Rein checking in -
"It's now been over a week that we've arrived in Australia, and we've been very productive preparing for our new upcoming adventure on our sabbatical, the road beyond Bangalore!
As you all will know by now, we are heading up North along Australia's west-coast towards the tropical Kimberleys to start our new volunteer assignment with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. We are expected on their Mornington station around the 16th of June. We've received an official volunteer agreement from them, outlining all our duties and obligations, so it is all very official. During our four week stay on the station we will be on duty on-and-off, meaning that we will be venturing into the reserve for tracking trips ranging from a day up to several days, during which we'll be on duty day-and-night, tracking, catching and tagging animals. On those overnight trips we will be camping out of the station in the open air in a swag. I am very excited about this assignment; it will be an amazing experience in one of the most beautiful and desolate places on the globe!
Rockingham lies on the Western Australian coast about 50 k. south of Perth. Being on the east side of the Indian Ocean it has amazing sunset views and, given its Mediterranean climate, some great beach life even in winter (which it is now).
"It's now been over a week that we've arrived in Australia, and we've been very productive preparing for our new upcoming adventure on our sabbatical, the road beyond Bangalore!
As you all will know by now, we are heading up North along Australia's west-coast towards the tropical Kimberleys to start our new volunteer assignment with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. We are expected on their Mornington station around the 16th of June. We've received an official volunteer agreement from them, outlining all our duties and obligations, so it is all very official. During our four week stay on the station we will be on duty on-and-off, meaning that we will be venturing into the reserve for tracking trips ranging from a day up to several days, during which we'll be on duty day-and-night, tracking, catching and tagging animals. On those overnight trips we will be camping out of the station in the open air in a swag. I am very excited about this assignment; it will be an amazing experience in one of the most beautiful and desolate places on the globe!
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| The pier at Rockingham |
Apart from all the necessary preparations for our trip of course we've also had plenty of time to relax and enjoy the comforts of staying with m. & d. Andrew. The great home cooked meals (thank you mum!), the peace and quiet of the house in suburban Rockingham and the amazing surroundings!
Rockingham lies on the Western Australian coast about 50 k. south of Perth. Being on the east side of the Indian Ocean it has amazing sunset views and, given its Mediterranean climate, some great beach life even in winter (which it is now).
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| Rockingham's foreshore with its sunny beachfront boulevard |
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| Point Peron National Park |
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| The beach at Point Peron |
Last Friday, Simon and I went on an amazing three-hour coastal walk to Point Peron, named after the French explorer who ventured onto Australia's west coast in the 18th century. Not finding any civilisation to trade with, the French never colonised the area and left it for the British to take possession about a hundred years later.
It now is a beautiful national park with great walking trails at 3 km. from Simon's parents' home.
And now we've arrived in Melbourne for our good friends' wedding. We are staying at their wonderful Victorian house in Prahran, the same suburb where I used to live when I first moved to Melbourne. Today I am exploring the city to discover what has changed in recent years, catching up with all friends. The wedding celebrations will take all of tomorrow day and evening and Saturday we are have a lunch and drinks with all our old friends here. As always, when I arrive in Melbourne, it feels like coming home!"
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