Friday, September 3, 2010

Casterton

Dalam perjalanan kembali ke Adelaide, kami menginap beberapa malam di Casterton. Kota kecil di Victoria, 35km dari perbatasan dengan South Australia.
On the way back to Adelaide, we stayed few nights at Casterton. It is a small town in Victoria, 35km from the border of South Australia. 




Di Casterton kami menginap di rumah temannya David, Karyn dan David Bothe. Ini kedua kalinya saya menginap di rumah mereka. Kami sangat suka menginap di tempat D&K, tempat mereka memberikan suasana tenang dan santai.
At Casterton, we stayed at David friend's place, Karyn and David Bothe. This was a second time I stayed at their place. We love it there, their garden is so peaceful and relaxing. 


Ini rumah D&K tampak depan.
This is D&K's home and front yard. 




Ini halaman belakang.
And this is their back yard.






Ini peliharaannya Karyn.
These are Karyn's pets. 




Saat hari cerah, pagi atau sore biasanya kami duduk-duduk di halaman belakang, minum kopi dan mengobrol. Kali ini saya sambil baca buku, David mengisi teka teki silang dan Karyn main-main dengan ayamnya.
Whenever it's sunny outside, we usually sit in the backyard, have a cup of coffee and chat. This time I had my book with me, David did some crosswords and Karyn played with her chooks (chickens). 


Minggu siang, anak D&K, Cheryl datang berkunjung bersama anak-anaknya, Vanessa, Mathilda dan Amy.
Sunday afternoon D&K's daughter, Cheryl and her daughters, Vanessa, Mathilda and Amy came around to visit. 



Setelah David pulang kerja, kami main tennis meja. Eh, saya juga bisa lho main tennis meja. Tapi sedikit aja bisanya..... ^_^
After David came back from work, we played table tennis. For your information, I also can play a bit of table tennis..... ^_^




Hari Minggu sore, kami ke rumah Cheryl. Rumahnya sekitar 3km dari rumah D&K. Dia punya peternakan sekitar 10ha, kalau menurut ukuran Australia sih kecil katanya. Ah, jadi ingin bawa ponakan-ponakan, Janice dan Glenn main kesini.
Saturday afternoon we visited Cheryl's place. She lives around 3km from D&K's home. She has a small farm by Australian standards, around 10 hectares. I hope I can bring  my niece and nephew, Janice and Glenn here.







oh, nyaris terlupakan. Hari Minggu pagi, setelah mengunjungi Sunday Market, kami mengunjungi salah satu tempat kerja Karyn. Dia adalah tenaga relawan di Pemadam Kebakaran Casterton. Selain itu Karyn juga adalah seorang sopir ambulans.
Ah, I almost forgot! On Sunday morning after we went to the local market, we visited one of Karyn's work places. She is a volunteer fire fighter for the Casterton Fire Brigade. Her other job is as an ambulance driver. 










Hmmm... Casterton, it is like our home away from home. 

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