RED BLUFF..RED WINE...AND RIDONCULOUSNESS

 MEET THE BALDY...THE BALD CHIN GROUPER....ALIAS ...DINNER.

 WHILE WE WERE AT RED BLUFF, DAMIAN GOT HIS TOOLS OUT AND WITH THE HELP OF JIM, LOCKIE AND MOSSKEA...BUILT THE GREEN ROOM. AS FAR AS ALL THE SHACKS GO ...IT IS 5 STAR.

 OF COURSE WE HAD TO HAVE AN OPENING CELEBRATION. THIS IS THE GORGEOUS BEK. YOU WILL SEE LOTS OF BEK AND I WILL BE WRITING LOTS MORE ABOUT HER AS SHE IS LIKE ANOTHER VERSION  OF ME.......JUST IN ANOTHER BODY ..... .I HAVE SO MET MY MATCH....AS FAR AS RAINBOW WORSHIPPING GODDESSES GO.

MEET THE MAKERS...OF THE GREEN ROOM. BULLO, JIM AND MOSSY. THE RED BLUFF HAS TAKEN ON A WHOLE NEW MEANING WHEN IT COMES TO SHACKS. ANY ONE WHO HAS BEEN WILL KNOW WHAT I'M ON ABOUT...ANYONE ELSE.....WELL....YOU WILL JUST COME AND HAVE TO SEE FOR YOURSELF. MAY , THROUGH TO SEPT, IS AWESOME!

HEIDI, BEK AND ME JUST HANGING OUT AT THE GREEN ROOM.

THE GREEN ROOM BY NIGHT...

MUD MOHAWK...WHAT MUD MOHAWK...SORRY GUYS...MISSED THAT ONE! THESE ARE ZIGS GOOD MATES AND BLUFF LOCALS....FROM THE LEFT....JEB, OSCAR AND JASPER. WITH NO RUNNING WATER AT THE BLUFF I WAS PRETTY STOKED ZIG DIDNT OPT FOR THE FULL MUD BATH.

HERE WE ARE, THE RAINBOW SOMETHING OR OTHERS OUT OF STAR WARS....IN A FUTURE EPISODE. RETURN OF THE RAINBOW GOBBLEDOKS.

YET ANOTHER AMAVING SUNSET FROM OUR BACK DOOR.

AND WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE!!!!!! WHAT A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY...RIGHT AT OUR FRONT DOOR...GOOD MORNING THE RED BLUFF...WOULDN'T BE ANYWHERE ELSE. POWER...FRESH WATER AND CONNECTION TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD....HA....HA... A SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO LIVE IN PARADISE.

AND BY NIGHT.....CAMPFIRE, MARSHMALLOWS, RED WINE AND SO MUCH LAUGHTER YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR NICKERS.

THIS WAS OUR CAMP ON THE RIGHT. NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOURS WERE  AMAZING...KIRSTY, ANDREW AND THERE TWO KIDZ...ZAC AND COURTNEY. WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO THEM SOON.

EVERYONE LOVES A PARTY...AND THIS IS EBONY'S. WE ALL KNOW HOW MUCH WE LOVE A PARTY TOO....SO...WE ALL GOT TOGETHER TO MAKE EBONY'S 17TH SPECIAL. EB LIVES AT RED BLUFF WITH HER MUM,BEK...HER DAD JIM...AND 4 SIBLINGS...LOCKIE, IMAJIN, JASPER AND OSCAR.   THEY ARE ONE OF TWO REALLY COOL AND AMAZING FAMILIES LIVING AT THE BLUFF. THE DURANTS...THE OTHER REALLY COOL FAMILY YOU WILL MEET SOON.

A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH...BEK, A WINE AND A HOOLA HOOP.

WHERE ELSE CAN LET SMALL CHILDREN SHOOT WATER BALLOONS AT ADULTS WITH A GIANT SLING SHOT????

 ITS ALMOST ANYTHING GOES AT THE BLUFF.!!!

DONT YOU DARE MOVE!!!

EVERY PARTY NEEDS A SAC RACE......GO STARZY!!!!

NOT TO BE OUT DONE ...FOX .

TUG OF WAR BY THE SUN SET.....STILL DIDNT DISTRACT ANYONE THOUGH.

ANYONE FOR SUSHI???

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EBONY!!!

