As I wait 4 a much delayed Qantas flight out of Perth airport I thort it was a good thyme to update you on the last weeks happenings.
When I say much delayed I'm not joking, as I've now been here for 2 hours extra, however itz much better they fix the plane rather than send us on our way then realise itz busted.
My task of tiling the bathroom is now complete and with basic fixtures like toilets and tapz the room will be ready 2 use.
The long awaited bathroom cabinet never did arrive so we purchased a temporary cheepy from bunnings to see Mum and Dad through until the New year.
Many hours of grouting by all of us has completed the job and made the final product look really good.
I'll be back in just a few short months to tile the downstairs area and complete the job.
Until then I'll settle for spending the next few months sailing around the Whitsunday Islands while I wait. BUGGER!
With the completion of the tiling it was also thyme to begin the uther task allocated to this trip, that of turning all the 30 year old jarrah roof timbers into useable lengths of jarrah timber to send back to Kenny in Townsville.
These timbers range in size from 4''x2" to massive 12"x2" beams all of which had to be de-nailed and sorted then cut to length.
This took a couple of days of hard graft but I've ended up with around 2 cubic meters of stacked and palleted timber. This will now be strapped and wrapped B4 being loaded onto a semi trailer for transport across the country.The weight of the pallet made driving to the hardware interesting as the trucks front wheelz kept bouncing of the road.
I've spent many hours with friends during my return and this made me realise just how important those friends are in the grand scheme of things.
While I was able to help several with some of their day to day chores and problems others I couldn't help so they'll have to wait until my return journey. Sorry Guyz.
I was amazing to C just how much the kids have grown in a few short years with each family I visited having normal sized children where toddlers once roamed and others holding teenagers where children used 2B.
My quest to reconnect with my own child (Cameron) is now underway and this is something I'm both apprehensive and optimistic about.
It will be good to get back to the slower pace of life and leave the "rat-race" behind. But I needed this trip to re affirm my desire to continue with my life journey.
It seems such a long thyme ago that I stared my demon in the eye and I'm now wondering just what the hell was going on within my brain.
How I could think my existence didn't need to continue is beyond me. However I realise the demon isn't gone, but just held a bay by a chemical cocktail I must regularly swallow. This I hope to reduce with a diet of sun, sea and tropical islands over the next 3 months.
My connecting flight to Townsville left hours ago, so I must now spend another few hours waiting for the next available seats at Brisbane airport. Only then will my journey back to Townsville be complete and the next stage of Galleycat's adventures can be written on these pages.
