Just spent some time at Kangaroo Island, and it was amazing.  So beautiful, and so many cool things to do.  Saw oodles of native animals (both roadkill and still hopping), drove over 1000km on several scary dirt roads, looked at some Remarkable Rocks, ate honey from the purest strain of Ligurian bee in the world, and paid $1.70/litre for fuel.  Most importantly, I had an absolute ball with my nearest and dearest. 

Our cabin at Kangaroo Island – geez, we sure did it tough 🙂

It was an interesting exercise to go without phone coverage, internet access or TV – I have proved to myself that I’m a sucker for these modern conveniences, and have spent most of the time since getting home huddled to the computer, plugged into all the goings-on.  It’s scary how much I like to suckle from the information superhighway.  Sigh.  I wouldn’t change a thing.

Read a bunch of stuff while away, including China Mieville’s “Iron Council” (how have I NEVER read a China Mieville book until now?) and halfway through George RR Martin’s collection “Dreamsongs”.  In an attempted fit of Literature I got a David Malouf book from somewhere but I’m kinda struggling to keep my interest levels up on that one.

Just putting the finishing touches onto After the World: Corpus Christi, and poking around with a few other writing bits and pieces.  Now, a final week at home to chill and write up a storm.  As far as holidays go, this one’s all fine and dandy 🙂

Daddy and Toddler Fisch, near Seal Bay.  There’s some important sand-castle construction under way and we mean business!