Townsville's summer is well and truly starting to arrive. The mercury is rising (as it is right across this wide brown land of ours) and with it the humidity. Up until now, the tropical climate has been quite pleasant, and we have not yet turned on the air conditioning (of which we have seven!!). However I feel life is about to turn, as the humidity starts to take its toll.
People have told us it can be sapping, but I thought I would be ok, having lived in South East Queensland before. Admittedly I am handling it better than Jane, but it is still a struggle. All I can say about the heat and humidity is - Bring on March.....!!
In other news, Jane is now gainfully employed, meaning I no longer have to front with pocket money (you can tell that she didn't get the opportunity to edit this post before it went to press!), and she can meet some people here in town. She is working as a principal's P.A. at the local Catholic school. She really does mean it when she says she can't play up on a 'school night'...
We have both started paddling outrigger canoes for Magnetic Island Canoe Club. Great fun, excellent for fitness, and a really social sport. Couldn't get any better really. We train Monday and Wednesday evenings, and then again at 'sparrow's' on a Saturday morning. We are both struggling a little with technique and fitness, but it is fun. Yesterday was 'Man Day' for all the guys- we paddled for an hour or so in the afternoon, and then went to the pub for a few beers. It made for a rather pleasant day.
We have also bought the timber for our next furniture projects. We are making bookshelves and a kitchen bench (with a marble insert). It is nice to be creative again, and we hope to share photographs of our progress as we go.
Hope wherever you are you can get cool, and enjoy a couple of coldies- it certainly makes for a more pleasant way of coping with the heat!
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