12.7.08.
8.30AM...SUN PEEPING THRU THE GAP IN THE CURTAINS.
8.45AM...KETTLE ON.
9.00AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.30AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.05AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
11.10AM...SITTING BESIDE VAN...ITS A HOT DAY...WITH A BREEZE...ATTEMPTING TO READ THE PAPER...BUT NOT COMFORTABLE...MANY FELLOW CAMPERS STOP TO SAY HELLO...YOU HAVE VIRTUALLY THE SAME CONVERSATION WITH EACH OF THEM.
1.30PM...GOING FOR A GAME OF POOL...NEED TO RELAX...POOL RELAXS ME.
3.00PM...BACK WITH NU...I AM HUNGRY...SHE'S ALREADY MADE ME A CHEESE/ONION SANDWICH...NICE SURPRISE FROM A WONDERFUL PERSON!
4.00PM...THE BREEZE AS DIED...EASIER TO READ MY PAPER NOW.
5.30PM...PORK/CAULI/SPUD...I'M GETTING FAIRLY GOOD ON THE BBQ NOW...ONCE SOMEONE AS SPARKED IT FOR ME!
6.35PM...WATCHING TELE...ITS 'YOU'VE BEEN FRAMED' OZ STYLE...WAITING FOR THE NEWS AT 7.00PM.
8.00PM...BACK AT VAN.
13.7.08.
8.20AM...KETTLE ON.
8.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.10AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.40AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
10.30AM...TIDYING VAN...WE'VE LIVED IN THIS SPACE FOR 5 MONTHS...I WONDER HOW!
11.50AM...WALKING TO BEACH.
12.20PM...BEACH...PEBBLY...NOT INVITING.
12.50PM...HARBOUR...THE STENCH OF DEAD FISH FROM THIS MORNINGS CATCH...NOT VERY INVITING.
1.10PM...WALKING TO PUB/RESTAURANT.
2.10PM...PRAWNS AND CHIPS...TASTES OK...COULD HAVE DONE WITHA FEW MORE PRAWNS...EXPENSIVE LITTLE THINGS.
3.40PM...BACK AT VAN...BIT BORED.
5.10PM...BEANS ON TOAST...SOMETIMES BEANS ON TOAST IS ALL YOU NEED...OTHER TIMES YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA BLOW YOUR TASTE BUDS AWAY...SOMETIMES THE SIMPLE THINGS DO...THATS WHAT NU SAYS...SOMETIMES I WONDER IF SHE'S TALKING ABOUT ME!
6.30PM...TV ROOM...PROGRAMME ABOUT J K ROWLING.
7.30PM...NEWS.
8.00PM...VICAR OF DIBLEY.
9.05PM...BACK IN OUR SMALL SPACE...COSY?
14.7.08.
7.20AM...GONNA MAKE A MOVE TODAY...GONNA SAY GOODBYE TO PIONT SAMSON...I'VE ENJOYED MY STAY HERE AND WOULD RECOMMEND A VISIT...NOT A LOT TO DO HERE...ITS CLEAN AND TIDY...AND I DID GET TO RELAX.
7.30AM...KETTLE ON.
7.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.05AM...SHOWER.
8.35AM...WEETABIX/CUPPA TEA.
9.10AM...I THINK WE'RE READY.
9.20AM...TURNED IGNITION KEY...BATTERY FLAT...NO REAL SURPRISE.
9.35AM...OZ CHAP WITH'MAGIC BOOST BOX' GIVES US A BOOST [US MEANING VAN]...VAN STARTS UP.
10.10AM...KARATHEA...BOUGHT NEW BATTERY...GARAGE CHAP AS HARD TIME GETTING OLD ONE OUT...AND EQUALLY PUTTING THE NEW ONE IN.
10.50AM...OFF WE SET...MANY MILES AHEAD OF US.
12.20PM...STOPPED FOR PETROL.
2.20PM...TURNING OFF MAIN HIGHWAY...SIGN SAYS 114K TO EXMOUTH[YAWN].
4.00PM...EXMOUTH CAMPSITE...ITS SCHOOL HOLIDAY TIME SO THE SITE IS PACKED...WE SET UP ON THE OVERFLOW SITE...A FAIR WALK FROM THE FACILITIES...NU AND I WOULD PREFER TO BE CLOSER...INCASE WE GET CAUGHT SHORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!
