AUSTRALIA...PART TWELVE OF VERY MANY!

25.5.08.
6.00AM...ALARM.
6.10AM...SHOWER.
6.25AM...KETTLE ON.
6.40AM...CUPPA TEA.
6.50AM...NOTICED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TYRE FLAT!...OUCH.
7.00AM...WALKING TO MARINA[JETTY].
7.25AM...QUEUE-ING FOR BOAT.
7.45AM...BOAT ON MOVE...BARRIER REEF HERE WE COME.
8.30AM...THIS IS ONE ROCKY BOAT...LOADSA PEOPLE BEING SICK...NU AND I HAVE TAKEN OUR SICK SEA TABLETS...SO ALL OK AT MOMENT.
10.00AM...LADY MUSGRAVE ISLAND...AN UNDISTURBED HABITAT OF BIRDS AND OTHER LIFE FORMS...THERES A BIRD HERE THAT A FEW YEARS AGO USED TO FLY...BUT IS RARELY SEEN FLYING AS IT AS NO REASON TO FLY ANYMORE...IT JUST HOPS AROUND...REALLY!...THE BEACH IS AWASH WITH PEBBLES AND SHELLS...ALL COLOURS...ALL PATTERNS...ALL TEXTURES...ITS ACTUALLY MORE INTERESTING THAN I PROBABLY MAKE OUT!
11.00AM...GLASS BOTTOM BOAT...A FEW TURTLES TO BE SEEN...NOT AS COLOURFUL AS I HAVE SEEN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
12.05PM...FOOD TIME...SALAD/PASTA/CHICKEN...PRETTY POOR FARE.
1.10PM...NU GONE SNORKELING.
1.20PM...MINI-SUBMARINE...NOT MUCH DIFFERENT TO WHAT I SAW IN GLASSBOTTOM BOAT.
2.00PM...SITING IN THE SHADE...INSIDE BOAT...ITS A WELL HOT DAY...BOUGHT A MARS BAR...AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT...INSIDE THE WRAPPER IT SAYS 'CONGRATULATIONS'!...YOU'VE WON A FREE BARS BAR...HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY?
3.00PM...SCONES/JAM/SYNTHETIC CREAM...CUPPA TEA.
3.20PM...HEADING BACK TO MAINLAND.
4.40PM...ON LAND.
5.10PM...CAMPSITE.
5.30PM...BORROWED FOOT PUMP FROM RECEPTION FOR TOMORROWS TYRE INFLATING...NU CHECKING EMAIL.
6.05PM...CUPPA TEA.
7.00PM...BEANS ON TOAST.


26.5.08.
7.30AM...AWAKE...NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO TODAYS TYRE INFLATING...WITH FOOT PUMP!
7.40AM...KETTLE ON.
7.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...PUMPING...PUSHING HARD.
8.20AM...NU AND I HAVE TAKEN TURNS PUMPING AND A PUSHING...SOUNDS GOOD HEY!...THE FACT IS THERE IS LITTLE IMPROVEMENT...TYRE STILL LOOKS FLAT.
8.35AM...LADY IN CARAVAN NEXT DOOR SAYS SHE CAN HELP...IF SHE CAN GET HER BUILT IN CAR PUMP WORKING...I'M THINKING 'BUILT IN CAR PUMP!...THATS A NEW ONE ON ME!'
8.50AM...ABARACADABERA!...OUR TYRE IS INFLATED...I NEVER KNEW THESE 4X4's HAD BUILT IN AIR PUMPS...AMAZING...I THINK I'LL HAVE A 4X4 WHEN WE GO TOURING NORTH AMERICA AND CANADA.
9.00AM...SHOWER/SHAVE.
9.20AM...EGG SANDWICH FOR NU...EGG/MUSHROOM OMELETTE FOR LITTLE ME...CUPPA COFFEE.
9.40AM...WE ARE READY TO ROLL.
9.55AM...TYRE FIXING PLACE.
10.30AM...TYRE FIXED.
10.35AM...WE ARE READY TO ROLL AGAIN...GOTTA FAIR DISTANCE TO TRAVEL TODAY...BYE BYE 1770.
12.10PM...ROCKHAMPTON...LOOKS INDUSTRIAL.
12.40PM...TIME FOR CHEESE/BICS...CAN OF GINGER BEER.
1.05PM...TIME TO ROLL AGAIN.
2.30PM...MARLBOROUGH.
3.30PM...ST.LAWRENCE...HAD A LOOKAT CAMPSITE...NOT IMPRESSED.
4.00PM...CLAIREVIEW CAMPSITE...OLD BUT CLEAN ENOUGH...PLUS ITS T-BONE STEAK NIGHT AT A NICE PRICE!...IT'LL DO!
4.30PM...CUPPA TEA.
5.30PM...ITS GONE DARK...YES IT GOES DARK WELL EARLY IN LITTLE OL'OZ!
5.45PM...IN RESTAURANT/DINING AREA...WAITING TO BE FED.
6.30PM...LOVELY MEAL...YUMMY.
7.00PM...THERES SOME POSSUMS RUNNING AROUND ON THE ROOF AND POOR OLD BUSTER[A DOG] IS NOT AMUSED...HE'S WELL UPSET...POOR SOUL...INTERESTING CAMP...INTERESTING PLACE...THE PEOPLE ARE LOUD...THE POOL TABLE IS TORN...THE PLACE IS LIKE A CHIPPED PAINTED TOENAIL.


