Hello All,
Today officially started an hour earlier for me at 08:00 with the cooking of breakfast for the Indians. The meeting to discuss the plan was not held yesterday but things went surprisingly smoothly. I cooked mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled and fried eggs. Ben was on bacon, Ilan toasted the pide bread and plated up while Julie and Jiwon collected orders and ran the meals out. After a few Laurel and Hardy moments (we can't escape them) a routine was established and all customers were served and breakfast and most of the tidying up completed by 10:15. Tomorrow we do it all again.....
These Indians can drink, not that I observed this occurring but the crate of empty wine bottles was testament to some serious imbibing, and to my advantage, as I am collecting bottles for the apricot wine. I now have the 40 bottles estimated for our brew. After vacuuming and moping the cafe and kitchen I continued painting and completed the outside of our unit, deciding it better to leave the other units unfinished until the Indians depart.
After out work hours were completed Julie and I ventured to the Aquatic Club to borrow Kayaks and paddle across the bay. Julie is an old hand at kayaking (her 3rd time) this was my first attempt. We shared the bay with a couple of dozen gulls floating on the surface and a lone albatross diving occasionally below. Oysters are plentiful just below the surface but are apparently are oily and unpleasant, the locals advise it is best to gather those that grow in Taranna a town about 20kms up the road. This could of course be a story to keep visitors away!
We did a workout on the free gym equipment at the exercise park and then undid all the good work eating a Magnum Gold on the way home. We inspected the "Grotto" a rocky outcrop with a huge gum growing through the rocks, and the slashing and mowing work done by the boys. The grotto will make a magical picture in the right lighting, back lit by sunshine if we ever see any more that is!
Once back I discovered Simon was missing, apparently fishing, see his story below.
The communal tea was off and on again, to farewell USA Ben and Marielle who leave for a WWOOF job tomorrow. farewell drinks in their unit turned into a lively affair with laughter and a preview of the "training" video completed by Antonin, bloody funny and well done, would put many training videos to shame, and I have watched 100's in my time. Ben kindly shared a CD of the photos he has taken around the resort and today's photo comes courtesy of him. Thanks Ben.
Cheers Susan, or Suzan as I am known here.....
Snook?
His Story,
I started the day cleaning the electric BBQ's and surrounds used last night. Including emptying a whole wheelie bin of bottles. After mowing the lawned area by the BBQ's it was down to the creek to do some clean up work, nothing overly strenuous but I did get to pull a large piece of timber from the creek with the tractor. Also spotted an eel slithering between the pools. I had been thinking of popping the yabby trap in but am wondering if I might end up with eels in there!
After work I declined the kayaking option and toodled up to White Beach rocks to do some fishing. A very inauspicious start as I managed to break about 50mm off the tip of my lightest rod. Looks like it will be repairable. Once again there were no squid in evidence but there were enough bites and fish to keep me there until 730. The final tally 3 Rock Cod (chucked back) a Chow (chucked back) and 3 Snook. Well at least I think they are snook. I kept two to eat tomorrow.
The forecast for tomorrow is what one would expect for the first day of autumn wind, rain and snowfalls down to 800 metres!
Since all the rooms will be vacated by the Indians tomorrow it is all hands on deck for cleaning so I am Mr Vacuum and Mr Mop. The good news is I don't have to start until 1030!
I also managed to chip a front tooth at tea last night so another trip to the dentist when I find one.
Cheers from the other "S"
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