Our great southern migration

  This adorable pair walked right past us down the road! Dad emu raises the chick(s) and this one is doing a great job. We first spotted them about 70 yards away. Then they just walked down the road and by us (within 1 yard). I wasn't at all sure how well this was going to go but figured staying still was good. Scott continued taking pics as they wandered past.  The little one got a little upset at dad once or twice and let his feelings be known. Dad and chick both snacked on the fresher greens in the area: The emus were brought to the region by the man who owns H orse Island . Access to the island is off Potato Point Road. Apparently, he was unaware that, while emus can't fly, they can swim. Most swam off the island and took up residence in the scrub around Potato Point. We were over visiting someone who lives across the inlet from Horse Island. Another flock of emus was happily grazing on the island - at least for now. We are at another sit -  this one in a suburb of Sy...

  We put earnest money down on this property at 184 Barbaroo Rd in Cobargo, New South Wales .  This was after having driven up and down the south coast of New South Wales most of Tuesday. This drive  included a bit of moving in and out of the rolling hills near Brown Mountain. We looked at three properties with a realtor (Hayden did a lovely job) and liked all three and were ready to research the pros/cons of riverfront that is owned by the crown. [Crown lease is a new term for me; property held by the government but you can have full or partial rights to use it, depending.] The property we looked at with the crown lease was gorgeous and had riverfront that was used in the past for a kayaking company. The owners had also invested in "hip camping" sites. We were not in love with that bit. It was also above our comfort level in price and more than we needed. But absolutely gorgeous. We fell in love with the one we saw this morning though. This one is close to Scott's folks ...