136 - Another week on the Goldie

The first heavy rain on the Goldie for a while

Monday 16th January 2012

Weather: Windy, showery and quite cool

The bride arrived in Melbourne okay, and is experiencing lovely summer weather. The weather did turn here on the Goldie yesterday, but today is just miserable. Strong winds, and continual showers. I had intentions of mucking around with the RetroLiner, but instead, bought the latest edition of Caravan and Motor Home magazine, and then lazed away the afternoon, reading the mag and watching the DVD that comes with it. After that interlude, makes you want to hit the road. Time will tell.

The big news is, I have landed my dream Government job in the pensions department. Yahoooooooo!!!!!!! I start work officially on the 25th January 2012. Of course my JD is:

• Travel and go the beach
• Don't stress and have a great time
• Enjoy the local reds
• But be early to bed, so I am not to tired for the next day of fun and excitement.

However the negative side is the job, it doesn't pay much......ooooo'h well, that's life 

when you are an old age pensioner.

Tooooosday 17th January 2012

Weather: Miserable

What can you write about when the weather is so shitty out there. By the time I surfaced, it was time to shoot over to the local centre, get new drugs, do a bit of shopping, and come on back to the house.

Only exciting thing today is, I also got my pension concession card.............another yahoo!!!!!! To bad I couldn't use it today, as the script would have cost me $10 instead of near on $70. Damn!!!!!!! Unfortunately the card doesn't kick in until the 25th January 2012. There seems to be all sorts of goodies I can use this card for....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Wednesday to Friday day 17th-19th January 2012

Weather: Fair

These days are really nothing days. Didn't do much. The for sale signs went up on the house. A ting of sadness here, but we must move on. The bride returns Saturday afternoon from Melbourne.

For Sale

Saturday day 20th January 2012

Weather: Fair

The bride arrived home from Melbourne. The morning I spent just pottering around the house and catching up on some housework and general domestics. Because we are at least an hour from the hairy port, and take into consideration holiday traffic, especially around Southport, I allowed one and half hours, from the house, down the coast road, and find a park at the hairy port.

Traffic every where heading into the concrete jungle

My estimation was pretty good, and arrived in the terminal at Coolangatta (Gold Coast Airport) about three fifteen, with the flight arriving at three thirty.

The Eagle had landed

Once the bride was through the arrival gate, we quickly picked up her luggage, jumped back into the car, and just repeated the drive down. We arrived back at the house in about the same time. The rest of the day and evening was just about catching up on her last week in Melbourne.

The bride is somewhere amongst the throng

Sunday 21st January 2012

Weather: Sunny but very windy

Nothing like a Sunday afternoon brunch on the veranda over looking the canal

I was saying to the bride, the weather has changed here in Qld. I have been here about a month now, and have only seen maybe two picture postcard days. Most of the time heavy in cloud, very windy, and showers. At the time of writing this we have been advised by the weather gurus to expect another large rain event over the next couple of days......ho hum, here we go again.

Our plan of getting to the beach, walking and generally enjoying the great out doors, has been ham strung a bit.

Till next week that is the week that was. We will be finalising a date for our departure in the very immediate future. Have a few things to tidy up on the Val and some storage improvements on the van.

So till next time stay toooooooned!!!!!!!!!!!!!