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Exo's Exposé

Exo's Exposé

Looking for somewhere to hide in the Forum, no offense to anyone, I'm just kinda used to my own space - it feels safer to me. I often feel like I'm 'butting in' on other threads, I want to say something but it isn't 'in-line' with the current flow of conversation.

It rained here yesterday, dogs & cats weren't falling from the sky, but the grounds wet, there's puddles in my driveway & it's soooooooo sooooooo much cooler 😄 Guru Google even promises more!! After this weird wet stuff stopped dropping from above, I took the dogs for their walk, I do this almost every afternoon, but after a storm with close lightning strikes, my main purpose is to check the fence is still upright everywhere. I'm happy to announce it was all in tip-top shape 🙂 I noticed new puddle spots all the way around, I was sad that some trees had to be pushed over for the fence line, but the dip of their absence looks quite beautiful with a drop of moisture shimmering within. When I had completed the usual circuit I by-passed returning into the house-yard & wandered through to the dam. I think I may have been a little rain-drunk, I was hoping to see water in it, there wasn't any. I even went & stood in the very center of it's base, I think I was expecting to sink in mud - I didn't; but the cracks are gone . . . & they were huge. So if the Guru comes through with it's promise, there may yet be a puddle for my Staffy to play in 😉

I've decided to leave my camping trip to the beach for another week, rain wouldn't stop me - it rarely rains 24 hrs a day, but storms have - they often have devastingly strong winds that can break off & pick up reasonably heavy objects, that become dangerous ammunition. I've been emailing with the owners of this place, I'll still be in the off-peak season if I leave it another week - though I worry being so close to the Easter holiday, there's a more likely chance of more people. I keep telling myself I've just got to 'get over' that, that that would be all part of the experience - but I know I'm lying to myself. I picked this spot mainly because of the dog-friendly off-lead beach, but also because on the satelite view of Google maps I could see that there's no towns around it. It's one of the most isolated camping parks I've seen {that's within 5 hours of home, well - maybe just a little more}. It also admits it has old amenities, I saw negitive feedback about the place for those reasons - I think if you want to go to a resort . . . that's where you go - not to a place that describes itself as a rustic, old fashioned bush camping park 😉

Missing you Mazy Loads of love & support @Mazarita

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Hoping you get off well and that your adventures are fabulous @Exoplanet ❤ Looking forward to hearing about it all!

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Hi @Exoplanet

Have a safe journey and a wonderfull time, I look foward to reading the next chapter.

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I'm here!!!!!! The beach is wonderful, really not many people on it at all, was even able to let the puppies off for a quick sprint 😄 they LOVED it!!! - the camp site though . . . oh well, I'm glad I came & I'm dealing with all the people around me pretty well. Google lied, but no more then I expected it to; I left at 6 & got here about 1.30pm, I was getting worried as I've read some places you have to get there by 2pm. I've never seen a place like it, there are vans here that look ancient, almost completely cover in dead leaves & tall grasses - I wonder how they get away with it, that it isn't a health & safety issue or at least a fire issue. I wasn't expecting to cross the road to get to the beach, but it is really close & yet my campsite is far enough away not to notice it {plus I don't think there's much traffic travelling on it}. If it wasn't for how close the campsites are & how many people are here {which I can understand with the beach so close & dogs allowed, but I guess because it's 'off peak' season & during the week I was overly hopeful} I might think of returning . . . but there are too many people for me. I'll continue looking for somewhere a little more inland than the beach. I think I'll just stay the 4 days. The temperature is lovely & there's a wonderful breeze, everything is so lush & green . . . & the ocean, well there just isn't any more giant a puddle on the Planet! 🙂

Love to all that need or want it

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Hello lovely @Exoplanet

I feel honoured and thank you for tagging me ....inviting me into your safe corner..

This resonates so strongly with me and have to say what an interesting title..

I look forward to reading from page 1..

For now I just want to send my appreciation and thanks..

