Carolyn Arch

Mind you, they all seem like ‘Saturdays’ now.
( Sorry )

Beautiful sunny day.
We walked the kilometre along the beach into Woopi.
Lots of people on the beach.
Well ‘lots’ for up here.
Surfers in the water.
Children jumping the waves.
Just a lovely walk.

I bought new thongs.
I had worn the others out.
And we had breakfast in a beautiful garden courtyard of a cafe.
Then back to purchase a boogie board for Emily.
She decided she wanted her own.
Did you know that the right size for a boogie board is if it comes up to your navel when it’s standing on the ground?
Me neither.
Seaside towns are amazing places to learn new things!

Walk back along the beach to camp.
Were thinking of heading out in Tin Tin to explore ....
Then Martine rang.
They were on their way with the kayak and bike.
Yah!

They arrived and were promptly ( but nicely ) told that they should not be visiting.
No visitors allowed because of Covid.
Oh.
Apparently, it is in the Terms and Conditions when we booked in.
Nobody reads those because they never really change, do they?
But, really ... of course things have changed now.
Just I didn’t think to read them.

However, just in front of our site are cabins.
They front the lawn that runs down to the lake.
We had Friday night get together there last night at one of the tables.
That is public land.
The very nice caravan park lady said, “Just go down there.”
So we did.
The bike is too big for me.
I can’t reach the ground so that went back.

But the kayak was here!!!!
Said goodbye and thanks to Daryl and Martine and carried the kayak out over the sandbar to the water.
Emily went first, with Lacey riding point.
I said “Make sure you clip Lacey’s lead to your belt, Emily. We don’t want her falling overboard.”
Off they went... down the lake.
It was low tide so deepest place might be 4 feet.
Shallowest ... about 2 inches.
Had to keep an eye out for those bits.

Emily rowed back with a very wet Lacey.
Yep.
Went overboard.
Emily grabbed her by her collar as she floated by the kayak.

We took turns.... I loved it.
So relaxing.
You can drift....
Or paddle...
Whatever you like.

Lacey stayed in the kayak.

On my next turn, I left Lacey on the sandbar with Emily.
They were just wandering.

Apparently, Lacey is really ‘my’ dog.
( Emily is constantly stressing this point to me.)
Always searching for me ... Must be a little dog thing.
And when I went off without her, she scanned the horizon, ignored the ‘speck’ that was me on the water and took off to find me.
Flying though the water, up into the public picnic ground ... searching for all she was worth.

All I heard from 200 yards away on the water was Emily’s frantic scream “Somebody grab that dog!”
Somebody did.
Emily emerged down the boat ramp with a Lacey held very tightly in her arms.
I was pretty glad.
I did consider my options from the middle of the lake when I saw Emily crashing through the water giving chase.
There weren’t that many.

And a fisherman called out to me as I rowed back.
“I caught your dog for you, love.”
We had quite a conversation.

So.... Lacey will kayak with me from now on.

Emily’s little dog, Mo, was the same.
If he lost sight of Emily, he would fly off in search of her.
Chased a car once because he thought she was in it.

Emily headed off on Burner the postie bike to the supermarket.
Matt and Jess, the German tourists came to say hi and then we went to check out their van, “Miles”
WHAT A GREAT NAME FOR A TOURING VAN!
Wish I had thought of it.
Will be stealing it another time.
(Their friends had suggested “The Green Miles” but they thought the movie was too sad so “Miles” it was.)

Nice set up.
Shorter that Tin Tin, and they have a kitchen, so not as much room but great anyway.

And they and Emily are going to try their hand at surfing tomorrow morning.
I am going to watch!
Should be fun.

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