5.40PM...PORK/CABBAGE/SPUD...AN ENJOYABLE MEAL.
6.30PM...SITTING OUTSIDE VAN...DAYLIGHT AS GONE...HOOKED UP OUTSIDE LIGHT.
7.00PM...TIME FOR A GLASS OF WINE.
15.7.08.
8.10AM...HAVE DECIDED WE DON'T LIKE THIS SITE...TO MANY CHILDREN...BUT WE'VE BOOKED 4 NIGHTS!
8.25AM...KETTLE ON.
8.40AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.10AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.50AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
11.20AM...WALKING INTO TOWN.
12.05PM...SUPERMARKET.
12.55PM...PUB...NU READING ABOUT TOURS...SHE WANTS TO GO OUT ON THE REEF FOR HER BIRTHDAY...[17TH].
3.00PM...BACK AT CAMPSITE.
3.10PM...NU PHONING TO BOOK A TOUR.
4.00PM...PORK/CABBAGE/SPUD...AGAIN!
5.30PM...SITTING BESIDE VAN...TWIDDLING MY THUMBS.
16.7.08.
8.40AM...UP WE GET.
8.50AM...KETTLE ON.
9.05AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.20AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.00AM...BACON/EGG ON TOAST...THE BREAD IS ONLY GOOD FOR TOASTING...THE TOASTER BURNS THE BREAD WHATEVER SETTING YOU HAVE IT ON...THE WHOLE SANSWICH TASTED BURNT!
11.00AM...WALKING TO BEACH.
11.50AM...AT LONG LAST WE HAVE FOUND THE BEACH...WE WERE TOLD/THOUGHT IT WAS A ONLY A SHORT WALK[SUPPOSE IT DEPENDS ON HOW LONG YOUR LEGS ARE]...NOW WE ARE HERE...WE WISH WE HADN'T BOTHERED...IT'S ONE OF THE WORSE BEACHES WE HAVE SEEN...AFTER 10 MINS WE DECIDE TO WALK BACK TO CAMP.
1.10PM...BY CAMPSITE POOL...THERES A FEW CHILDREN...NOT AS MANY AS WE IMAGINED...NU HAPPILY READING...I'M HAPPILY FIDGETING?
2.00PM...I WALK INTO TOWN...HOPEFULLY THEY MAY HAVE MY ENGLISH NEWSPAPER.
2.40PM...NEWSAGENTS...YIPPEE...I HAVE MY PAPER.
3.20PM...BACK AT POOLSIDE...HAPPILY/UNHAPPILY READING THE GOOD AND BAD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE UK...THERE TENDS TO BE MORE BAD THAN GOOD...I DON'T CARE...I MISS ENGLAND.
5.00PM...BEANS ON TOAST[KEPT MY EYE ON THE TOASTER...THESE ARE THE LAST 4 SLICES...IT ISN'T GONNA GET THE BETTER OF ME AGAIN!]...PLUS MUSHROOMS AND FRIED EGG...WONDERFUL!
6.00PM...SITTING COMFORTABLE IN CAMP KITCHEN...CARTON OF WINE...SO ALLS OK.
7.40PM...PHONED WILLIAM...THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SPOKEN TO HIM SINCE HE AS BEEN BACK IN THE UK.
8.30PM...HEADING BACK TO VAN.
9.30PM...ANOTHER DAY OVER.
17.7.08.
7.30AM...NU'S BIRTHDAY...NU GOING ON SNORKEL AND WHALE WATCHING TRIP.
7.40AM...KETTLE ON.
7.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.20AM...SHOWER.
8.50AM...WEETABIX/CUPPA TEA.
9.15AM...NU'S READY FOR THE REEF.
9.25AM...WAITING FOR MINIBUS.
9.30AM...MINIBUS ARRIVES...BUT NOT GOOD NEWS...TRIP CANCELLED DUE TO TIDE/WEATHER.
9.40AM...NU IN TEARS.
10.30AM...NU BY POOL...OH WELL WHAT WILL BE WILL BE.
