Lake House Progresses

 There has been some massive progress on the Lake House in the past few weeks.  Lisa and the boys have been up with Mark to assist with some of the more awkward tasks with Cooper handling a lot of heavy work such as moving scaffolding.  

The bathrooms are close to completion.

Cladding has been completed on the west wall and the scaffolding moved to the front (north side) of the house.

The water tanks are full even though the Lake is well down from levels last year.

Lisa and Mark have decided on solid wooden benchtops that will be made using locally supplied timber.

The sanding and sealing is still to be completed but the bench tops should look great.  At the end of a long day a glass of wine around the firepit is an appropriate reward.

James Heads for Vietnam

 James has the travel bug.  Having already toured France and Spain this year, he took off with a couple of mates on a six week ramble through Vietnam, Thailand and Nepal.  All seems to be going well.

The boys took a long (and dangerous) motor bike tour in the mountains of Northern Vietnam before heading for Thailand.

Year 12 Completed

 Sophie and Holly have now completed their secondary schooling.  The occasion was marked with a Graduation Ceremony at Strathcona.

and a more formal Graduation Dinner for the girls and their parents at the MCG.  It was a magnificent setting to mark the end of an era!