Lucky kangaroo

He should know better than to jump out on the road, especially when I am driving - we could hear his claws desperately trying to gain traction on the tarseal as he tried to make a u turn in front of George - escaping by the skin of his teeth.  So another one lives to tell the tale

Go mumma turtle

Not much happening in this neck of the woods, it is getting warmer though hovering around 30 degrees which isnt too bad except the humidity is around 70% and thats the killer - shouldnt complain though becuase everyone says this is nothing and it just gets worse from here on it.  Not to worry one more week of work and then we will be on our way again, travelling inland and then south this time.

Went for a walk this morning as a lady had said there were turtle tracks on the sand where the mother had come ashore to lay her eggs swo off we went - a bit further than i thought with about a 6k round walk.  although it was only 10am it was pretty hot and when we got back a swim was definitely on for me - Tony still not too keen - sadly though it wasnt all that refreshing - hmm could be becuase the water temperature according to the life guard was 27 degrees.

Turtle tracks

The last week or so George has been getting a makeover, we have taken to roofrack off and Tony meticuously spray painted the roof and then we painted the roof rack - hoping to get it back on tonight - hoping to enlist the help of a forklift driver because the sodding think is heavy.

Tony putting the 2nd coat on the roof rack

empty!!!!!!

great work hun

Improvisation is what its all about....

 have towel, have pillow, have picnic table - had an awesome massage after work by moonlight and beside the sea.  Very nice after a hard night at work, thank you my honey.

Our new residence

Yes we have found a new 'home' it is a very relaxing spot and has state of the art amenities as you can see

It has our very own swimming pool - with a view of the port entrance to the right

state of the art bathroom with his own shower

her shower

office complete with power and comfy office chair and of course a great view

kitchen with ALL the mod cons and once again a great view

So there you have it....

3,360,000 kgs

of sugar has passed through our hands in the last 24 days 3,360,000 to go - not that I'm counting or anything!!!

Work and days off

4 weeks down and 4 to go - in theory.  Have had some probelems with our computer on the IBC line since we got back and one day noticed this screw sitting out in the yard - it is a new one yet to be fitted and is what controls the flow of sugar to our line.  Apparently it is worth $11,000 - the problems we have had seem to be fixed so not sure what will happen with the new screw, I presume it will just sit there until such time as it is needed.

We have also been watching with interest the construction platforms that are working on the wharf extension for Hay Point.

We also finally went for a drive along the breakwater wall for the port and marina which had been destroyed in the cyclone and has only just been reopened.

View of Suagar Australia from breakwater

We have been spending a few nights at Slade Point which has a lovely beach, bbqs, toilets, outside shower and power - just about everything we could need - I have been swimming a couple of times but Tony has been a little wary of sharks and stingers - I finally convinced him to get into the water with me - just as well he saw these guys after we went swimming!!!

Ho hum

Not much to tell sorry.

We are working hard - 6 days a week at the moment for another 6 weeks.  The hardest part of this is the heat, its hot at work as we dont have air conditioning and guess what happens when you mix sugar with sweat - hmmm gone are the days of candy floss we just turn into toffee these days.

During the day we are either cooking our tea for that night, sleeping to try and catch up on what we missed out on becasue it is too hot to sleep, or relaxing and enjoying doing nothing at all.

Got swopped on my a magpie which was the highlight from last week - not a pleasant experience I can tell you.  They did have warning signs up but we saw these after the thing had a go at me.

Oh and still arguing with the Victoria police about the traffic fines that ARE NOT mine - talked to the lovely lady at legal aid yesterday and it looks like my only option is to fight it in court - and this mean going to Melbourne OR I can just pay the fines (2 at $140) because in the long run it will be cheaper to pay them than travel to melbourne for 2 court hearings - BUT this is now a matter of principle and I am not paying!!!!!!!

So thats about all folks, hope all is well in NZ and you are not suffering from RWC withdrawal symptoms.