Please do keep on writing about your adventures..they are just as fascinating as picking up a piece of fiction to read...

You write well..

A budding writer on the horizon?

Take care..💜💚💛

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We survived our first night 🙂 The Staffy did well, no whinging or whining - we all just slept. It was a bit warm inside the back of my ute, I even lifted the curtains up a little to let a bit more breeze in, I might set-up my miniture evaporating cooler today, ready for another slightly humid evening.

We went for another walk on the beach first thing this morning 🙂 Another wonderful experience for all. I let the puppies off for a little bit, though the Staffy took off up the beach until he was just a little black dot in the distance - not what I think would be considered 'under control' ;/ But absolutely fun!

There are Water Dragons & Bush Turkey running around all over the camp, it's all part of the experience for the dogs - they've finally gotten exhausted enough just to look at them & whine a little now 🙂 There are also a lot of other dogs dotted in different sites, including one right next to us {well there is an empty site inbetween}, I think it's a really good lesson for them. I want to have a little whinge myself though; the rules here are that dogs are to be kept on lead at all times, the next site doesn't seem to think the rules apply to them? Their dogs are extremely well behaved, but when they let them off & throw the ball for them to play with - my dogs get a little 'upset' & my little fella has an embarrassingly loud bark {another rule is no excessive barking!}, so it annoys me quite a bit when they do that.

It's nice & quiet here, there were no loud parties & even the happy chattered died down by 10pm. So far, so good, I think I'm getting better at this. My guys would probably the noisiest & worst behaved in the campsite - but they're not too bad, it's really only when we go out to get to the beach the little fella might not be able to help himself . . . like when we were entering the beach this morning, a lady was exiting with her dog, she stopped & smiled . . . & that's all it took for the little fella to start shouting 🙂 I had to focus on trying to settle him down & totally ignored the Staffy. It always amuses me that between the Pitbull & the little fluffy fellow, it's the little one that seems to create more problems.

Love to all that need or want it

Mazy @Mazarita @eth @CheerBear @Bunniekins @Zoe7 @Sophia1 @Teej @outlander @Appleblossom

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I have a little white fluffball that is much like your fluffball @Exoplanet - has a bark that could wake the street lol You would not expect such a loud bark from such a little dog 🐶

It sounds like you have settle in though and it is a good spot. I hope the weather holds out for you. It is very cold and windy here today so a good evening to stay inside with the heater on and snuggled with the fluffball.

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I'm back home 🙂

Here's a pic of the Beach 😄

The Beach 🙂

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Oh @Exoplanet they are fabulous pictures. It looks like a wonderful place. Is that a birds nest fern in the tree? I’m so glad you went and shared it..... and a little jealous 😘💜🤗

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Dear @Exoplanet,

I am not really here.

But my spirit was moved to send you love and congratulations on your recent big adventure. It was real alright, real enough to me from your account, real enough to compel me to return for a moment from my own other-worldly world, that claims almost 100% of my attention during this chunk of time in my life. (How's that for a long sentence?!)

Love to @eth, @Bunniekins, @CheerBear, @Appleblossom, @outlander, @Shaz51, @Faith-and-Hope, @Adge, @Zoe7, @Teej, @Sophia1 and all who might still remember me after a long absence from forum time.

I must return again now to that other timezone, the one where weeks don't usually feel like months or years, and where we sometimes have to do 'real life' things, like put an Everest of recycling in big plastic bags, ready to take to the big metal bin in the basement. Or like cramming a million dirty dishes into the dishwasher and finally get it going.

For you see it's not just forum time that I don't have time for in this largeish chunk of my lifetime. The great big creative project I've set in motion that started out as a little pebble of an idea, has now become a boulder almost as big as the Everest of recycling. And yet not heavy, this grandiose project, still full of thrill and deep satisfaction.

So back to it I go now. Sending well wishes to old friends I am thinking of. Sending love and peace to all.

Mazzy oxoxox

p.s I'm still reading posts from my email inbox if I am tagged.

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