Lake Magaguadavic

Hello again, we have just returned from a great 24 hour visit with our great friend Jacqueline at Lake Magaguadavic (pronounced mack-uh-day-vick) which is about a 1 hour drive south west of where we live. Like certain parts of Tasmania, weekend or summer cottages are very popular here and we had the opportunity to stay in one of these with Jacqueline. This is the second year that Jacqueline has booked this cottage which holds a special place in her heart as her much loved mother passed away last year after spending a pleasant few days there with Jacqueline so we were privileged to be invited to the cottage just after what would have been her mother's birthday.

As you can see Murphy really enjoyed the freedom to roam.





It was also an opportunity to flex out, enjoy good wine, food and conversation. We spent a lot of time outside .

We have commmented on many occassions about the friendliness of the Canadians and this weekend was no different as you can see from the photo below where the girls from a cottage nearby came over for a chat.

Ross doned on his miner light to prepare our evenining meal as the lightbulb had blown in the kitchen so it was a bit difficult to see the curried prawns we were going to have for supper. Happy to say the curried prawns and rice were delicious - Thank you Ross.

Barb,Kim and Kerry the girls who came over for a visit in the afternoon invited us back to their cottage after supper for apple pie. So we all went to their cottage for apple pie. This turned out not to be a dessert but a drink which was served in a shot glass. Yes, it did taste like apple pie. So this was an opportunity to go back to Jacqueline's cottage and bring back for the group the lemon yogurt dessert Bev had made.

These ladies are an amazing group of 9 plus Michael. This is the 9 th year they have booked their cottage and their daughters, female cousins etc cannot be part of this group until they turn 19 years of age. They celebrate their womanhood in the most positive way and they were proud to show us their photo albums which documents for their female generations to come the joy and love they have for each other. The last night of their time together they put on an ABBA concert and had a great time.

In the photos below you can get a sense of the ages from grandmother to granddaughter.

We had a fun time with lovely people who are happy and find joy in being together. It was thanks to Jacqueline that we had the opportunity to see this very pretty part of the country. We plan to spend a few days there in future.

Today in Fredericton the temperature is 33 C and is expected to be 34C tomorrow. It is dry and humid and the pond in the back of the property is now 2 ft down.

Until our next update stay happy. safe and well.

Love Bev, Ross and Murphy

P.S. Beautiful Canadian scenery and great Australian red - it doesn't get much better.