We decided to have a break from sailing & weather watching and book in for a week. We spent the week catching up with family & friends. It was really nice to invite them to see Time Flies and have a chat about our journey so far.

First up was Kate, Mike & Elaine, lots of laughs and a few drinks in the club. Feels like it was only weeks ago we caught up not over 10yrs.

Currumbin Waters

Thanks to John & Carol we had a car for the week, which allowed us to run around and get some jobs done. We also had a chance to enjoy the warm sunshine & have a swim. Dean was keener than me, but eventually I jumped in and was surprised at how warm the water was.

 

We enjoyed a beautiful dinner on Della-Rue steak & salads finished with Chocolate Bavarian cheese cake and a few wines.

Early morning walk with Della-Rue

The weekend saw us head up to Mount Nebo to visit Ray & Mel. We left John & Carol’s after a slight delay to find the keys. When I asked John where his spare key was he said “in the glove box”, not very helpful with the doors locked. We were taken along the “Goat Track” which is a one way track along the mountain edge. I was warned about it by Carol so I made sure Dean was on the edge side of the car. I have full trust in John’s driving but it’s a little scary when you hear that earlier that day a car had gone over the edge somewhere on the mountain. We had exited where the recovery of the vehicle was under way. John had to do a U-turn on a very narrow road in his Ford F250, another heart stopper for me!

We enjoyed a fun evening with Ray & Mel joining them for a fundraising event at the local hall. It’s great to see communities coming together for these events. A few sore heads the next day we headed back home to Time Flies. A little hiccup on the way. We had just left and the car decided it wasn’t going to continue up the hill. John safely navigated us backwards with loss of power steering & limited brakes. A tap on the fuel tank it was empty. There seems to be an issue with the fuel gauge. With fuel in the tank we were off. We stopped at Yatala Pies for lunch, the car park was full and it even had a drive thru. The queue inside was long but moved quickly and the pies were big. Worth a visit.

 

Dean’s pie review – 3.5/5 star - Service & temperature of pie 5/5, pastry 3/5 bottom overcooked, filling 3/5 a little under flavoured.

Our final visitors were Aunty Di & Kevin who were up from Melbourne for a holiday. We celebrated Kevin’s birthday at the Lifesaving Club with his son & grandchildren. Finishing off with yummy chocolate cake.