a little peek into our days...

VIDEO ON FB

Unfortunately we don't have any way to upload our (amazing!) dolphin videos to this site...computer issues down under. BUT...Kami has a couple on her facebook page that you MUST check out. Wayne took some incredible underwater footage. We have other 'above' and 'below' videos too...wish we could have a session to view them...you can hear the dolphins talking to us :). So unreal.

We just did our hill work-out today (and did them yesterday too!) climbing (via bike) the hills of Cape Naturaliste... south of Dunsborough, WA.
PHENOMINAL beaches, sand, water (glorious color)...we did some snorkelling and, once again, lactic acid reigns and we are chillin' in town for a bit before another climb to our favorite campsite we found. Ah... God is GOOD ! Sun is nice.

All for now...

And yesterday we played with them... (videos to hopefully come!)

dolphins in the wild... what a dream

Frolicking with the underworld

So... we pedalled our way to a place called Australind a couple days ago, Beautiful ride, we were happy the highway had a shoulder, 58km ride in the heat of the day and we were ready for a rest. We rested under a tree  just short of Australind before making our way to the grocery store. Enroute to Coles (grocery store), we spotted a dolphin in the estuary (lake) alongside the road, thrashing around, catching his supper. We watched a long while, locals pulled over to watch too...facinating.

After we gorged ourselves on a huge spinach/ chicken/ beetroot salad near the estuary, a friendly Australian man, Craig, drove up and we had a yarn. He was the first to guess that we were from Alberta! (The usual assumption is Toronto). We chatted for awhile before I asked if the dolphin we saw was out of the ordinary or if they had many around the area.  What ensued was not expected by us in the least, but he invited us to come with him the next day, on his boat, to go find/see dolphins! There wasn't much hesitation in our minds... SURE!! YES PLEASE!!!

Craig and his beautiful wife, Jane, finished work around noon. We met them at their place, hopped in their 'ute' with boat behind and headed for the sea.

Dolphins we did find! O did we ever. We could see them easily from the boat, to the bottom of the clear water.
Then ...we jumped in! Wayne first because I wanted to get my courage up to dive in with these huge, beautiful creatures, but I did. And it was AMAZING !!
Dolphins have always captured my awe. They are magnificent. Graceful. Gentle. Friendly. Curious. We enjoyed them, they explored us awhile and tolerated our "ungraceful-ness"... then swam away after awhile. Off we boated to find some more, or the same, we didn't care. We dove in again with snorkel gear on and enjoyed dolphins in front, behind & underneath us. One was played around us, jumped up right behind us (will try to get that video on our blog)... A mother dolphin had a little talk with Wayne... he wasn't sure what she was trying to tell him... it was incredible. We saw a tiny baby dolphin from the boat, almost white, so small.
That was a big gift God gave us, to interact and watch these gorgeous creatures. Truly a gift! What amazing creation He has made.

Another gift is this wonderful couple, Craig and Jane, who have taken us in, given us a bed, let us do laundry, have treated us like their kids...and they are ready for us to adventure with them again today. We are delighted. Our butt bones can rest a bit more, this is too fun.

 So we have to go! Making plans for another afternoon of fun and sun and water and...dolphins? Hope so :).

We aren't sure if this trip could get any better, but we are praising God for each moment and breath.

-W&K

Even roos stare

We are a novelty. We have determined, by all the stares (yes, even from the roos!) that it's a fact. Cycling is everywhere on the coast of Oz, but tandem bikes must be as popular in Australia as they are back home - not very.
 

Our "rig" has helped us connect with a lot of great people. What a neat tool (I, Kami, always though it was best to have a cute puppy to meet people, but the tandem works too!). More on that in the next blog write-up.

We bought a bike trailer (B.O.B. yak - made in Canada) for our tandem when we were in Rockingham. It has been a HUGE load off our bike & balance. We are very thankful for it. Now we have room for groceries!

We find it amusing that we are often asked "Do you have food?" (as if we cycle without eating)...  we don't believe it has anything to do with our physiques.

This journey is exciting. Tough work (some hills have almost made us bring up our lunch!), but beautiful country, fantastic people...and an incredible "mate" we each have in each other. Fully loving each day.

First pictures from the west coast of Australia!

The post below these pictures explains them a bit. They didn't download in the right order...use your imaginations ;).