THURSDAY 14 OCTOBER     HEALESVILLE

I didn’t feel all that well in the morning, but we had a lunch arranged with a former colleague – and with her hectic schedule, it would be impossible to re-arrange. So we drove to Lilydale and on to our “local” – the York on Lilydale Hotel, which does a reasonable bistro meal.

Much of the talk with C covered the same ground as with T, the other day. It was pleasant to meet up again, and hear her plans for long service leave, next year. I warned her that long service leave was dangerous – look what it made us do!

Back at the van, John began taking his colonoscopy preparation drink about 3pm. Predictably, he then spent hours in the en-suite – reading, to alleviate the boredom.  He said it was all not as bad as he had anticipated.

I had some soup for tea as I was still feeling quite ill. John, of course, had nothing.