A Lap of the Park

Parramatta Park is just a short distance from the hospital here at Westmead. It has a great walking and bike track running around it. Most of Parramatta Park is the original Government Farm with Old Government House as the centrepoint. Old Government House was built by Captain Arthur Phillip, but was extended and lived in extensively by Governer Lachlan Macquarie and his wife. Parramatta Park is bordered on the northern and western sides by the hospital and the suburb of Westmead. The railway line on the southern side, the Parramatta CBD on the south east corner, Parramatta Stadium and the Parramatta pool on the eastern side. The Parramatta river runs through the park. Sometimes we see the Parramatta Eels training. Today we saw the Premier, Mr Rees, going for a walk. There is a cricket ground between the river and the stadium which is part of the grounds of the original Kings School before the school was relocated to where it is today at Carlingford.

Today I had a slow start to the day, but once I got going, I felt quite good. We all went for a walk, or in my case, a ride around Parramatta Park. Today has probably been a slightly better day for nausea, and I've managed to eat a little more. Thank goodness for plain rice crackers. Today I ate a mandarin for the first time. It was delicious. I am slowly getting my tastes back. It's not that I don't want to eat, but with the naso gastric feeds going for 16 hours per day, I just don't feel hungry.

Here are some pics with me on the new trike the Platypii (Forbes Rugby) are donating to the hospital when I'm finished with it. With Georgia at the start of the ride, then me with the Parramatta river behind, with Mum in front of old Government House, and with Aimee in front of Governer Macquaries bath house.