Wine Country
January 29th – Hunter Valley
My kind of place – magnificent scenery surrounded by vineyards. It was so hot we went straight to the holiday park and did nothing for the rest of the day. Well I say nothing I meant laundry, swimming, catching up with the diary. It was a lovely relaxing day. I got chatting to another Aussie couple who are taking 2 years to go round Oz in their caravan. They love photography and I got to see some of their beautiful work. I wish I could take photos like that but they gave me some tips so look out David Bailey. We also got talking about the wildlife here. Being a true Brit I scream every time I walk into a spider’s web (which can stretch for ages) and immediately think all spiders, bugs and creepy things in general are poisonous. After talking to them I am more worried than ever. The spider that lives in your boots and bites is found in Sydney OMG, lucky I didn’t know that at the time. Apparently though it’s not the snakes that you should worry about but bees. More people die of bee stings as they swallow them after they have crawled into cans of drink and the bee stings the inside of your throat. Something else to worry about now with the kids……………….
I would not have guessed that communication would be an issue here – so wrong. I have already been confused when someone said they liked O’s thongs – exactly I also wondered why they thought such a young girl was wearing underwear like that. Explanation – thongs are flip flops here. Crackers are also fireworks which meant a very funny conversation with misunderstanding on both sides. I have also had to work out what a dog leg is!
Strange sight today – the fabulous Wicked campervan with a blue meanie from Yellow Submarine painted all over the side! There was an older couple staying in their caravan opposite us, they had come on holiday complete with their small grey parrots who went on their owner’s shoulders everywhere. They were very spoiled and complete child replacements but we had to try so hard not to laugh when a real wild parrot made a huge noise and spooked the beloved pets who flew off much to the shock of the owners. The ample sized owners were up so quickly and running around clapping after their children. They returned eventually and got covered in kisses, in fact we were worried at one point poor Pepper was actually being strangled with love, but he survived the hugging. I wonder if after their encounter with their wild cousins the pampered pets got home and starting questioning who they really were??
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