MONDAY 8 FEBRUARY     EVANS HEAD

It was still showery and windy today.

I did some washing, but had to hang it on clothesline rope strung under the awning, to try to get it dry. Waiting for good open air drying weather here seems a pointless exercise!

We walked up to the Post Office and collected our bag of mail. It was only a small one, this time. The only surprise that it contained was a renewal notice for my passport. It is ten years since I got it, in a very last minute rush, after my boss gave me very late notice that he wanted me to attend the IB Conference in Singapore. It has been an eventful decade since. It will cost $126 to renew it, but worth doing, since we may need it to visit S on one of her overseas postings, or to holiday on Norfolk Island – something that has interested me for years.

A letter from S was the only personal mail.

After lunch, I walked back to the Post Office, after completing some replies and paperwork  related to shares, that had come in the bag. Mailed all that off.

Then we did a walk along the beach and the break wall.

The washing mostly got dry through the day, due to the breeze. Had to drape a few things over the rails in the van.

Tea was curried carrot soup – it has lasted well. Cold pork, steamed vegies; melon to finish. A repeat of yesterday – but one uses what they have!