One Week To Take-Off

The flights have been booked for months now, the accommodation is now finalized, and it is just one week to go until we set out for a couple of weeks in Bali to attend a nephew's wedding. 

But not all has been smooth sailing over the last few days.

I continue to bike ride knocking up around 28k's just the other day in a single ride.  It was down to around 15k's today and it was a few more than that on Monday.

This morning it was around 15° when I jumped on the bike ready to set off.  Needless to say the idea of a post ride swim didn't enter my mind.

I reckoned I escaped the dentist's chair for the best part of 40 years but that has sure changed the last 4 or 5 years.  I guess age has something to do with it.  But yet another tooth broke late last week and the best way (and most expensive) to fix it properly is to have a crown fitted.  Some of it will be covered by Health Insurance and to ensure we get the maximum coverage we are waiting until our 'new year' begins and all our dental benefits are reinstated.  For us the new year begins on July 1st.

So after the recent tooth mishap, I was looking for a temporary solution to see out till July 1st.  I have been given a semi permanent temporary crown.  This was the cheaper option so I am told.  The reason the solution is semi permanent is because of a 10 week time span to July 1.  So it is a temporary crown which has been glued in with permanent glue!

It is amazing to again have a 'full tooth' there.  Boy, what a difference.  And peanuts are well and truly off the menu!

So it's slowly but surely knock over tasks required for a 15 night trip away.  The pool is to be vacuumed, the pool filter to be cleaned, the lawns and edges done, home brew bottles tidied up and so on.

The footy on TV has been interesting.  My team isn't playing super well but has still escaped with three unconvincing wins.  Trish's team has been 'on top' for much of the last 7 or 8 years but after a 14 goal thrashing by one of the lower sides on Sunday, it is possible some team rebuilding is required to get back onto the winner's list.  My team plays Trish's team on Easter Monday afternoon.

The only other news I am afraid is the weather.  After being so hot for so long, the sudden onset of the cooler weather has come as a bit of a welcome shock.  If the ceiling fan ever gets turned on it is always down to "Low".  We are beginning to close doors overnight to keep the cool out.

The quilt overnight is a must!

But we will survive!