More Mystery bay

Jenny and I drove down Friday afternoon with the new "red" lounge securely wrapped and tied down on the back of big red. As soon as we arrived and got the tarps off it stated raining but we got it unloaded with some use of physics, planks and positioning.

Main job was to continue the deck started by Don and me last weekend. Finsihed getting the posts levelled and bolted and all the joists in place. Next step to finsih handrail posts and nail down the decking. Also finished putting together all the flat pack furniture - dont want any more of that!

Mum was intent on seeing a whale after Don and I saw lots last weekend. Thought she was going to miss out but spotted one solitary water spout.

Monday morning we drove up to Sydney and picked up a bed base from Ali's garage and then Mum dropped me at the airport and I flew out to Malaysia for a two day conference. Writing this from the REX lounge Thursday morning having just returned overnight from KL.

Came back to Sydney via Batemans Bay, Braidwood,Goulburn which confirmed Don's experience last week, further than going directly up the coast but much faster and easier!

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Update on Mystery Bay

We had a big week starting with David and Jenny flying up to Taree on Saturday to see Nan and how her knee replacement is going - she is now walking very well. Flew home Sunday morning and drove both the car and the ute to MB as Jenny had to return to Bathurst for work Tuesday. David took a weeks leave and was joined by Uncle Don on Wednesday for 3 days.

The new roof and downpipes are complete, carpet was laid on tuesday, timber floating floor is down in the lounge room and we have made a good start on the deck.

Continually being surprised by our curious kookaburras, often turn around to find one a metre away perched on something watching what were doing, or swooping from 20 metres away to snap a worm or spider near my feet. We saw lots of black wallabies in the N Park but the highlight was on each of our two beach visits to see lots of whales passing. Water spouts were appearing over a wide area of ocean and occasionally a whale would leap out of the water creating a big splash.

Uncle Don went home Saturday morning and I stayed till after lunch,hanging a drier on the laundry wall and doing a clean up. Brought some tools home as we are running out of room to have tools lying around. Back in Bathurst by 7pm

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