Dog-Friendly Holidays: Camping Around Perth

Going on holiday with your dogs is the most exciting thing. They love being with you wherever you are, so take them along.

Camping around Perth with your best Friend

There are so many places you can take your beloved friends.

They can share the tent or even, if you’re a little bit nervous of camping, guard the tent!

1. Lane Poole reserve

Lane Poole reserve is a huge campground in the forest with a choice of picnic shelters and a walk trail leading to the Murray River. You can take your dogs and there are lovely areas to swim and canoe.

3. Banksia Tourist Park, Hazelmere

The powered pet sites at Banksia Tourist Park are ideal for a break from the city, at under an hour from the CBD on National Highway 94. The park is situated amongst tranquil bushland at the base of the Perth Hills, and offers spacious sites, ablution and laundry facilities and plenty of recreational areas to unwind.

If you’re keen to take your dogs to the seaside, book a cabin or site at the dog-friendly Woodman Point Holiday & Caravan Park. It’s only 35 minutes from Perth on State Route 2. The vibrant park has a swimming and playground, pool, barbeques, kiosk, camp kitchen and laundry, and is a great base for you to explore the neighbouring coastline, the Woodman Point Ammo Jetty or any of the dog-friendly cafes, beaches or even bars in the city of Fremantle. Phone Enquiries : (08) 9434 1433 132 Cockburn Rd, Perth Western Australia 6166 

About one hour and 20 minutes from Perth on State Route 2, the 100 camp sites on the grassy Marrinup Townsite Campground are an idyllic spot for a quick getaway from the city. Situated a few kilometres from Dwellingup, these camping grounds previously catered for Italian and German prisoners of war, and today you can take your dog on the 4.5-kilometre walking trail which connects the campsite to remnants of buildings from this period of history.

Sites can’t be pre-booked at this campground, and you’ll need to bring drinking water with you. There are picnic tables, wood barbeques and long drop toilets. Phone Enquiries : (08) 9538 0000 Holyoake Rd, Dwellingup Western Australia 6213

Pinjarrah Holiday Park is situated on the banks of the picturesque Murray River on a working farm. Dogs are encouraged and It’s a great place for caravanners and campers to stay with their dogs who can walk off- leash in the parks open space.

Changamiree

Back in Bulawayo during those still sunny days, my husband and I would hit the golf course on a weekend. His caddy would often be waiting for him, black smiley face, crooked yellow teeth, wearing little but a raggedy pair of trousers and T-shirt that was more like a No-shirt.

Changamiree was a simple soul, always ready to please and fiercely protective over golf balls, which were a valuable commodity even in those days.

My husband was half way around the course one day, when they came across another caddy who was spending his downtime searching for balls. As it happened, he had found and pocketed ours!!

Changamiree, started a rather heated exchange in the local lingo, which got more and more heated as the other fellow refused to give the ball back.

Then to our absolute horror,

He pulled a putter out of the bag and sank it squarely into his head!

It was all so surreal that we just stood there for a while letting it all sink in!!

The police finally came and took away the body, and poor old Changamiree to prison.

He died there some time later and we felt it such a sad end.

A valuable lesson to be learned.

they call it golf because all the other four letter words were taken

Exercising with my Dog

What’s the most fun way to exercise?

My dog is responsible,

For waking me up,

At some unGodly hour.

Just as the first light touches the sky.

My dog is responsible,

For dragging me up,

When I’m still sleepy,

And it’s cold and unfriendly outside.

My Dog is responsible,

For getting me out into that icy wind,

And exercising that first,

Hour of the day.

Letting me feel the thrill,

Of the wind in my hair,

And realise the freshness and beauty,

All around.

Without my dog,

I’d be lost 😞

She is by far,

The best and most fun

Way to exercise 😁

Fear

How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?

The world has changed,

From a safe, caring, paternalistic place,

To a minefield.

Not knowing who is going to be next!

Who to trust!

Who the enemy is!

Constantly searching for answers,

Listening to doctors, specialists

Mostly the ones who have nothing to lose.

Trying to get the actual fact,

Not the narrative.

Wondering,

Doubting,

Panicking.

We have all been affected.

Can’t quite get to grips,

With the magnitude,

Of the possibility!

Listening to it all unfold,

Trusting no one!

Bottlebrush Wisdom

How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals?

Sitting under the bottlebrush tree on a still and sunny afternoon.

Listening to the birds singing their stilted, lazy tunes.

Green grass against azure skies,

Tended nature

So pleasing to the eyes.

This is when I can say with certainty,

That we can have a little glimpse of eternity,

And the goals and the dreams tend to melt away,

Into pure peace and indulgence of the perfect day.

The perspective is what’s missing!

My Family

Who are your favorite people to be around?

Together we stand strong

My Family

Will put up with the little indiscretions,

And love us no matter what the size, shape, mental capacity.

And always be there.

Through thick and thin.

In the dark times,

And the joyous times,

Together we stand strong.

Cataclysme of the 21st Century

The world, the world

An empty place

Are we in disgrace?

Locked at Home

In quarunteen

Two people together

No longer seen.

Kids at home

With dad and mom

Learning how to live together again!

Ted in the garden

Celebrating the countrywide picnic,

Without people!

Carona is now Here!

Swift and Indiscriminate

Take a Valium and a packet of paracetamol,

Hide from the loss of independence,

Job,

Life….

Or let it purge.

It’s Easter now,

And The Bunnies are dressed in White,

Covered from head to foot.

Lives on the line.

Spraying the world,

Wiping away the rankness

Leaving behind,

Creation,

And

Survival,

Of The Fittest

Living Simple

List five things you do for fun.

1) Waking up with the first rays of sunshine to hear the birds singing praises for the new day.

2) Going for a walk with Mimi along old familiar paths.

3) Watering the thirsty plants every day and watching them flourish.

4) Cooking a delicious meal to enjoy with a glass of wine at dusk.

5) But the best thing of all is going to bed early with a beautiful book, into which you can escape, unfettered,

Leaving all worries behind.

And so I do five fun things EVERY day.

What a Life

❤️❤️❤️

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The Love of a Dog

If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?

That she is Loved

As the devoted friend

That she is.

The Love of a Dog

Every morning you wake up

To greet your favourite friend.

You cuddle and you kiss him

And tell him all the things in your heart.

He listens intently,

You Love Him and he Loves You.

You take him to the park

He doesn’t care what you look like,

How you dress,

How you smell,

How tall, short, fat or thin,

What job you have,

How much you earn.

He just listens with his soulful eyes,

And understands your pain,

And is always waiting when you need him

Always there to share your cares.

But as time passes,

Other exploits take up your days,

Work, parties, friends…..

And you don’t notice anymore,

His undivided love.

He waites for you every moment of the day.

And his devotion never wans.

And time passes and he grows tired,

And when it’s time to go,

You hold his dear old head in your hands,

And he doesn’t recognise you..