Dogs On Holiday - Spotties!

[captain]

About 2 weeks ago, we went away for the weekend - me, the spotties and John.

We went HERE
It is about 2.5 hours drive from home - down the Great Ocean Road - which is simply beautiful!

So, here is the view from the balcony



Thanks for putting on the fire Mum .......



The dog beach is across the road, it has rock plates between the sand, and the ocean - which are eroded by the sea, day after day - simply amazing. Here are the spotties, sniffing ....



You walk on beach - lovely sand, then some of the rock plates, and then more beach - this should give you a better idea ...



Spotty Boy - Captain, for YEARS would NOT get in the water - he just didn't like it.
Now that we have moved house, to right near the beach, he gets in only in order to chase Ruby further out to sea



Little Ruby Monster ....... checking on her Mum



Captain sitting on the deck, watching the waves .....



Some Shells on the beach .



Album is HERE

Movies!!!!!
Apologies for the small size and poor quality - but I took them with my digital camera .... don't have a video Camera yet ...

Spotties Running on the Beach

and

Spotties still running .........

[pnance]

They look like they had a lot of fun!! Nothing like a warm fire to take the chill out of the ocean water....

[Killearn Kitties]

It looks fantastic! I wan't to go there for the weekend too!
Hiya spotties!

[Alysser]

Wow! What a fabulous beach! I love the pictures of your kids coming to you. Those are great and it looks like they had fun!

[Pam]

W W! What a wonderful vacation! It looks like you had just a little slice of heaven there. I love the wonderful views from the room and the fact that there are no CROWDS on the beach! Captain and Ruby appear to have enjoyed it as much as the hoomans!

Regarding the strange thing at the end of your album.......at first I thought it was a sink strainer until I realized it opened up. Now my best guess would be a vegetable steamer??? I'm curious as to what others think.

[cyber-sibes]

looks like a great place! Your beautiful Spotties seem happy with the accomodations, inside & out.
Your mystery object is just like the one in my kitchen - a vegie steamer. (I like to use it open in a covered skillet for steaming asparagus, mmmm. Don't have to cut them into pieces that way)

[lv4dogs]

Wow, that looks like it was one amazing holiday! The scenery is absolutely stunning.

I am guessing that thing is some sort of onion thing, steamer, fryer, peeler?

[4 Dog Mother]

Oh, yeh, the Spotties! Sure would like to see more pictures more often! What wonderful pictures and what a wonderful spot for a vacation. Glad everyone had a good time.

[Jadapit]

Omg! What beautiful pictures. I would give anything to be able to take my dogs to the beach. Your spotties are absolutley beautiful. Please post pictures of them more often.

[captain]

Thank you all for your lovely comments

JadaPit,
I would LOVE to meet you and your furkids on a beach, anyday!!!!!

[shais_mom]

we definately don't see enough pics of your 2!
looks like a blast!

[Rachel]

What a joy to see Captain and Ruby in motion and hear their voices. And the sound of the sea - oh, that was a real treat for someone who is land locked. That trip down the ocean road had to be awesome. You do live in one amazingly beautiful part of the world.

I have that vegetable steamer and it is one kitchen utencil I wouldn't be without. I use it several times a week. Makes any ordinary pot into a steamer with no fuss, no bother, easy to clean and store.

[captain]

Thank you all for letting me know what that "thing" was
"nother Dumb question tho - do you open it enough to just place it OVER the water and put a lid on to trap the steam?

Must admit, I thought I knew what a lot of things were in the kitchen, but THAT I had never seen!

Thanks also for the lovely comments. I know I don't post pics often, and videos - Ha, I forget my camera can do those, so I do appreciate all your lovely feedback.

Cheers
Michelle

[wolf_Q]

Beautiful photos! It's great to see the spotties again!!

[Rachel]

Thank you all for letting me know what that "thing" was
"nother Dumb question tho - do you open it enough to just place it OVER the water and put a lid on to trap the steam?

Michelle

Michelle, I just open it, stick it in the pot (it will adjust to the size of the pot and fits in all with the exception of a very small sauce pan). Then I pour a small amount water in the bottom of the pot, so the amount remains under the steamer but still enough to not run dry (about an inch). Add your vegetables to the steamer basket, cover the pot, and put on high enough heat to get the water boiling. The steam from the boiling water cooks the vegetables. Once the water is boiling good, you can even turn the heat down (or even off) and it will still steam enough to continue cooking. Steam cooks fairly fast, so don't over cook.