July 20 –
Today was set aside to take care of family business. I still couldn’t go a run in the morning because it was raining (again? still?) so I did some work at the coffee shop before dragging the whole family out of bed. My job today was to help pamper my mother-in-law – tough assignment! Frank and Duncan were tapped to help move and rebuild two sheds and Gillian got to help Auntie Therese and Leah do some shopping before they go on holiday.
So my tough job was to get a pedicure while my mother-in-law got a manicure. I’ve never had a pedicure outside the US so this was a real experience. No large massage chair and chattering Vietnamese women; just a small foot spa and lots of personal attention. A masque for my feet (!?!) and some reflexology made for a lovely outcome. And mum thoroughly enjoyed her manicure – hand massage and all.
Then we had lunch in a little cafe and did some shopping before she headed to the fancy spa for a facial using the voucher we gave her for her birthday. I got a short run in before Frank returned to pick me up and take me to the family homestead for our going away meal.
We had a lovely family meal of homemade lasagne courtesy of my brother-in-law Jim and enjoyed a few drinks and many laughs before heading back to our flat for the last time to pack up and get ready for the next step in the adventure.
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[Pedometer: 9452 steps or about 4.5 miles]
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