Didn’t realise I was so far behind – it’s now late April! So here’s the very brief summary.
More time in Lennox Head.
Weekend with Gavin and Donna. Wakeboarding on Sunday, and dinner with Aunty Linda, Uncle Owen and Nanna (after running around on the dune buggy).
Monday afternoon, flew to Adelaide. Stayed at Hotel.
Brett met me in Adelaide Tuesday morning. Went to Morphett Vale.
Stayed at same pub in Morphett Vale as last time – great time.
Network fixes Wednesday, and flew home.
Kid Free Day
The kids went to day care today so it was quiet at the house. I spent the day working (as did Sparky) while Rese was gardening.
After lunch, we went down to the lake for a cool off swim. I had a go on the paddle board, which was difficult, but a fun challenge. Then I had a go in the surf ski – although it was more of an open kayak for one. Balance in that was pretty difficult, especially as there was a hole in it, so as it got water in, when ever you paddled, you would lose balance. With no bung, after tipping it would get even more water in it, compounding the problem. It was good fun though.
After picking the kids up from day care, I got some more work done, and then went to watch Rese play water polo. They were short players in the second game and I nearly had to fill in, but didn’t have board shorts on so had to miss out (that, and I doubt I could swim the length of the pool after trying to keep balance on the boards today!). After that Rese and I went to the pub for dinner with the team – $15 for a steak (decent steak too) and 2 pots!
We stayed at the pub until closing time (so got a few more drinks in), and then ended up at the back of Rese and Sparky’s (following one of the players) and met their new neighbours. The main waiter and waitress from Saturday night were there too. After a few drinks we ended up back down the lake for a midnight swim.
Eventually we got home and called it a night. My big one for the trip, and still on track to not have a hangover on this trip!
A very lazy day. I had a nice sleep in, and did some work on the balcony. Al and Lee (and their baby girl Jesse) dropped in on their way to the Gold Coast for a couple of hours. Not much else happened. And that’s the way I like it right now!
Get Me Outta Here!!!
We have had floods in North Eastern Victoria, and it’s rained for most of the week. So it’s time to go North to my holiday town. I arrived in Ballina (via Sydney) just before 4.00, to spend some time with Rese and Sparky. It wasn’t raining, but was very cloudy, and comfortable weather.
We knocked over a couple of drinks, and then went to a charity / fundraiser dinner for the Japanese Tsunami in Lennox. A babysitter came over to look after the kids, so it was a night we could all enjoy. We had a 5 course meal that was fantastic. Tender and moist, mostly local ingredients, and a few Kirin’s to wash it all down.
On the walk back, we pulled in to my old local – The Lennox Hotel. A band was playing so we listened to them for the duration of a drink, and then thought we should get back to relieve the babysitter.