8th to 14th Feb, 2023 Erica & Terry’s place, Bundaberg, Qld

Erica all ready for the short drive to her new home at aged care facility just down the road from where they live. Very handy for Terry. We have to do a RAT (every 72hrs) and temperature test to enter but we don’t have to wear masks which is good.

It looks very nice and she has a nice big room with patio and nice view. She is just down from the TV room, dining room and games room which is great. Staff are very nice so hopefully she will be comfortable and well cared for there and we will be visiting each day too.

Sent off an email to order the new engine for the truck - 4 litre Cummins. Steve will put it in when we get to Cairns in June. He has worried about the little motor in the Nissan since we left and so far so good but he decided it wanted the security of the bigger motor so as we had to go home for the wedding he decided to bite the bullet and do it.

Found a nice comfy armchair on Marketplace for Erica and popped around to pick it up. Ended up being the house next door to Terry’s sister, Barbara’s old house - fancy that. Erica thought it was great when we took it in the next day. David, Amanda & Bradley had come up so we had extra hands to put it in place. We then went outside to the open patio area and chatted with Erica. Her niece, Dael, arrived too so we chatted till her lunch was ready in the dining room at 12. She was looking tired but if someone is around she loves to chat.

Terry and I took Erica out to Brothers again for a play on the pokies. We started with a good win, $50 jackpot so that kept us going with lots of other little wins. Had a nice lunch and even Terry had a few wins. Sent the boys photos of the wins. Getting near 1pm when I was thinking we should be heading back and we had a nice win of $15.60 so she was happy to leave on a good note. Terry was also looking forward to his GST (Geriatric Sleep Time), so we headed back.

 

Steve having fun with the gang in Perth for the Aust Sprintcar and Formula 500 Titles. Gavin got his formula out for one last go but the engine blew so he is calling it quits now.

Annalise rang to say her grandparents on her father’s side were in Bundaberg. Betty and Rex rang as we were leaving Erica at the care facility so we arranged to meet them in the shopping centre for a cuppa as it was too hot to be at home today (35 degrees!). They are a lovely couple and we had a great time chatting and look forward to seeing them again at the wedding.

Storm in the morning so I didn’t get my walk this morning - good day to lay in and read my book. Visited Erica as usual twice a day.

Big storm at 6pm, lots of wind, lightning and thunder and heavy rain. Made for a cooler evening for sleeping.