Walking then More Home Improvements

We walked about 4kms this morning via the new pedestrian Green Bridge crossing the Nerang River which links HOTA (Home Of The Arts) with Chevron Island. It was lovely weather but at one stage we could overhear two idiots being flippant and ridiculous about coronavirus. We kept a considerable distance! 

 The bridge cost several million dollars to build but it is hard to see there will be enough pedestrian or bicycle traffic to justify the expenditure. There is also a problem with people jumping off the bridge into the lake. 

The HOTA Outdoor Stage is in the background. The building to the right is the new art gallery still under construction.
I spent the rest of the day doing fiddly tasks preparing our bifold doors for painting. One screw head was ruined so could not be removed with a screwdriver. I ended up chipping out some timber to get it out, then filling the space with epoxy resin. We had more than half a tin of paint leftover from when our whole house was repainted by professionals in 2014. The paint is fine but the lid and surround is rusty so I will need to strain the paint into other containers to prevent the bits of rust spoiling the paint job. 

Anita cleaned down the veranda off our bedroom. We discovered the outdoor furniture is badly rusted and had been marking the tiles. She managed to remove all stains with some hard graft. The furniture will be dropped off at the waste transfer station later this week.

 We are listening to the latest advice from the Prime Minister as I post this. Hopefully Anita will order groceries online rather than go to the shops from now on!

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