Sun, Rain, Sons (T)

Some PMQ rain and sun. Anita looking like some eco-ku klux klan, me looking by contrast very non threatening. Earlier this week, Eddie woke in the night and I went in to comfort him. He was crying and thirsty, and asked for 'apple juice'; so I went to the kitchen and poured him some. As I headed back, he was calling out "I've found it Dad, I've found it", and quenching his thirst from his water bottle, which we leave in his bed. He settled again without anything else from me - you'll appreciate this story if you've been there yourself.

Port Macquarie

Roadtrip (T)

On the weekend we did the roadtrip up to Port Macquarie (PMQ), which will be our base for the immediate future. I got a fantastic deal on the car - I don't think Avis expect someone to drive a car from Sydney to Port and leave it; the price was just $69 all inclusive for a holden commodore, no excess kilometers and no one-way drop-off fee. Including petrol, $128 for the whole trip. The lady at the drop-off point in Port couldn't believe it, she said in the country they have a excess charge beyond 200 kilometres.
It was a good drive up, we visited April & Dave near Manly on the way, most of the Mac tribe was their to see us, and other than getting waylaid in Maitland for 45 minutes, it was smooth sailing the whole way.