Treading Water

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 Lately I’ve been in & out of the Hibiscus Coast & surrounding areas. I’m doing workouts 4 days a week, before I go back to see the specialist in 4 weeks, about the ol gammy knee. I’m also trying to improve my general fitness, so I’ve been using the exercise equipment at the beach. Gotta love a free workout. 

It’s funny the reactions of people passing by. They seem curious & yet too embarrassed to say hi, or just giving me my privacy, out in public 😂  Who knows, anyway, it’s interesting seeing people’s reaction while I use some of the machines, so kindly provided by our local council, I guess. 

Today was an awesome day. I did a long walk & then a workout, followed by some serious costume creation, for an event this weekend. Can’t wait to see my fellow creatives. I parked in the shade of some lovely Douglas fir & native trees & had a visit from a fellow traveller & 2 lovely girls from the local council, while I was there. They gave me a lovely brochure about breaching the freedom camping act, during the day 😂 I mentioned I was there for the day & we had a nice chat. 

I’ve been really frustrated at not being able to upload my pics as I blog, because I ran out of data. That’s a thing I have to watch constantly, not having internet on the road. I have my phone plan, & hotspot to the iPad when I want to read stuff or write. It’s a handy way to do things, without the added expense of a modem. But uploading pics uses it up, so I might have to rethink that.

I parked up for the night & went for a pre dinner swim, then did some washing. My gym gear is getting a good workout 😂 Some girls told me to shower as there are sea lice currently. I was grateful, as I wasn’t aware of it. I had to forgive the dear loves for explaining what sea lice are...& I didn’t even have my ear trumpet out 🤣 

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