Canoe testing!!!
Can you believe it?? They made me go first to "test" the boat out, and then they decided it needed more air in it!!!!! So naturally they had a better paddle in it. Unfortunately I cannot get the video to work of me canoeing in the lounge room, boy it was a laugh!! That is gerard turning his back on us below...
Well this morning we got up at 9a.m. and headed off to the waters edge. Gerard carried the canoe, so much lighter than the kayaks.
I was first in, well once again Machele and I have had a good laugh at ourselves, otherwise we would cry and get depressed, we decided that our parents in their 50's would not have done what we are doing!!!!!! So that made a difference. My god not the most flattering pics...
Anyway, I got helped in the canoe first and off I went, round and round in circles!!! Took a while to get the hang of it, but managed to go out a few metres and then got back safely, then Gerards turn, he was fine, no help needed in or out. Then Tamyka, well she is a lot thinner than we are, she was in and out of it with ease, then Machele's turn. She was so worried she would not even be able to bend her knees to get in it!!! She did though and loved it too. We have decided to nip into Bairnsdale and get at least another one as it is no fun sitting on the bank while the otherone is paddling away.
To top the morning off we had a few dolphins lol around in the water over by Raymond Island which was so beautiful.
Came back home and viewed the pics and thought again, boy have we aged, but hey we are in our 50's so that is o.k.
Machele is having a nap, Tamyka is playing the Sim's on my lap top cause for some reason the computer did not like it.... PAUL WHERE ARE YOU!!!!! So we gave up and let her use the lap top... I am almost falling asleep too so will probably have a lie down also. Too much for us oldies!!!! Have put all of the Chocolate mud cake in the freezer on the bottom shelf after seeing these pics!!!!
Have just checked the video and it has not loaded, will have to try again... Looks like the video is too big to load so lucky for you, you don't have to endure this side of our silliness.. BUT on the other hand I could try and send you and email or a C.D. of how mad we are!!! It is up to you of course, I won't force this upon anyone!!
Ended up having tea a bit earlier than the night before and invited Anne across the road to join us also, we had quite a few laughs and interesting conversations and could not believe it had gone midnight. It was of course too late to tidy up so we went for a stroll to the waters edge and enjoyed the black starry sky and the company of the four baby swans. They are not very good at seeing at night time, so Machele shon the torch for them to see where the bread had been thrown. Unfortunately we had no chance of listening for any dolphins as the water was choppy and made too much noise.
Tamyka hads been on the lap top all day, playing her Sim's game and so I kicked her off it when we got back from our walk so I could have a bit of a fiddle, unfortunately I downloaded a game to try out for 60 minutes and I promptly fell asleep and woke up at 3.30a.m. and the game had expired so I still have not tried it out!!!!! So I ended up turning off the Christmas lights and staggered to bed.
This morning is rather warm and I feel pretty tired and can't be bothered to do much.
Mum rang from Rye and is coming home tomorrow, Pete is bringing her back and then going back to Rye in one trip!!! Which will be rather tiring for him.
Our plans for today or should I say the rest of the day as it is 11a.m., hey we are on holidays so that is o.k. is to maybe go to Bairnsdale and have a look in K-mart and see if they have any more of the blow up canoes and have a general food shop. That will most likely be it as we are all quite tired..
Tomorrow after lunch the two Geoff's, Sudsy and G.T. are coming down for the arvo to say hello, this is their first visit here for ages. Haven't seen the boys for ages. Gerard went to school with G.T. and Sudsy he has known for years also, just cannot remember how Gerard met him, I think it was playing cards on Friday night all those years ago. It will be nice for a change for Gerard to have some friends visiting us as it is usually my friends calling in.
Harry the neighbour two doors up came over this morning and gave us two life jackets, he noticed us playing in the canoe yesterday and thought we could do with some as he remembered we borrow next doors when in the kayaks. They are practically brand new, so generous of him. He is in his 70's and is selling his boat so let us have them!!
It is warming up here this morning and I have just looked at the forecast for the next few days and I am not going to like it much. Ending up with some 35degree days. Time for me to hibernate with the air conditioner on..
Well I suppose I had better go and do something, Gerard has gone to work at the servo so it is just us three girls here.
I am off now, will talk again later, bye luv Jill
posted by Jill @ 1:00 pm
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