Thursday, June 21, 2012

Going Home!

Off to Fiji in a few days.  A holiday with family and friends.  Not going anywhere and not traveling much because we're landing in Nadi and going straight out to the island for a couple of weeks.

But still it's going to be very special being home even if just for a little while. I did hope Keith would join me, but the poor honey has to work.

Or so he says!

Initially this holiday plan started out as an attempt to drag Keith off to see dad's land in the deepest, darkest back-of-beyond in Vanua Levu so he can decide if this is where he wants to build his retirement home and live out his days living off the land and "off-the-grid".  He's always claimed this is what he wants us to do, the old hippy, however he wily-ly slipped out from under with this cry of "Have to earn our living!"

I confess I have to laugh because this too was mum and dad's retirement plan except that when the time came to go, mum entirely baulked, sunk in her heels and refused entirely.  She said that living alone in the wilderness with only dad for company meant that there would very soon be an unmarked grave in that beach-lined jungle.

Anyway, after the Fiji jaunt, I'm flying to Sydney to meet Keith and doing several days there before traveling to Cairns where we are hoping to meet Baby Jane and have a bit of fun for several days before traveling down to Townsville where we'll be oiling our veranda decks as we do each year.

So if you don't hear from me, you'll know what I'm up to.  I do hope I can blog the trip, but not sure about the computer situation.  Nonetheless, I will give you the best stories of what happens.

Have a great time, folks, in the interim.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Re Your Deck:

Don't oil. Use something called 'Flood' instead - http://www.floodco.com/wood-care-solutions/products/view-product-list.do?categoryId=2 The stuff will last several season before you have to reapply

To clean deck, don't waste money on the too expensive and mostly useless cleaners available at the hardware store. Instead make your own - and better - deck cleaner by mixing 1 part white vinegar to just under 3 parts Clorox bleach - 2.9 parts to be exact* - together in a weed sprayer and spray all over everything. Old discolored wood will almost immediately bleach out and will start looking newer than new. Hose off deck after an hour or so, let dry overnight, then apply - roll on - the Flood.

Use on deck and dock that is over 25 years old. Wood still looks great.

Must return to installation of 2HP 240v 90 gal. per minute irrigation system for my mom; whatcha' wanna' know about plastic pipe and valves and timers and relays and nozzles and risers and sprinklers and stuff? And in 94 degree, 50 percent humidity heat. (Shades of Fiji!)

Isn't it nice to know that you're not the only person (stupid or misguided enough) on the planet who has to fly several thousand miles just to do home repairs?

VicB3

*Have discovered that the "3 quart" jugs of Clorox only have 1.45 actual quarts in them, so it's easiest just to buy them and mix with individual 1 quart bottles of white vinegar.