MEET BULLO'S NEW GIRLFRIEND....SUGAR. BEK AND JIMS SURROGATE CHILD.......P.S..SHE HATES MEN!!! BULLO THE KANGAROO WHISPERER???

GOOD NIGHT...RAINBOW TUTU'S AND HAND KNITTED RAINBOW PONCHO'S FROM NEPAL.....HELLO HANGOVERS THE NEXT MORNING. STAY TUNED FOR MORE RIDONCULOUS RED BLFF ADVENTURES..

WELCOME TO THE RED BLUFF

AFTER 5 MONTHS IN MARGARET RIVER WE FINALLY ARRIVE AT RED BLUFF.  I HAD PREVIOUSLY VISITED THIS ABSOLUTE PARADISE 12 YEARS EARLIER AND WAS SO EXCITED TO TAKE OUR FAMILY...ESPECIALLY DAMIAN....BACK TO WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS OUR AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT AT IT'S RAWIST. THE DESERT MEETS THE OCEAN HERE.......AND THE LIFESTYLE IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES ONE APPRECTATE THE PURE AND BASIC WAYS OF EXISTANCE THAT MOST OF US HAVE FORGOTTEN. TO LIVE HERE EVEN BRIEFLY....IS TO TRULY JUST LIVE...NOTHING ELSE.    IT'S THAT SIMPLE ....AND ALL TOO EASY.  LAUGHTER, FUN, SINGING AND DANCING....FIRES AND WHO CAN COUNT THE MOST SHOOTING STARZ ARE ACCOMPANIED WITH EVERY DAY AND NIGHT.  NOT TO MENTION THE SURFING, SNORKLING. FISHING, DIVING, SAND BOARDING AND REEF WALKING THAT ALSO COME WITH EVERY DAY...DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR IN THE MOOD FOR. NOW LET ME SHOW YOU AROUND ...AND INTRODUCE YOU TO THE LOCALS.

THE BLUFF ....AND IT'S SHOP.

OMG.. A RARE TREAT...FULL MOON OVER THE BLUFF AS THE SUN RISES AT MY BACK WHILST I TAKE THIS PHOTO.   YES...I AM ACTUALLY UP EARLY FOR ONCE.

THE RED BLUFF SHOP...

HERES  MY ABSOLUTELY RIPPIN HUSBAND.

HERE HE IS AGAIN.....RULING IT.....DAMIAN  ''BULLO''  BULLOCK.  

FEEDING TIME AT THE ZOO.

 JESS KEEPING THE PEACE WITH ONE OF HER AWESOME VEGIE N LENTIL DISHES.

 

HI THERE OWEN...JESS'SHUSBAND..SUCH A COOL CAT. BETWEEN SURFING, FISHING AND COOKING DINNER ON THE WEBBER...BOY THEY DID OT TOUGH.

JESS AND MURPHY BEING WAY TOO CUTE. YOU WERE INTRODUCED TO JESS AND OWEN IN MARGARET RIVER....... JESS'S FAMILY HAVE BEEN COMING TO THE BLUFF NEARLY EVERY YEAR SINCE JESS CAN REMEMBER.    SOOOOO WE WERE SO STOKED THAT AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH THEM IN MARGIES THEY CAME TO HANG OUT WITH US AT THE BLUFF AFTER WE HAD ONLY BEEN THERE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

 THIS WAS OUR CAMP FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. THE SHOP IS IN FRONT AND JESS AND OWEN WERE SET UP NEXT TO US FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS. WE ALL HAD HEAPS OF FUN ...ESPECIALLY THE KIDS.... OWEN N JESS HAVE LAYLAH 6, MITCHELL 4 AND MURPHY...THAT WAS CONCIEVED AT THE BLUFF...2 YEARS PREVIOUSLY.

WHAT A CATCH...LAYLAH WITH THE SPANISH FLAG SHE CAUGHT...ALL BY HERSELF,  THAT WE ALL HELPED HER EAT.

 INTRODUCING MITCHELL HARPER....BROTHER TO LAYLAH AND MURPHY. WAT TOO FUNNY BUT DOSN'T TRY TO BE....WHICH IS EVEN FUNNIER.

 SHE COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR A MERMAID....LAYLAH..

 AS FOR YOU MURPHY ROBERT HARPER.......NO COMMENT. TOO CUTE FOR WORDS!!!!

 LAYLAH ON A MISSION.