27.5.08.
7.30AM...DIDN'T SLEEP WELL...TOSSED AND TURNED.
7.45AM...KETTLE ON.
8.00AM...A NEEDED CUPPA.
8.20AM...SHOWER.
8.25AM...NU WANTS TOAST...CUPPA COFFEE.
9.10AM...ALL PACKED UP...READY TO MOVE.
9.20AM...VAN STARTS STRAIGHT AWAY...WEATHER HOT.
9.25AM...DRIVING THE BRUCE HIGHWAY.
11.20AM...MACKAY.
12.20PM...PROSERPINE.
12.50PM...AIRLIE BEACH...WAS GONNA CAMP UP...BUT IT WASN'T WHAT WE THOUGHT.
2.05PM...BOWEN...WHY ARE WE HERE?...OH DEAR...I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF DRIVING TODAY.
2.40PM...HARBOUR LIGHTS CAMPSITE...IT'LL HAVE TO DO.
3.00PM...SUPERMARKET...NEED LOADS.
3.35PM...PREPARING VEG.
4.10PM...PARSNIP/SWEDE/CARROTS/SPUD/MINCE...TASTES GOOD.
4.45PM...WELL FED...TIME FOR A DRINK.
5.30PM...BOWEN...I'M GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT BOWEN...BOWEN IS AN UGLY,DUSTY AND A TOWN WITHOUT CHARACTER...BUT...AND ITS A BIG BUT FOR SURE...FOR SOME REASON THEY FILMED THE EPIC...MAYBE EPIC FILM...'AUSTRALIA'...HERE...STARRING NICK KIDMAN AND OTHERS...GONNA BE RELEASED IN NOV 2008...ITS GONNA BE...WELL I GUESS THEY HOPE IT WILL BE?...OZ BEST FILM OF ALL TIME...WE'LL WAIT AND SEE.
7.00PM...BOUGHT A BOX OF CHEAP ROSE...TASTES ALRIGHT.


28.5.08.
7.30AM...TIME TO RISE...DRY THROAT.
7.40AM...KETTLE ON.
7.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.20AM...SHOWER...THESE SHOWERS ARE ANCIENT!
8.50AM...BACON/MUSHROOM/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.30AM...ALL PACKED UP...READY TO ROLL.
10.10AM...CENTRE OF BOWEN...POST OFFICE...ALSO NEED TO BUY MORE WINE...ON OFFER...ONLY 10 DOLLARS A BOX.
11.00AM...HEADING TOWARDS TOWNSVILLE...JUST NOTICED WE HAVE A CRACK IN WINDSCREEN.
2.10PM...A BORING DRIVE...BUT WE ARE HERE NOW.
2.20PM...ROWES BAY CAMPSITE...OPPOSITE MAGNETIC ISLAND.
3.00PM...WE BOTH DECIDE WE DON'T LIKE THIS CAMPSITE...NU SAID IT WAS LIKE BEING ON A CARPARK...STILL,IT'LL HAVE TO DO.
4.30PM...CAMP KITCHEN...HIPPY DISH.
5.25PM...SITTING NEXT TO VAN ON CARPARK...WINE TASTES FINE.


