August 2022

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A break at the beach over the border (including working from there), James has a birthday and a break in New Forest, Olivia drops in from Adelaide for a wedding, a work trip with Paulie to Melbourne, and Nick is offline working on himself.

6th - Paulie and Stephen head to Toni & Kirsten's pad near Coffs Harbour- "Woopie". 20 +% of population are Sikh Pete and Shari asked them and it was decided to stay on and Stephen would work from Woopie HQ Jan & Jim came along for a few nights .
To Emerald Beach for a walk. . See "AthoCinema" to meet these locals .
Whilst the lads watch Rugby 8th - a walk and for the remaining stay Paulie & Stephen ran each morning. . Paulie has some French homework
Champers helps both language learning and... I.T. consulting work . Some movement next door
This chap comes into town for a feed 10th - time to learn more about the Punjabi locals. The first Gurdwara in Australia Out they go .
. Paulie & Stephen's birthday gift for James turned up a bit early But he saved their use until the 25th. .
James creates the tools to make nettle string - video in AthoCinema . . 15th - Back to work travel. Paulie joins Stephen for a Melbourne trip
16th - dinner in our favoured French cafe in Fitzroy, Bon Ap, for a treat Paulie check out a few galleries. A Picasso Exhibition at the NGA and then here to see some of Alesandro Ljubicic's work (One of Olivia's favourite artists) . The sun rises and out they go for a jog around the Tan Track via the Shrine of Remembrance
18th - passing the shrine they note that it's a ceremony for Vietnam veterans. Including Viet folks. Viet Cong too? 19th - morning coffee needed. Paulie of course stopped to salute the Tricolour at the consulat honoraire 25th - we toast- with guest Mitch - to Jame's birthday 26th - The lads head to Old Forest for a birthday treat
. 26th - Olivia comes for a quick visit to attend her pal, Gen's, wedding . cousins Jess and Claudie drop in.
and it's off to the wedding Whilst driving to the airport on the 28th a text comes from Jetstar. Flight cancelled. Next one tomorrow. So be it- a day off to chill A Magpie pal has fishing line binding both feet together. Removed with care