Saturday 17th was a good day when I enjoyed three hours of pampering at the Five Star Spa at Erina compliments of my Christmas gift voucher from Sam & Shane and Rod & Anne. This was followed by lunch with Heather and Lorraine at "Brando's" which is nearby.
The pampering consisted of a pedicure, body massage & facial all of which took three hours and was not at all hard to take. Feeling like a million dollars I then met up with my good friends Heather and Lorraine who I worked with in my early days with Armstrong, Goff & Co and Coopers & Lybrand. It was good to catch up with them and talk about the old days at the office and where everyone is now. We had a good couple of hours chatting before agreeing that we should come back again in March for Heather's birthday only this time we will all have a pampering. It was a lovely day & just the distraction that I needed.
Sunday 18th was golf and our playing partners today were Des & Yvonne Wilson. Des played very well & the boys gave us a walloping to win the keno ticket. (photo attached). It was a good day and we stayued for dinner at the club that night.
Monday 19th was F-Troop Day at the Club working on the gardens. It was a hot day so we did well to achieve all the work load. Peter did not come to F-Troop today because we needed to have the Lexus aircondioning fixed. The new compressor from Melbourne was to have been fitted this morning but the bad news was that the compressor was faulty. So were the other three compressors that were on hold. It was a matter or ordering another one from SA & hoping that it arrived & in place by Friday so we can get away to Byron Bay. After golf I went to Gosford to take care of some business with our solicitor and the bank and medicare as I had a busy week ahead.
Tuesday 20th it was off to Sydney with the golf girls (twenty of us from Gosford Golf Club).
We drove by convoy to Riverside Oaks Golf Resort near Dural in Sydney. The Galston Gorge access was closed so we had to do a round about way of getting there. We all managed to get there without getting lost. I went with Wendy & Judy & we had a lot of fun. The complex is very well set up & perfect for our couple of days there. The buildings at the lodge are getting tired and need of rejuvinating but the set up was excellant. For $125 per head we got our share accommodation at the lodge, BBQ meal including steak, sausages, which we cooked ourselves
on the BBQ supplied and there were salads and fruit provided as well. The price also included a full buffet breakfast the next day, 9 holes of golf on day one and 18 holes of golf on day two including electric carts. The lodge accomodates up to twenty people with twin share and shared bathrooms which is okay for a couple of days. The girls had a wonderful time and it has become an annual event for our club. This was my first visit & I thought it was a really good experience.
Wednesday 21st we were up early to enjoy our full buffet breakfast at the clubhouse before playing our 18 holes of golf. Yesterday we played nine holes in 40 degree temperatures in the afternoon. This morning we played earlier about 8.00am and it was not such a hot day - about 35 degrees & there was a little more breeze. After golf we had a couple of drinks and some lunch and then made our way back home.
Thursday 22nd I cleaned house in preparation of being away for two weeks. In the afternoon we had some shopping to do so had lunch downtown. At 4.00 oclock I met my other garden co-ordinator Martin at the club so that we could plant out three "Blue Ice" conifers that had been donated towards our garden projects. I did not want to leave the trees in pots to dry out while I am away. After that I downloaded all the photos I had taken at Riverside Oaks so I could burn them to disc for the girls and then updated the golf blog. That was a pretty big day.
The court case hearing was today with the result being an adjournment until the 6th March.
I opted not to attend court as I had a lot of things to do today and there was not a lot of purpose being there.
Today, Friday 23rd I was determined to get back to my exercise regime as I have been very slack for the last three months - not all my fault. I managed to get through an hour on the walker, bike and weights which is the best I have done for a while. I think a bit of renewed fitness will go a long way to picking me up. After that I put in a couple of hours in the front gardens trying to leave them in a respectable state so I would not have a jungle on my return.
After that it was off to the Doctor to update my medications, then to the solicitor to sign some paperwork. After lunch it was time to finish cleaning up & start packing. The good news of the day was that the new compressor did turn up & was installed first thing this morning which was a huge relief. The weather is very hot at the moment and the thought of spending six hours or more in an unconditioned car was unthinkable. So at this moment it is all go!
Images attached: with Des & Yvonne at golf last Sunday; some photos of the F-troopers at work on Monday; various photos of Riverside Oaks and the girls; playing golf; playing charades (me trying to do my best to describe "Casino Royale") (my team got it right); playing "Twister'; playing "Last Man Standing"; girls in the pool' A swan building a nest in the water on the course; large groups of kangaroos populate the course; photos of the clubhouse; various photos of the planting of the 'blue ice' conifers.
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