11.30AM...I WALKED INTO TOWN...BOOKED A TABLE FOR TWO AT'WHALERS'...BEST REASTAURANT IN TOWN SO I'VE BEEN TOLD?
1.00PM...BACK WITH NU...BOTTLE OF BACARDI IN HAND...SHE SAYS SHE'D PREFER A BEER AND CHEESE AND CRACKERS...OH!
1.30PM...NU AS HER WISH...SHE SMILES.
2.00PM...NU HAPPY BY POOL...I'M OFF TO DO CURRY BOG...ITS NOT FOR TODAY...I'M JUST GONNA COOK IT AND CARTON IT...SO HOW MEALS ARE READY FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS...ONLY NEED TO WARM IT THRU.
4.00PM...TOLD NU ABOUT REATAURANT...SHE'S UNSURE WHETHER SHE WANTS TO GO...SHE'S A FUNNY DEVIL AT TIMES!
5.00PM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
5.40PM...OFF WE SET...ABOUT 1K TO WALK.
6.15PM...SITTING IN RESTAURANT...NU EYEING PRICES.
6.30PM...ORDERED FISH PLATTER...BOTTLE OF YELLOW GLEN BUBBLY.
7.20PM...MEAL FINALLY APPEARS...THEY ARE A BIT SLOW HERE...THEN AGAIN THE PLACE IS PACKED...RED SNAPPER/CALAMARI/CRABS/KING PRAWNS/TIGER PRAWNS/OYSTERS AND BUGS!...DO NOT COME TO OZ...I REPEAT DO NOT COME TO OZ AND NOT HAVE BUGS...THEY ARE THE BEST TASTING FISH OUT...SERVED WITH SALAD AND CHIPS.
7.55PM...WONDERFUL MEAL...BUBBLY WAS GOOD TOO...THE BUGS WERE AWESOME!
8.15PM...DESSERT...BANANA FUDGE CAKE IN KAHLUA CREAM...I WANNA GET FAT...GOSH!...I ALREADY AM!
8.40PM...IRISH WHISKEY COFFEE.
9.15PM...DEPARTING RESTAURANY...NU FULL AND HAPPY...AND IF NU IS HAPPY...I'M VERY HAPPY.
10.00PM...HEAD ON PILLOW...TOUGH DAY...BUT ALAS A HAPPY ENDING!...HAPPY BIRTHDAY NU...NU SNORING...OH...IT WAS BIRTHDAY PRESSIE TIME!...SHE'LL HAVE TO WAIT TILL TOMORROW...I THINK THOSE OYSTERS ARE WORKING...I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY A MYTH...I'LL WAKE HER AT ONE MINUTE PAST MIDNIGHT!
18.7.08.
7.00AM...GONNA GET MOVING TODAY...OFF TO CORAL BAY.
7.10AM...KETTLE ON.
7.25AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.40AM...SHOWER.
8.05AM...READY STEADY HERE WE GO...BLEARY EYED.
8.10AM...VAN STARTS OK...NEW BATTERY DOING THE JOB.
8.30AM...SKY GREY...DRIZZLE IN THE AIR.
9.05AM...TUMMY RUMBLING...NEED FOOD.
9.50AM...CORAL BAY...SUN TRYING TO BREAK THRU.
10.05AM...BOOKED ONTO CAMPSITE...BUT CAN'T TAKE UP PITCH TILL 10.30AM.
10.20AM...MET TWO OZZIES WHO ARE TAKING SAME ROUTE AS US.
10.50AM...PERUSING SMALL SHOPPING ARCADE...NEED BREAD AND STAMPS.
11.20AM...SETTING UP CAMP.
11.50AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH[FOOD AT LAST]...CUPPA TEA.
1.30PM...ENQUIRING ABOUT SNORKEL/WHALE WATCHING TRIP...PRICEY...BUT THIS IS CORAL BAY...ITS WHERE THE WEALTHY COME...AND WE ARE SOME WHAT NOT...NU GOING ON HER OWN...I'VE SEEN ENOUGH FISH.
3.00PM...BEACH...ITS HOT.
5.20PM...CAMP KITCHEN...IT'S CURRY BOG TIME.
5.30PM...SPAGHETTI BOILING...CURRY BOG IN MICROWAVE...CARTON OF WINE NEARBY.
