We spent last week-end in the beautiful coastal town of Bettys Bay.

We took a slow drive through – and wound our way along the coastal road, and 

Managed to get a glimpse of a whale lying in the bay just past Gordon’s Bay.

Upon arriving in the town our first sight of the scene of the recent fire, made us

Realize what a good job the fire-fighters had done.  The flames had licked the 

Decks of some of the houses and had melted the drain pipes.  Some of the houses came really close to going up in...

WHAT IF I wanted to assist the penguins – those wonderful little happy feet.

I contacted Australia and I contacted the local SANCOB.

I received a well written email – thanking me for my interest and supplying me with all the details, I had  requested from the Australian Centre.  They even gave advice on how I could help in my own country – and were only too happy for me to assist them even though they are the other side of the world.  I received this response within 12 hours of sending th...