Did I Ever Tell You

That I LOVVVE

Sunsets???

Well, I Do!!

Not too bad a  view from

the front verandah:)

On the Water

Here's a short video

of some of our fishing

trip, to add to the previous photos.

FISHING IN THE TOP END

Recently, Dave and I were able to go

out 'fishing' with our Pastor and his wife,

just out of Darwin Harbour.

It was a great day of new experiences for us

both and we were very happy we didn't get

seasick (as was the case with Dave's only

other ocean experience).

The sea was calm and the fish

were weren't biting.

So, we didn't actually catch any fish,

but we did have a lovely day cruising around

and taking in the sights.

But, as is all too often the case in the Top End,

in a matter of  a couple of hours,

the weather turned and we were in for some fun!

The clouds gathered overhead,

and it wasn't long before the rain was

upon us. We all got soaked to the skin

not only from the rain, but from the crashing

waves over the bow of the boat.

Unfortunately, I had to put my camera
away as it was getting quite wet :(

I was in my element,

with waves crashing,

water splashing, the boat going

up and down and trying to throw

us out, going flat out back to shore.

Justin, our trusty Captain guided us

safely back into harbour where we were

able to dry off and head for somewhere to eat.

The view from our hotel balcony was beautiful

even for a city! Now, that's saying somethin'!

We were treated to a spectacular sunset..............

(amazingly, it even looks pretty over

skyscrapers? go figure)

And even better,

an awesome lightning show over the ocean.

I almost cried that I didn't have my tripod and

remote shutter with me, but somehow

I managed to steady the camera on the

balcony and get some alright shots.

So, come to the Top End,

you never know what it's going to

throw at you!!

LYDIA'S WEDDING

I wanted to post some photos

from Lydia Crowe (now Cotton)'s

wedding. It was an absolutely

beautiful wedding and God

honouring in every way.

We were so glad we could go and

I could play the piano.

RANDOM PHOTOS FROM OUR TRIP

Well, as you can see from my

non existent posts about our trip,

I've been far too busy to get time

to properly post any pictures or info

of our trip down south.

So, I am just posting a few pics

as I know you don't want

to look at all 8000!!

I may post some of other recent

happenings if I get a chance.

Not making any promises.

And for those who don't care,

it won't make any difference!

Our set up

Oodnadatta

Sinkhole Gardens, Mt Gambier

Grampians, Victoria

And, as I'm getting older,

I can so relate to this:

And In Other Late News............

Emilee has her Learners!!!

She actually got them on her birthday

2 weeks ago, but, hey, I've been away, OK!

So, now Dave faces the daunting task of

teaching a daughter with only 1 eye,

how to drive!!!

We will now stop for a minutes silence

so we can hear him run screaming down

the driveway.................

Ok. He's good now:)

So, if you're coming to the Territory

anytime soon, you may want to

postpone your trip for a little

longer, just to give Emilee a chance

to improve on her techniques.

Actually, in all fairness, Dave says

she's actually quite good and

not a bad driver at all.

She has had a lot of practice in

moving vehicles around in our

crazy rush hour front yard for the

past few months, so at least

her reversing and parking skills

are already up to speed:)

End of 5 Teenage Daughters Month

Well, as of Lauren's 20th Birthday yesterday,

(Happy Birthday Loz!!),

we no longer have 5 teenagers!

Dave and I have been away for the

past 17 days,  so Cam and Loz have had an

instant family and done a great job

of 'babysitting' for us :)

So, because of being away I wasn't able to

post any photos of the girls all together.

And thankfully, we don't have

teenagers like these.........

In the coming days, I'll be posting some of

our 8000 +km trip, where of course

I took as many photos as kilometres:)

Sneak peek:

Had to go back and visit one of my favourite places

Epic Dust Storm on the Stuart Highway

Watch this space!!

SPLISH SPLASH SPLOSH!!

Yesterday, we were able to have Chloe's 13th

birthday party at the town pool.

It was an all girls pool party with some

friends from youth group.

She was able to have all her sisters there

too and we all had a great time.

Amazingly, I survived being climbed all

over and hung onto constantly.

There was 18 of us all together,

and I can't remember the amount of times

I counted to 18 to check we hadn't

drowned any!!

Here's a short video of some of the action!

Well, that's the last 13th birthday party for me,

until the grandkids come along I suppose!!

500 000 kms!!!

Yes, on a trip to Darwin

on Tuesday, our trusty old girl

(no, that is not me),

ticked over 500 000kms!!

And guess what?

She didn't fall apart straight

after that:)

We have had her for almost

18 years now and she's

still going!

Dave and I are just about

to add a whole lot more kms

onto her with a trip down to

Mt Gambier and back the

round about way:)

The bus is up to 708 000 kms

and still ticking.

The Lord is good!

That's all I can say!!

And just in case you're

wondering.......