What an eventful and rain-filled few days we've had. Queensland was as dry as a chip as there had been none of the usual downpours the state expects in January. That changed at the end of last week! We experienced the tail-end of Cyclone Oswald (Ossie hits Oz??) and boy was it relentless! The rain started on Thursday, got heavier on Friday and then the winds picked up on Saturday and Sunday... quite frightening but thankfully for us: no structural damage, no flooding and no loss of power. Other parts of the country weren't as lucky.
The school where I should be today escaped as it's on a hill, but the town of Gympie flooded badly, with the main route into the town inundated, preventing access. I am therefore at home, with another day's grace for lesson planning!
I have just seen Oli off to his first day at High School (gulp). He's catching a bus for the first time (wouldn't let me drive him!) and has just txt me to say that he's on it: result! His school escaped flooding although power was only restored last night. Jeff's route to work completely clear so all good here in the Friendship household. Hopefully, I am able to get to school tomorrow when the floods recede in Gympie and the main road in is clear of water.
Monday 28 January 2013
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Long Distances...
Driving to Gympie yesterday from here in Eumundi, I noticed a sign stating that it's 1594 kilometres to Cairns... long old trip!
Friday 11 January 2013
New Year: New Home!
New Year's Eve was fantastic: on the beach at Mooloolaba, watching the fireworks, eating snacks and enjoying the entertainment... great end to the year.
Since then: its been EXHAUSTING! We moved on the 5th of January to the lovely little town of Eumundi, with population of around 2000, just half an hour up the road from Mooloolaba and 15 mins from Noosa :)
The moving day itself went incredibly well with so much help from very good friends: we naively thought that we would be able to do it ourselves: not to be.
We actually kept the other house in Mountain Creek for a week, so I could go in and clean it up, in anticipation of receiving the full bond. I HAVE NEVER WORKED SO HARD IN MY LIFE! I have cleaned, vacuumed, polished, swept and mopped with a vengeance all week in heat-wave conditions... we finished yesterday at 7pm and have passed the keys back, awaiting the inspection with bated breath.
I am unable to find anything just yet in our new home: including my mobile telephone! I have tried 'phoning my number but to no avail. It's definitely not in our old house so I still haven't given up hope of finding it. We haven't had internet access either so it's been like living in the twilight zone! Thankfully, our internet has been sorted today and we won't have to pay any fees for getting out of the previous contract with the supplier either: bonus :)
Loving the new house... we're still renting, although we've already met the owner (whose sister lives one side of us and his parents the other), and he's intimated that he wants to sell it: I am going to persuade Jeff to buy the place, as it means I would get out of the Bond clean at the end of the tenancy.
Since then: its been EXHAUSTING! We moved on the 5th of January to the lovely little town of Eumundi, with population of around 2000, just half an hour up the road from Mooloolaba and 15 mins from Noosa :)
The moving day itself went incredibly well with so much help from very good friends: we naively thought that we would be able to do it ourselves: not to be.
We actually kept the other house in Mountain Creek for a week, so I could go in and clean it up, in anticipation of receiving the full bond. I HAVE NEVER WORKED SO HARD IN MY LIFE! I have cleaned, vacuumed, polished, swept and mopped with a vengeance all week in heat-wave conditions... we finished yesterday at 7pm and have passed the keys back, awaiting the inspection with bated breath.
I am unable to find anything just yet in our new home: including my mobile telephone! I have tried 'phoning my number but to no avail. It's definitely not in our old house so I still haven't given up hope of finding it. We haven't had internet access either so it's been like living in the twilight zone! Thankfully, our internet has been sorted today and we won't have to pay any fees for getting out of the previous contract with the supplier either: bonus :)
Loving the new house... we're still renting, although we've already met the owner (whose sister lives one side of us and his parents the other), and he's intimated that he wants to sell it: I am going to persuade Jeff to buy the place, as it means I would get out of the Bond clean at the end of the tenancy.
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