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A small collection of Photos taken while visiting 'The Gap', 'The Natural Bridge' and 'The Blow Holes', near Albany on the Western Australian south coast. Larger versions of these (and other) photos are available in the photo album I setup for Mindy's family HERE

On Sunday, Mindy's brother and his family arrived in Australia for a four week holiday. We picked them up from the Airport and took them to a Hotel so they could rest after their long trip from The Netherlands.

After staying the night with our good friends Paul & Kathy, we returned to the Hotel to pickup the family and then went to organise an Apollo Camper together. Jonny and Monique had booked a 4 birth camper via the Internet but were upgraded to a 6 birth due to mechanical issues with the other vehicles. Nice bonus!

The Kids wanted lunch at McDonalds.... so we took care of that and then headed south towards Katanning. On the way, we made a detour to the Serpentine Dam. This dam is one of the main water supply dams for the Perth area but is also an interesting and beautiful location to visit.

The Local wildlife (birds) are very friendly and the children really enjoyed being able to see and touch some of the birds..

One of my many interests in life is music. I like to listen to a variety of different music, although, to be honest, I have to admit being a big fan of the kind if music that 'influenced' me as I was growing up. I don't know if this is true for everyone... but sometimes when I hear an 'old song' (by old I am referring to the 80's), I not only remember the words and the tune... I also recall the 'time' and the place.

Sometimes, it is as if I can 'smell it' too. I remember the kinds of things I was doing: Driving to work in my first car. Talking to a friend, or even a 'girlfriend'. I remember laying on my bed, listening to music and trying to imagine what life would be like when I "grew up".

A lot of these memories were brought back recently when my eldest daughter returned from a trip to Melbourne. She brought back a stack of 'old' DVD's (Video that had be "re-mastered" on DVD and a couple of more recent concerts with old music on them. These included 'video recordings' of Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, The Police, Sting, Genesis and Phil Collins.