WEEK 6 UPDATE MON 8TH NOV

Well the week started like any other except for the fact we are now both on diets which is a bit of a struggle for me. Not allowed is: Breads, Milk, Sugar, Chocolate,Fried Food, anything tasty and enjoyable really, so its a Tony Ferguson style shake in the morning...mmmmm...then a tuna salad for lunch....then some arvo snacks of carrot and celery sticks ..... then dinner is grilled fish, all in all not bad but, a shock to the system.

Cup day began early as I toddled over to the local pub about 9 am to put some bets on as the TAB where we are going for lunch is only small, so I thought I would get in early to save having to be pushed around by a couple of hundred pushy pensioners with there $2 mytery bet in one hand and there walking stick in the other.

Elaine finally got wear her new boat shoes out. We spent our cup day at a luncheon at the bowling club which overloooks the river from the Bar entrance, about 5 min walk from the Marina. Had booked tickets and got on a table of six. Kevin and Dori who were locals of Port and Vic and Dianne who were from Erskine Park up here checking on there rental properties. Had a great day and could not have asked for better company. We started at about 11.30 and didn't leave there till after 6.30. The day was well organized with some best dressed competitions, lucky door prizes and stuff like that. Didn't win any money or prizes for that matter but the day was great fun.

Wednesday morning I jumped on a little plane home to do a couple of days work, leaving Elaine on boat watch for a few days. Day one was no problem Elaine stuck to her walks and shopping but Thursday day two the winds, storm and tears arrived. With 40ish knot winds and howling rain and Elaine I arranged for the Marina manager to keep an eye on both the boat & Elaine. By Friday day three the wind had died a lot but the rain was still hanging around and making it difficult for Elaine to get off the boat so she was Not Happy Jan!

I arrived home on Saturday with Elaine just as eager to see me as she was about getting off the boat and standing on solid ground. We went to the Seafood restaurant for dinner here at the Marina on Saturday night, seemed a little over rated. It had been made out to be a lot better than it was or maybe it was just us a week on our diet and our expectations of real food a little high.

Sunday morning we got up and on our walk early. We headed to the "Boat Shed" which is the main boat / canoe hire place around here. After an hour & a half walk we stumbled accross this run down shack so they weren't lying when they said SHED. So we went accross the road to the Cafe for a Soya milk no sugar capaccino which tasted like cat's piss (Rod's opinion) so wont be doing that again.

Another hour & half walk back home we stopped off at the local club for our grilled fish & salad lunch. Rod stayed and propped up the bar while Elaine went and did some grocery shopping (yummm more bloody lettuce)

Whilst sitting on the back of the boat in the sunshine having an afternoon beverage we watchied a few guys fishing. One of them got a big catch. After a struggle we were sure he had just snagged his line when he pulled up a Stingray. The Dick nead he would pull it out of the water with his hands. Lucky he put it back.

So our plan was to try and leave Monday 8th, but sitting here in 25knts of wind and coming from the North, we will stay put for a few days as this is supposed to keep up until Friday.