This week has been full of school and exercise. Dad's course started this past Monday and he has 19 students in the class - 16 from Jetstar and 3 from Qantas. Dad says that this group is a bit rowdy/noisy at times and he has to settle them down, but it usually doesn't take long once he says that they are going to have to stay longer if they don't start listening and stop talking. :-)
While Dad has been teaching, I have been going to the gym/pool next door and working out. I have been going to aquafit classes and they have been fun and quite a workout. Some of the women in the class introduced themselves to me in the first class which was really nice. All but one of the people in the class are seniors. I also swam some lengths - trying to get back into it after being off for so long. When I started swimming my first length, it was like I had never been away - I love swimming. :-)
On Friday, I took a break from aquafit and went to a gym class. It, too, was geared towards seniors, but was a good workout for me as well. It basically consisted of a warm-up, a series of stations, a 5 minute workout on the treadmill and a cool-down. While I was on the treadmill, I noticed that one of the tvs was showing an NHL game. I asked one of the instructors to show me how to get the audio using my earplugs on the screen of the treadmill. Wouldn't you know it.....the channel showing on the big tv in front of me did not come in on the screen of my treadmill - what a tease it was. I did, however, watch the game on the big screen and just imagined the commentator calling out the game. It was so cool to see my favourite game again - I do miss watching my hockey games.
Yesterday, after I finished talking with you girls, and Dad had finished his prepping for Monday, we took the rest of the day and went out and about and had a fantastic day together. We decided that we wanted to take go on a self-guided heritage walking tour of the city of Newcastle. I love doing this wherever we go to a new place as it gives us a really good insight into how the town/city came to be - and, it also gives us a great workout - we walked over 10,000 steps yesterday. Below are some of the sights we saw............
Newcastle is a port city - this is one of the places where ships dock for loading and unloading
Carriage Shed - where the railway carriages would be brought to be cleaned and serviced
This is a monument to commemorate the importance of coal in the early days of Newcastle
Surf lifesavers' quad bike and trailer for inflatable boat
An ocean pool (in the middle)
a paraglider
A series of photos showing a paraglider taking off
This morning we went to church at the Charlestown ward (a suburb of Newcastle) and the members were so welcoming - we had so many people come up to us and welcoming us to the ward. :-) It's so great that we can go anywhere in the world (just about) and be with other members of the church.
This afternoon we went for a walk to Nobby's Head - a headland on the southern entrance to Newcastle Harbour. Along the way, we saw a lighthouse, sailboats, paragliders, parasurfers and amazing scenery. It was a wonderful walk and a beautiful day - sunny, blue skies and 23C. Here are some pics..........
a parasurfer
a parasurfer catching air
a coal cargo ship leaving Newcastle Harbour
Nobby's Head
Just thought this huge concrete pencil was cool :-)
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