Tyro Goes to Mars

 I have not been to science works for some yar and I don't think it has changed that much.  There was the possibility of a lovely lovely tour of the sewerage pumping station which was just across the way, all about pushing s**t uphill however there did not seem to be too much interest. We toured the sports area, running and jumping and pedalling before it was time for the Planetarium. Now they are all very excited in there at the moment, as there was an eclipse of the Moon last night, not to forget this years circumnavigation of the Moon and next years Moon landing.  After all that we watched Tyro fly his cubby house to Mars.  Dogs in Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!

Ready Set

the Moon is Soon

nap time

The Bypass Ride

 That was a wet one yesterday but the rain was handy. I should go and check our tank. It all cleared away so we got the bikes out for a spin. Debbie is stepping up her exercise regime so we are working up to longer distances.  This was still a modest 16km but it did include the bypass track around town. I hadn't been along there for maybe a year. Too bad we can't have smooth flowing bike tracks beside all of our roads. For this ride it would be 8km on track and 8km on road.  Now we have to get consistent with the rides.

The Lords of Bookkeeping

 I think most of the Lords of Bookkeeping are women.  So when we got the invitation to go to the House of Lords for a you beaut bookkeeping celebration for the world's high flyers of bookkeeping, we said yes and viewed it as a culmination of the hard work Debbie has put in over the last 30 yar.  Getting the invitation in February for a trip in June is more like going tomorrow for me. I am rusty at travelling abroad but got things going. Airfares, stopovers, accommodation and a nearby cruise all possible, so we went to a travel agent to set it all up.  We paid the first half last week including airfares flying Emirates to London.  This morning I am scrambling to remove Dubai from the itinerary. Our travel plans over the last few years have mostly gone astray.  Good thing we used a travel agent this time so we have someone working on this for us. I daresay the travel agent has a lot more urgencies than us at the moment.

Eerie Calm

 The heat has been topping out in the afternoons so we waited til after lunch to take the waters.  There was this overall grey that merged between water and sky. There were also few rain drops in the two hours we were there but that was it.  The jellies have gone away so hopefully they don't return.  We closed the Summer out by lounging in the shallows to cool off . Overall I think it was a warmer Summer than the last few and drier but without being too hot.  We seem to be using fans and bay breezes rather than the aircon these days. I would say we had the aircon going on less than 10 days and mostly to cool bedrooms before sleep or when there were visitors.

Riding & Eating

Those Clancy's are well setup to take on some extra bike riding with the new all tilting bike rack that enables easier access to the car's rear even with the bikes in place.  So it was given a test run by driving part the way towards Queenscliff and unloading from about 6km out. We followed the rail trail to town with a coffee stop and then back to the car the same way.  We had booked the Whiskery for lunch so had to get a move on once we reached the cars.  The Whiskery has a good ambience. The cool shade trees were occupied so we went indoors where we had it to ourselves. The style is more fingerfood than pub meals and I wish they would bring back the lobster roll however we made do with at least five platters. This is a good spot just 10 minutes away.

Wino's Wine bar

We went back to the local wine bar and got the same table as last time which is actually up against the bar.   Next time I would like a different table as it is a bit too cosy as the everpresent barman can lean right into our space and become part of the group. The finger food platters are the best and there is no need for any thing else. The champagnes went down well especially the imported French one but if you are having birthday drinks for Tim then nothing but the best. We arrived at 5:00pm and left around 8:00pm. 

Land Banking

 Don't think I like the term Land Bank. It seems developers hold plots of land until they have enough to get rezoning done or onsell or repurpose.  The house next door has been sold to a chinese developer. The house just happens to be next to a vacant block that has never had a house on it which also happens to be separating another house that went up for sale this week. This is like a large retirement suburb where the house turnover can be quick. We have had five elderly residents die from our street since we have been here and usually it is more elderly types who buy in. Hopefully Mr Chinese is not trying to put up 10 condominiums.

two for sales signs and an empty block