Dad's week has gone really well at work. He is teaching 19 guys on this Fokker 100 course. This is the largest class he has had in a while and they are asking lots of good questions which Dad is pleased about. They had their first exam this past Friday and all passed - yay!
I joined up at the local gym again (I went there last time we were staying in Brisbane) and it's been great so far this week. I went to Aquafit three times, Pilates, Senior's Circuit and Body Balance. All of the instructors are fabulous and even though some of the classes are challenging, I enjoy getting stronger and fitter. :-) Next week, I will also begin taking Body Pump and Yoga.
On Tuesday, I met up with Robyn in the city - she was here to attend a church activity that evening, so we decided to use her time during the day to get together and hang out. We spent most of our day sitting on the city ferry cruising up and down the Brisbane River. It was a lovely warm day, beautiful scenery and great conversation.
Robyn standing beside a very large bush in the Botanical Gardens in Brisbane
Loads of motorcycles parked near the Brisbane River
Below: photos taken from the Brisbane River ferry (the City Cat - it's a form of transit for Brisbane - it costs the same as one trip on the train or bus in Brisbane)
Spire from the Brisbane Temple
Beautiful Jacaranda trees in bloom
A selfie of Robyn and me on the ferry
Can you see the Ibis bird on the table - they are scavenger birds (sometimes called 'bin birds') and they love being around any type of food - they will climb on tables in parks and outdoor restaurants just waiting for a crumb to be thrown to them or for people to leave so that they can eat the leftovers
Robyn in the walkway we took to get back to the place where she was staying in Brisbane
Yesterday, I took a final exam for the online course I have been taking for the past two months. It was called 'Lose Weight and Keep It Off'. It was an interesting course and I learned a lot. I got an A+ on the final exam. :-) I plan on taking some more courses online in the future.
Yesterday afternoon, Dad and I went geocaching at Mount Coot-tha (really a big hill) and we found two out of two geocaches (yay us!). We were hoping to pick up a travel bug in one of them, but it was gone even though no-one had logged it as having taking it out. We also dropped a travel bug in each of the geocaches. Another fun day treasure hunting! :-)
On Mount Coot-tha - views from the top of the viewing platform
A close-up of the photo above this one
Me showing where we found one of the geocaches
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