Mandurah foreshore Xmas lights (Part1)

 

Karin se 50-ste Soufla-braai by die Lubbe's

 So 'n lekker kuier en braai saam met goeie vriende; so 'n blessing. Die windje en weer was preek, vir 'n perfekte vrou en ma. Lief vir jou Ka, millions!

Ek het hulle gewaarsku ek gaan 'n foto neem, maar ja, ek dink
al die "verversings" het die seuns honger gehad...

Mooi mens, elke een.

Nes Toyota se handbrieke, sukkel Toyota bestuurders ook maar met 
hulle sig in die donkerte, haha!

The 2nd Gracetown visit with the Weimann's

 

Australia Day 2022 - Preston Beach, you beauty!!

What a blessing to spend the public holiday on one of WA's beautiful beaches. Several of us drove down on Friday night, and the Herring were biting, so all was well. Uwe ended up cooking 6 freshly caught ones on the BBQ for dinner. The wind was gusty at 7pm, but by 9pm it had dropped away and the air actually got quite cool (which was a nice change from the heat of recent weeks).

Us, the Weiman's and the Lubbe-boys in the beast of a Troopy.

....yes, Gene and Franna got hold of our recovery spades.
(Yes, they did close the hole up again the next day too.)

About 20 minutes after sunset.

Uwe, up and about to get the lines back in the water. The Herring had gone, 
replaced by the pesky puffer fish.

Our basic, but well proven, camp setup. 
Quick and easy to put up and take down.

The Weimann's hexapod (also very quick to put up).

Christiaan's castle (lucky fish!). All us older blokes are hugely jealous
of this magnificent truck of his. 35" Tyres, 2-inch parabolic lift etc.

Uwe in his absolute element. This was at ~5:45am, just as the sun rose.

Karin enjoying the view (with her eyes closed)...

The view! It does not get much better or more serene than this.

Geno, Franna and Uwe.

The two boys in the hole they had dug.

The Troopy drove through this hole every which way without getting bogged. 
Did I mention we were jealous of this rig yet?

Later in the day Christof, Hendrik and Pieter and their handbrakes joined us too.
Lekker man, lekker!

Come 11am we had already swum several times and had to
stay in the shade to avoid the very hot sand.

Jarrahdene Family Camp - Jarrahdene

 After quite a long period where we could not camp as a complete family, the opportunity to do so came up in mid-January. We went to one of our favourite spots, in South West WA, so it was not quite as hot. The beaches were as beautiful as ever. Despite the recent bush fires, fortunately many tracks remained open. We stopped in at Elephant Rock and Deepdene, before heading to Redgate, another favourite spot.

Morning hygiene before we hit the tracks.

Elephant Rock, near Deepdene (and Cosy Corner).

The rocky parking area overlooking Elephant Rock. Karla and I had a great swim here too.
Beautiful place.

Elephant Rock in the middle foreground...

Some of the rocky outcrops as you walk to Redgate beach.

Redgate beach in all its glory, cloudy skies and all.

Karin and the kids love this spot.
Mine remains the spectacular Norby's Den, at the 
Northern end of Boranup Beach.