Twin Waters (29.02.16)

Today was the day we moved into our house exchange in Twin Waters. This is an area that has been developed around a river inlet but excavations during the build process were designed to give as many houses as possible access to the water by the formation of lagoons.  All the houses are individually designed and no two are the same so we were thrilled to find ourselves in a beautiful house with a view over the lagoon, however there were warning signs that there might be creatures in the water which may cause harm so swimming was discouraged. 

We were aware that we were living in someones house so knew that we would have to take care of it, not that we go around trashing hotel rooms you underrstand but it took me a couple of days to settle in and to stop trying to pick up the tiny pieces of foil from all over the kitchen work surface which were actually little shiny particles emedded into the material!

We only had the hire car for another few days and consequently we needed to explore the surrounding area in the first few days we were in residence. So we mapped out a plan which involved visiting the small and picturesque villages inland of Twin Waters, a trip to a famed street market, a visit to a sea life aquarium and an aviation museum. Steve was determined not to drive for a few days, after having driven for the last six weeks he deserved a rest but at the same time we knew our activities would be restricted without a car. 

I was looking forward to some home cooking, something basic without all the pomp and ceremony associated with restaurant meals, i was thinking along the lines of sausage and mash and a cottage pie maybe. Although we had cooked whenever possible we had also had to eat out quite often and a lot of the dishes were very similar,  I think they all had 'crispy skinned salmon' lurking somewhere on the menu and one 'jus' or another while I was dreaming of a good old fashioned gravy!  I'm not sure if I've already mentioned it but most of the hotel rooms have a full sized fridge, a microwave or a 2 ring hob but some are fully equipped and even have washing machines and tumble driers in them. Anyway, back to the point, we not only mapped out our itinerary we planned our menu and a shopping list which we knew would last us until we collected the next hire car so add a trip to the supermarket to the list.

Rear elevation of house

View over the lagoon