Australia Back to Normal

Sandy & Joe Bill are back on US soil once again and hopefully Australia can settle down. From the moment the Meadors arrived, our country has experienced unprecendented floods in the north and the worst bushfires on record in the south. On the day we went to the Daintree Rainforest, a young boy was taken by a crocodile. On the day we visited Sydney Harbour, a navy diver doing a naval exercise in the harbour lost an arm (they are still hoping to save his leg)to a shark. The day after we swam in Bondi Beach, a man swimming on that beach was bitten by a shark which was the first attack at that famous beach for 80 years! I was too scared to watch the news each night they were here, fearing what I might see. I hope I can relax now!

Well, Murray & I are both back home in Ballina after a most wonderful, whirlwind 12 day holiday with our friends. Today will be taken up with dental checks and a financial meeting that were planned weeks ago, and then Murray will have one day, Saturday, to rest up before he packs his bags to go to a RAAF Base just south west of Brisbane (3.5 hours from us) where he has two weeks Reserve admin work offered to him. It will pay for his return trip to the US that is coming up shortly, so that is great. I will have to content myself with walks along the river, learning yogapilates via DVD, reading, and spending time with family & friends.