Guides
I have had a busy month with guides too. Earlier in the month I had a district meeting and a qualification session. Near the end of the month I assisted with my first Australian Guide camp, as the first aider. Though the camp was hard work fun was had and it was a great leadership team bonding session. We arrived at the camp site an hour before the girls so that we could put our tents up. My first job as the first aider was to bandage up the tent pole when it split, on one of the guiders tent.
I can say that my role as the first aider ended up being hard work. In the whole weekend I had one girl who twisted her ankle, hit her finger with a mallet, and stepped on a sharp stick that went thought her shoe to her foot (a white shock was turn red). I had another girl who had a chest infection, one girl who had a stomach ache and another girl who was sick because of a migraine. To make matters worse we also had very bad weather, so much so we had to abandon the tents on Saturday night and sleep in a hall (60ml of rain that’s one month’s rain in one go they say and 100 kilo winds). This weather we may have managed in the UK but the girls had very little camping experienced and had come to camp with blow up beds and huge suitcase, even though the kit list had said otherwise. Due to the bad weather I made the discussion that the 3 sick girls were to go home, but as 2 parents were unable to get there to pick them up. I and a parent made the 2 hour round trip to take them home from Mclean Vale to Adelaide. Sunday was less eventful and we run a master class in taking tents down, which we managed to do before the weather came in again.
New Zealand
The second week of May Mark went to Christchurch for work and I joined him out there for a long weekend. What an amazing place. Their worlds have been turned upside down, but still they are warm and welcoming. Some of the stories we were told brought a tear to my eye. The countryside around Christchurch is breath taking. Standing in Littleton and walking around Christchurch with Sam and seeing the devastation of peoples lively hoods with the beautiful countryside around and people getting on with their daily lives, its difficult to describe because you felt so many emotions in one go. Sad, norm, inspired, happy to be a life. All I can really say is that we have some fantastic and amazing people in this world.
Sam and Mark enjoying a drink together.
The view from Littleton NZ
View just around the corner from Littleton NZ.
It was brilliant to see old friends again and it feels like nothing has changed. I for one had a great time catching up with an old friend, and would like to thank Sarah and Scott for their hospitality and warm welcome. I hope Scott that the rugby team continues to win their matches and once again thank you for an awesome evening in the Ashley.
Sarah and I
Scott Smiling, there you go Sarah we have a smiley photo at last.
Barrell Farrell's in NZ,
New Arrivals
Last Thursday we welcome our friend’s new arrival, Eleanor. What a beautiful baby. We wish Jon and Liz well and look forward to being a part of your life and watching Eleanor blossom with you. Thanks for this evening. I hope she settled.
Wedding Anniversary
For our wedding anniversary we went to a top restaurant on the Penfolds estate called the Magill Estate Restaurant. It was a amazing with a fantastic menu accompanied with wines that complimented the dishes. The night view across Adelaide was breath taking. We also enjoyed listing to the famous play list, reading the guest book, and reading all the wedding and engagement cards that I have kept. I even put up some wedding theme balloons and the bunting. We spent the today remember what an amazing year we have and wondering what next year will hold. We would just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their continuing support and send them all our love and hugs.
I would also just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their messages of support and condolences following the death of my Granny. They mean a lot and have helped me greatly. Below are picture of the lilies given to me from work mates and the flowers which travelled all the way from the UK. Thanks goes to Danny, Gaz, Alan and Laura for those. They made my day when I came home to find them on the door step.
Flowers from work mates
Flowers from Danny, Gaz, Alan and Laura.
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