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Hello Vox! Happy New Year to you all. May 2007 be a whole lot better toward you than 2006 ever was. Y'know, I feel that ever year sucks in some way, so the one coming just has to be better, don't you think?
Rabble & I are back from the bush a few days early because we realised we'd fucked up our timing something monumental. Nothing to do with work or other commitments. Just people. Bookings on the national parks website said numbers were relatively light. When we left that is. Clearly, judging by the numbers of cars & people who rolled up after Xmas day, a heap of people suddenly decided to abandon the city for the scrub, just as we'd already decided to do. By Wednesday last week the camp ground - which is a very secluded and individualised native bushland setting - was chock-a-block with cars, jabbering adults and screaming kids. In fact, I heard at least one outbreak of vocal frustration last evening, to the tune of "SHUT-THE-FUCK-UP!". We'd already decided earlier in the day to come home early. I wasn't enjoying it and to be quite frank, was destroying the experience for Rabble. Hey! I'm a grumpy old man, what can I say?
We did a lot in 10 days. Walked mountains, experienced history and heritage, sampled & bought wines (I did.....Rabble doesn't drink), and generally relaxed as much as was possible. Me personally, well, I became more than a little discontent with my lot back here. I hate the city, the life it engenders, the people and the constant demands of family. I'd gladly sell a percentage of my next life for just a few years satisfaction, peace, serenity and productive endeavour living where we've just visited. I've harboured these desires for years now, and they only grow stronger each time we go back. I have some photos to upload to flickr but won't be sorting them until tomorrow at least. Rabble has HEAPS MORE. I seriously mean heaps more. She photographs everything. But for now, here's four I cut out this evening before settling into a mellow mood in front of the box to see the New Year in with some telecast concerts of Eagles, Cream & George Harrison. Cheers!
