footnote on Wells

Our May holiday took us to the city of Wells. I wanted to see, and let deb see, the gardens of the Bishops Palace.

I was a bit disappointed, the gardens were not yet in full bloom.

Last week we watched Antiques Roadshow -- and it was presented from the Bishops Palace.

With some shots of gardens in full bloom.In perfect weather. Plus a chat with the actual Bishop of Bath and Wells. Amazing. If looked as beautiful as described in the book which inspired our visit.

I'm so pleased that Deb has now seen that garden as it was meant to be :-)

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Donnybrook then home

on Saturday we drive to Donnybrook.

what can i say? i can't remember much detail. pleasant bush on either side, karri forest and other forest and... bush. and farm paddocks. some gravel roads, mostly good bitumen. an enjoyable drive despite my short memory.

then, Donnybrook. we have lunch in the pub. another delicious pub steak.

we wander round town a bit. then to the motel. where we check in and... relax.

it's a standard motel. small, clean, comfortable. every few hours we hear a noisy truck pass along the highway, otherwise it's very quiet.

next day, Sunday: continental breakfast in our room, the toast is rather nice "seed" bread.

we pack and leave.

deb thinks we may as well take the fast and furious forrest highway, we end up on the far more interesting SW highway. stop for coffee and cake in Waroona.

then back to the freeway and... home.

deb clears leaves from the front lawn, a neighbour tells us that it was red tailed black cockies chewing twigs and leaves off our lemon scented gums. nice cockies.

i count that we found eleven geocaches, a good haul.

we go out to buy some food. wash some clothes. generally settle back into home routines.

a good holiday, good to be home.

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friday 1st

i think it's Friday... it's definitely the 1st of December. I'm sitting on the verandah of our cottage. just sitting. relaxing. a couple of magpies squawking companionably on the lawn. Some people chatting quietly near another cottage. otherwise all quiet.

Back to this morning:

Wedrive to a (or the) boat harbour. deb has a 4km walk planned. 4km... then return.

it follows the coast. plenty of beach and sea views. also plenty of good caches, we find half a dozen. very satisfying :-)

the weather is warmish not hot, there's some shade and quite a breeze. (and flies:-)

some pools sheltered by rocks, ideal for swimming, not that we do. small sandy beaches separated by rocks. lots and lots of water.

One beach is June's Beach, we know because of the painted sign. Sign being repainted by a woman who tells us that June was her mother, who lived across the road from this beach. this woman has been repainting the sign for twenty years, since her mother died. the beach name may not be formal but is known and accepted.

we walk on. finish the walk after three hours. tired.

drive back to town, buy fish and chips, take it home for lunch.

and relax for the afternoon.

until deb phones the manager about the tv.

its a smart tv so doesn't work. no fee-to-air channels. it does have netflix... for kids.

the manager response is good, a bloke comes by quite soon. he can't fix it. a second bloke arrives, he can't fix it. he speaks with a neighbour, their tv is the same. the tvs have been in for two years. hmm. other people probably just plug in a phone and use the tv smarts?

deb watches what she can on her tablet. i read.

all very relaxing, for me.

aha! the tv is fixed.

the second man says he opened the antenna junction box, pulled out the plugs, replugged.

now it all works :-) a loose or rusty plug? probably.

now... back to doing nothing.

Nick Lethbridge    /    Consulting Dexitroboper
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As Conan says: What does not kill you
does not kill you