One box of schoolwork we have, the other
will get redirected to Bunbury, surely that should work. We continue are trip
towards Busselton. The last days of Woolworths domino action are expired, so
for the last change we visit both supermarkets there and get a few last ones.
There is also another jetty for us to walk, this time with some fishing
equipment and a packed breakfast picnic. What is it about jetties that make
them so much fun to walk? This particular jetty is very well kept, and sure
enough is attracting many tourists, judged by the full little mini train that
rides up and down. Of course we walked the whole thing and unfortunately did
not catch anything worth taking home.
We also visited a caravan shop hoping to
find some doorknobs for the bus’ interior but no luck.
Now that Jolmer is not working in Manjimup we have some time on our hands, anticipating the arrival of Jolmer’s parents end of April. We decide to take up residence at a sheep
farm just outside Margaret River for about two weeks. It is truly unfortunate we both don’t
appreciate wine. We can tell for those who do, this would be an amazing region
to enjoy. Lucky for us, with wine growers come the gourmet style food produces
–and by that I mean nice, well grown fresh produce- and so we have a really
good time at the weekly farmers market. Also the local Aquatic centre offers a
great opportunity to swim some more with Tim. The public library accommodates
my need to work on getting my research published and the campsite is lovely
too.
Better still: the
surf-world-tour-championship is on. How much we love Australia: all of this is
very well set up. All you have to do is rock up. There is parking; there is
grass to sit on; watching the surf and keeping an eye on the big screen. We
have never seen real people go out on real waves that high. Also we had no idea
two surfers compete against each other in heats. Now it is no longer just about
who does was, but strategy and tactics come into play. We enjoyed it so much,
we went twice, once to watch the men in action and again to see the women. Very
cool crowd.
Other things we do include getting the
children to climb at an indoor climbing wall –lots of fun- and visiting Lake
Cave –very beautiful little cave.
On one of our daytrips we go to Hamelin bay
and during a quick scout we spot a school of salmon close to the shore. We all
rush back to the car and get snorkel gear and the spear gun. Once in the water
it takes about 5 minutes for Laura and me (Jolmer) to find the salmon again.
With a well-aimed shot we claim a 76cm specimen. What a magnificent fish and
what a magnificent meal as fish and chips! Christel and Laura are experts in making
beer batter for the fish. Find the recipe on the Bus-Tucker site.
At the campsite we find some time to wash
the whole bus and trailer and wax/buff/shine the bus as well. Couple of hours
later he looks just as good as when we first picked him up in Alice Springs. On
the way back from where we wash the bus to where we were camping we get stuck in
the soppy grass of the hilly paddock. Oh dear. And the lady had said we could
stay there only if we weren’t going to make deep tracks with the bus. We end up
hooking up the trailer to someone’s 4WD while Jolmer skirts the bus uphill into
it’s spot.
The inside also gets a good cleanup. Ready
to meet my parents from The Netherlands. We’re heading for Perth.
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