Day 15 - Albany WA
Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 08:06AM Hehehe….So many of you must watch Costa & the gardening program on the ABC, because some of you sent us messages saying you were jealous of us going to the Albany Farmers Markets. Well DON’T BE! Because it was a FIZZER! I don’t know what I saw on the ABC but it was nothing like what Ness & I saw when we got there! Sure there were some fresh veggie stands, mainly spring onions & Spanish onions, a few capsicums. We also saw a couple of free range egg stands, some honey sellers and a guy selling free range chicken ….. But that was about it! Looked so much better on the telly!
We did buy some veggies & honey, I had a Yabby pie that was yum as! Ness had a Yabby tart & a chocolate croissant. But apart from that it was not too flash! We came 3500km for this!!!
Hey you know on our last trip Ness took 10 pairs of shoes! I actually think it was 11 or even more. Well I was really impressed this trip when she managed to cull it down to 7 (don’t ask, I have no idea why she needs 7 pairs of shoes) but yesterday I worked out why!
She went shopping and bought Annie 3 pairs of shoes!!! So really she was just keeping space to fit in all of Annie’s shoes. Can’t wait to see how many pairs of shoes we arrive home with.
There was an earthquake in Gunnedah this morning. For those of you who don’t know I grew up in Gunnedah. It was a quiet country town when me & my family lived there, farming was the main industry & there were a couple of small coal mines that sent coal to Newcastle. Now it is a horrible place, there are mines all around Gunnedah & the town has literally gone to pot, most of the young people in town are on government benefits with no ambition to work, the ones that do work in the mines have more money than the other locals and it is a real situation of the haves & the have nots! If my dad was not buried there I’d be happy never to have to go back there! But just getting back to the earthquake, what do you think about the theory that all of the mining caused it? I mean if we keep digging holes in the ground something eventually has to give don’t you think?
Winding down. Today was probably the first day that Ness & I really did nothing, after we got back from the not so good farmers market we just sat outside under the awning & chilled out. I read the paper, Ness browsed her computer & Annie slept for a couple of hours. It was great, but for some reason I feel tireder tonight than if I had been on the go all day!
Not much to write today, still waiting for some of you to ask us some questions about our trip, how we do a particular task, or anything really. I’m having a mental blank. Help me out.
Reader’s comments
Marg & Norm jokingly asked if Ness could buy more nuts….just in case she feels like a snack! Marg you won’t believe this but today she bought two 500g bags of cashews! She really still has not got this caravanning thing yet….I reckon we have more food in the van than we do at home in the pantry! I’m sure she believes we will get stranded somewhere & will need enough food in the van for 12 months!
A big hello to Sebastien B, his mum has been reading the blog to him each day. Hey Sebastien you would not believe some of the things we have seen on our trip, Eagles as big as you, Kangaroos that tried to get into our caravan, and we have not even been too far out in the bush. Keep reading & we will let you know what we see on our trip. Sebastien have updated the map for you so you can see how far we have gone now. Ness x
Rob my mission now is to find you a walking stick with a whale tooth handle, and if I don’t find one I’ll wait till I get home & get an old stick from Saltbush & put one of Panda’s old bones on top of it!
Heather – see above, the market was a little disappointing, however we do plan on going to the boatshed markets in the morning, I’ll buy you a bangle! Or a crocheted teapot cover!
Meredith, did Nathan make it back to dry land? When is his next venture into stupidity?
Annie’s Blog
Can anyone tell me why when I wake up in the morning after a long sleep my Mum & Dad say I was a very good girl last night? Do I do things in my sleep that I don’t know about? Last night I slept for 9 hours (well that is what I heard Mum say to Dad) and both Mum & Dad kept telling me I was excellent & perfect? I mean did I get up & do the dishes, did I fold the washing while I was asleep? Why do they tell me I’m good?
We went to the market today……Boring!.... Mum & Dad bought some veggies & honey, but there was nothing there for kids, no ice cream, no chocolate, no lollies…. You would think someone from an ice cream farm or a chocolate or lolly farm would turn up!
I’m teaching Mum & Dad another trick, when I’m in the car or in my high chair & they give me a piece of food or my cup of water……if I throw it away they fetch it for me…..they are very clever parents, today I threw my cup away 6 times and dad picked it up & gave it back to me every time. Well done Dad. You will learn Dad….just don’t pick it up.
Ok I better go to bed, I want Mum & Dad to tell me how good I am again in the morning!
Goodnight all my blog friends.
AnnieInAVan
xoxo
Reader Comments (2)
Hey Annie - Missed you last Friday at the Yarra Glen and surrounds Mothers Club. We all hope you and Mum are well and having a great time on your trip. My mum went to meet everyone without me as I'm still doing daycare on fridays. It so cool as there are so many other bigger kids that I learn so much and when mum comes I don't wanna go! She seems a little upset that I'm not over the moon to see her but hey there is so much to do and see there I don't want to miss a thing. Love your posts and keep them coming. See you later on in the year .. oH yeah and Taylor and his mum Rochelle came this week as they are so close by now :o)
Dear Annie,
Now don't tell Mum and Dad this because its a secret between you and me. I have 6 grandchildren - and they are all older than you are. When you meet them you will like them I hope. BUT..... 4 of the kids from one family are terrible at night. Their Mummy gets very little sleep. She is so tired that she writes to all her friends on facebook and says terrible naughty words, trying to explain why she doesn't like having to put her little 3 year old daughter back to bed 12 times some nights. Then the 2 boys get up at 4.30 and start the day. they try to be quiet, but boys are not very good at being quiet. The the eldest girl who is nearly a teenager doesn't want to go to bed.... And guess what! Their mummy still loves them, so even if you don't sleep well, or fold the washing or dry the dishes, your Mum and Dad will still love you - and think you are perfect. Parents are funny that way.