The Wizard of Aus

I got back from Bremer Bay on Sunday. At a 1,200 km round trip it's quite far away and pretty isolated too, out in the bush, beside beaches that might get about a hundred visitors a year (everyones loss, the sand here is some of the finest in the world, white and powdery like snow). Where I was staying is actually national park so *technically* no one's allowed down there.

I'm going to do this post differently. I've set up a brand spanking new picture essay blog so that no one can look at it and I can stop updating it after a while!! After a suggestion by sheraciara I've made a photo essay of my time in Bremer Bay. The colour originals are in the usual place (or at least will be in the next day or two).

I did get a few nice pictures and now let me tell you about the (absolutly, 100% true) picture opportunities I missed; due to either not having my camera with me or in one case because the stupid camera stalled. First was the pod of Southern Right Whales that came down nearly onto the beach. Then within about five minutes of each other I missed the only kangaroo (not counting the dead ones at the side of the road) I've seen and the backbone of a whale half buried in a sand bank between a river and the sea. On the way home I missed a picture of the Emu that ran along just ahead of us, down a dirt track, for a minute and which we passed at 55 km/h (it was freakin' awesome and my fucking camera's to blame for missing it). And then the picture of the circling eagle out looking for dinner. "Be vewy, vewy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits!"

To make up for it I did get a picture of this particular brand of insect repellent.

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