Saturday, April 25, 2009

Sarah's trip and Gardening

Sarah had a fantastic time on her trip to Sydney and Canberra (16th - 21st April). Day 1 : after flying over they went to Bondi beach (desperately wanted to surf some waves), checked into their motel and then went to the Aquarium. Day 2: Off to Taronga Zoo then enjoyed a ferry ride to the Opera House where they did a tour. This was followed by a visit to the Maritime Museum and a Monorail ride. After dinner they went to Luna Park.
Day 3 : After packing up and loading the bus they drove to Canberra. First up was a visit to the National Museum and then to Questacon ( an interactive fun science centre) and then after dinner it was time for a quiz night. Day 4 : Up bright and early for a bus trip to Mt Kosciuszko. A few managed to climb to the summit. It was freezing cold there. After the drive back they had dinner then went up the Telstra Tower. Day 5 : A busy day started with a cruise along Lake Burley-Griffin, then visits to Film and Sound archives, Parliament House, Art Gallery and the Australian Institute of Sport. Finishing off at the Mount Ainslie Lookout. Day 6 : A few more "interesting" places to see being the National Archives, Old Parliament House and the Australian War Memorial. Finally some free time to do some shopping then fly home and arrive in Perth at 10.30 that night. We then drove home to Bunbury and didn't see her until lunchtime the next day. A great time had by all!



We decided to extend our side vegetable garden so we could grow a few more things in winter as not much sun reaches all the areas. To do this Peter had to move some reticulation and do some rewiring.
Today we went to Waldecks and bought some brocolli, cauliflour and bean seedlings. We planted them along with some peas in our new garden in the lovely and stinky cow manure. Hopefully they will grow and supply us with some healthy winter vegies. Nicole decided she wanted to learn to knit so with the help of you tube she got to cast on stage and then I helped her with the knitting, which I only have a real basic knowledge. Anyway she got a few rows done.
And one final note Yeh! they finally won a game against the Sydeny Swans, first one for the season.

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