UP AND RUNNING
Due to popular demand (just 4 dedicated people, so far), it's back yet again. The Honeybone Oz blog, 2018 version. Only this time you get more bang for your bucks, as we're here for 2.5 months rather than 6 weeks. Sorry folks.
Regular readers will see that I have combined the last 2 Australia trips into this current blog - rather than repeat stuff about current visits, I may link to previous posts or you might find it useful to use the label function on the right hand side for other posts such as wildlife or places. Food and Drink may feature more than birds!!!
There is also an email follow gadget on the right that you can use if you want an email every time there is a new post. May or may not work, but might save you looking at the blog when I've been too busy (lazy) to post for a few days.
NEW FOR 2018 - HOUSESITTERS!
After the previous traumas of floods in December 2015, forecasts of a freezing winter (but who knows) and the long time away, we decided to take on some housesitters - much to the horror of some acquaintances, bewilderment of others and "that sounds a good idea, where do I get some myself". We found Mark and Nate on a Housesitters website and despite only having the birds to feed and no animals to look after, they have agreed to grace Beck Head with their presence until next February (we hope!). See their website for more info on their nomadic way of housesitting life.
For more info on the website we used, see House Sitters UK - mostly for people wanting their pets looked after at home, rather than using kennels or catteries. There are plenty of other sites and the more we read, the more we realise there is a huge house/pet sitting community of retireds, youngsters with no permanent home, travelling nomads and people working online, who can work anywhere.
Mark and Nate have thrown themselves into work - meeting Charlie and going on his steam bending workshop, chatting with neighbours Joan and Phil, possibly running a stall at the Witherslack Xmas fair on the 8th and generally enjoying the local walks. With the whole Lake District to go at and Silverdale/Arnside area of outstanding natural beauty, I'm not sure they are going to have time for painting, online English teaching or setting up new online businesses.
So, on with the show in Oz.
For more info on the website we used, see House Sitters UK - mostly for people wanting their pets looked after at home, rather than using kennels or catteries. There are plenty of other sites and the more we read, the more we realise there is a huge house/pet sitting community of retireds, youngsters with no permanent home, travelling nomads and people working online, who can work anywhere.
Mark and Nate have thrown themselves into work - meeting Charlie and going on his steam bending workshop, chatting with neighbours Joan and Phil, possibly running a stall at the Witherslack Xmas fair on the 8th and generally enjoying the local walks. With the whole Lake District to go at and Silverdale/Arnside area of outstanding natural beauty, I'm not sure they are going to have time for painting, online English teaching or setting up new online businesses.
So, on with the show in Oz.
PERTH FOR 4 DAYS - NO BIRDS
After a great flight and plenty of sleep, we arrived at Niki's and spent the first few days swapping health stories and commiserating on numb feet (Graham, remnants of chemo), wonky legs (Niki, after new hip just 6 weeks ago) and ?? (me - couldn't really compete, so went shopping).
We organised a hire car - just so easy compared to others we have had with endless hassles in Vegas and Tenerife - using Bayswater Car Rental or No Birds Car rental.
What Does ‘No Birds' Mean?
Many people know Bayswater Car Rental as No Birds Car Rental because ‘no birds' has been a feature of our advertising for over 30 years. No Birds was a simple, fun way to say...
Bayswater Car Rental saves you money by providing great cars at a great price without extra costly services like using young women to deliver cars to customers.
These days having hire cars delivered may seem excessive. But when Bayswater Car Rental started, having ‘delivery girls' was a standard extra service in Australia. And of course, extra services means extra cost to go with all the extra fees car hire companies were typically charging.
Just looked that up - so answered our question on why No Birds logo appears on all the car doors. Anyway, great new car and will save Niki handing over her keys and way of life, as she has done previously. Forever grateful.
We took a day to go down to Freo (Fremantle to you and me) and went to a great 360 degree movie experience about Antarctica - amazing filming and we wore the headsets that give you the all round experience - yes, we did look stupid bending down to stroke the penguins or looking around behind you to check out the views - but you can't see each other so who cares!
Then we had lunch in a favourite courtyard spot
and toured the art gallery there where this guy was making a pencil drawing on the wall - will take up to Xmas to complete - true talent and patience.
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