Antics on Eildon

Lisa, Mark and the boys were able to enjoy the very luxurious but isolated holiday accommodation in the hills near Eildon.

They had good weather and clear skies.

It was all a bit of a contrast to the water sports that pushed the decibel count to maximum as the boys took flight.

And the boys all had their first ski experience.

In Search of Serenity

 Lisa, Mark and the boys headed off for a few days at Lake Eildon and Bonny Doon. Any one looking at the car would not have asked if they were off to a business meeting!

The chosen location provides privacy by the truckload!

Christmas Spoils

 In the Christmas Game, Lachlan became the proud owner of two massive jars of Nutella.  It was a win that has continued to give in subsequent weeks.

Our Barbeque Completed

 For the last year and a half the Community Hub has been developing on the site of the old Nunawading Primary School.  The old oval is now a pleasant green space.

On the high side of the oval next to our park, they have installed a shelter with a couple of (free) barbeques for our convenience.  Must send them a "Thank you" note.

Holiday Break

 Rosie, Max and Louie wanted a break from the usual routine so they sent their family off to Eildon for a few days.

They still like a little playtime.

Battle Damage

After his bush adventure, James managed to remove most of the mud from the Amarok.  Unfortunately a couple of wounds were revealed.

Belated New Year Dinner

 In previous years we have had a dinner together to celebrate New Year however Pete and Jill were not up to it this year and the Inchleys were covid contained in Sydney.  So the Russells and Reids decided to go it alone.  We have always liked Fedele's Italian Restaurant so we had a gala dinner there last night.  Wonderful food!  We are also pleased to report the resolution of a number of world issues.  The only difficulty is that we need to be in charge.

Holidays Past

 Being confined to quarters has given me the opportunity of digitising some old photo negatives.  Many are reminders of holidays taken in past years.

Holidays

 As it turned out 2020 was the strangest year ever but it looks like 2021 is trying to keep up. In the early January period we have had unprecedented cool weather and rain.  Mark, Lisa and the boys were in Canberra and new Covid outbreaks were forcing border closures so they had to race home early.

James was happy because the rain allowed him to go off with his mates and play in the mud.

But the overnight hiking camp had to be abbreviated to an afternoon hike and overnight camp in Marysville.

New Years Eve

 Our original plans for New Year's Eve were thrown out with the outbreak of Covid in Sydney.  The Inchleys were unable to travel so we had to rely on FaceTime video hookups.  We had lunch with Terry and Trica and Peter and Jill.

In fact it became so cool we had to move inside.

The Russells then came to us in the evening for a New Year's Eve Barbeque.  All very civilised and relaxed and a good way to finalise a year we would all rather forget!