21st October - Hobart

Tuesday 21^st October

Motor Yacht Club - former home base of 2XS

An auspicious salubrious day.

Our beautiful Mt Wellington

Sun shining, a perfect Hobart temperature of around 18 degrees.

And…my father Adrian Harmsen’s 90^th birthday!

He was a bit sad to be sharing his Happy Birthday with the announcement of the death of Gough Whitlam but…GW was 98… A fair innings…

A large chocolatey cake for Dad!

We had a beautiful birthday dinner  (Prossers) with only a few dozen of us missing.  There will be another bigger party in November!

Dad is very much loved, admired and respected by all who know him, including his children – Marguerite, Peter, Chris

His grandchildren  - Nicky, Claire, Katy, Michael, Kate, Max, Will, Tim

His great-grandchildren – Hamish, Angus, Leo, Eva, Zoe, Rose, Jemima, Felix

Oatlands sculpture for Lynne

We visited Lynne’s legs (and brave Lynne) this morning, and watched the physio assisting with getting in and out of bed, and into a wheelchair.  NOT easy with so much plasterage and bootage… She is being VERY courageous!

One white plastered leg camouflaged in the sheets; one booted leg - Melissa, Pete, Olive