POETRY BY ASH - 23rd Aug

Fishing
Boring, Smelly
Cast, Reel, Wait.
Fish died, came alive.
Rod


Water
Peaceful, Freezing.
Paddle, Swim, Snorkel.
Ripples across the surface.
Turquoise.


Snorkeling
Exciting, Peaceful.
Float, Swim, Search.
I like the coral.
Flippers.

HOLLY - 18 AUG

We have been doing lots of travelling thisw week. We've been swimming. Mummy caught three fish at Pardoo Station. We sang 'Down in the Meadow' near the fire. We made up the words and danced for lots of people and we sang Johnny Cash songs.

At Cleaverville, we tried to ride a piece of wood down the sand dunes. Mummy and I climbed up a huge hill and we saw lots of water on the other side.

near Exmouth Ashleigh and I found shells and we also rolled down the sand dunes. Ash found a trtle shell. We saw lots of emus.

ASH 10/9/08 - 18/9/08 (With some help - Ash learnt to write parragraphs today)

Since we left Pardoo Station lasxt Thursday we have been trying to get out of the stinking, terrible heat by travelling south.

We have stayed in many places. We stayed in three free stays. I thought they were terrible because they were really hot and I had no friends to play with. We also stayed at Cleaverville and Yardie Station near Exmouth. These places were better than the free stays caue they were near the beach and I met Oliver and Freeda.

Along the way we have had lots of fun. Holly and I rolled down a huge sand dune. We saw two turtles. I went snorkelling at Turquoise Bay. i got to see lots of fish. I also saw a sea slug. We found two big shells at Cleaverville but they were broken. Holly and I were playing a shop game with my broken shell and the big spoon I found at the hot free stay.

Yesterday we arrived at Coral Bay. I can't wait to go snorkelling.

9/9/08 - BY ASH

We got up early and drove for a long time.Mummy drove the car with the caravan on the back for the first time. We decided to stay at Pardoo station. It was O.K. There was space to ride around and a pool and it was near the beach. The pool was nice and cool.
Just after lunch, we went to the beach. We stepped in lots of mud and my shhoes got stuck all the time. I found two big shells but they were broken. Next we went to the creek. Some bulls came cloe to the car. At the creek we went fishing. Mummy caught one fish on my line. At night Daddy played the guitar. Lots of people came and watched. I also sung a lot of songs. It was scary at first but then it was fun.

8/9/08 - BY ASH

In the morning, Daddy fixed the tyre in Broome. When he got back we drove 120km to a free stay. it was tinking hot and humid. While there we saw a whirly wind. Mummy got knocked about by the leaves. I did some school work and when it was cooler we played tennis and rode our bikes. Playing tennis was fun but i didn't hit the ball that much.
Daddy taught me guitar lessons but he guitar was a bit too big for me so Dady taught me the harmonica. We played tunes together. At night Daddy sung some song and Holly and I did the actions.

BY ASH - 7th Aug (catching up)

We drove to Broome. Along the way we had another flat tyre. When we arrived we bought fish and chips foir lunch and ate them at the beach. After that we looked for a caravan park to stay at but none of them took dogs. We decided to drive to Roebuck Plains Roadhouse. It was O.K. but not fantastic because there was no pool. We met our old friends from Robbie Robins Reserve and played in the afternoon. We also rode our bikes with them.

KUNUNURRA- by Ash 4/9/08

On Tuesday we went for a drive and bought some fruit. It was like a fridge inside the shop. We also had mango and banana smoothies. We went to the top of the lookout and the view was spectacular. We were going to go into the small national park but we had to pay so we decided that we would wait to see the Bungle Bungles National Park. I watched cars cross the Ivanhoe Crossing. We thought we might cross but it looked too scary because the water went up to the doors and it was flowing really fast.
On Wednesday we fished at Lake Argyle. Daddy caught a catfish which had a mustache. The lake was huge and the scenery was amazing.
On Thursday we went swimming in the pool and I played with Holly nearly all day. We rode our bikes together and I got a puncture in my back tyre. We watched 'Walk the Line' and then did some drawings.