REACHED EIGHTY

 I can't believe that I turned 80 last week. Time sure creeps up on you. Anyway I had a lovely time. My two daughters and families came from Sydney and Melbourne to be with us. They also booked the penthouse unit at The Esplanade, Burleigh Heads Beach for five days for all of us.

Firstly, though I had a party here in the village Community Centre. Carol and Bill made dessert and my village friends helped me set up and clean up. I had the local Thai Restaurant provide the lunch.

Daisy Thai provided six bowls of delicious bites.

Carol cooked a birthday cake

Banjo, Sonya, moi, Bill, Carol and David. Unfortunately, Sonya's husband, Bernie and eldest son Fox had to postpone their flight until the next day due to Fox having an earache.

There were forty guests and Bill made a keynote presentation of photos of my eighty years of life and projected it onto onto the screen.

The next day we went to the coast and moved into the 25th floor. Bernie and Fox joined us too.

That night Bernie cooked us a delicious birthday dinner.

The next day we went for a walk along the beach to a rocky outcrop. Carol and David did a spot of painting. They do this at all the places they visit as well as taking photos. At the top of the rocks there is a lookout, which is accessed from the road side.

A tourist and a bird looking over the ocean.

Caught him in the middle.

While looking at this scene of families enjoying the sun and sea made me realise how lucky we are to have winters this warm.

Carol's painting.

David's painting