Adventures in Hervey Bay: Sunday, 15 May, 2015

Wow, another busy week and I got to spend some of it with Dad. :-)

I decided to keep up with my exercise programs (tai chi, aquafit and yoga) on Mon., Tues. and Wed. as Dad had lots of planning to do for his course in Dubai which starts today. I have now lost 7 pounds which I am pleased about. I told my chiropractor this week about my weight loss and exercise program and she said that she was very proud of me. :-) I do miss eating, though - I am never hungry if I eat my three meals and two snacks on time, but I just miss eating - food is yummy. :-)

Dad and I had dinner out twice this week. I had told him about the ribs I had at the Beach Hotel while he was in PNG and so he wanted to try them. When we got there on Monday night, they had beef back ribs on the special menu and so we didn't even look at the regular menu. The ribs were okay - not like the ones I had last time I was there. After we had finished eating, I asked the waitress when they were going to have the other ribs again and she said that they had recently been put on to the regular menu. Man, what a rip - they were there all the time. So, of course, we HAD to go back again on Wednesday. :-) This time, we had the right ribs and they were delicious!!! We will definitely go back again for them.

I had another hot stone massage this week and it was as wonderful as the first time. Helen cups the hot stones in her hands while she massages and it's amazing. She also uses essential oils to massage with - it was 90 minutes of heaven - so relaxing.

Dad and I went over to Robyn's this week for dinner and so that Dad could look at Robyn's photos she took from her trip from Calgary to Whitehorse and around Whitehorse when she was there in March to visit her son. Dad loved looking at the photos and reminiscing about living up north - it really was a great place for Dad to grow up.

I dropped Dad off at the airport on Thursday - he flew to Brisbane and stayed overnight in a hotel that night. The next day he flew to Sydney and then on to Dubai. He is staying in a beautiful hotel in Dubai - so much nicer than he had in PNG. He has a large room with a small kitchen which includes a washer/dryer machine. There is a mall right across the road with tons of stores and places to eat. Breakfast is included with the hotel room and the company he is teaching for is paying for his lunches, so he only has to worry about dinner each night and any snacks he wants. He is really happy that he is able to eat fresh vegetables and fruit in Dubai after missing out for three weeks in PNG.

The 'Somewhere Hotel' where Dad is staying in Dubai

Some of the places to eat at the mall across the road from the hotel

There is also a Pizza Hut, Burger King, Subway, Starbucks, McDonald's and KFC. It's like you are in North America and Dad is very pleased with the choices he has. :-)

On Thursday, I went out with my teacher friend, Luise, for afternoon tea. We met early enough that I could have the cake and iced chocolate as my lunch. I likely did not stay within my calorie count completely, but I did not too bad. I skipped both my snacks and lunch and didn't have milk for with my dinner - I am trying to stick as close to my allotted daily calorie amount as I can, but I don't get too worried if I go over - I don't want to not go out with my friends just because I am trying to lose weight. It was nice catching up with Luise again and we made a lunch date for next week - we will get together with some other teachers as well then.