We were now staying at the house in the beautiful loft conversion. It's been great sleeping in the van but felt good to be in a bed again. Our first job was to attack the weeds. Anna was arranging a tractor to come in and 'slash' the paddocks but where the tractor would be unable to go Ruth and I worked to remove the weeds and tidy up. It was great – The work was hard but it felt so good to be working outside. The only problem was that we had started work on the hottest week we had seen in Australia so far (one day was 42 degrees).Because of this we tended to work early morning and then go to the beach for a few hours before returning to work again in the evening. We have now moved on to painting the back of the house. I (John) always wanted to be a painter and decorator when I was a kid, so was in my element. We both were. It is quite a job as the wood needs 2 coats but it's very satisfying. We tend to get paint all over ourselves including in our hair but we are very happy. It has been wonderful to spend time with Anna and her girls. They are lovely people and have made us feel so welcome. Anna is also a teacher and has told us some amazing stories about When she taught for a year in the Kimberlys in North Western Australia. It was called School of the Air and lessons were taught over a CB radio. It is aimed at children that are living in very remote areas and cannot get to school.
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