Le 20/02/12, 10:21
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Here I am, ready for my first “outback” adventure, in a camping called “Grampians Paradise” owned by Aidan and it’s funny recomposed family.
So the Grampians are indeed a mountain range, converted in national park, 300kms west of Melbourne, still in the state of Victoria.
I’m staying wwoofing for a week here, helping Aidan with his plant nursery, that means he seeds different kind of plants and tree and make them grow to sell them.. His elderly fathers deal with the camping business (they have more than 80 and move like they were 60, amazing), an that’s indeed a really lovely place.
We are just on the border of the park on the feet of the biggest mountains, Mt Williams and the Redman Bluff. The place is quite dry (end of summer), but there’s a lot of water, with small swamp, gum trees (eucalyptus), on the camping area. I live in a small caravan near the family house. The most astonishing stuff apart from the fantastic sunsets are the kangarros running freely near my caravan early in the morning or at sunset, 10 m in front of me. There are also a lot of birds, especially different species of colourful and noisy parrots. The place is really quiet and peaceful, and that’s a perfect introduction to inner Australia. I work one day and have got the other day off to walk in the park. There are many great tracks, my main problem is that I don’t have a car, so it’s complicated to move, I try to hitch hike, and I’m not very succesfull with it.
The work is not very hard, but I always deal with the most physical part (Aidan being a kinfd of old lazy hippy, with a damaged back). His wife (Va)Nessa is special as well ! she has a lot of diferent big quartz bowls, that make unbelievable and very strong sounds, and supposed to give good vibration, treat you ,etc....they also have two retarded dogs and two kids (who luckily don’t seem as retarded as the dogs).
Like every australian they have a very “local talking”...australia is “Aussie”, Tasmania “Tassie”, breakfast “breakie” , the “doggies” are crazy,and for dinner we can make a “barbie” (not wild sex with an australian dumb blonde, but a barbecue) isn’t that so funny ...? youpi (no, this one is french).
Talking about breakies, the ones Aidan makes are great with a lot of seeds, fruits and yogurt...miam miam. I have to leave finally this other “paradise”, I really enjoyed and think I was pretty lucky for a first wwoofing experience.Now I have to go to Adelaide (500 kms, from here, hitchiking...I hope I’m gonna make it in less than 2 days), the capital of the state od South Australia (yes by the way Australia is a federal state).
So the Grampians are indeed a mountain range, converted in national park, 300kms west of Melbourne, still in the state of Victoria.
I’m staying wwoofing for a week here, helping Aidan with his plant nursery, that means he seeds different kind of plants and tree and make them grow to sell them.. His elderly fathers deal with the camping business (they have more than 80 and move like they were 60, amazing), an that’s indeed a really lovely place.
We are just on the border of the park on the feet of the biggest mountains, Mt Williams and the Redman Bluff. The place is quite dry (end of summer), but there’s a lot of water, with small swamp, gum trees (eucalyptus), on the camping area. I live in a small caravan near the family house. The most astonishing stuff apart from the fantastic sunsets are the kangarros running freely near my caravan early in the morning or at sunset, 10 m in front of me. There are also a lot of birds, especially different species of colourful and noisy parrots. The place is really quiet and peaceful, and that’s a perfect introduction to inner Australia. I work one day and have got the other day off to walk in the park. There are many great tracks, my main problem is that I don’t have a car, so it’s complicated to move, I try to hitch hike, and I’m not very succesfull with it.
The work is not very hard, but I always deal with the most physical part (Aidan being a kinfd of old lazy hippy, with a damaged back). His wife (Va)Nessa is special as well ! she has a lot of diferent big quartz bowls, that make unbelievable and very strong sounds, and supposed to give good vibration, treat you ,etc....they also have two retarded dogs and two kids (who luckily don’t seem as retarded as the dogs).
Like every australian they have a very “local talking”...australia is “Aussie”, Tasmania “Tassie”, breakfast “breakie” , the “doggies” are crazy,and for dinner we can make a “barbie” (not wild sex with an australian dumb blonde, but a barbecue) isn’t that so funny ...? youpi (no, this one is french).
Talking about breakies, the ones Aidan makes are great with a lot of seeds, fruits and yogurt...miam miam. I have to leave finally this other “paradise”, I really enjoyed and think I was pretty lucky for a first wwoofing experience.Now I have to go to Adelaide (500 kms, from here, hitchiking...I hope I’m gonna make it in less than 2 days), the capital of the state od South Australia (yes by the way Australia is a federal state).
