Grandie Easter

Easter Sunday was much quieter than last year. It was not until late did we get some small visitors with lots of energy.  Even so the Easter bags here had activity sets in them as well as the usual egg so some quiet time was had building and glueing, cutting and sticking although the glue was not so sticky. Other games were had including billiards as Asher can now reach across the table better.  Kaia was on the prowl the whole time. There is not a door or a drawer that cannot be opened.

get the cover off first

Eggsactly

 It seems good google has advised that submerging the copper tubs even just 10 cm into the dirt will eventually give them some rust and rot down the track.  There are two of these barrels to go in and the one that was in has now been removed for some black tar painting around the bottom rim. Our neighbours from the egg farm have come for Easter and brought plenty of .... you guessed it ..... EGGs.  Not the chocolate kind but we will have them. There were also boxes of zuchini to give away and they have setup a unique clothes rack vegetable stall with signage. I have seen a few cuctomers grabbing a bargain. It is busy outside and on the water with ideal conditions.

the bunny left us real eggs

running rings around 

zuchini seaside

A Delivery of Stones

 It takes a day or two to get back into the rhythm of stuff and when it's also Easter and the next day everything is closed so the day after there are twice as many people out and about, yadda yadda. The garden here has been ignored for a while so the grass has had a cut and a trim. There are also bags of stones. If stones are the paint for a rock garden canvas then there is going to be a lot more painting. We have bags with small stones and bags with big stones. Out the back I had a quick peruse and there is nothing doing. The tomatoes are green balls now on wilting stalks and no strawbs. The olives look to be thriving and will be an oliviathan harvest.

Pool Routine

One of the recovery methods we thought we would get into is pool swimming. Debbie has tried two pools during this trip and the benefits of using a breathing tube have been a revelation. We have a new pool here which opened last year however it is closing down again to get the indoor pool constructed. We may also try using floatation as part of this. Getting used to the chlorine may be another issue as it was very strong in the Caloundra pool. 

Kawana

 We drove across to Kawana Waters to see how the relos are situated in the new area. There seems to be two styles of building. The low rise where two floors are in use but with seperate units above and below. Brendon and Cathie are in a lower unit with full street access. The upper unit gets access by a narrow staircase in a back alley. The other style are six storied apartment blocks. A huge bank of those is being constructed directly behind them. There is plenty of water. Canals and lakes are everywhere and they can walk around one directly across the road.

Balcony Obs

 Yes we are used to looking out at the passing parade but I will use the hour or so before our visitors arrive to catchup on Debbie's online photos. So far on this rest day I have done some exercises, swam some laps and finished a 4 km walk. We went out onto the moonlike sandbank that has popped up in the last few years. That means the sea is retreating at this point and I would say it is 500 metres across.

mega fallen tree

mega sand pit

Balcony Slow

 Yes we are having the long earned rest day. Three days of Grandie sitting then two days of bush walking has got me needing a good lie down. I got to 21,400 steps yesterday that has got to be close to a record. The pool here is so good. Immaculately cleaned and maintained daily. I got the snorkel tube out and went for about ten laps with a few rests. As well there are two spa pools to lounge in. There is a group here who gather at 7:00am each morning.