Air bnb Update

This is the second weekend where the Air bnb has been operating.  I have found at least three other Air bnb's advertising in Edgewater Dr but I can't find this particular one yet. There were three car loads last weekend and there are six carloads this weekend, all P plate cars.  However there has been no particular noise issues that I have heard so far.  They went off for a swim just now and came back in 5 minutes but it seems they did go in briefly.   So they must be using every available space to get 10 people sleeping in there.

Edgewater flows

We have had a complete week of all sunshine and no wind so the Edgewater Creek has been shaping up every day.  I have been mainly on grunt work shifting soil, shoveling stones, pulling plants and moving bags of stones, bags of gravel, bags of compost, bags of river rock, concrete statues, concrete bowls, large pots and granite slabs.  At times it has looked like a building site however right now it is looking tidy.  The smoothing, shaping, curving, designing has taken Debbie 4 or 5 hours each day this week.

This is only one car load

Low view

High view

Rise of Endymion

This is the end of a four volume epic SciFi tale that covers most of the galaxy.  The first two volumes won Hugo awards, the second two did not, however the standard of story telling was still very high.  It took a while to track them down.  Many of the issues were answered. The Shrike is still a mystery, sometimes it is on your side and other times it is against.  Then throw in the time travel conundrum.  Dan Simmons tells a good yarn. I will try to track down some of his other books.  I just put in an order from a different secondhand source. This will deliver me three more Hugos all from this century.  There are only two missing now from the 1900's being 1955 and 1960.

Phone Consultation

The Prostate Doc is now doing his followups via telephone due to virus demands although I think its getting a bit old hat.  The PSA is continuing to be a reading of zero so that is the main point of the followups.  The next appointment is for six months. He can churn thru these phone appointments and I bet they might become permanent.  The 5 minute call cost $110 so $1330 per hour.  I went back for the run again today and had no sign of yesterdays hammy.  It was a slow 20 minute jog and the low tide is keeping the flat sand available.

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Low Tide Pools

It was one of those days where you just had to get out side. I went for a short jog as the tides were low making plenty of space.  I felt a slight niggle so I walked the rest. It was only a few kms but I took my time with a few photos along the way.  Jogging with a camera in one hand is a bit awkward but you never know when the light is just right for some happy snaps. 

Silver Sand

Oldendorff

One thing I notice outside is that shipping never stopped. The daily maritime crossings of all things very large has continued. The small boats are out in force as well, with the long weekend. I counted around 50 including a yacht I have seen a few times just anchored across the way.  It is supposed to be a rest day after yesterdays exertions however the garden bed is a beacon that can't be resisted.  Today involved shoveling a huge amount of gravel and some transplanted succulents.

White Glove Service

Oldendorff

Drone View

Epic Volcano Ride

I had organised a rail trail ride out of Camperdown which we have not been on previously.  It is a 2 hour drive to get to the start and we went via the historic Inverleigh/Cressy road to get there.  This is worth a follow up at least to try the Bakery.  The road also took us via the Corangamite lake system where it squeezes between two huge lakes of the the mud flat variety.  The rail trail has a lake at the start and I was expecting similar flatness. Wrong.  We rode to the top of the volcanoes for awesome views of volcanic lakes on both sides.  But where is the rail trail. We rode all the way down and out of the Volcanoes to intersect the old rail line.  The actual train line section was 10km from Camperdown and that will have to wait for next time.  We turned around and rode the volcanoes all over again to get back to the car.  The 15km took 2 hrs and was quite steep but it's good to know we have still got it.  Lunch was at the Delgado Cafe in main street Camperdown.  We went passed the Camperdown race track two miles long, on the way out. Do Dah Oh Do Dah Day.

Mt Elephant Volcano

No such train up here

Lake Gnotuk

Up then Down

No rail trail here either

Delgado Cafe