Wednesday 25 May 2011

A visit to the bog ...

Enjoy your visit to the bog!
 
On the long weekend, C and I travelled to Victoria to help his parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.  Victoria is a terrific city because everything is so close to the water and to downtown.  His parents live about 15 minutes out of the city, right next to Rithet's Bog.  Which I found quite funny given that 'bog' is a slang word used (albeit infrequently) for 'toilet' in Australia.  I giggled when C's mother suggested a walk around the bog.  But, it was a very pleasant 45 minute stroll, looking at the wildlife, plant life and neighbouring homes, all while listening to stories of cougar sightings in the area and the most horrifying story of a woman being sucked into the bog.  That certainly made me stay on the path!
 

The bog

A tent caterpillar

The boggy bog

A disappointed duck ... we didn't have any food for him

Having a peaceful paddle

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