However Trish's eldest brother lives at Nelson Bay which is near Newcastle so it was a great chance to catch up with him. He now lives in special accommodation as he has Parkinson's Disease and can no longer care for himself. We collected him and took him for a drive and later a cup of coffee at one of the shopping centres at Nelson Bay.
Michael's birthday bash was very much a family affair. We were perhaps the only only outsiders there so we were indeed honoured. Many of Michael's family now live in Sydney so they all took the 160k drive north and spent the weekend in and around Newcastle. These are the members of Michael's immediate family and some of their friends.We stayed with Michael and Janet and enjoyed their hospitality. This is us with the 'birthday boy'.
We left Newcastle Monday morning and drove 700 k's up to Burleigh Heads which is on the Gold Coast to catch up with more friends, Det and Brenda. They were waiting for us with the fridge fully stacked with cold beer! After a hectic weekend and a lot of driving, another night of drinking was not ideal for us ... but it was very enjoyable!
We departed Det and Brenda's at about 10:30 am on Tuesday and drove the last 180 k's to eventually get home early afternoon. It was a hectic but very enjoyable weekend away!
We have very hot and humid weather at the moment. It was very sticky yesterday and the pool was a popular spot for us. However it clouded over during the afternoon and we received a nice 12 mls (.5 inch) of rain which was ideal for the garden. Nowadays the pool is about 24 in the morning and if we have sunny weather it gets up to almost 27 during the day.
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