my touristy trip this month was a trip out to perth/margaret river which was wet, rainy and enjoyable!! i cover western australia as part of my territory (or portfolio as they'd call it here) for work and since we were opening our new capital office branch, my boss was fine to send me to perth to ensure that everything went as smoothly as possible!! so i took a three day weekend and headed down to margaret river for some wine tasting, relaxing and coastal views.
i rented a car and drove down the coast along all the tourist roads to see the pretty coastal views however it was so cold and windy on the way to margaret river that i was less than inspired to get out and take photos. from there, i arrived in margaret river only to discover it unseasonably cold, wet and raining :-( i hibernated in a cute cafe and read for the rest of the afternoon as oceanic views were not appealing! on saturday, i did a wine tasting tour with some fantastic little boutique wineries. i met a couple of english girls and we continued sampling wine at a local restaurant later that evening. sunday, the weather was no better however i was optimistic so i set off to augusta to see the cape leewin lighthouse and the meeting of the arctic and indian oceans. i was blessed with some good clouds for the lighthouse photos before it became clouded over and rainy (again). i started my journey north, stopping at a handful of small wineries and small coastal towns. unfortunately, the weather did not co-operate (everytime i wanted to get out of the car it poured) so i ended up bringing home more wine than planned and taking many less photos!! all up, it was a great trip and i can happily report that the branch looked pretty spanky on opening day!!
my normal life is as hectic as ever which is why it's the start of october and i'm just writing in my blog now for september!! there have been many birthday events (4 in two weeks), dinners and/or drinks with friends, dancing nights with the girls, etc... truly, it's been a ridiculously busy couple of weeks!! i managed to squeeze in a trip to daylesford (a spa town just north of melbourne) for a body scrub and some r&r with some friends last weekend which was fantastic!! my skin radiated for days afterwards :-) and we discovered this fantastic chocolate mill just north of daylesford; i brought home five delicious truffles and wish i'd bought more!!
that's about it for me for the minute! enjoy your thanksgiving weekend - i can't believe that it's been a year since i was last in canada!
hugs,
s
p.s. i leave for india in less than two weeks and i have a list of things that i have to get done between now and then. i reckon it's all manageable however life has a tendency to throw me some curve balls when i least expect them so i've got my fingers crossed ;-)
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