Deep Sea Fishing

Deep sea fishing isn't something I ever thought I'd find myself doing, however when it came up as one of the scheduled activities in the group I volunteer with I thought I'd give it a shot. 

I volunteer with a group of people that have Down Syndrome and pretty much once a week the group goes out to an organised activity to catch up with their friends and try something new. While there were only four from the group present yesterday and five volunteers, we still had a great day out on the water. 

It started with getting on the boat at about 1pm. All was well in the water with no-one really experiencing sea sickness until we were just out past the heads (really in the ocean there). After about half an hour of fishing, one fish was caught and in the whole three hours we were out another two were caught. It was about the two hour mark when a few people started to feel a little sea sickness after the waves picked up, so we made the decision to head back in early so we could have a quick BBQ and get anyone that felt sick off the boat. 

The weather was really nice the whole time with the clouds keeping their rain at bay. With the clouds that lasted well until the sun set, the sunset itself was a spectacular pink and purple colour. Shame I didn't take my real camera with me as the iPhone doesn't pick up much in the way of good photos. 

I really love volunteering with this group. The group members and volunteers are all so friendly and it's great to have a chat and find out what everyone has been up to. It's fulfilling to be able to help people maintain a social life and really great to see how excited they are when they get to experience new things or even just see a friend. 

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Busy Busy Weekend

This past weekend was so busy that I am ready for weekend number two. Such a shame that I have to work all week..sigh..

Friday night was spent volunteering for Down Syndrome NSW. We went to the Three Weeds pub in Rozelle where we had dinner and drinks and spent the evening chatting away. I love volunteering with such a great bunch of friendly people and most of the time I am laughing away at another joke that's been told.

Afterwards, Steve, his Sister and her boyfriend met me where a drink before we went for a drive to the city to try and get in to Baxter's Inn. As usual, the line was out the door and with a waiting time of about an hour, we canned that idea and went to Grasshopper instead; a cute little bar at the end of a very dodgy looking laneway. I actually spent most of the previous Friday night there too. I love their cute decor and the fun cocktails offered on the menu. A very relaxing venue for a Friday evening drink.

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Saturday was spent at a park for little M's (my Cousin's Daughter) 1st Birthday celebrations. Being the big kid I am, I was playing on equipment with the kiddies and also cuddled little M for about an hour and a half while she slept. I don't know if I have ever said this, but I love babies 11/10. Any excuse to cuddle a little one and I'm there! It's a shame for me though, that little M passed on her cold which I am now battling today.

Sunday I spent the day being a Domestic Goddess (ha!). I cleaned, cooked, washed clothes and did some Uni work before S and I went out to buy a new flash for our DSLR. Apart from that little outing and all that cleaning, I didn't do much else on Sunday.

And that's that. My busy weekend!

How was your weekend? 

Did you do anything exciting?