A Dream Run

Of course Cliff and I were both anxious about
missing the plane. We planned on leaving no
later than 6.30 a.m. to catch it. I woke us
at at 5.50 a.m. as I had been awake for neraly
an hour! We left at 6.15! which was good.

We had a dream run and arrived at McDonald's a
block from Andrew's carpark at 8 a.m.!!!

We had breakfest. When we got to Andrew's the
girlsaid there was no record of a booking being
made. But they could fit us in. Left Andrew's
for the airport about 8.55 a.m which was lucky
as we had to wait in the check in line for about
40 minutes.

There were only about three people for the Rex
check in line and he said we should have made a
booking with them. I said their tickets were
$20 dearer which would explain why everyone was
flying on Virgin. We took off 5 minutes early,
but there were some head winds according to the
pilot and we arrived at 11.30 a.m. which was the
time we were due.

We then had to wait for the luggage and the car hire.

On the way to Audrey's, Cliff saw a garage sale
and of course we had to stop and have a look.
The phone rang and it was Audrey asking where we
were.

Arrived at her place about 12.30 p.m. to find
Andrew there waiting to see Cliff before he went
off to see the final of the local footie matches.

We stayed at Aud's for a while there we run around
all over the counrty side. We went along by a
stretch of bushland by the Murray that has been
'tidied' by the council. Cliff said everyone
would drive through it making tracks where ever
they went. All of these have been blocked off
so that now there is only one main track. Someone
had been through recently and created large ruts
some as deep as half a metre.

At certain points the hire car bottomed out. I was
sure we were going to lose the petrol tank at one
point.

I had bought Krispy Cremes from Melbourne and we
had had some with coffee before we came out. I
think on top of the bacon and egg muffin I had for
breakfest it must have caused too much fat to
enter my systrm as I spend all afternoon going to
the toilet. Had to get Cliff to stop the car at
one stage while I ran into the bush!!!

We ended up at the botanical gardens were I went
to the toilet as soon as we arrived and again
just before we left. While Cliff and Aud ate
scones with cream and jam and pieces of fruit pie
I was reduced to drinking bottled water!!

Rotten buggers!!

On the way back we called in at Sue and Andrew's
to say hello. He was still at the footie.

After this we went back to Mildura. Cliff loves
to say each time we cross the border well that is
another interstate trip I have taken you on!!

We booked in at the golf club were we stayed before.
This time we had room 5. Last time it was room 21.

After a siesta I sent Cliff to pick up Aud and we
all had tea at the club. It was not as good as last
time. I asked for steak and for it to be medium
but not the low end of medium that there is still
red blood in it but not well done so that it is
impossible to eat.

Because there was a wedding as well it was almost
45 minutes before we got our meals and the steak
looked good but I had eaten two thirds when suddenly
I found myself eating charred bits. Turned it over
and it was completely burned on the other side, we
are taking really charred!!

Called the waitress over and complained. The answer
came back that I had said medium to well done and my
reply was that 'well done does not mean so burned
that you cannot eat it!'

No offer of a refund, free meal, dessert or even a
free cup of coffee!! and the trouble was that because
I had only had breakfest and had virtually emptied out
everyting I was starving!!!

Anyway we went to the pokies and at least I got some
comfort there as we played for nearly two hours and I
had started off with $18 and ended up $22!! The steak
rockerfellow had cost $27, Aud paid for it. The 3
oysters kilpatrick that came with it, were also a
little charred on the bacon. But I just scraped that
part of and ate them.

It has been a couple of months since Cliff bought oysters,
but my favourote is oysters mornay and I have not found
one place in the last 15 years that does then thgat way!!!

When back to Aud's and was delighted to watch the end of
the footie and see Collingwood win as I'm sure it would
have made Don a happy boy. I left a message on his phone
but he never answered it.