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- I've got four sons,
and from the four sons
I've got 11 grandkids.
When my kids were growing up
and I worked on fly in, fly out, I didn't
spend a lot of time with them.
So with the grandkids,
hopefully I don't miss out on
that part of their lives.
This is one of the days
that you get to spend
with the grandkids at the zoo.
So really excited. I think
I'm more excited than they are. Good
to be retired and, and enjoying it.
When we spoke about
retirement, my wife Edwina
and I would like to travel and
I've seen a lot of Australia
and she hasn't. Travelling
you wanna do it safely.
First thing we wanna do,
because we have a caravan,
so we wanna go and do a caravan course.
When you choose a vehicle,
you don't just choose it
because you, you like the
appearance of the, the vehicle.
You actually choose a vehicle
because of its safety features.
And having these additional
safety features actually helps
you enjoy your trip a little bit more.
So when we are planning, getting
from one point to the next,
we'll make sure that, you
know, it's within the three
to five hour limit and
take a lot of breaks
and, you know, so yeah,
that's, that's the way we plan
to do it so we can go out
there and create good memories.
- Because I live outside of Melbourne
and public transport is,
it is really very limited.
I rely totally on my car to,
to get well, to get me really
where I need to go.
I really like keeping
fit, keeping healthy.
It's part of my self image,
but it's in fact also part of my lifestyle
because if I'm not fit and
healthy, I can't drive.
If I can't drive, I can't
keep fit and healthy.
And it also obviously
connects me to my community,
which is incredibly important.
I have a lovely daily
routine, meet up with friends,
have a coffee and a chat,
and then Cody and I go off.
So what is great is he needs
to walk and I need to walk
and I used to run, but I think
I'm a bit past that now.
So I walk and the dog runs.
I had an issue with my leg
and with mobility, couldn't drive.
And while it sounds lovely,
just sitting up all day
with your leg up, it's
a nightmare when you
can't do what you want.
And like, like someone who's
lived on their own likes,
being independent, to ask for help
or even to accept help
was very, very difficult.
But they were fantastic.
A friend picked me up every morning
and drive me down to coffee, have a chat,
someone did shopping,
someone walked my dog,
someone mowed my lawn, someone drove me
to numerous medical appointments.
It's incredible. It's
important that people realise
that it's not the end of the world.
That there are other
things that are out there,
there are people who can help.
There are even things
like half price taxis,
there's public transport
that people could help them get them to.
But I guess the most important thing is
that people really mustn't be
afraid to ask for help because
otherwise you will become isolated.
People will become isolated.
Accepting offers for help
is incredibly important.
Yeah, it was a, it was a good lesson.