Today we got up early (well, I’m usually up early anyway, but David got up early today too) and we joined the 7am (that’s right, 7am!) walking group. They meet every morning for a 45-60minute walk and vary the route each day. Now, these people are older than us, so I must admit, I thought it would be a leisurely stroll. No way! These guys are serious walkers, and obviously because we’ve been working really hard over the last 2 weeks we are really, really tired, and they are really, really fit from all the walking they do, so I’m sure by the end of 3 or 4 weeks we won’t have any problem keeping up with them! Although David said he is going to alternate the walking group with the water aerobics group (which also meets every morning at 7am). Not sure how long we will keep this up, but our intentions are good at the moment!
Since we were up and at it so early this morning, I kept the momentum going and cleaned and vacuumed the inside of the van (we really need to get a name for it, I can’t keep calling it the van, it’s so much more than that! – any suggestions people?) which took all of, oh, 1 hour, then we went for a drive in to Casino and then to Lismore. It’s very pretty country around here – everything is quite green, and being beef and pastoral country, there are lots of rolling hills and trees (and of course cattle!)
This afternoon we also played a new (to us anyway) game called Disc Bowls – think of lawn bowls with a turned wooden Frisbee shaped disk instead of a ball and you’re pretty close. It was good fun, and Josephine, our “coach” did a good job teaching us the rules and how to play. Apparently, CMCA (Campervan & Motorhomes Club of Australia) members play this often at their rallies. So anyway, it was a good day all round, we met some nice people and we learned some new stuff along the way.
Now it’s time for a drink. And after that, well, I might just need a nanny nap!