Castell turned up early for breakfast and then left for his first surfing lesson.  Not long after Jon and Elsie left to go to a party and Alice and Ash left to go for a walk!  I was left to catch up with Eastenders and have my breakfast and a cup of tea in peace.… Continue reading Byron Bay – 2nd April

Up this morning to go swimming with Castell in the memorial pool.  It was lovely and cool from my perspective and cold from Castell’s!  I managed my usual 10 laps with alternate laps as front crawl which is slowly improving.  I don’t know how many laps Castell did but he still has his technique curtesy… Continue reading Byron Bay – 1st April

This morning started with a tidying up and straightening of the house before Alice can home with Ash.  I also tied balloons and ribbons around the house too!  It looked great with flowers that had been sent. Castell came over from the YHA just before they all arrived home.  We settled them in – it… Continue reading Byron Bay – 31st March

Up at 8 am this morning for a busy day!  Completed a bit more cleaning downstairs and washed the floors so they would dry while I was out!  After breakfast and showering I drove up to the hospital to see Ash and Alice.  It was the first time I had driven up on my own.… Continue reading Byron Bay/Gold Coast – 30th March

This morning I got up and got dressed straight away in dirty clothes!  I then I had breakfast catching up with Eastenders.  Then I spent about four hour cleaning the house so that it was clean for Alice and Ash went they came home – Jan you will be proud of me!  I polished mirrors,… Continue reading Byron Bay – 29th March

Well this morning there was much waiting to hear from Castell. At about 11:15am I had contact and he had landed!  There was much messaging re: SIM cards and the Eastern Sydney Shuttle but he eventually got it all sorted and got himself to the YHA backpackers.  He sounded fine considering all the flying he… Continue reading Byron Bay – 28th March

Well, I know that Castell got safely on the plane eventually!  Thank you to all my friends for helping him to get there. I hope to speak to him from Kuala Lumpur when he gets there! So this morning started with the knock at the door at 6:50 – Alice and Jon were off to… Continue reading Byron Bay – 27th March

When I woke up Elsie and Jon had gone swimming so I had my breakfast, showered and got dressed before they got back.  Alice and I caught up on Eastenders while we waited for them to come back.  Elsie and Jon had a shower when they got back and Alice hid some of the Easter… Continue reading Byron Bay – 26th March

Good Friday – Happy Easter Weekend everyone! As Good Friday is a bank holiday in New South Wales I didn’t have to get up as Elsie and Jon were off!  So I had a lovely lie in until about 9 am.  When I got up I had a text from an ex-colleague who told me… Continue reading Byron Bay – 25th March

Happy Birthday – William Morris! Jon decided to take today off so he was able to be with Alice while I went to Bangalow again!  I parked in the same place and walked up the same hill and went into the same shop but then I met different women!  They were finishing off pieces, starting… Continue reading Byron Bay/Bangalow -24th March