Farewelling Claire

 After almost five weeks with us, (including a week where she suffered from chicken pox), Claire left Larnook last Tuesday. From northern France, Claire has been in Australia about seven months and is flying out in June or July to resume her studies (in tourism as it happens). Claire was great fun and did heaps of great things around Maryville and she was always cheerful. She was also an excellent cook, as so many of our HelpXers are, so here she is proudly standing alongside a vegetarian pie that I've been perfecting over the past few weeks, but her version was just as tasty or even tasty (layer fried eggplant, sweet potato, silverbeet, onion and garlic into a short crust pastry lined dish, add grated tasty cheese and some parmesan, then add a whisked egg or two with some nutmeg) and then poke in some cubed fetta on top and cook for about half an hour.

 Not only did she cook the vege pie but she also cooked the delicious apple flan which was so yummy!

So here are Steve and Claire before getting in the car last Tuesday to drive Claire down to Lismore station where she travelled to Grafton and then by bus to Walgett, of all places. She is staying there with a fellow who she met on Gumtree for a couple of weeks before heading back to Brisbane and on to Fraser Island. Thanks for everything, Claire!