Sorry it has been a while since I last wrote my blog.
Life has been going on as normal. Work is going well for both of us at the moment. Mark has recently completed a number of field trip around the Eyre Peninsula, Clare Valley and the Yorke Peninsula and in a few weeks he is off with Lynne (a worker colleague) to Christchurch (New Zealand) for a week.
Work is also going well for me at the moment, I am in the process of planning another trip to the Yorke Peninsula and tomorrow the microwave cooking class that I have helped set up with the Smithfield co-ordinator starts. Just hope it is a good susses, as I have put a lot of work into it to ensure that a clear session plan and activity analysis was ready.
The Girl Guides are now returned after the summer. Our first meeting was last week and it went really well. We have gone from 20 girls to 25 girls. We have a packed term planned with a canoe camp and climbing session planned, can’t wait. I have also been working hard on my Australian Guiders qualifications, so hope to get these done soon.
Our weekends continue to be full packed with advantage. Last weekend we went out for dinner and the pictures with Jon and Liz. The film was good (though it has gone from me what it was called) but the pictures are expensive in South Australia it appears, so I would not suggest it to any tourist. On Sunday we head down to Deep Creep Conservation Park and completed a 6 mile walk to Deep Creep cove, Beautiful.
This weekend we ended up at ‘The Fringe’ a comedy fair which comes to Adelaide every year. It was fantastic. We went to see ‘Sammy J and Randy on bin night’. The whole place was lit up with Christmas lights in the trees and all the stages looked like circus or fair tents. Don’t worry I will be going back to take some pictures at some point, as it roads for 3-4 weeks.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
January 24th to 31st January 2011
The week began as usual, with a twist on Wednesday, as it was January 26th Australia Day. As a result Mark and I found ourselves with a day off, so to make the most of it we headed north to the Barossa wine valley. We had a lovely time traveling between the different wineries and trying a range of different wines from Roese, white, red and fruit. By the end of the day Mark had perfected spitting. I on the other hand went home with a little grin on my face.
Thursday and Friday I travelled to the Yorke Peninsula with a work colleague to see a number of Royal Society for the Blind clients. We had a warm welcome from the clients and found ourselves in some fantastic accommodation (Beach front villa with balcony and spa bath). For these reasons we felt more like we were on holiday rather than working.
By the end of the week the temperature was raising in Adelaide, so to find some relief Mark and I headed south, to the beach in the late afternoon. It was a lovely way to spend a hot afternoon. Once again it was a picture from my dreams. Clear blue sea and white sand (Rapid Bay). It was so hot that muslin women on the beach could take it no longer and went swimming fully clothed. It was a lovely sight to see, ladies who did not care for the opinions of others on the beach and appeared very help. On the way home we dropped into a Restaurant/Bar at Second Valley for dinner. Another meal using amazing ingratiates with a fantastic results, another Restaurant/Bar to add to our tourist file.
Sunday was even hotter that Saturday at 42 C. Today was spent going from house to house looking for air conditioning. Around lunch time we headed to Rhys birthday party. Though a hot day we managed well with a house full of very young children. We had a lovely afternoon and good once again to mean Georgia and Jason’s family and to get to know them further.
Monday – Frist day of extreme heat at work today was another hot day. Maximum heat got to 43C in Adelaide (the hottest day yet). I think with all taken into account we have managed well. Mark even managed to cycle to work (I now know that I have married a crazy man). I on the other hand found it too hot and took the bus to work and just about managed to get though the day at work with no Air Con (Someone had left the windows open over the weekend, so the building was to hot for the air con to manage, grrrrrrrrr). The weather woman this evening tells us that tomorrow will be a little cooler (33c), but it looks like we are in for our first hot week. Temperatures are set to range between 30 and 43c this week, dropping to 26C on Saturday and then back up to the 30s on Sunday.
There are photos to follow, but it has been too hot this week to spend any length of time in the office, as there is no air con in there and we are jet to get a fan. Hopefully Mark will be able to do them this weekend.
Thursday and Friday I travelled to the Yorke Peninsula with a work colleague to see a number of Royal Society for the Blind clients. We had a warm welcome from the clients and found ourselves in some fantastic accommodation (Beach front villa with balcony and spa bath). For these reasons we felt more like we were on holiday rather than working.
By the end of the week the temperature was raising in Adelaide, so to find some relief Mark and I headed south, to the beach in the late afternoon. It was a lovely way to spend a hot afternoon. Once again it was a picture from my dreams. Clear blue sea and white sand (Rapid Bay). It was so hot that muslin women on the beach could take it no longer and went swimming fully clothed. It was a lovely sight to see, ladies who did not care for the opinions of others on the beach and appeared very help. On the way home we dropped into a Restaurant/Bar at Second Valley for dinner. Another meal using amazing ingratiates with a fantastic results, another Restaurant/Bar to add to our tourist file.
Sunday was even hotter that Saturday at 42 C. Today was spent going from house to house looking for air conditioning. Around lunch time we headed to Rhys birthday party. Though a hot day we managed well with a house full of very young children. We had a lovely afternoon and good once again to mean Georgia and Jason’s family and to get to know them further.
Monday – Frist day of extreme heat at work today was another hot day. Maximum heat got to 43C in Adelaide (the hottest day yet). I think with all taken into account we have managed well. Mark even managed to cycle to work (I now know that I have married a crazy man). I on the other hand found it too hot and took the bus to work and just about managed to get though the day at work with no Air Con (Someone had left the windows open over the weekend, so the building was to hot for the air con to manage, grrrrrrrrr). The weather woman this evening tells us that tomorrow will be a little cooler (33c), but it looks like we are in for our first hot week. Temperatures are set to range between 30 and 43c this week, dropping to 26C on Saturday and then back up to the 30s on Sunday.
There are photos to follow, but it has been too hot this week to spend any length of time in the office, as there is no air con in there and we are jet to get a fan. Hopefully Mark will be able to do them this weekend.
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