Travelog for: MooseS

Hi Mum,

I have arrived!!!


here is where i am staying,










I met Cyril the resident tv.


and the visiting tv's Sunshiney, Little Squirt and Sidney L.

and I met some of the resident orangutans!

Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hi Mum,

This weekend we are heading off to the beach!! 

On our way we stopped in Geelong to have a look at some of the bollards they show some of the history of the settlement of Geelong.



here I am with two bathing beauties!! 

the surf life saver,

two nuns,

and another swimming lady - this was from when swimming was segregated - men in one area women in another.

the police man

and a family group having a day at the beach!
There are lots more Mum, but we might see some others another day.

Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hi Mum,

Today we are having a walk along the beach here


we have walked to the Yacht Club and now are heading back along the beach

Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hey Mum,

Today is a beautiful spring day, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, there is a tiny breeze, not the howling gale we had yesterday and we are chilling in the sunshine, just having a chat!


We have walked down the beach again this morning - here is the Yacht Club building


and the buildings along from the Yacht Club

I think the water is too cold for me to go diving Mum!! 

and very murky today!! Not very inviting!

we found a huge jelly fish washed up on the beach

and some interesting seaweed

time to rest and take in the scenery! 


later we found a starfish washed up on the beach
I think I am ready to head back for lunch now Mum

Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hi Mum,

Tonight we are at a sewing group at the house of Sue's friend


here we are watching Tania making hexagons for a new quilt,

we found this interesting barrel and thought we might liven up the night but Sunshiney couldn't turn the tap...maybe I should have gone to help? 

we thought this might be a good place for a snooze but is was a bit lumpy!

so we spent the rest of the evening by the fire where it was lovely and warm


Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hi Mum,

Today is election day in Australia. This is the day the people have to vote - voting is compulsory here if you do not vote you get fined! This is the day the people decide who gets to run the country for the next 3 years, the biggest parties are Liberal and Labour, although I did see the Pirate Party on the form...that could be interesting!!

we are voting at Gisborne Primary School

the green paper gets filled in 1 - 9, the white one can haveone number filled in on the top row or 1 - ? on the  bottom secton.

Love and hugs
MooseS
xx00xx

Hi Mum,

Today we have taken the dog for a walk in the park - we went through the new Botanic Gardens that had lots of New Zealand plants, as Gisborne was the sister city of Gisborne in New Zealand.

this is a wattle tree which is an Australian plant that flowers in spring.


this is a kowhai tree which is native to New Zealand, the yellow flowers have bird attracting nectar.


Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hi Mum,

Today we said goodbye to Sunshiney as he is off on his travels


Love and hugs
MooseS
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xxooxx

Hi Mum,

We are back at the beach this weekend

we found these pretty flowers in the grass this morning


is very calm and peaceful here today.

Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hi Mum,
We are on our way to Ballarat but have stopped here to see what is at the top of Mount Buninyong.

there is a fire watch tower.....

and here we are half way up

and at the top

it is a great view from up here


we had a rest on the way down....96 steps up and down are lots for my little legs!!!

Off for a sleep now
Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hi Mum,
After we had recovered from our huge climb we carried on to Ballarat where Sue was going to a sewing day organised for ladies who sew and blog. (I say ladies because there weren't any men there!!) There was a lot of talking and laughing and eating of scones and cream, not much sewing that I saw!! 





I made lots of new friends Mum, but i made one person VERY HAPPY!! She said she loved me!!

This is Tania, my new best friend!! 

On the way back to the beach we passed a chicken farm

I expected these chickens to sing and dance Mum but they were silent!

Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hey Mum,

Is windy and rainy at the beach today...the fine weather has left for a while



Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hi Mum,

Much nicer day for being at the beach today



Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hi Mum,

Today we had a special outing and I got to meet some real Australians 

this is a gray kangaroo, they come from Kangaroo Island which is off South Australia and they are very used to people, so they don't mind being patted and love being fed!!

here this kangaroo is getting a mix of what looks like rabbit food!

we got to meet a koala, it was hard to get a photo as she kept turning her head around!!

she looks a bit sleepy now! 

this is a Tasmanian Devil, they got their name from the early settlers who could hear their scream like noises and see just the red tips of their ears in the bush..they must have been frightening!

They have a good sense of smell but bad eye sight.

Resting koalas! 

just hanging around!! 


having a sit with the kangaroos.

here is an emu, it liked the food but only ate the corn, nothing else!

and here is 28kg of wombat!!  They usually sleep in the day and come out at night, this one was woken up for the tour and wanted to go for a walk!

now she really wants to go out for a walk!!

two more emu's

a huge turtle or tortise ( not Australian)

I had some instruction on how to use the bathroom in Australia!! 

Love and hugs
MooseS
xxooxx

Hi Mum,

We went to a quilt shop called Mill Rose at Ballan for another sewing day and look what I found!!

Yum!!

I met my bestest friend and she said she was very happy to see me!! 

Can you see me in the wool section Mum?? Lots od lovely wool to choose from here
I am off to check out the chocolate I am told is here!


Love and hugs
MooseS
xx00xx