Wow, here we are half way through February already, how time flies. I keep meaning to post blogs and then get waylaid with other activities. I did spend Australia Day weekend with my friend Chrisee in Port Lincoln. She has a long arm quilting machine like mine and needed a bit of assistance so a quick 40min flight on a plane and I was in relax mode. This is Chrisee standing behind her LA. Sadly Chrisee and Jeff’s home was destroyed in bushfires about four years ago and they are now settling into their new home.
Jeff has recently finished building a wood oven so I was treated to some yummy wood oven pizza and amazing bread. Jeff has a great set up and devotes most of the day to getting the dough and ingredients ready and firing up the oven.
Port Lincoln is one of South Australia’s main fishing ports and is famous for it’s tuna farming. You can see the large white circles in the ocean as you fly in and out of the town. These hold the nets suspended deep into the water that contain hundreds of tuna. They are harvested by very strong men who swim amongst the fish, catching and tossing them up into a nearby boat. Amazing. Anyway, on the weekend I was there they had Tunarama which is when the town celebrates by having a parade and festivities. One of the activities is the tuna tossing competition (on land). They use rubber tuna these days. The main event was won by a young Japanese man who travels around the world with his friends entering these types of competition. I guess you could call him a professional tosser, Lol! He was a very nice man and fun to watch as he hurled these big fish down the beach. The parade was heaps of fun with vintage cars and tractors and lots of dress ups. These are Chrisee’s two grandchildren dressed up for the parade.
The local ladies also got involved…either hopeful or runaway brides! Love the thongs and sunnies ladies.
So, did we solve Chrisee’s problems with her machine? Not quite but it was great to catch up and meet all of the family. I left Chrisee with some problem solving homework which she is doing diligently.
