Hi All,
Today was about making the best of things.
I spent the day feeling about 140 years old with a gastro complaint. Then we had the Chilean ash cloud that drifted to Tasmania. From the start of the day with all systems go for Steph's flight to 11am when the latest update on the Virgin site indicated all systems stop. This was confirmed just after lunch when Steph fronted the terminal and ended up rebooking her flight for 10am Saturday. We then proceeded to MONA for a bite of lunch which I declined. The girls went into the museum and I returned to the car to either sleep or surf the net. The Bigpond service wouldn't co-operate and then of course it started to rain with Steph's cases which should have been in the hold of a jetliner sitting on the roof rack. I hauled them inside one in the back and one in the passenger seat. For the return journey i put one in a bag lady zip up bag, left one in the back and strapped the pusher to the roof rack.
We arrived at Sorell to do the shopping and I shepherded Abella round the store keeping her out of mischief while Susan did the shopping.
We had Pizza at Heat in Sorell where Susan's smoked salmon pizza became a chicken one. It was remade with apologies and we got to keep the chicken one. It then started to rain and did so all of the way home and while we unpacked. The suitcase on removal from its bag/can lady bag looked remarkably dry. Perhaps i should have spent $6 on a couple of bags rather than $350 on the hugely under performing Rhino roof bag.
I am feeling a bit more chipper now after snoozing in the car on the way home (Susan drove).
We were greeted by Mael on our return with a request for transport to Hobart at the end of the week as their stay here has been curtailed by Ilan. Looks like I get to do a bit of driving Friday and Saturday. The manner of their departure wasn't a nice way to finish the day. I have always said we will know when it is time to move on. Maybe the doomsday clock has moved closer to midnight.
Hopefully my new boots will have arrived at Mountain Designs in Hobart from Sydney and I can pick them up on Saturday. The only pair of size 46 Baltoros in the country.
Time to take my aching guts to bed
Cheers Simon
PS on a brighter note the videos for the drumming back on day 142 have finally uploaded!
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