home and away

Been home nearly a week from the camping trip.
Last year you may remember, our trip home was somewhat 'jazzed up' by having our car catch fire and burn to death.
This year there was no such disaster!
We had a beautiful weeks holiday down at Cape Conran; swimming, boogie boarding and generally relaxing.
There was a range of weather challenges to contend with. Rain, wind and total fire ban. The main concern on the total fire ban day was how to manage our well entrenched coffee addiction without the use of the gas stove. After we discussed the matter with the ranger, we worked out that we could take a little walk with the butane gas bottle to a picnic spot with a concreted in bbq. It was ok, he said, for us to cook our coffees on the gas bottle ring as long as it was sitting atop the bbq. So, see the desperadoes trudging through the bush with stovetop espresso pots in hand, extra water, extra coffee and milk. Ha ha. It was fine. We didn't start any fire, we had our coffee and we met a lovely young German couple who were trying to cook toast on the bbq hotplate. They told us their story...their rented campervan had been broken into in Jervis bay and they had lost EVERYTHING including passports, cameras, money the lot! Poor loves. We made them a great coffee. Wish them lots of luck for the rest of their trip.
We left our big darling camping with friends for another week. He is having a ball.
We came back to town to get clean, go to work and have some decent night's sleep.
I can't help it...when I hear the wind blustering through the trees, I can't sleep for fear of being impaled by a falling branch.
The only craft supply I took along (and I don't really know why) was my embroidery threads. At the Orbost oppy, Pam found a VERY special sheet set and we whiled away a few hours embellishing the funky design with a few stitches.
Wii Fit (for xmas) tells me that I am obese, so I'm feeling pretty great about that.
Nothing like hearing it straight. I'm very impressed by Stompergirl's bootcamp adventures but unlikely to follow her lead.
Pity sewing isn't an aerobic activity.