Day 31: Monday 23 April (6pm, Ayr)
Feels like today was a long day, but I spent most of it driving, so actually it was an easy day, in places at least.
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| A very proud John wearing his totem shirt: turtle, bird (think it's a frigatebird) and mackeral |
Out at 6am for my (now) usual walk, only this morning I got to Lynette’s to learn that she couldn’t come out. The kids were all up so it was a good opportunity to grab a photo of her eldest boy, John, wearing his shirt with the Torres Strait Island totems on it for me – the indigenous shirts are all so beautiful, but I think he looks handsome in it too! He's our walking buddy and destined to be a footy star in the future, so I'll be able to say I knew him when ... :)
Talking of footy stars, Lynette made me laugh today when she asked if I'd heard of Gordon Tallis and I said yes, and she responded that he's her cousin. Then she asked if I knew Wendall Sailor and of course, he's also her cousin. We'd been talking about the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Mabo decision, so I jokingly asked if she knew Eddie too - you can guess the answer. No point gossipping up this way as everyone is related somehow!!
Anyway, once at work, and not to be confused with Lynette's son, I took our John through my progress on the Business Plan and he’s thrilled with how it’s looking. He can’t wait for the template and the Social Enterprise version to be finished now so he can use it to put a submission in, so that’s good encouragement for me to keep at it again tonight. Fingers crossed we’re close enough tomorrow to progress something anyway.
I called Aunty Dorothy a couple of times to see if there was any way that she could squeeze me in today or tomorrow for a chat. I had come to the realisation overnight that it’s her words that the RAP needs now. She works part time at James Cook Uni in Townsville, so when she rang back at 12.02pm to say she could fit me in at 1pm, Lynette and I jumped straight into the car, filled up the tank and (carefully) overtook anything that got in our way. We didn’t get to her till 1.30pm, but she ended up talking to us until after 3pm, so we were very lucky to have gotten so much time with her. A quick photo and straight back into the car.
Back at the motel by 5pm (yes, 5pm! I’m normally about to respond to a backlog of emails after a day of meetings at this time!), I made myself a cuppa and headed over to the reception area where a few of the regulars now make ourselves at home in the afternoon for a bit of chit chat. Oh, if only life was so relaxed everywhere! I'll be back to reality next week, but in the meantime, I’m loving it and lapping it up!!
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