Hi Folks,
The weather had a relapse today. We toiled under grey drizzly skies this morning. I tidied up the last bit of mowing while Susan hung a trellis wire and staked the raspberries. Because of the weather she couldn't finish her last bit of painting which was disappointing.
I took on the task of trying to get Ann's 2 digital cameras working. The first only required finding the charger which we did and charging it up. The second had a fault in that the video/still photo switch would not change out of video mode. To cut a long story short i ended up dismantling the whole camera with Ann's permission and with my "all care no guaranty that it will ever work again" proviso. The was fiddly work but to my great surprise i fixed it. Looks like the switch inside was stuck and moving it manually freed it up. Miracles never cease.
We drove to Kathy's house after 3. Kathy is a lady who works for Ann. We went to admire their garden and house and were not disappointed. It showed the hallmarks of 30 years of care. We stopped for a cup of tea and a chat before heading out into the drizzle and driving up the road to Woodbridge Hill Retreat. We were scheduled to arrive after 4 and we did at 515. Fintan was still out on the road but a call from his resort manager found him 3 minutes away. As she was calling him we could hear his tip truck laden with logs heading up the road. He showed us around the property in the light rain with a trek up a newly carved track covering out soles in mud. This is another impressive work in progress with 4 luxury cabins, a pool heated by a wood fired boiler, a nursery growing rhododendrons, a portable saw mill, a two story house/restaurant under construction plus lots of workshop area. An interesting chat.
We returned to Woodbridge for a delicious roast lamb tea topped off with some Shiraz from the cellar. Chateau Tahbilk 2008 very nice.
We said our goodbyes tonight but it is our intention to arise at 6 to say them again before Ann and Kevin head to the market.
Tonight is a late one as we burn pictures of our time to CD for Ann.
Tomorrow packing and cleaning up my favorite tasks. Actually i don't mind it as it is a portent to travelling to a new location.
Cheers Simon
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