Our Holiday!
I just thought I would post some pictures of our small holiday.
The ferry that crossed Wallaroo to Lucky Bay…
The view of our blue seas, I even saw some dolphins swimming alongside of the ferry…
Relaxing on the top deck…
Calm boats afloat at Port Lincoln…
Port Lincoln at night…
The canal at dusk. This canal is just around the corner where all the big fishing boats are kept. They reminded me of the boats in the series ‘The deadliest Catch’ but these boats are designed for catching tuna, not crabs…
Australian fields. This shot was taken just out of Coffin Bay ( it was 43 degrees when I took this one, with a hot Northly wind blowing a gust!)…
Australian Fauna…
Coffin Bay…
As I was looking through the pictures, I realised the great contrast we have in our country. Beautiful beaches right next to barren landscape. It really was a hot day when I took the two photos of the landscape that is not far inland from any ocean along the Eyre Peninsula. It was at least 43 degrees (that’s 109.4 for those of you on the other side of this great wondrous God given globe of ours). Our air-con in our car had stopped working and boy... was I feeling the heat!
I hope you enjoyed the pictures!!!
Wow. Those are some beautiful pics you’ve put up. I don’t know that I’ll ever get to Australia, so it’s nice to be able to see a piece of it.
Where in Australia are Coffin Bay, Port Lincoln, etc?
Port Lincoln and Coffin Bay are in the South Australian bite. It is about a six hour journey to Port Lincoln from where we live.
We had to go through Port Wakefield and another place called Virginia which I hated. Too hot and flat for my liking. Especially considering I am a beach girl. I am not a fan of the outback in the middle of summer where it hits temperatures that are beyond imagination. Australian outback is pretty rugged and unforgiving.The dry Northly winds give me an instant headache.
Once we arrived at Port Lincoln….one of the first things I did was head to the beach to take a dip to cool off. I stayed shallow because Port Lincoln is notorious for White pointer sharks.
What beautiful pictures–just lovely…
Did you take these yourself? Whoever did sure has a great ‘eye’ …
I took the two photos of the Australian outback, and I may have taken the one of the ferry with the guy relaxing. I know my hubby and I took very similar photos on the ferry. So, I am not quite sure who took that particular one.
But the rest of the photos are my hubby’s handy work. Photography is something that we both enjoy, as well as our youngest daughter who has a very keen eye. She is more abstract than both of us. In fact this year she is studying photography at school, and is very excited about it.
We sometimes go out as a family, and have a photography day! That is fun!
PJ… I am not sure if you have seen our more local beach but you can see a few more photos that we have taken at our local beach which is just a few minutes away.
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I agree…fantastic photos! Maybe I’ll have to ask my hubby if he wants to go their for our 25th anniversary later this year.
Regarding the spiritual void, I do think that mysticism and perhaps Roman Catholicism is going to step in. It seems that the emerging church was the vehicle to introduce mysticism into the evangelical world, and maybe now that the job has been done it is no longer needed. It seems everywhere I turn I’m seeing the Roman Catholic Church these days, and they are heavy into mysticism, so it seems like a possible direction. Spiritual unity seems to be the thing everyone is looking for in these troubled days and this is also something the RC church has been steadily preaching.
I have an aunt who is very active in her Roman Catholic Church. She appears to be more agressive than ever about her beliefs, inviting family members to attend their events. When we visited their home recently I noticed a book she was reading promoting mysticism and some of her notes in it. She also allowed me to take a periodical from her RC Church (I sat in the foyer to wait while she had a meeting there). In it was an article on contemplative prayer. Her husband is native and she is also very much into native spirituality.
Everything goes in the RC church. I think we have an “everything goes” culture right now, including spirituality. This would fit in perfectly with the interfaith dialogue and agenda that is happening with them right now. It would also fit neatly with everything that is happening in the UN and all their “dialoguing”.
I enjoy reading your material. Keep up the good work. I will pray that your dad’s eyes will be opened to the truth.