Thursday 26 March—Thursday 30 April
On Thursday 26 March we packed up to leave Granville for our next visit to Tea Gardens. The trip north went well and there was lots of traffic the whole way, even considering the fuel shortage/overpricing issues occurring at the moment. It was a beautiful sunny day and the area where we set was very green and dry, a nice change to our last few visits. The birds were really enjoying the trees with lots of chittering happening. I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard thunder and then rain early evening. We had quite a vicious storm with strong winds and headed off to bed listening to raindrops on the roof.
We enjoyed a few slow days recovering from the busy time with family and friends and on Sunday we enjoyed a morning at Tea Gardens Baptist, catching up with our friends and meeting new people and had a delicious lunch at the Country Club. After lunch we drove to the river front where we ate ice cream while enjoying the scenery and activity of the river.
On Monday afternoon Reen visited Léonie and spent time with the ladies making cards and on Tuesday we were able to catch up again at Bible Study and then off the club together for dinner. Reen also got busy scanning photos for the Hammers which was going to take a while (actually took 2 weeks). Dean got busy installing the new water filter, he got the first part done but needed to find a couple of fittings to complete the job. He managed to complete the job and get the UV filter added with no leaks about 2 weeks later.
We got involved in the church’s Trash & Treasure sale on Easter Saturday with setting up in the hall on Thursday, then all day Saturday and on Monday we did the pack up. It was a great time of fellowship and meeting people of the community. It made for a busy weekend with great church services on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
It was great to able to assist the Pastor and team in replacing a paling fence with a colourbond fence which took us 2 days. It was a job well done and looked terrific. Dean said he felt quite achy at the end of each day and that he did enjoy the company while working. Reen assisted with food and drinks and also cooked a cake each day for morning tea and she also helped with raking up twigs on the grass in preparation for mowing.
On Friday night we got to socialise over a delicious dinner cooked by Darryl & Caroline and share with Pastor Len & Sue; a great time of fellowship. On Saturday we drove to Forster Tuncurry along the scenic Lakes Way which ran through mountains and lots of small towns; it was quite pretty with water on both sides of us. It was great to see through David & Lynne’s new unit; they had spent 2 days finding all the needed things with their son and daughter-in-law’s help. After coffee and a chat we ventured down to the Tuncurry Beach and to the Rockpool Beach Cafe for a delicious seafood lunch of fish, prawns and chips. After lunch we wandered along the beach and then decided to go for some sightseeing around the area. On our way back to the unit we stopped at the Sinners and Saint Ice Creamy Shop for ice cream, of course. We spent the afternoon together having a great time catching up and left early evening to head back to our home.
