There are lots of people waiting to hear how we have been, as it has been 4 months since we left Japan. I have tried many times to write a newsletter to tell everyone what has been happening...but so much has happened that I never know where to start, and I end up giving up. So, I decided to do what I love to do best...my blog!! Starting at the start would take forever, and life just keeps going on...so I thought I'd start with the present and work backwards. So, for a while, this blog will be chronologically out of order, jumping between the present and the past, but it's the best I can do to let you know what life is like over here in Oz.
My most recent news is from this weekend just gone.
Carolyn's beautiful, amazing, wonderful, super duper daughter, Robyn, shouted us to an all expenses paid surprise weekend away. It was a thank you for all we did for the ladies camp the week before. She knows how much work we put into it and how tired we were. Her generous gift blew me away! She even offered to take the kids for the weekend and they had a better time with her than they do with me!
sheeesh....
I was asked where I wanted to go...within driving distance....and I said,
Bundaberg!!
I had always wanted to go to
Bundaberg, the land of Ginger Beer and Rum. As a child Dad used to make his own ginger beer under the house, and I loved it! Then I tried
Bundaberg ginger beer and it was just like the ginger beer Dad used to make.
BUNDABERG
Ok, so this is not
Bundaberg...actually, nowhere near it. It's just across the road from the town where we live at a Highway Rest Stop....but this is how we started our trip. After the hustle and bustle of getting the kids off to school, finishing up church service preparations and packing the car to go, we finally got on the road and were
desperate for some breakfast. The place we stopped was really classy and had beautiful breakfasts.
We had the asparagus and crispy bacon
omelet with
Hollandaise sauce. YUM! This kept us going till dinner time. Oh, plus the divine
Caramel, pecan
Ice cream we grabbed on the way out.
Five hours later....
Bundaberg! Actually, it took more than five hours because we stopped on the way in
Gympie and other places to look around.
Driving along the sugar cane fields still looking for a place to stay.
10
mins from
Bundaberg is a seaside village called
Bargara. We got there just as the sun went down...so at least we could see where the motels where before it got too dark!
We found a great motel that was really cheap but new and roomy. We had a view of the ocean from our rooms...perfect!
Safe in the motel...it was time for dinner. I had the Rib eye steak with Bugs! Yeah, bugs are not insects...but that crayfish looking thing on the plate above. They are usually known as
Moreton Bay Bugs to avoid confusion, and taste like a cross between crayfish and crab. YUM again!
Waiting for dinner.....Erinn taught me these self poses, handy for when there is no one to take your pic!
The view from the motel in the morning. What a treat!
The first swim of the season. Robyn diving in!!
Noddy after her swim
Finally complete! The first 'sit'....
The garden set ready for use.
Frangipani in the garden
The Racehorse tree (Tipuana) on the property shedding it's beautiful yellow flowers on the ground to make a carpet. You should hear the sound of the bees buzzing overhead!!!
The Poinsiana tree on the driveway. I thought the Jacaranda was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen...but this one just might be it! Stunning red flowers! I am amazed at how the trees just go from flower to flower.....!! So beautiful.
