Mt Roy

Notice my own grammer difficulties. I was not endlessly vacuuming the pool, but the carpets everywhere else, or there would have been nothing left to entice us!!!!

Terrific walk up Mt Roy. 2.5hrs to ascend and 2hrs to descend. Feel fine, but forgot a hat and managed a hot scalp. Shannon was great company and has invited me to do yoga with her. She teaches it and Meg and Michaela are joining her class on Thursday. I am unable to touch my toes and am like a cart horse next to her thoroughbred appearance. Don't suppose it would do me any harm!

Poor wee Max fell off his bike at the dirt jumps today and has a thick lip and concussion. The doctor says she has at least one a day from there and is pretty fed up with the place. She had an Irish man who broke both his arms on his first day here.

The children went to school in Australian colours today and paid some money for the pleasure. There is huge empathy here, for the fires, and Finn's teacher has lost a sister. The local primary school has been burnt down and all the money from todays dress code, goes towards a new school.

The Scottish Girls went to the Cinema Paradiso to see Australia, the movie tonight and disgraced themselves by coming out howling. The Scottish owner had to give them a hug to comfort them. The girls are from Carrbridge and he was in the ski school there 20years ago. He knows a good friend of the one of them. They think they should go to another movie and try to come out in a more dignified manner.