Pupdate and Hollingday Pix (Moonta Bay) Pawt 2

Hiya all,

Thanks and big licks to all my furiends who left beautiful messages to get better soon ... I did and I have! Turns out it must have just been a soft tissue injury and after my course of anti-inflammatories I was all better. My V-E-T was very pleased with my blood results and basically I'm a healthy pup all round.

Now for the funs part of my post ... Hollingday pix:

This here was a fairly common scene at the end of most days while hollingdaying at the beach at Moonta Bay. I had so much stuff to do.

Firstly there are many "walks" which are basically me runnin' about like a mad thing on the beach while chasing my tennis ball. See the look here sayin' "throw it, throw it, throw it!!!!!"

Rock pools and under jetty to explore ...

Gettin' wet ...

Swimmin' ..... love swimmin'!!

Even boats to check out on the beach ...

Then there are the dawgs to meet - this is Buddy - we had a blast together ...

So I took him back to the caravan pawk and introduced him to "Scooter" my friend.

Scooter lived one van away from us at Moonta. See her van is the big one at the very left of picture. Ours is the one with the 3 window domes and the solar panel.

When Scooter wasn't "fishing"  (looking for little fish in the shallows) she loved playing "get Rubie's ball" on the beach

She loved it so much she brought the ball back and shouted at the peeps to throw it again!! First to my dad dad,

Then to her mum Auntie Kath. Look - she even threw in some "crazy eyes" !!

We had some great times alright !!

Played until we were "knackered!!"

Knackered and a little sandy lol!!!!

(safe bet there will be a warm rinse off for me!)

The worst thing was when mum went over to Auntie Kath and Uncle Barry's van chatting and stuff - and then mum would grab Scooter and it would be all "love fest lovey dovey time"! 

Mum can't help herself. Auntie Kath was such a nice lady but she sounded funny - she talked different and she said she comes from Detroit U.S.A. !! She married an Aussie (who loves to fish) and they now caravan a lot. They live in Queensland and often travel to South Australia in Jan/Feb to enjoy our caravan parks and our fishing. Nice life huh?! Mum and I send big licks and hugs - and hope very much to see you again!!

So as you see a pup needs her rest while on hollingdays ... there is just so much to do!!

Next post I'll show you more of Moonta and Moonta Bay - I know Reilly and Denny's mum always gets a kick out of seeing towns she  is familiar with ... so a little tour is coming your way!!

Bye for now.... Rubie xxx

Maiden Voyage in the "PKW" - Part 2 (final)

Hiya all,

Oh how I laughed at your clever comments...... I SHOULD have made my peeps sleep in the patio.... but we all squeezed onto the double bed in the end. I have, however, caused a little ruckus ..... I have made my peeps sleep "head to toe" because of mum's claw-stra-fobia! He he he..... 

Anywho, here is the low-down of Part 2 of our hollingday..... hope you enjoy it:

Here is my first dinner - made full use of George's gift to me....did I mention it is a pop-out bowl and made of silly-cone....no slips!

All this fresh air has boosted my appetite!

The walk-way on the beach esplanade was lovely.

We hit the beach with my black and white ball. I promised mum I wouldn't get wet and sandy.

Oooopsie!

I loved runnin' in and out of the shallows with my ball.

I enjoyed afternoon naps on my patio furniture.

Hey..... I think the neighbours are having snacks.... what should we partake in mum????

Oh yes, I am up for sharing some of what you got ma.....

Herby cream cheese on crackers......yum...... and those bits of Fritz are for me I hope??!!

(For those of you who do not know what Fritz is.....it's kinda a South Australian thing. The other states call it Devon..... but it's a processed cold meat...made out of mainly porky bits munched up! My mates Stella and Rory would know all about it!)

Don't mind if I do ma.......... I love camping!

We walked to the end of the river to watch the Sunset over the water. This lady is two vans up and she couldn't resist giving me some pats. She had just had her doggie leave for rainbow bridge so I made her a little sad.

OOoooo it's starting to look pretty!

Mum loves the lighting for her photos this time of the late afternoon.

That's me and dad dad.....in the middle ...

We went onto the beach for sunset..... I thought I could improve the pictures with my presence. Can you see me??

Pretty pink fluffy clouds.

This was the last day - I had to stay dry for this beach romp....

I met more furiends on the boardwalk. Mum didn't get a shot of this ones brother who was a labrador - he jumped into the river pretty quick!! BOL!

This was me in the car....and dad dad driving us home. The PKW was following close behind.

When can we do this again...... I LOVED camping!

Except on night two when it was windy..... and there was flapping noises from the patio..... but I settled down after a bit!

Maiden Voyage in the "Peeps Kennel on Wheels" Pt 1.

Hiya all,

We finally did it!!! Yep mum, dad dad and I went on our first trip away in the Peep Kennel on Wheels (PKW) (the peeps call it a caravan) and I need to tell you all about it! This is one of the reasons I have not been around in Blogville much..... that and our not so great internuts service which can be VERY SLOW when it wants to...... and seriously interferes with me gettin' around to see you all!! :-(

This is the view out the front windscreen window of our car..... the PKW is behind us following the car closely.

For our first trip - my peeps decided on a nice powered site in a caravan park.... one that welcomes us DAWGS...... you know, the refined parks! This one is on the southern coast, not that far away, but has a lovely beach and stuff which you will see soon. Gotta do some set up because I'm not gonna be stuck on my lead tied the PKW for long!

Now this is more like it..... I'm much more comfortable now!! And I can fully snoopervise from my comfy wumfy spot here too!

Right........ van is popped up and this "patio" is now built. Phew..... it was such hard work too! I'm exhausted! ;-)

I can see everything from the "patio" including the loud and strange birdies in the bushes behind.

This is base camp for a few days. Can you see the other triangular PKW that is one van up from us?? Well that nice lady lives in the Barossa Valley.... and she had a beautiful rescue Rottweiler girl with her..... and we played together!

Mum thought you need to see another angle of our camp. This little river runs into the sea - you will see this in the picture after next.

The river snakes it's way through the caravan park.

 Here is Normanville Beach..... in the foreground is the end of the river and you can see the channel goin' out to sea.

Ahhhhh, new sights....... new smells!!! That fresh sea air!!!

Yes, I think it's time for a nice esplanade ice-cream..... I'm waiting nicely dad dad!!

Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about..... just reach it down a bit lower ma!!

Oh see, mum made a baby schnauzer cone for me (at this stage i've already sampled dad dads)..... but mum even put a few nuts on the top so it's just like hers was!

It was good my furiends!!!! Slerps!!!!

Ice-cream done - it was time to check out the beach......

And meet some fellow campers. This here is Oscar..... he was a hoot - and his peeps have a permanent van right on the beach.... they like to holiday there whenever they can. We played on the beach and at the caravan park.

Back in the patio..... here is the peeps' patio furniture....

And here is mine..... my stuff is much more comfy. I even get to try out my PKW foodables bowl which my blogging bro' George (the Lad) sent me for my Birthday. See the pink one to my left?? 

Right...... here's me checking out the foodables cupboard.... see all those plastic baggies...... they contain my assorted treats and chews - a girl has to keep her strength up.

This PKW is very comfy...... now that it is getting dark outside.... we have left the patio and are inside. (I wonder where the peeps are gonna sleep? He He He!) I've found this excellent bed inside that makes an excellent nest! ZZzzzzz..... wake me for dinner will ya??

To be continued in Part 2.......

Tail Wuggles, Rubie xxx