I thought that this week would go really slow until I joined Dad in Perth, but the days actually went quickly (although the evenings when I was alone were boring).
Dad said that the course in Adelaide went really well. The guys on the course were really keen and interested in learning about the engine Dad was sent to teach them about. All of them passed Dad's portion of the course, so he was happy about that. On Thursday afternoon, Dad flew to Perth and on Friday, he began teaching his next course with a new bunch of guys. On Friday, they spent the day at the airport on the airplane doing various tasks - this course is a practical one, although there is going to be some classroom instruction involved.
My week in HB was spent eating healthy and exercising: walking on Monday and Wednesday and swimming on Tuesday (on my own) and Thursday (with my adult swim class). When I went to the class on Thursday, there were only two of us, but we still had the class which I was really happy about. The instructor told me that my front crawl technique was really good which I was really happy to hear. Now, she says, I need to work on my breathing. One of the way to build on that is trying to swim as far as we can in a rocket position (hands clasped and arms out straight in front of me and kicking like crazy while holding my breath) - my goal was to get to the middle point of the lane and this week I made it three out of six times so I am improving.
On Thursday, Robyn and I got together to spent the day hanging out. We went to the beach to have a swim and read our books while sitting on the shore. Well, we ended up doing neither. The wind was really blowing fiercely, so we gave the swim a miss. We set up our beach chairs on the sand and started chatting - two hours later, we still hadn't opened up our books. :-) Robyn invited me back to her place for lunch, after which I treated her to an iced chocolate at a local cafe (an iced chocolate is like a chocolate milk with a scoop of ice cream on it and topped with whipped cream - they are so yummy). :-) Robyn and Geoff invited me back to their place for dinner after my swim lesson - good food and good friendship is a great combo.
On Friday, I had my doctor's appointment. He wants to keep track of how I am doing on my weight loss - when he saw the number of kilograms I have lost, he got a big smile on his face and said 'Magnificent'. :-) I love that word! :-) He was very pleased and told me to keep it up - he also told me that I had motivated him to get back to his weight loss. I was very pleased at how well I had done, as well - so, I need to keep it up.
My flight to Perth on Saturday was long and I was happy to finally arrive here. I was met by Dad and our friend, Rosalea. Rosalea and her husband, Rob used to live in HB - they were the first ones in our ward to invite us over for dinner to welcome us to HB. Rob works in the mines and so he was not home - it was really good to see Rosalea again. After church, Rosalea invited us to her place for dinner - she invited her son, daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter to join us. She made a feast for us (steak, lamb, salad) and we enjoyed the food and the time with Rosalea and her family.
The condo which Dad's company is renting here in Perth is very nice - and wonderfully decorated. It's a two-bedroom, two bathroom condo with beautiful furniture and great decor. It's about a ten minute drive to the downtown area of Perth and about a ten minute drive to the airport. The only thing within walking distance from the condo is a casino and a large park. At the condo, however, they do have a gym and a pool - the pool is not heated at the moment, but will be starting on Friday. I plan on trying it out on Tuesday - not sure how cold it will be, so not sure how long I will last. :-)
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