One bar of internet coverage and heading further up stream…

We've had a mixed bag of sweets for the week, beginning with me having a quite alarming MOTHER of all meltdowns, as a result of missing my family and friends, and ending in a contented dinner aboard Awaitea with GUESTS. Yes GUESTS! Can you imagine?

Reality check:

Al needs socialisation. (and a cafe on her own every 4th day).
Roo needs kids to wrestle with (Cooks is no match for Roo, she is far too strong).
Cooks needs boys to flirt with.
and Xave needs a wife who is NOT a bunny boiler, and of course a bit more of the obvious….

So with all that in mind, we've adjusted our lifestyle to suit.

My cousin Jules became our very first visitor on board Awaitea, and we spent a lovely day cruising - I even pulled a couple of ropes, I mean sheets - around Scotland Island and Morning Bay. It was lovely to have someone new to share our day with, and Jules is such easy company!



We've had a day at Taronga Zoo, which the kids of course enjoyed - I was too busy marvelling at the view to notice the animals.



I went for a 30 minute 'run' which took 2 hours by the time I'd stopped at a cafe on the way home to skull a latte, and dribble the last mouthful all down my singlet - classy - drop in at the local Palm Beach Kinder and chat to the kinder teacher about guilt (and casual kinder days, of which there aren't any) - she did however tell me which parks to stalk at what time on which days for a bit of 4 yr old wrestle mania, thanks Kerryn, Then dropped by to check on mail at the local yacht sails office and managed to talk their ears off etc etc until I finally returned to the boat.

Xave was glad I'd gotten my 'fix'.

We then headed off to the other side of Pitty to rendezvous with our mate Simon whom we'd not seen since Queenscliff Harbour, in America Bay - a very quiet and still anchorage, with steep bushy hills all around, and oysters threatening to cut our dinghy to shreds if we dared to take her ashore…. thankfully we have a tender for our tender, in the form of our canoe, so we made it ashore to explore a bit, and try to climb up to the waterfall - slippery rocks and little feet did not go well together, but we managed to scramble around a bit nevertheless. Having just visited the reptile enclosure at the zoo, I was slightly paranoid about snakes, and nearly jumped out of my natives when I spied a skink. Pathetic.

Last night, Simon and his young crew, joined us for dinner, which I prepared - keeping the charade going as perfect wifey - and it was again, good to have some company aboard Awaitea. Cooks was so thrilled to see Simon again, that at once, she took him by the hand and suggested they play mummies and daddies. Simon suggested it was a game better left for Al & Xave. I'll be telling that one at your 21st young lady, she then proceeded to have about 5 costume changes for the boys throughout the evening - she's certainly ticked her 'need' off for the week...




Simon's nephew Jake thrilling the kids.


which he had to repeat due to Roo stating: Gee Mum, we'll have to see THAT again.

Today has dawned bright and sunny. There is not a breath of wind, the water is like glass, we've just said goodbye to the boys who have just putted by on their way to the Goldy, and we're preparing to head up the creek towards Cottage Point.

and I've done my research…. there IS a cafe there.

TICK.