Dad's week in Melbourne went really well - he was a bit nervous at first as this was the first time that he had taught this course (on the B767) and two men from CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) were on the course - CASA are the ones who are the airline regulators in Australia. However, he didn't need to worry - he was so prepared, as he always is, and everything went swimmingly. Both men from CASA told Dad that they really enjoyed the course and could tell that he had a lot of experience and knowledge about the airplane. I picked him up yesterday at the HB airport and it was so nice to have him home (and he was happy to be home, too).
While Dad was in Melbourne, he found a few minutes after work one day to stop by and find a couple of geocaches not far from where he was working. We have several travel bugs with us that are collecting miles as they travel around the world so this gave them a chance to travel to and 'visit' some caches in Melbourne.
Can you spot the cache in the tree?
There it is!
Time to sign the log sheet!
The next cache was a short walk around a small duck pond.
Can you see the cache - a small out of place rock?
Here it is.
Flip over...
...and open the bottom!
I spent my week doing my usual exercise classes - along with a doctor's visit (my chest x-ray was all good) and my skin check was good, too - yay! Since I needed to keep busy, I also organized a facial, a massage, morning tea with Luise and other retired teachers, lunch out with Robyn and afternoon tea out with my friend, Bronwyn. All these activities helped me not to miss Dad as much.
Robyn with her iced chocolate at lunch
