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kashgar

flew into kashgar from urumqi and it was HOT so we immediately adopted the desert siesta system - explored the streets until 2pm and then retreated to our room at the qinibargh hotel until the evening. the street scenes are great - street vendors fanning the coals for kebabs while the rest of the family are up to their elbows in heaps of meat, threading it onto skewers. smells delicious. bagels and naan bread ready for purchase. fruit and drinks for sale. donkey carts, tractor vehicles, bikes and cars zip in and out of pedestrians.

after the bridge

last saturday we picked grapes down at bodalla and assisted with the crushing and pressing...well, adrian did the latter. we picked the chardonnay grapes which were a little over ripe but very sweet. ended up with one ton of grapes.














on tuesday erik and sissel came to visit and we had a good time together. their next stop was sofala where they were off on a three day bike ride round the district - 200kms. very fit!!







nigella made a brief escape this morning but was lured back with promises of a walk and a bone





and victor called in on his way back from a rally on the 10th anniversary of the howard government's overturning of the nt euthanasia law.

the bridge at 75

So there you have it...the bridge, the walkers, the baby and the book launch, finished off with the beautiful view from iluka road.

lazy sunday

c&c brought my friends over today


i shared a bone with willow




after lunch we sat around and talked


and then helped c in the hammock




i had a bit of a frolic with anya




a nice lazy sunday in the berra
wonder what edgar's doing?

and nigella has the final word in today's blogathon

don't worry - i'm ok


they're looking after me but i miss edgar


sometimes i put on a hangdog expression
just to keep them on their toes and get a
bit of extra attention


and you should have shown aud how to flip
the photos
woof!

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