straw necked ibis
Australian magpie
pied cormorants
Australian darter
pelican
Australian neighbours
Monday,
January 25th.
Today
I was a windy cool day, so I decided to go for a bike ride on a
couple of trails I found out by the tennis court and the baseball
field. I cycled up a crushed gravel trail along the Patterson River
and past the National Water Sport Centre, where I thought they might
have a pool. But sadly apparently it is only open on Tuesdays and
Fridays during the day.
Anyway,
along the water course and the wetlands around it I found a number of
different water birds. There were very few people around. I cycled to
for about 15 kms before turning around and returning. When I got back
to the Sports Centre I rode down the other side of the river and
stumbled across the Patterson Lakes gated communities. These remind
me very much of Florida. The houses are all on canals and everyone
has boats. Obviously an upper class community.
I
got home about 5:00 watched a bit of tennis and fell asleep. I woke
up to Cassie knocking at the door to make sure I was coming to the
barbie. I had been invited to a barbecue with some of the people who
live in this row of town homes.
We
had dinner and they gave me a couple of boutique beers to try. It was
a nice evening and I enjoyed listening to their accents and slang as
they told me about all things Australian. Bed by midnight.
Hey Joe I think you better teach your new neighours how to play Euchre They look like a lot of fun
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