Brace yourself, it’s a long post…
While waiting for the workers to arrive this morning, I noticed that the morning light was falling on the sea in a spectacular way with an awesome bank of clouds just above it. Neither Nick nor I could properly capture it, but this was Nick’s best attempt, followed by Flagstaff in its morning glory.
We had to leave our house at about 9 am when the workers came to continue with the plumbing, so sat in the police unit for about half an hour before heading to Pam and Geoff’s place for the day. On the way down we saw that the work on the schoolroom roof is nearly done, and in fact the last few sheets went on during the course of the day. This is very exciting progress! Nick mentioned the possibility of hiring a second contractor to continue with the work in the schoolroom while the manse gets repaired – so it might still happen that we move back into the manse before our time on the island draws to a close. I am thrilled at the prospect. 
On to Pam and Geoff – it didn’t take us long to come up with a game plan for the day, which included a hike, picnic and swim. Pam and I walked to town looking for some supplies, then went back to her place to make up the lunch. 
Took Geoff to the manse as he hadn’t yet seen the rockfall damage, then we were on our way for the first part of the day’s plan – a hike up Mount Eternity. It was really more of a short walk up a hill, especially for me as I didn’t continue along the ridge, choosing rather to stay put at the top and wait for the others to come back. It was a gorgeous day with very co-operative blue skies. 
By 12.30 we were all starving and ready for our picnic lunch and a bit of restful chit-chat. 
Headed home (that would be Pam’s place) for a breather, then Nick, Geoff, Maddy and Aaron drove to town for a swim at the docks. Pam, Caleb and I walked down town, cameras in hand, before meeting up at the docks. 
We didn’t have to wait long for Aaron to finish his swim, then the four of us walked back up home again. We had barely arrived back and got some supper going before the swimmers were home. Supper was pasta bolognaise – yummy. We left at about 6, but wanted to try some slow-shutter photography on the sea in low-light conditions. We weren’t entirely successful in our efforts, but practice makes perfect, right?
While waiting for the workers to arrive this morning, I noticed that the morning light was falling on the sea in a spectacular way with an awesome bank of clouds just above it. Neither Nick nor I could properly capture it, but this was Nick’s best attempt, followed by Flagstaff in its morning glory.
We had to leave our house at about 9 am when the workers came to continue with the plumbing, so sat in the police unit for about half an hour before heading to Pam and Geoff’s place for the day. On the way down we saw that the work on the schoolroom roof is nearly done, and in fact the last few sheets went on during the course of the day. This is very exciting progress! Nick mentioned the possibility of hiring a second contractor to continue with the work in the schoolroom while the manse gets repaired – so it might still happen that we move back into the manse before our time on the island draws to a close. I am thrilled at the prospect. On to Pam and Geoff – it didn’t take us long to come up with a game plan for the day, which included a hike, picnic and swim. Pam and I walked to town looking for some supplies, then went back to her place to make up the lunch. Took Geoff to the manse as he hadn’t yet seen the rockfall damage, then we were on our way for the first part of the day’s plan – a hike up Mount Eternity. It was really more of a short walk up a hill, especially for me as I didn’t continue along the ridge, choosing rather to stay put at the top and wait for the others to come back. It was a gorgeous day with very co-operative blue skies. By 12.30 we were all starving and ready for our picnic lunch and a bit of restful chit-chat. Headed home (that would be Pam’s place) for a breather, then Nick, Geoff, Maddy and Aaron drove to town for a swim at the docks. Pam, Caleb and I walked down town, cameras in hand, before meeting up at the docks. We didn’t have to wait long for Aaron to finish his swim, then the four of us walked back up home again. We had barely arrived back and got some supper going before the swimmers were home. Supper was pasta bolognaise – yummy. We left at about 6, but wanted to try some slow-shutter photography on the sea in low-light conditions. We weren’t entirely successful in our efforts, but practice makes perfect, right?
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