Our stay at Brendon's place started like an adventure. It was adventurous especially for Prince (our dog). We arrived at our address in Denham and I was meant to phone someone who would then let us in the house. That’s when I discovered that my mobile phone, which is with Vodafone, does not work in Denham. No problem, I thought, I can access the internet with my Optus Dongle (a USB WiFi that connects to my computer). In front of the house, there is a balcony with a large table and 6 chairs. I got the computer out and booted it up when suddenly someone walked around the corner and onto the open area in front of the house, just a few metres from where we were sitting. Prince immediately got absolutely bonkers. He discovered that someone first. When I registered it a fraction of a second later, I just couldn’t believe what I saw. For a moment I thought it was an alien. It was as tall as a man. Prince ran towards it and I expected the alien thing to run away in terror. But it only stopped walking and looked at Prince. Then it walked calmly towards Prince and Prince withdrew towards the safety of the balcony. The alien, of course, wasn’t an alien. It was an Emu that behaved as if it was the most natural thing for an Emu to go for a walk in the middle of a suburb. With Prince back on the balcony, it just kept walking past us, right in front of us, and disappeared down the street. Maria and I were so surprised, I didn’t even think of grabbing my mobile to take a picture. Even Prince stopped barking. The Emu’s dignity, walking casually past the balcony, seemed surreal.
So, that's how it all started. Brendon returned my message within a minute, we entered the house and our holiday in Denham started. The place was clean, in a quiet location, had everything we needed, a few items would benefit from a bit of maintenance, but that was nothing that bothered us a lot. If you expect a modern brand new place, you will be disappointed. If you expecta a place with character, you will be happy. We were happe and and recommend Brendan's place. He is a man easy to communicate with. Thanks Brendon.