Skatey...The life of Les Skate

Skatey
The Life of Les Skate
And then I’d do some more building. Until I got it pretty comfortable. We holidayed in it for
forty years. When I’d built the bottom section, I’d built it in such a way with heavy timbers,
that I knew that I could put another storey on top. Which I did and that gave us another six
squares of living area. And a beautiful view. We were happy there for many years. A lot of
people, family and friends, had a wonderful time down there. Yeah, it was great!
A lot of people, family and
friends, had a wonderful time
down there. Yeah, it was
great!
Then in later years we moved from Croydon up to Gruyere. We started to travel a bit which
we hadn’t done before. We’d had lots of little trips with the children, but nothing big. We’d
got to a stage where we seemed to have other interests, and we wanted to do other
things, so we didn’t go to Apollo Bay as much. We thought about selling it. But Tim and the
kids enjoyed it a lot, they were into surfing and everything. So, we offered it to him and he
took it over and modernised it a bit.
Eventually the travelling became a bit much for him and his family. He could see the kids
driving down there, a four-hour drive, decided it was time for a change. He had somehow
started surfing at Cape Patterson and he ended up purchasing a block there and sold
Apollo Bay. He built a beautiful home down there. It’s a bit more than a holiday home …
it’s like a castle! He loves it and they can just hop in the car after work at night and head
down there. All that’s turned out for the best and I’m very pleased they’ve got that. He
deserves it.
The rest of my life is really this modern time now.
We’ve taken bigger holidays like two or three weeks
away, touring in coaches around Australia, to all
sorts of places. We’ve been to most places in
Australia. We’ve looked through a lot of our photos
and they always bring back the memories.
All that’s turned out for
the best and I’m very
pleased they’ve got that.
He deserves it.
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