5.55PM...ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CURRY BOG...I SHOULD MARKET IT!
6.20PM...CHATTING WITH THREE AUSTRIAN SISTERS...YOU TEND NOT TO MEET TO MANY AUSTRIANS...THEY ARE NOT A TRAVELLING SOCIETY.
8.00PM...SITTING BESIDE VAN IN THE WARM EVENING BREEZE...CARTON OF WINE NEVER ENDING.
19.7.08.
7.00AM...ALARM.
7.10AM...KETTLE ON.
7.25AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.40AM...NU GONE FOR SHOWER...I'M MAKING SANDWICHES FOR HER WHALE WATCHING TRIP...IT'S LIKE MAKING A KIDS LUNCH BOX FOR SCHOOL OUTINGS...BAG OF CRISPS/BOTTLE OF POP ETC!
8.15AM...WALKING TO DEPARTURE POINT.
8.30AM...NU TRYING ON HER WET SUIT.
8.45AM...NU ALL KITTED OUT...FLIPPERS/GOGGLES ETC...MANTA-RAYS BEWARE!
9.00AM...I WAVE HER GOODBYE...I DO HOPE SHE AS A GOOD TIME...SHE SO DESERVES IT...SHE WAS SO UPSET WHEN THE LAST ONE WAS CANCELLED.
9.30AM...I'M OFF FOR A SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.10AM...BACON SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
11.00AM...CLEANED INSIDE OF VAN.
12.20PM...PUB...WANTED A GAME OF POOL...BUT NO ONE PLAYING.
1.00PM...JUST LOOKED IN MIRROR...NEED A HAIR CUT...BADLY!
2.00PM...NU'S RETURNED EARLY...SHE'S HAD A SNORKEL...BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY MANTA-RAYS OR WHALES...SHE SAYS SHE'S NOT THAT DISAPPOINTED...BUT I KNOW SHE IS...70 QUID SPENT...NOT GOOD ENOUGH...SHOULD GET THE MONEY MAKE OR SOME OF IT AT LEAST!
3.00PM...POPPED TO SUPERMARKET...STEAK/CARROTS/SPUDS.
4.00PM...CAMP KITCHEN.
4.30PM...WONDERFUL STEAK...CARROTS AND SPUD OK.
5.20PM...WALKED TO THE PUB.
6.00PM...WATCHING OZ VERSUS S.AFRICA RUGBY ON TELE.
7.40PM...OZ WON 16-9...WELL WATCHABLE...BUT I THINK THE REF WAS AN OZ!
8.00PM...BACK AT VAN SIDE.
8.20PM...FEEL PECKISH.
8.50PM...FISH AND CHIPS...THE WORST FISH AND CHIPS I HAVE EVER HAD...BINNED'EM!
20.7.08
7.00AM...TIME TO MOVE...DIDN'T SLEEP WELL.
7.10AM...KETTLE ON.
7.25AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.50AM...SHOWER.
8.20AM...PACKING UP.
8.30AM...READY TO ROLL.
10.40AM...STOPPED TO MAKE A CHEESE/CUCUMBER SANDWICH...PLUS HAD A CUPPA COFFEE FROM OUR FLASK.
12.10PM...CARNARVAN SHOPPING CENTRE...NEED A LEG STRETCH...EGGS AND BREAD REQUIRED.
1.00PM...BACK ON ROAD...119K TO WORRAMEL CAMPSITE.
1.30PM...THE SUN IS HOT[THE SUN USUAL IS!]...COUPLED WITH A GUSTY WIND...LOADSA DEAD KANGAROOS.
2.45PM...WORRAMEL CAMPSITE...LOOKS OK...BOOKED IN.
3.30PM...PHONE JEAN AND PAULINE.
4.30PM...CURRY BOG...AWESOME!
5.40PM...BACARDI AND COKE...READING NEWSPAPER.
21.7.08.
7.30AM...THE DREADED ROAD AHEAD IS MY ONLY THOUGHT.
7.45AM...KETTLE ON.
7.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.15AM...SHOWER.
8.55AM...NOT HUNGRY...JUST GONNA PACK UP AND HIT THE ROAD.
