Moving pt1

Slowly clearing and chucking junk. 

Park Run

Sweltering sun and humidity Brisbane style. Mags and I started well but faded after the turn around. Several short walks and a drink stop for both of us. 

36:47. 15-NOV-2025

Skip - sweet Caroline 

37:56

35:03

36:21

37??

HOTY Planning

 Once again we are low in enthusiasm for the HOTY.

MINIMUM OPTION
Fly down Friday first flight Friday and return Saturday evening.
As a sweeping generalisation, Qantas seems to have the lowest fares. 

Qantas First Flight  5:05am arr MEL 8:30am $412 then lets add 2hrs to get to Hawthorne 10:30.  
Jetstar is 6am-9:20 am $327 so even later and we really don't trust Jetstar.
Assume say $100 taxi.  So the spend is $512 and we essentially arrive later than the rest of the club who we believe will arrive 9:30.  - So we will forget this option.

 

THURSDAY - SUNDAY (Traditional Option)
The question becomes: What to do in Melbourne during the day on Thursday.
QANTAS    8am-11:25   $335 
Extra legroom $47
Virgin 8:55 - 12:15 Virgin $299 Flex. $35 cheaper but gone
Virgin 10:55-2:15 Flex $389
Flight Centre > Virgin $269 "Choice" incl bags  CHEAPEST BUT!
ahh but add $29.95 Booking fee -> $297.95  Essentially the same as on the Virgin web site.
Extra leg room exit row add $81.  Standard seat $0.  Oter seats vary $22-$28.
Interestingly they have seats in front of the wing.

SUNDAY 
Qantas 7am $284  CHEAPEST
Virgin 8:10am $389 "Flex" includes a bag  ($282 no bags)
Flight Centre>Virgin 7:10 "Choice" incl bags $329
 

Sweet Caroline

Grammarians had naming ceremony for their quad/four.

The name "Sweet Caroline" came about from two histories.  One was the singing of Sweet Caroline as we pub crawl after the HOTY and secondly, and more movingly, after Caroline who used to Cox us and who was run over and killed while jogging in Graceville. 

As an aside, I see Caroline's mum at park run. She told me she took up running in memory of Caroline. 

mums birthday

Aniversery of mums birthday.  Pondering life. Relationships. The way we fit in to the world. 

White Sauce

WHITE SAUCE

For Tuna mournau or lasagne 

Need to refine this

100gButter

10 tablespoons flour

120g butter

6 dessert spoons plain flour

1.8L milk

Park Run

After last week's 35:03 PB, this week- off the pace by 3 minutes- coming in 37:56. Phoebe did her first in ages striding home 46:52.

37:56

35:03

36:21

37??

Felt good up to the 2.5k turn around.  Not long after the turn around, began to feel heavy. Lost the mojo.  It was hot and humid. Walked and Stopped twice on the return journey for water. 

This shows me back in plodding mode