3/3/2026 beach strolls and preparing to move

The meditation app helped me get some sleep and I went for an early walk on the beach. I love being so close to it as it soothes me even on blustery days like today, perhaps more so on the blustery days. The wildness of the ocean has always  had the same effect on me, ever since the kids were little, when things overwhelmed I went to the Gower and it didn't matter if it was raining or beautiful sunshine it always helped. 

I had the beach to myself, apart from a few regular ocean swimmers. I thought for a while the swimmers weren’t very strong because they were all wearing floats.  Turns out they aren’t for helping them swim, they’re to drag behind them so boats and jet skis can see them in the water. I really wish sometimes I used the brains I was born with!  I’m sure they’d help with poor swimmers too, I’ll look into them maybe for that very purpose for myself.  Every day is a school day right? 

I stopped for a coffee on the Kohi beach front and watched the world go by for an hour while I read my book. I say read my book, the same page over and over again, book is going well, just too many distractions. I went back to the unit to pack the sturdy back pack ready for Morg to take with him tonight. We decided it would be easier than me carrying it to the next accommodation.  Check me out using my brains again!  Slightly terrifying isn’t it?!  

When he came for dinner he bought me a pair of thick tracksuit bottoms to wear in the evenings because he thought I might start getting cold which was really kind bless him. Like I said it’s getting a bit cooler in the evenings, he feels it more than me because he’s acclimatised to living here I guess.  

He had advice for Pete and Cheryl about the banana plant outside my window, apparently they need to cut the pretty purple flower type thing off the bottom of the bunch to get them to grow and ripen. How does he know this? Because he’s spent 6 months working on a banana farm in Cairns.  The flower  is really pretty and closes at night, it  seems a shame to lop it off, but if they don’t the bananas won’t ripen before the weather changes.  It would be nice to have one before  I go home!  

Tonight’s dinner was just picky left overs, because the fridge was full and I don’t have one in my room at the new place. I have boobed, again. I thought all the rooms were self contained on a smaller scale to what I’ve got now. They’re not, there is one Suite that is fully self contained but the rest are just guest rooms with access to a shared kitchen and lounge area. I’m really hoping it’s only me there because I’m not feeling very peopley at all. The upside is that there is a balcony and outdoor seating in each room, so if it’s nice Morg and I can sit out there and admire the view. I’m saying view, I’m hoping there’s a bloody view!! It’s not the end of the world if there’s not, it's only until Monday and then I’m back in Kohimarama Lodge for 9 nights and there’s no view here. The compensation for that is the closeness to the beach. 

Apologies for the boring updates once my head is back in the game I’ll explore a bit more and you can guarantee something stupid and mildly entertaining for you will happen because where I’m concerned it’s almost a certainty! 

Much Love

Mrs Leonard

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