9.05AM...ON THE ROAD AGAIN.
11.00AM...STOPPED FOR SANDWICH...GOOD OLD CHEESE AND CUCUMBER...THIS CUCUMBER SEEMS TO HAVE LASTED FOREVER...STILL FAIRLY FRESH.
12.40PM...NORTHAMPTON,OZ...KINDA WISH IT WAS NORTHAMPTON,UK!...WISH WE HAD COME HER BEFORE...VERY CLEAN AND TIDY LOOKING PLACE...BOUGHT NU A SIXD-PACK OF LAGER[ON OFFER]...PLUS GOT NU A FREEBEE NORTH/SOUTH GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA FROM INFO CENTRE.
1.30PM...NEXT STOP DUNGARRA...DRIVING THRU THE DRIZZLE.
3.00PM...DUNGARRA BEACH SIDE CAMPSITE...WE'VE GONE POSH...WE HAVE AN ENSUITE.
5.00PM...AT LOCAL RESTAURANTY...CHICKEN/RICE ASIAN DISH...IT WAS THE CHEAPEST ON THE MENU...TASTED GOOD.
6.30PM..BACK AT CAMP.
22.7.08.
7.30AM...FEEL I COULD SLEEP ALL DAY.
7.40AM...KETTLE ON.
7.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.20AM...SHOWER.
8.50AM...NOT FEELING HUNGRY...ALL PACKED UP.
9.05AM...WE ARE ON OUR WAY.
11.00AM...STOPPED FOR OUR SANDWICH BREAK...CUCUMBER STILL TASTING GOOD!
11.20AM...OFF WE GO AGAIN...200K TO GO.
1.50PM...STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION AND PUT FOR SALE SIGNS ON VAN.
3.00PM...OUTSKIRTS OF PERTH.
4.00PM...FINALLY MADE IT TO WILLIAM STREET FOR INTERNET CAFE...PERTH IS HORRIBLE...TO MANY ONE WAY STREETS.
4.30PM...SORTING ADVERT FOR VAN SALE.
5.05PM...PUTTING ADVERT UP IN HOSTELS...RAIN POURING.
5.20PM...PHONED JOHN AND LORRAINE...WE MET THEM IN WALPOLE.
5.30PM...MEETING US ON THE ROE HIGHWAY.
6.00PM...LINKED UP WITH JOHN.
6.25PM...AT JOHN AND LORRAINE'S...WELL TIRED BUT HYPER.
7.30PM...FISH[DEWI] AND CHIPS.
8.00PM...WAFFERLING...SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT...NEEDA BEER.
10.00PM...BED AT LAST...A REAL BED!
23.7.08.
8.00AM...J'N'L GONE TO WORK...TO THINK WE ONLY KNEW THEM FOR A DAY AND A BIT...AND HERE WE ARE WITH THE RUN OF THERE HOUSE.
8.20AM...KETTLE ON...ITS NOT OUR KETLE THOUGH!
8.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.10AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.00AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
11.00AM...LOADSA LAUNDRY TO DO.
11.45AM...EMPTING VAN...NOT IN THE MOOD...ITS AMAZING WHAT WE HAVE COLLECTED ON OUR JOURNEY.
1.10PM...RAIN AS ARRIVED...ANY EXCUSE FOR GOING INSIDE.
2.30PM...DROVE TO LOCAL SHOPS.
3.10PM...BOUGHT STEAK[PORTERHOUSE]THOUGHT IT BEST TO BUY THE BEST.
4.00PM...BACK AT J'N'LS.
4.30PM...JOHN RETURNS...HE WORKS WITH DRAINS.
5.00PM...LORRAINE RETURNS...SHE WORKS WITH HANDICAPPED KIDS.
6.00PM...I'VE PREPARED THE CARROTS/PEA'S/SPUDS...STEAK ON THE BBQ.
6.35PM...WONDERFUL MEAL.
7.20PM...TIRED...HAPPILY WAFFERLING.
24.7.08.
7.50AM...J'N'L GONE TO WORK...SO ITS TIME FOR US TO MOVE.
8.05AM...KETTLE ON.
8.25AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.00AM...SHOWER.
9.35AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.00AM...MORE LAUNDRY IN THE MACHINE.
