and lighthouse. I skipped the tour (I refuse to pay twice a day for 'tourist' things) and took a couple hours hike through the trails instead.
It's humpback whale migration time here but alas, I saw none, although one of the girls here volunteers for an organization and sits out a couple hours a day and she saw a ton of them about 3 hours after I left.
Then back into town for some shopping at competing bakeries, a wine store and the post office for a box I can fill with things to ship home before heading back to the hostel to book the rest of the week and log onto the net. I think most of you should have postcards by now, my mom got hers ultra fast, but the rest will be on their way this week.
As you noticed above, I've decided to stay here the entire time. If you were here, in a hammock on the edge of the beach, you'd agree with me. Besides, the entire Margaret River area is within day trip area and then on Saturday I will head back to Perth.
Jen and Dan have asked me to join them at a Hallowe'en party (as they did last year in Vancouver as well) about a half hour from the airport (my flight leaves at 11:45 pm on Saturday) but I'm undecided as to whether I will do that or not.
I'd like to spend some more time with Jen. We'll see, I guess, how I feel then.
Anyways, I have chilly fingers out here so I am heading in - and so that - is my first full day in wine country. Tomorrow - depends on the weather.
It stormed in the night - I woke up a little bit before four from a bang-on sleep and went outside to sit a little while in the easy chair on the porch. I was visited by the resident cat (Nicco) who joined me to make bread on my belly while I had a little miss-Cabot time and stroked his back.
Stef tells me Cabot is doing just fine and it sounds like she's taking fantastic care of him - so don't anyone mention to him that I've been cheating on him, alright?
I went back to sleep about 5 am until 9:30ish (see? I told you I'm sleeping a lot - back home I sleep 7 hours max and here? 10 - 12 hours - it's insane) before up to shower and head out. It was still pretty rainy and really windy so I went to the big limestone cave - Ngili Cave. Amazing. Six stories down these tiny stairs with low clearance and the weight of the whole world above you.
There wasn't a ton of people, which was nice, so I spent a little time sitting around in there - dead silent in the middle of the earth. You can look up at a drip of water hanging off a rock for hours and it won't fall.
Then, I headed out -drove into the Wicked Ale Brewery and then out again without stopping - and on to the Cape Naturaliste park and lighthouse. I skipped the tour (I refuse to pay twice a day for 'tourist' things) and took a couple hours hike through the trails instead.
It's humpback whale migration time here but alas, I saw none, although one of the girls here volunteers for an organization and sits out a couple hours a day and she saw a ton of them about 3 hours after I left.
Then back into town for some shopping at competing bakeries, a wine store and the post office for a box I can fill with things to ship home before heading back to the hostel to book the rest of the week and log onto the net. I think most of you should have postcards by now, my mom got hers ultra fast, but the rest will be on their way this week.
As you noticed above, I've decided to stay here the entire time. If you were here, in a hammock on the edge of the beach, you'd agree with me. Besides, the entire Margaret River area is within day trip area and then on Saturday I will head back to Perth.
Jen and Dan have asked me to join them at a Hallowe'en party (as they did last year in Vancouver as well) about a half hour from the airport (my flight leaves at 11:45 pm on Saturday) but I'm undecided as to whether I will do that or not.
I'd like to spend some more time with Jen. We'll see, I guess, how I feel then.
Anyways, I have chilly fingers out here so I am heading in - and so that - is my first full day in wine country. Tomorrow - depends on the weather.
