Visitors Now Heading South

The footy for Trish and me is now all over for 2018.  Both teams were defeated and now are preparing for the 2019 season.

Mick and Janet arrived from Newcastle with their car packed to the limit with stuff to go into the new caravan.  There were pots and pans, clothes, blankets and all the things you need to set off on a holiday.

There was too much home brew consumed, too much home made spirits drunk, but not too much friendship and laughs.  It was great having them here as they waited to pick up their new snazzy Rave caravan.  It was ready enough to collect late Tuesday but still things needed doing.  Around 48 hours later and all was done and a few teething problems were overcome.

They are now newbies on the caravan scene and winding their way slowly over a couple of weeks back to Newcastle.  It gives them the ideal chance to sort out their roles, how towing works, backing into a site and working as a team.  It is a little trial and error but if you take your time there shouldn't be any troubles.

Their tow vehicle is a 8 cylinder diesel Volkswagen Toureg which will do the job in a breeze.  It's a top of the line tow vehicle pulling a top of the line caravan.

So they are now in northern NSW leaving us to get on with things.  The pool is almost ready for swimming and I was delighted that all the water needed was a couple of bags of salt and a 'blocker', a chemical which helps to stop the chlorine 'flashing off' and disappearing.  At well under $40 worth it is the cheapest it has ever been for this beginning of the season top up!

At around 19° to 20° first thing in the day it is a little on the sharp side for swimming.  While we continue to get our overnight temps of 12° and above, the pool loses any heat it has gained during the day overnight.

With friends visiting we have been to Miss Hoi An a couple of times.  On all occasions the food was excellent, we really have stumbled onto something great in this foodie desert called the Sunshine Coast.

Trish is a busy as always with CACA stuff while I have the new PC up and running just as I want.

Plenty of cricket coming up on the TV, brews to bottle and getting ready for summer stuff to do.

We are both well, Trish is over her Melbourne cold and luckily enough she didn't pass it onto me.