10.35AM...LAUNDRY ON LINE.
11.00AM...IN VAN...ON OUR WAY TO THE RAILWAY STATION.
11.30AM...WE ARE LOST.
11.55AM...WE HAVE AT LAST FOUND THE RAILWAY STATION...PARKED VAN.
12.20PM...ON TRAIN.
12.50PM...PERTH CENTRAL STATION.
1.20PM...EATING IN RAILWAY CAFE...MILD CHICKEN CURRY...I WANTED THE LIVER AND ONIONS...BUT NONE LEFT!
2.20PM...GOING TO THE HOSTELS WHERE WE PUT THE VAN ADVERT UP...HAVE DECIDE TO REDUCE PRICE FOR QUICK SALE...RAIN LASHING DOWN.
3.50PM...NU SPOTS TWO TOPS AT SALE PRICE...AS LONG AS THEY FIT THEY'LL DO.
4.20PM...PUB.
5.30PM...BACK ON TRAIN.
6.00PM...GUILDFORD STATION.
6.15PM...BACK IN VAN.
6.20PM...ON THE WAY BACK TO J'N'LS...GOT LOST!...ALL THE ROADS I'VE DRIVEN IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS...NEVER GOT LOST ONCE!
6.50PM...AT JN'LS.
7.45PM...PORK/SPUD/PEA'S...WONDERFUL.
8.30PM...HAPPILY WAFFLING.
9.10PM...J'N'L GONE TO BED.
9.30PM...NU AND I HAVING A GLASS OF WINE.
25.7.08.
8.25AM...TIME TO GET UP.
8.45AM...KETTLE ON.
9.00AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.30AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.00AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
10.30AM...PHONED 'THE QUAKKA'...ITS A PERTH NEWSPAPER THAT ADVERTISES EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU WISH TO SELL FOR FREE...SO ANOTHER OUTLET FOR VAN SALE.
11.00AM...J'N'L ARE ON THE INTERNET...SO I'M BUSILY SEARCHING FOR FLIGHTS TO NEW ZEALAND.
11.40AM...BOOKED FLIGHT TO NEW ZEALAND FOR 6TH AUGUST.
12.30PM...PHONE RINGS...SOME LADS IN PERTH HAVE SPOTTED OUR ADVERT AND THEY ARE INTERESTED IN THE VAN.
1.00PM...IN VAN ON THE WAY TO PERTH...GOTTA MEET THEM OUTSIDE AN INTERNET CAFE ON WILLIAM STREET.
2.00PM...WE ARE LOST...PERTH IS A NIGHTMARE OF ONE WAY STREETS!
2.40PM...FINALLY MAKE OUR DESTINATION...LADS STILL INTERESTED.
3.10PM...LADS CHECKING VAN.
4.00PM...WE'VE GOT A SALE.
4.50PM...MONEY SORTED...THEY DIDN'T QUIBBLE.
5.30PM...PERTH CENTRAL STATION.
6.00PM...GUILDFORD STATION.
6.15PM...BOUGHT LORRAINE ROSE'S...JOHN A SIX PACK OF WHISKEY AND DRY GINGER.
6.30PM...GUILDFORD ARMS PUB.
6.45PM...PHONED JOHN TO PICK US UP.
7.05PM...JOHN PICKS US UP.
7.50PM...CHEESE ON TOAST WITH PICKLED ONIONS...I'M IN HEAVEN.
NEED A HOLIDAY!
BYE FOR NOWZ!
Monday, 28 July 2008
Saturday, 12 July 2008
AUSTRALIA...PART SIXTEEN OF MANY...
5.7.08.
8.30AM...A DAY OF WAITING FOR A CALL...MECHANIC SAID HE WOULD PHONE BEFORE 4.00PM.
8.45AM...KETTLE ON.
9.05AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.40AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.15AM...WEETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.50AM...READING NEWSPAPER.
1.00PM...SUPERMARKET...PORK/CAULI/SPUD.
1.40PM...BACK ON CAMP...BORED.
3.00PM...CHATTING WITH DAVE...DECLINED HIS HOMEMADE VODKA.
4.30PM...COOKING.
5.00PM...EXCELLENT PORK...CAULI WONDERFUL.