 AND HERE I AM GETTING MY EXERCISE FOR THE DAY.XXXXXX I LOVE YOU STARZMICHELL WAITING FOR HIS WAVE TO COME IN....ALTHOUGH  I  DON'T REALLY THINK IT MATTERS CAUSE HE IS DEFINATELY HAVING WAY TOO MUCH FUN JUST LOOKING COOL.

 STARZY AND LAYLAH..FUN IN THE SUN.

 OWEN AND MURPHY JUST HANGIN OUT.

 HOORAY....THE  HARPER FAMILY.  SO MUCH LOVE HERE . YET ANOTHER HAPPILY EVER AFTER FAMILY. THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY WITH OURS. I HAVE ALREADY GIVEN YOU THE JUST HOW AWESOME JESS IS RAP BACK IN MARGIES. AS FOR HER HUSBAND OWEN......I CAN'T SAY MUCH MORE THAN BIRDS OF A FEATHER...FLOCK TOGETHER. OWEN....HANGING OUT WITH YOU AND THE BEAUTIFUL FAMILY YOU BOTH HAVE CREATED HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATION FOR US. YOU AND JESS HAVE WHAT I WISH FOR ALL YOUNG FAMILIES...DEDICATION TO YOUR CHILDREN AND ALSO TO EACH OTHER...PATIENCE....LOVE AND LAUGHTER...SINCERITY AND RESPECT. WE SO LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIMES FILLED WITH JOY AND SO MUCH STUPID AND RIDICULOUS FUN. XXX

 MURPHY GETTING LOTS OF LOVE...WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR NOT!!!

FROM A GOATS PERSPECTIVE....

 STARZY AND LAYLAH...HIGH ON THE HILL WITH A LONELY GOAT...YODAH LAY YODAH.LAY, YODALAY HEEWHO.

 MMMWWWWAAA...JESS N OWEN...HAPPILY EVA AFTER...

ME N JESS....ALSO  HAPPILY EVER AFTERXXXXX LOVE YOU JESS,

HORSE RIDING..HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZIGGY AND LAST HOORA'S

YET ANOTHER  ACTION AND FUN FILLED DAY AT MARGARET RIVER...ITS MAY NOW AND AS YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS BY THE CLOTHING,,,,,,FREEZING!!! DAMIAN HAS BEEN WORKING FOR A REALLY COOL FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED BUILDING COMPANY FOR QUITE A WHILE ...BUT THE BIG CARAVAN IN THE SKY IS CALLING US, AND AFTER 5 MONTHS OF ABSOLUTE RIDICULOUS FUN AND FRIVOLITY IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON. SO HERE WE HAVE THE LAST DAYS  SPENT WITH BEAUTIFUL FAMILY AND AMAZING NEW FRIENDS.

HAPPILY EVER AFTER CUZINS...

GETTING READY FOR SOME HORSING AROUND...RUBY, KYE, STARZ AND ZIG.

MAKING FRIENDS.

ZIG LEADING KYE DOWN THE GARDEN PATH...OR ASTRAY...NOT SURE ...

NEW FRIENDS ARE NOW GREAT FRIENDS AFTER A FEW ADVENTURES.

AHHHHH!!!!!! THIS WAS THE CUTE LITTLE PONY THAT LIKED TO PRETEND IT WAS A MULE,,,NOT SO CUTE AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS..HAHAHA.

 KYE AND RUBY WITH THE DONKEY /PONY.

 STARZY THE CHICKEN HYPNOTIZER......THIS  CHICKEN IS UNDER  THE STARZY SPELL...NOW IT WILL BECOME HER PLAYTHING AND HAPPILY BE SUBJECTED TO A MAKE-OVER AND DRESS UPS.   BEWARE ....YOU TOO COULD BE NEXT ON HER LIST.

 HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY ZIGGY.J....AND AS REQUESTED WER'E AT THE SKATE PARK. BEST MATES AND CUZINS KYE AND ZIG ARE READY TO TEAR IT UP.

GRANDAD PHILLY IS GETTIN IN ON THE ACT AND SHOWIN US SOME HOT MOVES FROM BACK IN THE DAY......YOU RULE IT GRANDAD.

STARZY AND LAYLAH ......

OOOOPS......DAD'S JUST BEEN BUSTED HAVIN HIS SUGAR FIX FOR THE ARVO.

WELL..WELL...WELL...AFTER THE SUGAR FIX....CLEARLY!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU....BLAH, BLAH..HIP HIP HOORAY.  MMMWWAA!!!

