My third week back in Australia and after a full week of freedom I have clocked up a fair few kilometres walking around Armidale and I was also lucky enough to have my first cooked breakfast this morning, which I have not had in a very long time. Catherine fancied sausage, bacon, eggs, beans, tomatoes and toast for breakfast and I joined her. Stuart is not too keen on this and so there was more for me and Catherine to enjoy. For me I would have also liked to have a slice of Black Pudding which is one of my favourite health foods, but maybe next time, but it was absolutely delicious and I nearly licked the plate clean.
The weather was beautiful today and before I had my cooked breakfast I had gone for a 5km walk around the block and after having such a wonderful breakfast, but maybe not the healthiest, I decided that I would pop down the street to get a few things and so after a shower I headed back out with my backpack on and went for supplies.
I had made a list but as I wandered through the shopping centre I realised I needed a few more bits and pieces but my backpack is too small and so I will go back down tomorrow. I keep seeing things that I haven’t seen in a long time and some things are needed but there are a few things that are maybe luxuries, such as a nice bottle of wine.
Earlier in the week I had gone out for my morning walk and I continued when I got home with my workout, push ups, pull ups and a few other bits and pieces. This was the second morning in a row that I had done a pretty physical workout and so about 30 mins after I had finished I was having a cup of tea and I all of a sudden felt completely knackered, I had run out of juice and I just had to sleep. Part of the reason for this is that I have not been sleeping very well at night because it has been very mild and I have woken up in the middle of the night kicking the covers off. There are a few mosquitoes around and so if any part of you is exposed they will land and have a snack and so when I go to bed I cover up and of course then I wake up many times feeling too hot. Last night was so much better because the temperature dropped to single figures and the window was still open and so when I woke up this morning I was still under the covers and I really felt quite refreshed which is the first time for a few days. In the coming weeks it should begin to become cooler in the evening and for me that equals a better sleep hopefully.
Tomorrow is Monday and I will go out and about and find a different route to take, which is what I try to do each day. I still haven’t been out on the bike yet but hopefully this week I will grab one of the bikes and take it for a wee spin around the block. Of course I can’t go too far due to the current situation; as long as I don’t travel too far from home I won’t be breaking any laws. But as we were discussing earlier this evening, Australia does not have national Covid 19 isolation rules or advice because each state, e.g. New South Wales or Queensland have slightly different rules when it comes to visiting friends and of course this is so typical of Australia. When it comes to a “State of Emergency” there should be one set of rules for the whole country rather than having different rules apply depending on your location.