wonderful weekend
john planned a weekend away for us, which he kept a surprise until we almost got there (though i had my suspicions early on). when we got to gracetown, i was pretty stoked. a holiday house (the one from christmas) to ourselves, with nothing to do but lounge and laze. ahhhhhh!
we've been to gracetown before but it felt different this time because a - we were alone and b- it's winter. lucky for us, the house had a nice fireplace. and john is ever the good fire-maker. we essentially sat by the fire and relaxed most of the time. quite nice, actually.
the weather was pretty rotten on saturday, so as i said, we took full advantage of staying in. though i did muster up a bit of energy to go to the eco spa and have a massage and scrub (my gift to myself). i came out thoroughly relaxed, soft as can be and somewhat hippy-smelling. (you know what i mean...)
sunday proved to be quite nice: sunny but cool and windy. a smattering of rain as well, but tolerable. we decided to go for a nice hike. i use the term "hike" loosely... mostly it was trail walking along the coast, with some slight inclines but nothing major. most of the "hikes" in WA appear to be of this nature, though i'm told some do actually get challenging. that afternoon, we headed to a few vineyards to explore the offerings. then made our way into margaret river for an anniversary dinner at the somewhat-hippy-ish-vegan-restaurant. delish!
we left monday and stopped in dunsborough on the way back. we stumbled across a gorgeous beach with turquoise water (a surprise at this time of year). we'll add it to "our places to visit in WA".
an interesting tidbit WA- it is currently wildflower season. truly beautiful flowers blah blah blah. oddly, one of the most common wildflowers has a remarkable scent: that of urine. stale urine. stale cat's urine. it is foul and pungent (and burns your nostrils). and it's EVERYWHERE! i have been looking online to find more info but surprisingly enough "plant that smells of urine" or "plant, cat pee, stink, WA" isn't pulling up any winners. so you'll just have to take my word for it. it is rank.
a truly fascinating fact to finish on...
xo
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