Wivenhoe.

Today we had a drive out to Lake Wivenhoe.The lake provides water for the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich.We parked in the recreation area at Cormorant Bay and cooked sausages for lunch before heading home again.

The Gold Class Experience.

So.......last night we went to the cinema as usual but used Will's Gold Class Gift Card given for his birthday last year by Shirley.We have been waiting for a good film to come along so that we can get the most from it. We went to see 'Jurassic World'......which has just had the biggest opening weekend of any film ever!Gold Class is not what we are used to on 'Cheap Tuesdays.'.......it was a different world. The cinema was in the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. Normally on a Tuesday we pay $4.50 for me and $6.50 for Will ( about  £2.20 and £3.20) but the Gold Class tickets were $28 each!When you first go in there is a lounge area with a bar and they hand you a menu. Some of the meal options were $75! There is waitress service at your cinema seats and they tell you that you can order drinks and refreshments which are brought out after 30 minutes, an hour or 90 minutes. We ordered two drinks and fries with dips, cost $30, to be brought out after 30 minutes.The cinema itself was just as big as we are used to but it only seated 32 people. The seats are huge leather chairs, in pairs, with a small table in the middle. The seats recline and foot rests come out as well.I was a bit worried about all the interruption of waitresses wandering about serving people during the film but in fact you hardly notice them they just appear out of the shadows and then slip away again into the darkness.The film was in 3D......(we saved $2 by taking our own 3D glasses.)We enjoyed the film. It was fun. Will jumped once at the thud of a dinosaur's footstep but it wasn't quite up to the first one. The moment in Jurassic Park when you hear the first thud and see the ripples in the coffee cup can not be matched.In all the evening cost just short of $90 (£45).It was a great experience (Thanks Shirley!) but you couldn't do that every week!

Scenes from a 'jalk'.

So.......armed with my new trainers I went for a 'jalk'........(a jog and a walk......but mostly walking). I am not yet up to going for a 'wog'..........( a walk and a jog.....but mostly jogging).......actually it was two days ago and my legs have still not recovered. I am creaking and hobbling about like someone more of Dulcie's age.Anyway, on my 'jalk' I came across 'The Black Pearl', Captain Jack Sparrow's pirate ship anchored in the Brisbane River after it was used recently out on Moreton Bay for scenes in the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Too hard to resist!

So........I had a message from Andre at Foodworks at Morningside with this picture saying "Hey Nick! Only $3 a bottle if you take 10!"I felt bad........this was the second lot that he got in for me........and I never went back and got some but now........three months later they are all nearly at their sell by date!We popped over last night in the revitalised Roxy and I took ten bottles to the till armed with my message from Andre on my phone.......but before I could show it the girl she looked at me and said,"Oh, are you the guy?"I was the guy........I am the 'Vimto Guy!'I bet Andre never gets it in again.'Elaine' wobbled with sugary delight!

Transport Troubles!

So........as you know, like Will and I, Roxy has been unwell recently prompting us to venture out the other night on Jaxy for our  Cheapskate Tuesday cinema trip.However, we only got as far as the traffic lights at Mortimer Rd, by Archerfield Airport, when the back tyre suddenly deflated, causing a serious wobble and ending our cinema trip for the night.In the dark we did not know what the cause was and had to push Jaxy home.In the end, and the light of the following day, Will re-inflated the tyre and it has stayed up. It wasn't a puncture. The back tyre was not as inflated as it should have been and the slight turn and the weight of 'Elaine' caused it to slip and air escaped from the rim.Today Roxy went to Udi.......I feared the worst........but it was good news. She just needed new spark plugs! Now, complete with a new set, she is the old girl we know and love!It is so good to have that weight lifted off my mind......now we just need to get our TV fixed.It would seem the part is still coming by disabled donkey from the UK