West Bay

We had a call with Jack out in the wilds of Western Australia, where he’s doing his exploration geology . 49 degrees Celsius and flies crawling on his face ( see extra) - certainly not envious ! But he seems well and happy and wedding plans are starting to evolve for 2026 - looks like it will be in Italy as they can’t stay here for enough weeks to be allowed to marry here .

In contrast , we had a stroll at West Bay and a car picnic .

Something triggered an interesting discussion between us about dialect words . P hadn’t heard the term ‘ Dannie’s ‘ for hands which we say in the Midlands . He called gym shoes ‘daps’ , whereas in the Midlands and the North it’s always ‘pumps ‘ and your ‘pump bag ‘ !