Heading back to Western Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325793)
Rockingham, Australia
July 21, 2018 7:12am CST
Tonight we’re in a town in South Australia called Elliston and tomorrow we’ll get past Ceduna and head out onto the Nullarbor on our way home to Western Australia. We left home on May 8 and should be home by the end of July. We have a couple of stops to make along the way.
It’s been a memorable trip. We enjoyed spending time with our son in Melbourne. We also had three weeks touring Tasmania. We got ourselves stuck on a narrow road and had to call the SES (State Emergency Service) to get us out and we’ve had a blowout. Then our car died nine days ago so we’re going home in a different vehicle. We haven’t had any illness or colds – touch wood – and we’ve seen some wonderful places and been through some really interesting museums and attractions.
In case we don’t have internet access again until we get home take care and I’ll be back when I can. The photo is from a sculpture we saw at Parachilna where we ate camel, kangaroo and emu meats.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
22 Jul 18
@JudyEv Sounds like a wonderful trip! I've heard some good things about Melbourne so I want to go one day.
I knew about people eating Kangaroo meat and emu meat but totally didn't know about Camel meat. What did the camel meat taste like? In fact what does kanga and emu meat taste like?
When my family and I went to Busselton early this year, there is an IGA....or Coles? I forget but some store where they sell hollow Emu eggs. They are so huge! I don't really know what they are used for though. But fun to hold though.
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@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 18
None of the meats taste much different to me but I think to others they might. We had a pet emu which laid eggs. We would make a hole each end with a knitting needles then blow out the contents. We used to make sponge cakes in a baking dish as one emu egg equalled about a dozen hen eggs. We did try the eggs scrambled but they were very rich that way.
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
21 Jul 18
You Aussie's certainly have some interesting sculptures. Safe travels home!
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@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 18
I think some of the distances we covered might have really tried us out if we'd been on bikes! 
@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
21 Jul 18
I'm happy tha you are enjoying your trip. I hope it is through your caravan
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
30 Jul 18
@JudyEv wow...you live an exciting life
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@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 18
@amitkokiladitya Now that we are retired we are able to travel more but we couldn't afford to do it if we had to stay in hotels or fly to places.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
22 Jul 18
Sounds like a wonderful trip. How did the camel and kangaroo taste?
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
30 Jul 18
@JudyEv That is interesting. The most unusual meat I have eaten is a gator. I tried it at the state fair one year. It is not a bad meat.
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@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 18
@Shellyann36 I've had crocodile which I guess wouldn't have been much different to gator.
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@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 18
Thanks. We got home this morning and everything is well.
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
31 Jul 18
@JudyEv - Wow! That really turned out to be an eventful trip. I love your photo. I hope things are easier once you get home!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
1 Aug 18
@JudyEv - I totally understand. No matter where we travel, I enjoy getting back home, sleeping in my own bed and getting back into a routine!
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
23 Jul 18
Adventurous eating!
Happy your trip has been nice, cool sculpture too
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
30 Jul 18
@JudyEv you're welcome and good to hear you're home now
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@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 18
That's interesting. I must add that to our itinerary if we get to Ireland again. We're home safe thanks. We haven't had internet for a few days but we should be right now.
@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
22 Jul 18
Wow, very impressive sculpture.Thank you for sharing this Judy.Can I copy and paste this horse sculpture for my class activity.Next week we're going to have sculpturing, the second visual art.i hope you will permit me.Thank you.
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@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 18
I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner. I'm happy for you to use it but I haven't had internet for quite a few days so perhaps my permission comes too late. I hope not.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Jul 18
You experienced quite an adventure. I am jealous!
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
22 Jul 18
It was nice to follow you on your travels...And now you are homeward bound
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@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 18
We got home this morning and have unpacked the caravan pretty much. Back to normal for a while.
@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 18
It's is good to experience the different areas of your own country - or a different country. There is a lot to see, that's for sure.
