Hi all,
Only 7.5 weeks till Moo is here, which means only 8 weeks till our road trip!! Glad to hear Will is on the mend, and I for one will not believe it is Claire's last semester, because I think she has been studying since I met her. The Roper should be great, I'll be hanging on the coast with Mya, Im not sure what Hasi is up to, but he's sure looking forward to the break. And I know I say it all the time, but it really doesnt seem that long since he was last on holidays. I'm sure Jack would agree with me.
Well my neighbour is still alive and his tree is out of the creek. I remained polite and appropriate at all times during my discussion with him, and he had the tree out of the creek within the next half hour!
There's really not much happening in my life, but Im happy and healthy, and saving hard for holidays up northwith Moo and later to Europe. Cardiac boxing tomorrow 6am, theatre tomorrow night and pottery thursday. Im hanging out in Penshurst today, and thinking about a quick cruise down to riverwood op shops.
The weather on the coast has been divine and the water is glorious. The chooks are laying and the cockatoos screeching.
Hope all,s well with everyone, LOve Zak
Monday, March 22, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
No Fish Dreaming
Hi All
Claire and I spent all day Sunday fishing the Adelaide River and didn't even look like catching a fish. Anyway it was a good distraction. We rang Will on Friday night only to find he was in emergency with appendicitis pains. He was in pain and pretty drugged up. Rang him again on Saturday morning (after a not much sleep kind of night) and the drugs seem to be working. He didn't talk for very long as he was getting ready for surgery. Johnny Appleseed went to visit him about 11 but he was on his way to surgery. Anyway it all seems good and spending a day on the water getting sunburnt was a good way not to worry. Rang him on Monday night and he was down the pub getting a feed so I think all is good. A stressful couple of days none the less.
Chappy and I are going to Roper for Easter but it looks like the Alice Spring mob can't make it. Claire will be studying. This is her last semester (till she decides to do a masters or something).
I replaced the wheel bearings on the boat trailer a couple of weekends ago getting ready for Roper with both Chappy and Joe as support crew which is pretty much the once a year service.
Although I seem to be working a 10 hour day every day I'm still happy and enjoying the job. It just means the weekends are pretty full doing the washing and cleaning stuff and trying to enjoy what Darwin has to offer. The good news is Skinny had such a good time last year he looks like comong up again in the middle of the year. I think we will plan a two week assault on the Kakadu billabongs.
Love to you all
Marty and Claire
Claire and I spent all day Sunday fishing the Adelaide River and didn't even look like catching a fish. Anyway it was a good distraction. We rang Will on Friday night only to find he was in emergency with appendicitis pains. He was in pain and pretty drugged up. Rang him again on Saturday morning (after a not much sleep kind of night) and the drugs seem to be working. He didn't talk for very long as he was getting ready for surgery. Johnny Appleseed went to visit him about 11 but he was on his way to surgery. Anyway it all seems good and spending a day on the water getting sunburnt was a good way not to worry. Rang him on Monday night and he was down the pub getting a feed so I think all is good. A stressful couple of days none the less.
Chappy and I are going to Roper for Easter but it looks like the Alice Spring mob can't make it. Claire will be studying. This is her last semester (till she decides to do a masters or something).
I replaced the wheel bearings on the boat trailer a couple of weekends ago getting ready for Roper with both Chappy and Joe as support crew which is pretty much the once a year service.
Although I seem to be working a 10 hour day every day I'm still happy and enjoying the job. It just means the weekends are pretty full doing the washing and cleaning stuff and trying to enjoy what Darwin has to offer. The good news is Skinny had such a good time last year he looks like comong up again in the middle of the year. I think we will plan a two week assault on the Kakadu billabongs.
Love to you all
Marty and Claire
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
greetings from the south coast
Hi all,
Well our weekend at Honeymoon Bay was divine. What a beautiful spot, in the middle of a military zone!! quite bizarre. We found this amazing fishing spot near point perpendicular- agood walk down a track in the coastal scrub, to a steep metal staircase that took us down to a cliff face where a dozen fisherman had camped in swags and were fishing for marlin!! One of the few places in the world where they fish for marlin off the mainland.A more determined bunch of fisherguys I had never seen. Quiet, beerless, it completely blew me away. And yes a marlin have been caught just the day before. This place is a hidden treasure. They bring all their gear down in prams and wheelbarrow and lock them to a tree at the end of the track. I'll take you there Mart if you are ever in the neighbourhood.
I was well rested for my six days of work to follow- the things you do for a few extra bucks for a air ticket.
I have booked flights for myself and Moo to fly to Hervey Bay in May-can't wait for that. now just have to plan the road trip south back home. We both have people and places we want to catch up with on the way south.
My beautiful friend Mya is coming up from Victoria with some of her family at Easter. I'm really looking forward to hanging out with them.
And then there's work, the chooks and the garden. Im pretty pissed off that the neighbout to the south has cut a small tree down, and dumped it in the creek area. Looks like its damaged a few shrubs i have planted on the way down. He's really going to get a piece of my mind next time I see him. He's already been dumping palm fronds on top of a lily pilly Ive planted. I only just finished telling him a week ago that that was our property, and all the bloody work I'd done in the creek. He's really in deep shit. I better stop dwelling on it otherwise Im going to get very angry.
Well now time to do a little travel research.
Hope all's well with everyone
Love Zak
Well our weekend at Honeymoon Bay was divine. What a beautiful spot, in the middle of a military zone!! quite bizarre. We found this amazing fishing spot near point perpendicular- agood walk down a track in the coastal scrub, to a steep metal staircase that took us down to a cliff face where a dozen fisherman had camped in swags and were fishing for marlin!! One of the few places in the world where they fish for marlin off the mainland.A more determined bunch of fisherguys I had never seen. Quiet, beerless, it completely blew me away. And yes a marlin have been caught just the day before. This place is a hidden treasure. They bring all their gear down in prams and wheelbarrow and lock them to a tree at the end of the track. I'll take you there Mart if you are ever in the neighbourhood.
I was well rested for my six days of work to follow- the things you do for a few extra bucks for a air ticket.
I have booked flights for myself and Moo to fly to Hervey Bay in May-can't wait for that. now just have to plan the road trip south back home. We both have people and places we want to catch up with on the way south.
My beautiful friend Mya is coming up from Victoria with some of her family at Easter. I'm really looking forward to hanging out with them.
And then there's work, the chooks and the garden. Im pretty pissed off that the neighbout to the south has cut a small tree down, and dumped it in the creek area. Looks like its damaged a few shrubs i have planted on the way down. He's really going to get a piece of my mind next time I see him. He's already been dumping palm fronds on top of a lily pilly Ive planted. I only just finished telling him a week ago that that was our property, and all the bloody work I'd done in the creek. He's really in deep shit. I better stop dwelling on it otherwise Im going to get very angry.
Well now time to do a little travel research.
Hope all's well with everyone
Love Zak
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