Hello From The Outback Part 1

Dear Mum,

I am having a wow of a time with my holiday Mum & Dad. This is me arriving on the station. We are so far away from anyone. It takes 1.5 hours to get to the nearest town and the mail only comes once a week.




Can you see my ears bending in the breeze? Yesterday we did a water-run and so much happened. I have lots of photos already so sit back and enjoy them.





On our water-run we checked the solor panel at the house dam to make sure it was on. This is to pump water up to the house at the homestead so that I can have a bath tonight.




Jacky and Jody were my travelling chums on the water-run. My holiday Dad was the driver and holiday Mum was opening all the gates.




This is called a trough and its for the sheep to drink out of when they are in their paddocks. I didn't have a drink because there was green bits in it. I was having fresh water from the ute.




I got out of the ute to help open the gate and I got a nasty prickle in my foot.




It hurt so much, but I felt a lot better once I had a band-aid put on it.

Thank goodness my holiday parents have the internet. I'll email some more photos(about the water-run) tonight and you can post them for me tomorrow.

Love

Percy.

Eat more chicken.


Dear Percy,

Boy for a little pig, you sure do get around. I am so glad you are having a wonderful adventure in the outback. Thanks goodness for the internet, otherwise your postcards would only be sent once a week.

Can't wait to read more about your water-run adventure when your email drops in.

Love

Mum.

technorati tags: Australia, holidays, percy, pigs, pigs soft toys, South Australia, Australian outback

Postcard From Whyalla.

Dear Mum,

Hello from Whyalla. Took a while to get here as its up north of Adelaide and its a lovely place to visit. The first photo shows you the city centre from "Hummock Hill" that is down near the foreshore.




"Bang Bang"... this gun was used in WW 2, to protect the city and industry.




Whyalla has a great marina area and this Easter its their 19th snapper fishing competition. Lots of people come from all over for this competition.

Also Whyalla has the largest cuttlefish breeding grounds in the world. So its great to see a wonderful marina so that scuba divers can use the area to get on a boat and go and see the cuttlefish too.




The foreshore is a lovely family area. Great beach for swimming and a lovely little cafe for ice creams, hot food and coffees. Lovely gardens that can be walked through and have wedding photos taken there.




This is "One Steal" formally known as "B.H.P". This is the pellet plant, where they make iron ore into pellets for export overseas.



The iron ore jetty where the ships berth to load their cargo. If the ship is too big to berth at the jetty, they load barges and take the pellets to the ships out in the deep channel.

All the photos were taken at Hummock Hill.

So there you have it mum, I've now been to Whyalla. I miss you and dad heaps. But I am still not ready to come home yet.

I'm now off to see and stay a while with a family who live in the outback.

They don't have pigs there, only cows and sheep.

Eat more chicken.



Dear Percy,

Gosh you do have the travel bug at the moment. Whyalla sounds so nice and lots to see there too. I am wishing I could have a coffee down on the foreshore.

We're keeping busy back here and can't wait to hear about your outback adventures.

Love Mum.

technorati tags: south australia, pigs, pigs soft toys, percy, holidays, Australia

Christmas In January???

Goodness time flies when its Christmas time. Percy sent me these photos while he was on is way to Whyalla, with Christmas and then me having a summer cold... and the games on Face Book...... I had almost forgotten to post them. Sorry about that readers/fans of Percy.


Dear Mum,

I have been to see the lights of Lobethal and what a lovely time I had.

We walked along the streets and was tempted with hot foods like a snag in bread or an egg & bacon sandwich. Eat more chicken I tell you. To strawberries and icecream and fresh cherries from the Adelaide Hills.

After a feed and look at the market stalls it was off to see what was happening light wise.







There are 2 light trails you can follow and the best way is by car. Or if your really wanting to not drive and look, try a bus tour.

The special highlight in my books was the nativity scene that not only has real babies from the local towns playing Jesus.... but some real farm animals. Alpacas, sheep, camels.

I even got to meet some of the stars too.





This young man and donkey were very nice and we had a lovely chat. The donkey's mane was very coarse to touch.



Look at me with a couple of birds from the nativity show. This dove was so quiet and didn't fly away at all.

If you want a lovely evening why not try and get there this coming year. Here is a website that will have some info about it, you can bookmark it for this coming December.

Well I'm off to Whyalla now mum.

Love
Percy.

Eat more chicken.


Dear Percy,


I am sorry I didn't get your postcard up around the Christmas week. Sounds like you gad a wonderful time and what about meeting some of the local stars of the nativity show. Very special indeed.

Can't wait to see your trip to Whyalla. Stay cool, remember your sun block and drink lots of water, as its so hot back home.

Love

Mum.

technorati tags: animals, Australia, felt toys, holidays, percy, pigs, pigs soft toys