Life is a Journey

A very lazy, relaxing last day. Mind you I did have a VERY early start when I woke up at 5am and couldn’t get back to sleep. So plenty of computer time this morning. As you can see it was another magnificent day.

The morning was spent reading with a late morning swim in the big pool, before we had lunch by the pool.

Then it was time for some more bowling – this time with Nan & Pop. We all had fun.

But no luck with winning for me :-(. I was really hot and cold with my bowling today.

I did better in the second game, which Pop won and I came third.

Then one last swim for the girls and I in the big pool. I’ll miss this pool. It’s been lots of fun.

Dinner tonight involved another BBQ using up most of our leftover food.

Unfortunately we couldn’t get channel 10 to work tonight so no Oprah. Probably just as well becuase all the adds and the announcements about what had been shown and what was going to be showed was starting to drive me mad. They could have shown so much more of our country!

Last night…. 🙁

This morning began with…you guess it… tea and internet. The girls worked on the sand art they got last night.

Eventually Nan & Pop got up, we had breakfast and got ready for the day. We headed into Nelson Bay for some shopping. As you can see it was a beautiful day with a brillinat blue sky and white whispy clouds.

We eventually ended up at the Marina.

Where we saw our little fairy penguin friend again :-). So cute.

Shopping complete we headed back to the resort, where we had lunch at the restaurant. We even sat at the same table we did yesterday.

There was nothing vegetarian on the menu but the chef offered to make Amy & I a pumpkin risotto. We quickly agreed and it was rather delicious.

I didn’t want to be out in the mid-day sun so I took the girls to the shopping center to get their new school shoes. They also got new joggers and some teva sandels so it was a very expensive trip. Thank goodness they only start school once a year !!! We bought a few other bits and pieces and headed home. Straight into our cossies and off to the pool.

I took over Mum’s float and Christy pulled me around the pool. Eventually she decided that I was the Queen and she was my horse!!!

I can tell you there were lots of jealous people in that pool :-).

There was also plenty of this….

and this…

And we ran into this cute couple :-).

We laid by the pool for a little while but I didn’t want to get too much sun and it was still strong – even at 4.30pm. Spent the remainder of the afternoon reading some magazines and watching some youtube videos. After dinner Amy & I had another swim in the plunge pool.

I can’t believe how quickly the day seems to go. Before I know it it’s 9pm and I’m thinking about heading to bed to read.

Only one day left…. 🙁

*** I had another report of photos STILL not working, so here’s working they work today. SO FRUSTRATING.

Woke up around 6.30am and spent some time on the computer before getting ready and heading over to bowling alley just before 10.30am where we were to meet up long-time internet friend, Kez and her boy, Billy. This was our second time meeting up and I was looking forward to seeing her again. We decided to meet up for a game of bowling – which worked out well for us because the alley is right across the road from the resort.

Unfortunately I didn’t take Kerrie’s advice and book a lane and there were none free till 11.30am. We decided to head back over to the resort and get some morning tea, which we enjoyed poolside.

At 11.30am we headed back over but had to wait half an hour while some young boys finished up their game in the lane we were waiting for. Luckily we got popcorn and a drink as part of our ticket price so we had those while the kids plays a few arcade games.

Then finally it was time to bowl. I loved how the 3 kids had very different styles of bowling. Christy does a running throw, Billy swings the ball back & forth and drops it so it very slowly rolls up the lane, and Amy dances & bowls the ball without hardly looking what she’s doing.

Christy and Billy stopped for a deep and meaningful mid-game. Not sure if they were discussing bowling strategy or Club Penguin – I’m guessing Club Penguin :-).

It was a fun game and best of all I won. Not sure I’ve ever won a game before. I made sure to take a photo so I had proof 🙂 I also got a strike but the little dude is covering it up.

After our game we had some lunch in the cafe, before coming back over to the resort so the kids could have a swim. Good day for it as it was rather hot outside, even though it was mid afternoon.

The kids had fun doing a few laps while Kerrie and I got to sit, relax and have a chat.

They left about 3.30pm and I hopped into our plunge pool with Nan & Pop to cool down. Then spent the rest of the day reading some magazines. Later I was lucky enough to cash in a coupon for a foot massage (Christy had given us coupons earlier in the week :-)).

Tonights dinner was nachos.

And then Pop took the girls on a special outing to the fun fair in Nelson Bay. They had  great time and didn’t come home until 9pm. Mum & I read and watched Oprah in peace and quiet :-).

When I woke this morning Amy & I decided not to go for a walk…which was lucky as it started pouring down when we would have been out. So we had a slow relaxing morning and eventually decided to go the Shark & Ray Center again as the girls had loved it so much last year.

But this year they decided to suit up and go IN the water with the sharks and rays.

These guys remain my favourite… they are so cute and so friendly…

This one is pretty cute too :-)….

We stayed her about 1.5 hours and then decided to have lunch at the nearby Barramundi Farm restuarant – called Cookabarra!

While we waited Christy played with “Ray”.

In addition to the Barramundi Farm they have have hydroponic vegetables. And shortly will be opening a retail store :-(.

Amy and I shared a Magharita Pizza and wedges. Both were really yummy.

After lunch a waitress bought the girls a container of fish food so they could feed some of the barramundi in the pond beside the restuarant.

We arrived back at the unit about 3pm. Christy went to swim with her friend in the big pool, Mum & Dad swam in the plunge pool and Amy & I stayed out of the sun (with my mild sunburn I didn’t really have any choice) reading. We all then read until about 6pm…

when we all decided to head over to the big pool and do a few laps. We ended up having a bit of race so I managed to get in a workout as well :-). Then it was back home for tea and watching Oprah again.