It's been a crazy six weeks!

That's how long it's been since my last post.  As I looked back through my photos I commented to my husband that I'm flabbergasted that we could fit so much into six weeks.  We, of course, make our own busy.  No doubt about that.
June was a whirlwind of tradies finishing the pool and rotunda.  Builder, Painter, Electrician, Sand Blasting the verandah and finally pressure cleaning the whole hole house.  We still have the landscaping to complete the picture but I am quietly pleased that he couldn't come for four weeks.  That will be next week!

Painting

And more painting....

A new backyard fence

The finished product

Loving this sick!

Sandblasting the slippery old verandah meant repainting!

In between all of that we have had back to back visitors.  I always enjoy having friends and family come to visit.  My mum came for two weeks that passed in the blink of an eye.  While she was here we ate at a couple of lovely restaurants.......Arabellas in Port, Blue Water Bar and Grill at Bluewater in Cairns and Obi's in Yungaburra.  The food at all three was fantastic but my favourite was Obi's.

We also went along to a Degustation at Harrisons Restaurant at the Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas.  The guest chef was Adrian Richardson and together with the owner of Harrisons, Spencer Patrick, we were served four incredibly delicious courses with matching wines.  We were seated at a table with eight other diners who loved their food just as much as us!
Philip and I also had a night at Thala Beach Lodge where once again the food was exceptional.  We stayed the night here because the following morning Philip had volunteered for a water stop at the Thala Beach turnoff for the Ironman 70.3 triathlon.  There were six volunteers that made up the Port Douglas contingent and it was a fun day with plenty of laughs with this group of friends.

View from the Thala Beach Restaurant (cruise ship in the distance)

I very rarely order steak when I eat out because I'm always disappointed but not in this case!

Water Stop at Thala Beach for the Ironman 70.3

Another fun night was at a friends birthday party.  I don't actually know how old Russell turned.  No one would say :-) We ate, drank, told dirty jokes and completed the night around a bonfire in their backyard.  How good is that!

I have more guests arriving for smoko today, so I had better go and prepare.  Hopefully I will get to talk to you all next week.  How have the last six weeks been for you?  Busy?