29.5.08.
7.30AM...TOWNSVILLE...WELL LETS JUST SAY...WELL ACTUALLY THERE IS NOT A
LOT TO SAY...OH WELL.
7.40AM...KETTLE ON.
7.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.15AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.40AM...BACON/MUSHROOM SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
9.25AM...VAN STARTS...SHE STARTS ALRIGHT NOW THE HEAT IS HERE.
9.40AM...OFF WE GO...LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PARK UP FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS...THE EAST COAST IS BECOMING A BORE...BOWEN AND TOWNSVILLE CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN.
10.55AM...INGHAM...THIS IS SUGAR CANE COUNTRY.
12.55PM...TULLY...SUPERMARKET...PORTERHOUSE STEAK ON OFFER!...ALSO VISITED BOTTLE SHOP...ALL OUT OF BEER.
2.10PM...MISSION BEACH...THIS PLACE LOOKS ALRIGHT.
2.30PM...COCUNUT CAMPSITE...DON'T KNOW WHY ITS CALLED COCONUT...THERES NOT A COCONUT IN SIGHT...ITS SMALL AND TIDY...ITS WHAT WE LIKE.
2.45PM...BOOKED IN FOR TWO NIGHTS...PRICIER THAN MOST...BUT HOPEFULLY ITS WORTH IT...ITS GOT A SWIMMING POOL...ITS ACTUALLY NEXT TO THE BEACH...BUT YOU CAN'T GO IN THE SEA BECAUSE OF STINGERS...ITS AMAZING...WONDERFUL BEACHES...CLEAN SEA...BUT ITS TO DANGEROUS TO SWIM!
3.05PM...SETTING UP CAMP.
3.20PM...CHEESE/TOMATO COB...BEER...SITTING IN THE SUN...NU DOING LAUNDRY...BED SHEETS NEED DOING.
5.30PM...CAMP KITCHEN...VEGGIES ON...STEAK GRILLING.
5.55PM...STEAK TOUGH...OUCH!
6.40PM...TV ROOM...VOLUME GONE FUNNY...OUCH!
8.00PM...NU PHONING DAUGHTERS.
10.00PM...NU RETURNED FROM PHONING DAUGHTERS.
10.15PM...BRANDY AND COKE X 2.


30.5.08.
8.50AM...NEED A CUPPA.
9.05AM...KETTLE ON.
9.20AM...OK CUPPA.
9.40AM...SHOWER.
10.20AM...SCRAMBLED EGGS/TOAST...CUPPA COFFEE.
11.10AM...RELAXING BY POOL...RADIO PLAYING...SUN ABLAZING.
1.00PM...CHEESE AND TOMATO SANDWICH/GLASS OF WINE.
2.15PM...ICECREAM...MINES CALLED 'HEAVEN'...IT WAS A BIG DECISION...I NEARLY OPTED FOR A 'GOLDEN GAY TIME'!
3.00PM...MORE WINE...MORE RELAXING.
4.00PM...MORE WINE.
4.30PM...PORK GRAVY ROLL...BIT SALTY.
7.00PM...ON BED...STOMACH NOT FEELING TO GOOD!


31.5.08.
7.35AM...BIT OF A ROCKY NIGHT...HARDLY SLEPT...WELL,THATS HOW I FEEL.
7.45AM...KETTLE ON.
8.00AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.20AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.00AM...TOAST/JAM...CUPPA COFFEE.
9.40AM...VAN IN MOTION.
11.00AM...TAKING IT STEADY...EVERYONE CAN OVERTAKE ME TODAY...I DON'T CARE.
11.50AM...CAIRNS...THIS PLACE LOOKS BLEAK.
12.35PM...SUPERMARKET...NEED LOADS.
1.15PM...NU IN K-MART...NEEDS NEW SWIMMING COSTUME.
2.30PM...PORT DOUGLAS CAMPSITE...ITS PACKED...BUT THEY MANAGED TO FIND A SPOT FOR LITTLE US.
4.00PM...WALKED IN TO CENTRE...NOT IMPRESSED...BIT JUMPED UP...HOPELESS ORDINARIES IN CHEAP DESIGNER SUNGLASSES.
5.00PM...FISH AND CHIPS/SALAD...NU HAD PRAWNS...PASSABLE.
6.00PM...WATCHING THE SUN GO DOWN ON BEACH...PROBABLY THE BEST PART OF THE DAY.
7.00PM...WE WERE HOPING TO GO OUT ON THE REEF TOMORROW...BUT THERES POOR VISABILITY AT THE MOMENT...PORT DOUGLAS IS A WASHOUT...THE SOUTH COAST WAS LOADS BETTER THAN THE EAST!
9.30PM...I FANCIED SOME TWISTIES[CHEESY EATS]...NU SAID PUT SOME IN A DISH...AS I LENT OVER TO GET DISH...KNOCKED LIGHT OUT...I SAID TO NU GET THE TORCH...SHE ASKED ME TO HOLD HER DRINK...STILL DARK I PUT THE DRINK ON THE TABLE...KNOCKING MY RED WINE ONTO THE CREAM COLOURED CARPET...AND ALL OVER THE MULTI ELECTRIC SOCKET!
10.10PM...GOOD NIGHT?


EAST COAST...5 OUTA 10
SOUTH COAST 8 OUTA 10.

BYE FOR NOWZ,