Author Archives: zinredhead

One might say, “that’s not a watch!” However the end of last week Michael and I headed to the hot tub and as I walked down the stairs to get into my suit, I took off my watch and thought I need a new band! I have not seen that watch since. I think theContinue reading “The Lost Watch”

Early on in our trip cruising around New Zealand pre-V crisis, we enjoyed The Lord of the Rings triology. These movies we binge watched on the TV in our cabin. We visited where parts were created at the Weta workshop, and also where it was filmed outside on site at Hobbiton, all captured on aContinue reading “Re-Entry”

All three of us Martini’s have enjoyed all the “Up’s” around the southwest cape. Gnarabup Beach has been the extended beach area next to us here at Prevelly Beach and is where we are headed tomorrow. Marmaduke will be our new street and after walking in the cemetery in May, I realized it is alsoContinue reading “Gnarabup and the “Up’s” and a Cave off Cave Road”

If you read this on the real website it will look better…but here goes…There are many days we go for short walks or long walks, beach walks, forest walks or for me, a solo stroll through a cemetery. I have not posted many of these fun photos. Before we are in a rush to getContinue reading “Misc Margaret River”

Today was the day! We were suppose to sail under the Golden Gate Bridge, dock in San Francisco and even see the Bay Bridge in the distance. Instead we wll celebrate our 52 days at sea on the Regents Seven Seas Mariner, 7 days in Perth and now 73 days in Margaret River, Western Australia.Continue reading “June 4th in retrospect!”

As last weekends Sunday night storm, the Ex-cyclone Mangga approached, I decided to enjoy the beauty of the Margaret River and tea bag in the Indian Ocean on Saturday before the change in weather. The water seemed colder than my last swim but after one minute in, it simply seemed just as delightful as myContinue reading “Beauty and the Beast as Makuru starts in June”

I want to leave it all, and go back to normality; yes that is the better option. The problem is I don’t know where to find it. Was it lost because of “broken ness” and “hopeless ness” or will I find it by “blessed ness” and “joyful ness?” Was it the world at home inContinue reading “Normality”

The Karri trees in the Boranup Forest part of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park have long pale trunks, and can grow over 250′ tall. They are the third tallest trees in the world. We took a right off of Cave Road and started our approximately 15 miles drive on dirt roads. We had no idea whatContinue reading “Boranup plus!”

It started simple enough, our day that is. A grumpy family because I was going to leave the house at 9:30 am for Cape Leewin Lighthouse. I assumed it was 1 1/2 hours away…in actuality it was only an hour away. The family told me I needed to give them 48 hours notice for anContinue reading “A Brilliant Day”

A shout to all our sleeping American friends. Its Mother’s Day so its a shout to all the moms – virtual hugs to all! Tomorrow will be the end of our seventh week in Prevelly Beach, Western Australia. I have never lived anywhere other than the states for this period of time. I think allContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day”