INTRUDUCING MITCHELL HARPER...BROTHER TO LAYLAH AND MURPHY...SON TO OWEN AND THE BEAUTIFUL JESS...AND THE NEW AND IMPROVED EVIL KENEVIL...CRUSTY DEMONS,,,,,,,,PUT YOUR SEATBELTS ON!!!

HAHAHAHAHA...FROM CRUSTT DEMONS TO TONY HAWK.....

 ON YOUR MARKS.....

 GET READY.......

 AND GET SET.........

 ...I CAN DO THIS....AND.....YEEEEEEHA...STANDING UP IS SO OVER RATED.....

 SHE WAS A SKATER GIRL SHE SAID SEE YOU LATER GUY...AND EVERYONE ELSE...YOU ROCK STARZY....

 MEET TIM WHOLOGAN....THIS IS WHO DAMIAN WORKED FOR WHILE WE WERE IN MARGARET RIVER. AN ABSOLUTE SWEET HEART AND CHEEKY RAT BAG...WHICH IS WHY I CAN ONLY IMAGINE ...DAMIAN AND HE GOT ALONG SO WELL. BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER...OR IS IT FOOLS SELDOM DIFFER???? NOT SURE ...... I AM SURE THAT TIM AND HIS GORGEOUS WIFE SKYE ARE ON OUR LIST OF REALLY COOL AND BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE WE HAVE MET SO FAR. HERE HE IS WITH A TOP SHELF COGNAC AND CUBAN CIGAR.. WHAT MORE CAN I SAY???

AAAAHHHHH!!!! THE CUBAN CIGAR INSTIGATOR AND HIS POSSEY.   THIS IS DAN....MY COUSIN JASPER'S BEST MATE...MACCA IN THE MIDDLE....AND MR CUBA HIMSELF, MY UNCLE DAVE.

 STILL TRYING TO WORK OUT IF THE CELEBRATORY CUBAN CIGARS WERE INDEED A CELEBRATION THAT WE WERE FINALLY GOING AND LEAVING THEM IN PEACE...OR THAT WE WERE GOING AND JUST CELEBRATING!!!

HERE WE HAVE THE SOON TO BE MRS DAN ...KATE, AND OF COURSE THE LUVLY GRETTY.XXX

OOOOHHHHHHH...THE REAL LIFE DOLLY...BONNIE. HERE SHE IS WITH DAN AND KATES DOG ARNIE. TOO CUTE!!!

MUMMY TO BONNIE....NICEST, SWEETEST, LUVLIEST...EVERYTHING YUMMY THAT ENDS IN EST!!!  NELLIE...YOU ARE TRULY SO WONDERFILLED WITH LOVE AND ALL THINGS BRIGHT. THANKYOU FOR BEING SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON. THANKYOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL SO WELCOME.

MY INSPIRATION TO THE FLAN. JUST ONE OF SKYE'S  TOMATO BASIL GARLIC AND GOAT CHEESE TARTS AND THAT WAS IT......I HAVE MADE MORE TARTS THAN BAKED DINNERS... THANK YOU SKYE...AND SO DOES THE STOMACHS OF EVERYONE I FEED THEM TOO.XXX

SAYING GOOD BYE WAS WAY TOO SAD...THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US DAD...THANKYOU FOR LETTING US BUILD CUBBIES..MAKE WORM FARMS AND FOR TAKING  US ON SOOO MANY ADVENTURES INTO FAR AWAY PLACES WE NEVER KNEW EXISTED. THANKYOU FOR SHOWING US THAT RAINBOWS REALLY DO HAVE TREASURE AND FOR FILLING OUR HEARTS WITH YOUR SELF. THANKYOU FOR LETTING ME SEEK SOLACE, SANITY AND ENERGY FROM YOUR MOST INCREDIBLE AND ENDLASTLY PROVIDING GARDEN. THANKYOU FOR CHALLENGING ME,,FOR LETTING ME GET MY WAY...AND FOR LETTING ME BOSS YOU AROUND. OUR TIME SPENT WITH YOU WAS NOTHING SHORT OF WONDEROUS, HEALING . ADVENTUROUS AND ABOVE ALL...FILLED WITH JOY AND LOVE. WE ARE ETERNAL AND FOREVER MY DEAREST FATHER. I LOVE YOU.

.

.