Day 63 – Karajini National Park
Friday, July 27, 2012 at 09:02AM Oh man!.... we saw the 8th wonder of the world today! You have no idea how amazingly awesomely beautiful the country we live in is! I mean we all live in a country where we can jump into our car, drive and see some of the prettiest & breathtakingly amazing sights that you will ever see with your own eyeballs!
Now I’m not going to waste my time or yours by trying to describe what we saw or where we have been, but I have to say that not much impresses me like some of the things I have seen on this trip.
And you know what….I can’t even get to most of these places, I mean a Gorge is not a wheelchair friendly place….. But there is just something about the redness of the dirt, the sharpness of the spinifex, the colour of a flower in the middle of land that not much else can survive in! That just makes you realise how insignificant we all really are in the scheme of things. For those of you who are working too hard, hoping to do all of these things “Down the track” or “Later on”….. Don’t wait, get out there & do it! It will be too late for you later on!!!
I reckon I’m changing…. A few years ago my focus was just to get my business running well, and the boys were ok & not much else mattered…… Now I find myself thinking about what I (We) need to do to keep us doing what we are doing the way we are doing it!.... Not a bad thing?
There are 4 guys here tonight that pulled in on big road/trail bikes. You know that if I was not in the Land Rover & Trakmaster (subliminal product endorsement there!)…. That is the thing I’d love to do. Pack up a big road/trail bike with a tent, sleeping bag & very little else and just travel this country on a bike! Sure it would be cold, it would be hot, I’d get wet & I’d be exposed to more dangers than if I was behind the wheel of the Disco…. But I have always loved my bikes and I would kill to be just out there doing what these guys are doing. I went over for a chat with them & it was really nice to see them just enjoying what they were doing. Michael G…. I need to get a bike/trike so we can leave the girls at home on Sunday mornings and head up the road! My husband was so excited about chatting with these bike guys…you should have seen the smile on his face. I must admit though, that I also know that this is one of the biggest things James misses….not been able to ride a two wheel bike. This is the one thing that I do really feel for him on… I do have a heart sometimes honey. xx
Comments &replies
Kristine D asked if I was having a go at safety people. Yes KD, if only more people were like me & your Hubby then safety would be so much better! We make it real, we make it understandable & we are good at what we do because we have a passion for it. Some of the safety people I work with are only doing it because they don’t want to do anything else! It’s WRONG!
Heather my sister told her Japanese exchange student that I won a silver medal in Japan! Well it was actually Beijing in China….. But what is a few thousand miles hey Heather!
And I heard from my niece Sydni tonight, it was great to talk to you on the phone Syd, I really appreciated the phone call. See you in October.
Hey Kirstin, What’s with the horses pulling out of the Olympics? I mean can’t you just go up the knackery & choose another nag? Why, if your horse pulls up lame do you get the boot? I mean when I was younger I had 2 motorbikes; if one didn’t start I could always ride the other!!! (Kirstin is a horsey person for those of you who don’t know)
Annie’s Blog
We went in the car today…. It feels like ages since I been in the car, Dad turned off the hard road and we went onto some bumpy roads. Edward & Jack & Ashwin you should come on these roads, you don’t even have to crunch your teeth, you just put them together and the road does the rest! So we pulled into this George thingy…. And Mum got me out, Dad got out too and we went down this dirt track…. But then we got to this lookout bit….. Holy Guacamole! It was BIG, the rock went down and down and down. And at the bottom of it was a big bath! It was the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen. And the rocks were red, the dirt was redder & my Dad had red hands from the dust! And then he put his hands on his legs and he got red legs…… He’s a doofus sometimes!
This Jini place is nice, my Dad was right….. but I’m going to come back here when I’m older and I’ll hike through the George…… Hey here’s a good idea, all of my friends, when we are old and get to 18 let’s get a Van and some sleeping bags and all come here together?
Oh and Sue F…. the flowers are so nice and beautiful up here….. Almost as nice as at Dixons Creek! Elise…Mum & Dad got photos of some of the pretty flowers I will make sure they put them up for you to see.
Night Everyone
AnnieInAVan…..XXXXX
Reader Comments (4)
time to grow up forget the motorbikes as its going to be annies turn for one then you will understand wwhy i aam telling you to forget the motorbike
Only us bike riders can understand the meaning of two wheel freedom, and I can see by your comments that you still have it. I'm starting to run out of riding partners on a Sunday morning, so bring it on.
It wasnt me, Sydni told her you won the medal in China, dont worry its been corrected
went to the gold coast today , the mall was a construction zone and the beach closed (not very tourist friendly) we ended up in coolangatta and your niece bought some new swimmers with the birthday money you sent (very modest on piece, you would be proud)lol
Brad is on a massive high with the dragons beating Melbourne storm, poor Dan has a lovely voice mail message with brad singing "when the saints go marching in" Im sure Dan will get him back down the track (I cant wait) lol
Hello Gorgeous Woods Family XXX catching up on my reading and photos of your amazing trip ... ANNIE is growing up so fast - as they all are :( time goes too quickly ... Annie is just GORGEOUS XXX every photo just makes me smile .... SHE has the most amazing smile. SO glad to see the trip is going well and your enjoying yourselves ... love the Caravan stories hilarious and love your sense of humour JAMES, every post is so entertaining ... your really great writer, really easy to read ...
We are all well here in Camel country, summer time so it is hot hot hot and has hit 47 last week and in the desert 51 !!! So not a fun time really .. poor Chels can't even go out on her swing :( So it is tough on the kids at this time of year, took her to a soft play today so she could just go NUTS !!
Had great birthday celebrations for Jerome, the book ended up looking great - thanks for your message and photo :) We have not planned another trip this year .... trying to save money hopefully buy a house and come home, it will still be a few years away, the plan in in place though ... so that is good news ... :) Just a matter of find jobs at home - could be a challenge, anyway a few years away yet !
Dribbling on ....Sorry !
Loads of love and take extra care special Woods Family ...
Lou, Box and Chels XXXX