Kidney Matters - Issue 6, Summer 2019

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C O N T I N U E D
They had concerns about me self-needling because of
possible infection. But I followed my sterilising routine
and cannulated myself - with an audience. They had
never seen anyone needling themselves before and were
surprised at my dialysis knowledge. All went well and they
supplied biscuits and tea for breakfast and sandwiches
of my choice later. My wife was also allowed to stay.
Our first trip was to see the Twelve Apostles on the
Great Ocean Road - an amazing collection of limestone
stacks off the shore of Port Campbell National Park.
The same day we also saw wild emus and koalas. We
ventured into the Grampian Mountains next with
breath-taking view points on the way to Halls Gap where
we stayed overnight in a motel. We had an evening
meal in the restaurant where we had to cook our own
steaks on our table on a very hot stone. We retired to
sit outside our room with a glass of wine; it was a balmy
25 degrees. As it became dark, a family of kangaroos
bounced in to feed on the grass around our table and
we just sat still and watched them. They were two
metres from us. It was a very special experience. In the
morning, we visited the Aboriginal Centre and learned
some of Australia’s culture and history.
My wife’s childhood dream was to cuddle a koala so we
visited a zoo where she fulfilled that dream. Another
special memory we have is with kangaroos roaming
loose and emus strutting by. We visited Mount Gambia
where we fed the possums and saw the Blue Lake, which
is as it says… very blue.
The bird life is truly special with parrots everywhere,
pelicans, kookaburras - all so colourful.
At dusk one evening, we went up to Dunkeld Golf Club
where we saw over 100 kangaroos grazing - no need for
lawn mowers here! I absolutely loved them.