Saturday 18 February 2012
We heard sea waves crashing through the night and the yips of the wild dogs that lived in the area but slept well. With Amlou (argone oil and nuts) and bread for breakfast we decided to celebrate Grandad's 87th birthday in our own way... by having a "whale" of a time. This we accomplished by walking down the beach and finding a gigantic whale skeleton (or what was left of it) and taking pictures in front of its five foot tall pelvis and ten foot long ribs all bleached to pure white. Charles had discovered the bones the day before but Dian found a three foot long piece hoping to fit it in the van. (No luck). We also followed the wanderings of a chameleon who made its home near the gushing springs of warm water.
Dian made some hummus and painted some cards. Nicole sang the jingle we made up about Carr's Biscuits. Then we all had delicious Spaghetti Bolegnese made with garlic, onion and bell pepper by Nicole.
With a wonderfully clear connection via Google Voice to Dian's parents to sing Happy Birthday to her dad, we retired at about 8:30 PM to the howling of the puppies nearby.
We heard sea waves crashing through the night and the yips of the wild dogs that lived in the area but slept well. With Amlou (argone oil and nuts) and bread for breakfast we decided to celebrate Grandad's 87th birthday in our own way... by having a "whale" of a time. This we accomplished by walking down the beach and finding a gigantic whale skeleton (or what was left of it) and taking pictures in front of its five foot tall pelvis and ten foot long ribs all bleached to pure white. Charles had discovered the bones the day before but Dian found a three foot long piece hoping to fit it in the van. (No luck). We also followed the wanderings of a chameleon who made its home near the gushing springs of warm water. |
| Taken by Charles |
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| Taken by Dian |
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| Shells embedded in the rock |
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| The natural (thermal) spring leading into the ocean |
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| Nicole's dinner! Taken by Charles |
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| Puppies! Taken by Charles |
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| Night sky and a truck's lights on the highway. |
Chameleon, camels, and bleached whale bones. What an intoxicating mix for the imagination of your readers!
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