Projects completed in Minyama

With all we've been able to see and do during our free time, we thought it best to make separate posts for the time spent here at Len & Julia's.  One for work projects completed, and one for our adventures.  Here are a few project pictures:

Six small "under-deck" doors needed to be trimmed off to keep from dragging the ground

Linda cleaning the pool (more than once)

The rest of the pictures are of the main project Len & Julia needed completed.  They purchased a new fridge several months ago, but it was too deep and stuck out into the kitchen taking up a lot of floor space.  The wall behind the fridge is also the wall inside a closet of the adjoining room.  Oh yea!  David's speciality: it's demo time!  Knock a hole in the wall, cut studs, relocate electrical, frame, sheetrock, mud, & sand it; extra kitchen space acquired! 

Now to cover up that ugly backside of the fridge and make everything look original.

David designed a simple plywood box to cover the back of the fridge, Lou (neighbor) cut the pattern (no power saws here), David assembled it, Linda painted it, then we installed it.

Gained a whole tile width of kitchen space. 

Felt good to be able to complete a job for such a great couple!

Great Start in Mooloolaba

We flew up to the Sunshine Coast on Friday to start our stay with our next hosts, Len and Julia West.  We will stay in the coastal town of Mooloolaba for 12 days and have had a wonderful weekend start.  Len met us on Friday and gave us a quick tour of their beautiful home that sits right on one of the canals close to the Coral Sea.  Julia, who is an RN, had to work on Friday afternoon/evening so Len took us to a neighbor's house for dinner.  We met several of their retired friends from the neighborhood and had an awesome evening visiting with them.

Boarding our flight from Newcastle to Brisbane

Our backyard for 12 days

View from the front living area near our bedroom

We took a walk to the beach before dinner and found our "Ats!"

Relaxing in the Bali Hut

View of the back of their house

Great food and conversation

Len took us to a big Saturday AM market in the town of Eumundi.

Another massive tree!

And what would a morning outing be without tea and scones with cream and jam?!

Len also took us inland to a few villages along a mountain ridge.

First stop was a village called Montville

 View from "The Edge Cafe"

Stopped for a coffee at "The Edge"

Razorback Rd in Montville!  Crazy Hog fans!

 These plants are called "Elkhorn Ferns"  and attach themselves to trees.

 Dramatic Clouds at Malaney Lookout Point

Glass House Mountains Lookout Point; these are ancient volcanos that have erroded away.

 We then went down in the valley to Lake Baroon for a nice lunch at "Secrets on the Lake".  It is a Lakeside Treehouse Resort with a nice restaurant overlooking the lake.

 The owner's name is George and he goes around the restaurant greeting every table and handing out roses to all the ladies.

This was a path way to George's private residence.

 

View of the lake

We returned in the afternoon and Len drove us around their neighborhood

The neighbor's boat

Len feeding the young Magpies.

Every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Len & Julia come to Mooloolaba Beach for coffee.  They are speaking our language!

 We actually started working today, or at least David did.  Linda watched, handed him tools and cleaned up.  Their oven didn't work so David took it out and replaced it with a temporary oven they had until they can get a new one.

Cleaning the Pool

Linda helping with dinner

Having dinner in the garden

 

Having an awesome time here in the Sunshine Coast.  Len and Julia already have next weekend planned for us...Stay tuned...