On Tuesday, we headed off to Brisbane - we were so excited to be able to get away and to go to the temple. We stayed at a 'Big 4' campground which is very much like a KOA campground. This campground had a number of cabins and semi-permanent trailers along with spaces for tents and camping trailers. The one we borrowed from Robyn and Geoff is like a big tent with a bed which is raised. The campground had a pool, a games room, a playground and a camp kitchen. We did all of our cooking in that kitchen which was really nice - two fridges, barbecue, stovetop and microwave. It was so relaxing at the campground - we read, we did crossword puzzles, we swam, we ate and we played games - it was so nice after being so busy teaching for those two weeks and Dad doing his four day course the week before that. The weather was perfect, too - beautiful blue sky and the sun shining down - ahhh - life is good. :-) One thing we noticed is that it was still cool at night and so we need to remember to bring our track suits next time we go camping for after the sun goes down.
We loved going to the temple - we were able to go on Wednesday morning and evening and Thursday morning. There were a lot of people there and they ended up having to bring in extra chairs each time we were there. It is such a wonderful place to be and it's so peaceful and gives one time for contemplating and being apart from 'the world'. Dad and I loved it so much that we have decided to make it a monthly trip.
When we arrived home, Dad had an email from the company who has hired him. The fellow said that he was just waiting for the head of the company to come back from teaching in New Zealand so that he could sign Dad's contract and send it on. So, Dad should have the contract in his hands later this week - he is really looking forward to seeing it, getting in the training later on this year and to begin working for the company next year.
We had the missionaries to dinner on Friday and then on Saturday (after spending the afternoon relaxing outside reading), we had Robyn and Geoff over for dinner along with another couple, Lyn and Dan. They had been to Canada for a month in July and had gone on the 'Rocky Mountaineer', to the 'Calgary Stampede' and on an Alaskan cruise. All four of us (Dad, me, Robyn and Geoff) all want to do this trip and so we had asked Lyn and Dan to come over for dinner and to bring their photos and videos of the trip. It was great getting to know Lyn and Dan better and to also see/hear about their trip. We all are really keen to go on that trip even more now. The scenery was incredible!
It's hard to believe that my two weeks of holidays are up and that I am going back to work tomorrow. The madness begins again! :-)
Below are pics from where we were sitting on our patio enjoying the blue sky and warm sun. :-)
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