It's a good job we have an easy day today - sleep interrupted during
the night by a spectacular thunderstorm – the noise is so loud it's
scary – even if you're not generally bothered. I should explain
that we have the guest suite which is on the ground floor – Choo
Choo sleeps in the kitchen in her cage (not locked) and is terrified
of storms. When my grumpy old man got up to visit the bathroom, there
sat Choo Choo in the doorway to the suite – well it would have been
cruel and unkind not to invite her in to spend the rest of the night.
After our visitors depart for home the boys decide to continue their
vehicular quest and so depart late am for a couple of hours. Yippee,
since it's overcast I'm going to find myself a film and settle down
to veg out for a couple of hours with Choo Choo for excellent
company. You've heard the expression “the best laid plans.......”
no less than 5 minutes after the boys left and I'd chosen said film,
blank screen – power cut, sorry power outage in USA speak.
Absolutely typical. Didn't last long though - about an hour so all's
well with the world.
Some things in life are meant to be and if you are patient long
enough, then you get your reward. 5.30pm two baby dolphins came down
the creek searching for their tea. What a display, right in our own
back yard, a truly magnificent sight. The tide was low and if you've
ever watched how dolphins feed one will circle around, driving the
small fish so that the other meets and hence the feeding frenzy. I
appreciate that in this day and age seeing dolphins is quite
commonplace. For me, to witness these truly beautiful creatures,
free and doing as nature intended is beyond special. As the Richter
scale is used to express the magnitude of an earthquake from 1-10 I
have my own Hummingbird scale – seeing a hummingbird 12 inches away
and the sound that wings make rates 10 – but this spectacular
display is up there with the hummingbird!
Out for dinner tonight and we are off to The Outback, yep an
Australian restaurant complete with boomerang décor. The reason for
the visit is twofold, a fantastic reputation for steaks and The
Blooming Onion. Hey if you are going to eat something that is really
bad for you then make a good job of it. This onion is approximately
8” in diameter, looks like a lotus flower, except that it is coated
in spicy seasoning, dipped in batter and deep fried. The onion is
served with a dip. The comparison, ridiculous though it may sound,
is similar to pulling the leaves from an artichoke – a truly
decadent experience. The boys loved their steaks and for me, stuffed
mushrooms, wonderful.
I hope you realise how seriously I take getting the absolute best out
of my stay!
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