Thursday 19th October
Got up early and went for bike ride, on the way out found an eagle nest with two juveniles in and mum not where to be seen not sure what they were but looked like fish eagles will look up in my bird book from the library later J Want to get my own ID book as it would help totally.
Stopped at Tai Chi place to watch them after a short stop at bank to get cash out for Building surveyor report, the teacher there caught me and told me to come along any week day I wanted as they started at
The flying foxes had moved right next to road and easy to take pictures, so will get Tim and camera and come back!
Got back, slightly red faced, Tim had come back from posting letter and was hot and sweaty and sunbathing! I went for swim in pool and chased kids out J I must be very scary! Tim joined in and swam a bit, he still finds it too cold!
We went to take pics of flying foxes and then made our way back to cabin, sorted out lots of house bits, phone calls to many people and lots of money changing hands!
Off we headed out to return books to library, do email, sort out RACQ upgrade on car sort out house insurance which you have to get here before you own the house! Cant sort out dog insurance until we have house contents!
Then went to bakery and bought cake and then to beach at the oval for picnic. We were eating away taking in the sights, along comes a cheeky seagull to beg! Then we saw an eagle swoop down and try and get something but could not lift it. Then along came a pelican and swooped in on a dead fish but could not get it as the head was almost severed from the body but in two bendy parts that could not be swallowed in one! So we went to check it out and got real close to pelicans, I nearly got eaten by one as it tried to grab the fish from my hand! Beautiful bird but scary beaks!
Left the beach as the tractor came to clean up and headed back to cabin.
Decided to head to Maryborough to check it out!
Eeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk! Hated it full of cars and people and drunkards! And tourist information women who want to hand you a tree full of brochures!
So back to sleepy HB J
Went for a walk to see local eagles and take some pics, met bird woman of
Back to cabin, out to Mexican or Indian tonight, and maybe Tin Can Bay tomorrow to feed the indo pacific humpback dolphins!
Mexican won! Very nice it was too!
Y
Xx
Friday 20th October
Stopped in another local shop for local people!.......for some ice creams, bits to make dinner and a pineapple and no snow globes. Upgraded car insurance, sorted house insurance – strange system here buyer has to have house insurance from the date of contract even though you don’t move in for 30 days. Niggles with house purchase which was all a bit upsetting. Can’t see solicitor until
Saturday 21st
Strange phone call from estate agents – who at this point have nothing to do with proceedings. Seller has agreed to get termites sorted obviously his solicitor couldn’t contact him so he thought we had pulled out of purchase. Popped into town in the morning, stopped at a new place (to us) for brekkie – best milkshakes in Oz so far and top nosh too. Stopped at the library again for more books and internet time, Y had to wait too long so rebooked for Monday. Went horse riding in the afternoon, it was good fun, nice to see Yvonne smiling and laughing at the sight of me on a horse! Rode for hours and did some trotting and managed to stay on ! Y was on Spider and I was on Rocket!!! Watched the sunset on the beach with a glass of red wine and a pair of pelicans for company. Nice day! B & T moved into their new house today well I think it was today not sure about it with time differences! Big change for them, bigger house and looking after dad and baby to come in Dec!! So lots to contend with !! And I thought we were having it tough just buying a house and trying to find work!
Sunday 22nd
Raining! Back to the same place for brekkie, but not as much as the day before. Headed to Koala markets but looked like the weather had put an early stop to proceedings as it was raining cats and dogs well mostly dogs as we were going to head to the kennels after). Found a couple of garden centers for more plant ideas. Stopped at a local plant place with strange local who was trying to say her Rotties were vicious dogs when they were so fat and arthritic that they could hardly move! She went from reasonable prices to an extortionate price for a large palm! So left quite quickly. Sorted out the reluctant folding seat in the car. Went through some paperwork in preparation for our trek to
Tim suggested curry for dinner so we went out for one, the curries here are different, made by Sikhs so have different taste all together. After I was sick before we had even driven back to the cabin L Tim was on phone to his mum. Then we headed back, Tim was not feeling well either so not quite sure if food or what!
Back at cabin, started to rain hard bought bike in and Tim sorted out windows in car!
Still both feeling quite nauseous ……………..See how tomorrow fares!
Monday 23rd October
Had bad nights sleep L tummy hurt all nigh and felt nauseous (last curry I will have in HB!). Woke early
Very windy again (and it’s not even me with my tummy troubles!) Bird seed all over the place and not a bird in sight !
The blog might be a bit slow in coming this week as we head to
But here is the plan (rough as always!)
- head off early tomorrow morning in time to feed wild pacific humpbacks at Tin Can Bay on our way out.
- Head to Brissy and try and find Ikea for furniture etc!
- Stay somewhere on the other side of brissy hopefully at least half way
- Weds make the rest of the journey and meet up with Emma, Dom and Cazzie
- Friday pick up dog and head back to HB
So will keep you all informed of how the journey goes along (as I will be taking lappy with me to keep note J )
Miss you all love Y&T
xx
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