Day 4 - Cooler Weather

As Canadians, and perhaps even more as Northern Ontarians, we're often consumed by what's going on with the weather [we hear it's rained a lot back home since we left... one email we received recently made allusion to Noah's ark : )]  It seems that this part of Australia would be less preoccupied by the weather because by and large, it sounds like it's a lot more predictable.  Most of our time here has been warm & sunny and somewhere between 25 and 30 degrees with two or three days much warmer and one or two days, noticeably cooler.

The view up the hill to our room from the main centre

Today was one of the cooler days - topped out at maybe 23 or 24 degrees with a cool breeze most of the day - and it made it much easier for Tammy to get around.  The higher temperatures tend to reduce her ability to function for very long; though she's done well overall here given the generally warm weather, the cooler days have certainly been that much better!  This morning, she walked all the way up the hill to our room from the main centre on her own!  She also made it back down the hill later, also without any assistance, which she hasn't been able to do in the warmer weather.  Never thought I'd say this, but it will be good to get back into the cooler weather : )

A view along the path heading back down from our room
The surrounding hills in the distance are just visible
above the tops of the mango trees!

Today's schedule included the 7:15am stretch class, breakfast at 8:00am and then a colonic for Tammy at 9:00am, which I sat in on and asked a bunch of questions.  After my 'experience' yesterday, I was curious to find out more of the technical details.


We had our mid-program consultation with Toby for just over half an hour at 12:00pm and then after lunch, Samira, one of our fellow guests who is currently on her third consecutive program, took us in her vehicle to the nearby town of Gympie so we could check out the mall.  Samira was so thoughtful in affording us this opportunity to 'get out' for an afternoon and we enjoyed the drive and conversation there and back.


We managed to snap this picture of one of the beautiful purple-flowering trees that are quite stunning.  The evening's lighting and camera work by yours truly doesn't really do these trees justice, but you'll get the idea - they really stand out!

Best we can tell from the internet, these trees are called "Jacaranda" trees.  Sadly, they can't be grown in Goulais River : (