OK, sorry, I had to, Stumpy made me, turn on the sound! (I spare you another song, LOL)
Let´s go to Hamelin Pool, Corinna, how about that?
This was 1999.
Wiki says: "The Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve is a protected marine nature reserve located in the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Shark Bay in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia."
We just had brekkie when a tourist-bus arrived blaring... you guess it?
Yes, Waltzing Matilda!!!
Cliché!!!
Wiki says: "Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's best-known bush ballad, and has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem"."
Whilst "the tourists" (well, we were tourists, too, right?!) ... whilst they visited Stumpy the bus-driver had... cliché #2 Weetabix and offered us some coffee, together with a nice morning-talk.
(He also offered the Weetabix, but we just had our brekkie, right - another coffee was no problem, though).
We had the time of the world and let them visit Stumpy before we went.
At this Nature Reserve you find a lot of amazing stuff!
Blocks?! Whole houses!
Just imagine how people form these ideas and make a HOUSE from shells!
Well. Last we went to meet the family. Feels like visiting my parents...
See how sad Stumpy looks down?
Back then they were alive, my parents. I remember how we looked so hard for a telephone booth each time one had a birthday - check the time, too! Once we even drove in darkness for that (not a good idea in rural Australia, but we had a bull-bar and no one jumped in front anyways :-)...)
Henry 🦁... He was not with us.
Sweet memories. Hope we can travel again soon. Without the Waltzing ... that´s the song I did not....OK... here goes anyways!
Let´s go... waltz... to the billabong, shall we?
Swags we had!
(No guitar, though. Also... BECAUSE!!! I went to a "professional" music store and got a guitar for adults. I´m small. Could hardly reach the F and hence gave up. A youth-guitar and I´d be in. Mrs Paeth is everywhere!!! (synonym for DUMB! I worked with her for 3 years!!! Dumb/incompetent people we name like her ever since...).)
"Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong.
"You'll never catch me alive!" said he
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
"You'll never catch me alive!" said he
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
19 comments:
I tried guitar once, I think I went for two lessons then gave up because everyone else seemed to get it while all I got was sore fingertips.
Yes, sore fingertips, too, we are girly-girls ;-)
Everybody...! Well, I did. I sang out loud, both songs. Thank you! And about Waltzing Mathilda, when I was a teacher there were a few songs in english that the children had to learn. They loved this one! The other one was about Loch Lomond.
...the Drifters, now that's music!
Shells as building materials is different.
Bertiebo, to singing OUT LOUD!!! :-)
I had to look up Loch Lomond. And thought... Whiskey?! But no. Beautiful song, thank you for introducing me to this.
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Tom, hey! :-)
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William, yes, and poor Stumpy...
It is funny, how you let us listen to Under the Boardwalk and just mentioning the name Waltzing Matilda and so much for the Drifters. I think we all know that song, not just Australians. Cool blocks, and thanks for taking us at Australia Iris.
Maybe you should try the ukulele. They're very small and I'm told easy to learn and lots of fun.
Thanks for the Drifters, one of my favorites, and Waltzing Matilda, too. I hadn't heard either in a long while.
Excellent memories Iris but no way are you giving me an earworm tonight 😀😀
Beautiful post
You brought back memories from our trip to Coral Bay in 2013.
I remember Hamelin bay and the stromatolites and the church and restaurant made of cockle shells in Denham. Nine days of fun and an almost 3000km trip!
https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/2013/04/perth-to-coral-bay-part-4.html
Try the violin next time. Haha. Can't believe that a house can be made from shells.
That's a great song by the Drifters. Love reading your memories from those traveling years.
LOL... Stumpy made me do it!! I enjoyed both videos.
We call it Weetbox here. Do you like it? I can't stand it, it's like boiled cardboard but my children liked it when they were little.
Limestone blocks from shells have also been used in construction in the Caribbean islands for a long time. After many years, there's some sort of deterioration that is very dangerous to the structure. This looks like a very interesting tour that you took. I hope we can all start traveling again soon!
best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Over here, or Downunder if you prefer, it is Weet-Bix with the hyphen instead of the 'a'
A house made of shells -- that's interesting. :)
Erika, you´re welcome :-)
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Jeanie, I´m done with that, my flat mate and I tried the guitar, Ingo would not and... nah, done.
I was just mad cause ... I didn´t go to Walmart or such but to a real music store. Look at the size of my hands and give me a fitting guitar!
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Grace 🤣🤣🤣
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Rajani Rehana, thank you.
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Sami, I commented on your link :-)
(Ingo laughed about your "almost 3000 km"! In a nice way, of course!!!)
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gigi, now THAT would be advanced, a violin! Yes, amazing house.
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Bill, even if always cold: Love reading yours, also!
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Spare Parts and Pics... Stumpy is old but mighty ;-)
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Amy, you nearly made me spill my tea from laughing! Never tried the Weetbox, it just looked already as you said!!
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Mae, yes, can imagine it "erodes" and steel and bricks are safer.
To traveling!
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River, I only remember they looked rather grey and not so yummy. Glad we were full already ;-)
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Dee, yes, it is!
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