Day 61: Taking a sickie

Yep, you can even do that when you are on holiday.

So, a few things happened today. Duncan woke up with Andrew's cold, which Callum was the second one to get (and which was worse today). So now we have two snotty younger ones and one achy older one. I hope I don't get a turn.

Also, Duncan and I found our muscles talking to us. Shouting at times, in fact, "We are here, we are here!" I never knew that walking down (800+) stairs could use so many muscles. I suppose the best thing would have been to exercise them today, but we were just really buggered and decided to take a sickie. I have had a lovely day reading my book, getting the washing caught up and scanning Japanese stuff (don't ask). We did also do a bit of work on timetables this morning.

Andrew and I felt the need for a swim in the afternoon, so we headed down to Narrabeen beach (just outside the caravan park's gate). The waves looked inviting and there were the lifesaver's 'swim between the flags' flying, so we braved Shark Alley and headed for the waves with the boogy boards. (Shark Alley is the name given to the river outlet, which we had to cross. The tide was out, so we could manage the current and it was shallow enough to get across...and there were no lurking sharks - I did check.) We had a great time with the boards and the waves, though I did get a whole lot of sand in my bathers (ergh!) and the current was quite strong. Once we got tired of this (literally physically tired - it was a job staying upright at times), we headed back across Shark Alley to the beach pool, where we lolled about on the boards for a while.

After a nice, hot shower to get rid of all that nasty sand, Duncan and I had to get some groceries. He dosed up on drugs (you gotta love drugs) and off we went to fill up the tank and get foody stuff. The boys stayed in the van watching TV and pottering on their netbooks. This achieved, we are now - as I type this - sitting in the dying evening light, sipping champagne in companionable silence. For those who know me well, champagne does go straight to my head (especially on an empty stomach) and I am already having difficulty typing all the right letters! Yay for champagne!

So, before I say something I shouldn't, or my typing becomes slurred, I shall say au reservoir for now. We will sleep well tonight.

PS We are moving tomorrow...but that is another story for another day.