Poor Josephine has been itching for an hour or two in my hands – she didn’t get the hoped for reading on the drive up and took a back seat while I’ve been knitting and nursing The Golfer over the past week.
Honestly you wouldn’t read about it…. since our run in with Covid last December we’ve tried to stay out of harms way but I’m beginning to think someone’s got it in for us.
Before we left home there was my setback that put us a week behind and then very late afternoon the day we arrived The Golfer had a sudden tickly throat cough episode…one that wouldn’t go away. Just before ‘lights out’ I jokingly asked if he’d anything else going on…..well I’m a bit hot!.
Oh bu****, we’ve been on the road four days, what’s he picked up?.
Incubation time?
I sat in the car as well as the table and didn’t mix with anyone while he dealt with ordering & paying for anything (fuel/food).
Please don’t let it be the dreaded ‘you know what’.
(As an aside, gone are those days of driving off with a toothbrush comb and a couple of changes of clothes and underwear….these days – we all know what happens these days…..along with this that and the other there’s also the ‘you never know/ might needs’ in the form of a small chemist shop that comes along in a box. Honestly It’s a real pain such a nuisance to have to go buy something you’ve got sitting in the cupboard at home.
Anyway this year for the first time I set it all out and talked it through with the man – bring or leave and buy if needed. So as well as a few other bits, no thermometer no cough mixture no Vicks made the cut (famous last words …..we’ve never been sick here- we’ll nip down the road if we need it)
At the last moment for some reason I did put in a couple of boxes of RAT tests…
…this ‘illness’ seemed very Covid like but didn’t pass the test (3 over several days) more than a cold but not as bad as flu – or how we imagine flu to be ( it could have been a mild case – yet enough to ‘knock him out enough to need bed rest’ as he’d had his booster a month previously).
All this to say here we are 7 days after arriving, the pharmaceutical dept has been enlarged, and we now appear ready to enjoy our stay. Last week’s rainy days passed, the (very lukewarm) sun made an appearance, the golf clubs had their first (very slow) airing this morning and (now I’m able to concentrate) I’ve been to the library sussing out new reading material.
Josephine -well, her nearly finished Insp. Grant novel – (along with me and my man) finally made it down the road to Rose Bay on Saturday morning – the first day it was warm enough to sit out without being bundled up.
Seems like I’m getting to be more like a local than a visiting tourist 😎
Well that’s been my week- how’s yours been?
I wonder what’s in store- known or unknown- for any of us this week coming?
Sharing with Denyse’s weekly link up Wednesday’s Words & Pics
Why don’t you pop over – you never know who’s visiting her today
Still Waters 
Your packing sounds like mine. I had a pharmacy in my suitcase too.
I hope the golfer is feeling much better and what ever it was doesn’t come after you
Enjoy the sunshine it looks lovely
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He’s much much better now Angela. I had fun and games trying to get as far away from him overnight, we’re in a one room cabin so I couldn’t even go into another room (apart from the ensuite 😊)
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Hari OM
I would say all good here…except that there is an item required for the maintenance of The Grey which, it turns out, is impossible to buy commercially and now I am going to have to make my northwards bound trip in tiny stages to ensure no overheating of battery and such… talk about a-wailing and a-gnashing of the teeths… YAM xx
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Here’s hoping you are able to locate the elusive part YAM without too much trouble. Being stuck in pit lane when you’ve just found your freedom is definitely not where you want to be
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How lovely to see those legs on a nice sandy beach. Hope you both enjoy your days….in different ways.
Keep well
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It was a lovely feeling – early morning sunshine is so much soothing than the fierce afternoon type
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Nice ocean view. I want to just walk and wade in those waters. Linda in Kansas (land-locked; no ocean.)
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Seems like a trip to see the sea is in order Linda. Lots of good benefits to be had standing on the shore
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Now it’s time to really relax . . .
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Yes Janice that relaxing time has now begun
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It is good that it wasn’t Covid as what happens after infection can vary so much. Good to know you are now relaxing.
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He’s feeling so much better with each day Andrew – like you mentioned, it was the after effects of the virus I was worried about. All good now!
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Glad you made it in one piece, as my grandmother used to say. It’s finally warming up here.
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Definitely warming up now Joanne
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Could it have been a reaction to the flu jab? Doesn’t matter how much you pack there is always so etching you didn’t bring. Enjoy your hols.
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No reaction Cathy, he had both boosters a month before….I’ve never heard of one that long after, but stranger things can happen I’m sure. So no idea what it actually was, just thankful it’s gone (going) away now.
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Just fyi – I tested negative daily for a week before I tested positive – so that’s fun. You made me laugh out loud about travelling with a small chemist ‘just in case’. Hopefully he’s on the mend and the wonderful time continues….lovely last pic, I feel the warmth from here.
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Oh Lydia I do have experience with that one…..it took 12 days of daily testing last December for me to have a +ve result. Nursing a very unwell Golfer while wondering if you’ve picked it up from him is hard work. As much as it was a nuisance it was almost a relief to see those two little red lines.
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Hopefully you’ve managed to enjoy your time away Cathy! Packing isn’t an easy thing these days, lovely to see your beach shot )
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The days are slowly morphing into complete pleasure Debbie😊 with many more to enjoy before the trek south in September.
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Oh my goodness what a time…and this seems to be a big whammy of ills to hit before, during and now…for you both. It is something, so far, we have “escaped” as has my Dad…and yes, to being fully vaxxed. It really seems to be random as well. So glad to see you familiar beach pic!! Great to see you sharing a post from your blog on this week’s Wednesday’s Words and Pics Link Up at Denyse Whelan Blogs To Connect. I hope to see you next week too. Warm wishes, Denyse.
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Your packing sounds like ours. Seems like the older we get, the more complicated packing and traveling becomes. I hope you escaped the bug, whatever it was. Enjoy the sunshine.
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