April 2013

As those of you who follow us on Facebook will know. Mark and I have recently been returning to our student days and consumed a large amount of alcohol, thanks to some fantastic friends we have made down under. 

Last weekend we had a dinner party with Hannah, Kate and Scott on Saturday, which resulted in an interesting game of Articulate and 4 bottles of wine being finished. I have to say I don’t think I agree with red wine. Mark, Scott, Hannah and Kate took great pleasure in teasing me on Sunday.  We had a pleasant afternoon with Michael and Lynne. Mark and Michael spent the afternoon in the shed making Kubb sets (I will explain this further later on), whilst Lynne and I enjoyed a cup of tea, in front of the log burner and walked the dog Ruby.  The day was rounded off with an amazing roast dinner. 

Following celebrations at work for International Guide Dog on Wednesday and participating in the parade through the city.   

 

Thursday (25^th April 2013), was ANZCA Day (A public holiday) so we took Friday off and had a long weekend around Adelaide. Our friend Dayna visited us from New South Wales. On Wednesday night it was Dayna’s birthday so the weekend was started with dinner our in our local (http://www.agfg.com.au/guide/sa/adelaide/south-east/kensington/restaurants-dining/the-rising-sun)

On Thursday we went for a walk in Morialta Falls and sent the afternoon in the park playing a Swedish game Kubb. This is the game Mark and I were taught during out latest holiday and thanks to Lynne and Michael and their shed Mark was able to make us a set. If you’re interested here are a few links on how to make your own set and how to play. Mark and I will challenge you to a game on our next trip to the UK. J (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubb ).

Mark enjoyed an ice cream 

On Friday we took Dayna for a drive down to Port Elliot, Deep Creek and the McLean Vale for some wine tasting.  On Saturday Mark participated in Pete Hough’s stag do, via modern technology, throughout the day. 

 

 

And we headed out into town to show Dayna and Kate the pubs we had found in the 3 years we have been out here. What a night.  This Sunday has been slow and the realisation for us both that we are not as young as we were. This was confirmed by Dayna when she said that Mark dose not seems to be able to take it anymore, when he felt asleep med sentence. In his defence we had 5 hours sleep and then he got up early to go for a ride, though I still think I have to agree with Dayna.  This weekend is being rounded off with Georgia and Jason for Sunday dinner to celebrate Juliet’s 3^rd birthday to catch up with my fantastic godson.

With the realisation of no longer being students, this week I need to get on with planning my up and coming guide camp in mid-May and Mark will return to writing papers.