Monday 27th. Feb

A We will find out tomorrow morning when the next stage of our trip will commence. I have been offered a wonderful opportunity to create a sculpture at the Apostle Whey Cheese complex. The great view over the valley from their shop window is interrupted by a large concrete water tank. Helen left her bag there when we visited last week and when I went to pick it up Dianne and I got talking about art and her various sculptures dotted about her place. I left her a card so she could look at my website. She called here the next day and asked where she could see something I had made “in the flesh” Dianne came to Kangaroobie the next day to check out Eel River and liked what she saw and then asked me to have a think about something we could do to their water tank to make it a bit easier on the eye. I have come up with a novel idea which I will describe at a later date if it goes ahead. I am meeting with them tomorrow morning to go over the details and am excited about it all. Had a nice game of golf at Peterborough yesterday afternoon with Soph, Matt, Jesse and Trish, hit some nice shots. It is a great course, next to the sea and very scenic. Last night we all drove to Loch Ard Gorge to see the mutton birds flying in at sunset to the imaginatively named Mutton Bird Island. A beautiful sunset was accompanied by a chilly wind coming in off the sea as the five kids ran around the observation area waiting for the elusive display. There are 50,000 birds who live on the island which is secure from predators such as foxes and cats, and they all come swarming back at sunset each night when their chicks start calling for them. Their impressive wing span helps as they come gliding in and circle the island before landing. Finished painting the roof of Bessie just in time, before the torrential rain came, also gave the bullbar a coat of black paint which changes the character of her, looks a bit like a moustache. We are enjoying our time at Kangaroobie, it is very easy to spend time here, and the kids are having a great time. We went to the Cape Otway Lighthouse today, a beautiful hours drive there through the windy roads, glad we were in the Subaru as the bus would have struggled up those hills. On the way home we dropped into the Cape Otway Ecological Centre, run by Shane and Lizzy, stars of the Alien adventure of 2004 ( long story…….) We went for a walk through some of their lovely natural bush looking for koalas without success. Just finished reading The Kite Runner, an amazing book which I would recommend. And like the sands in the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.