5.40PM...PHONED MECHANIC...VAN WILL BE READY ABOUT 7.00PM.
7.05PM...MECHANICS WIFE ARRIVED TO TAKE US UP TO GARAGE.
7.30PM...MECHANIC EXPLAINS ALL HE'S DONE[HE MIGHT AS WELL BE SPEAKING TO THE MOON!].
7.50PM...PAID BILL[THOUGH I THINK HIS NAME WAS MARK].
8.10PM...BACK AT CAMP...KINDA CHEERFUL.
8.25PM...WATCHING'VICAR OF DIBLEY'...XMAS EPISODE...YOU CAN'T HELP BUT LAUGH...THATS AT THE EPISODE WE ARE WATCHING...THERE IS A LOT ELSE WE COULD LAUGH AT?
9.00PM...BRITISH FILM...KINKY BOOTS...ABOUT A YOUNG CHAP WHO AS INHERITED HIS FATHER SHOE MAKING FACTORY AND DECIDES TO MANUFACTURE HIGH-HEELED BOOTS FOR TRANSVESTITES!...WELL WORTH A LOOK.
9.30PM...RUM AND COKE/CRISPS/NUTS.
6.7.08.
7.15AM...HERE WE GO...WE HOPE!
7.30AM...KETTLE ON.
7.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.40AM...WEETABIX/TOAST/ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.15AM...LOADING VAN...SHE STARTED OK...ENGINE SOUNDS OK?
9.50AM...SAYING OUR FAREWELLS...SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE...NU AND I ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE MET SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE...ALSO SO MANY SQUEEZABLE WOOFTERS!
10.15AM...PETROL STATION...1.90 DOLLAR A LITRE!...OH WELL AS YOU WELL KNOW I'M NOT ONE TO MOAN!
10.25AM...AT LAST WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO BROOME.
11.05AM...ANOTHER WELL HOT DAY...200K AHEAD.
12.20PM...BROOME...OH DEAR...THIS DOESN'T LOOK THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD.
1.00PM...BOOKED ON CAMPSITE...BOOKED TWO NIGHTS.
1.30PM...SETTING UP CAMP.
2.10PM...WALKING TO CAMPSITE...NEED BREAD.
3.05PM...I RETURN WITH A 24 PACK OF LAGER[4X]...LAMB/STEAK/SAUSAGE...IE...A BBQ PACK.
4.00PM...NU DOING THE CANNED PEAS AND SPUDS...I'M ON THE BBQ...WELL I'M ACTUALLY NOT ON THE BBQ...THE MEAT IS!
4.30PM...THAT WAS A TRULY WONDERFUL MEAL...WE DON'T USUALLY DO CANNED VEG...THEY WERE OUR LAST RESORT/STANDBY TINS.
5.20PM...AN ELDERLY LADY AS JOINED US...WE DIDN'T WISH HER TOO...SHE JUST PLONKED HERSELF DOWN IN A CHAIR...EXPLAINING HER HUSBAND HAD FALLEN ASLEEP[I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT!]...THE FUNNY PART ABOUT IT WAS THAT SHE SPOKE ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS IN OZ...SOMETHING THAT MOST OZZIES SHY AWAY FROM.
7.10PM...FINISHING RUM...FRUIT BATS FLYING EVERYWHERE...THEY DO NO HARM...BUT SOMETIMES THEY PIDDLE ON YOU!
7.7.08.
8.00AM...KETTLE ON.
8.15AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.40AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.20AM...TOMATO OMMELETTE/ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.10AM...READIND MAGAZINES.
11.30AM...DROPPED NU OFF AT CABLE BEACH...I'M OFF TO THE SHOPS.
12.20PM...BOUGHT MYSELF A PAIR OF BEATLE BOOTS...WELL I CALL THEM BEATLE BOOTS...THEY ARE FOR WHEN WE GO TO ZEALAND...APPARENTLY ITS A LITTLE COLDER THERE.
12.40PM...AT THE CHEMIST...LIST IN HAND...NU NEEDS HER LOTIONS.
1.05PM...BOTTLE SHOP...NU NEEDS HER WINE.
1.25PM...SUPERMARKET...NU NEEDS LOADS!
2.30PM...BACK WITH NU ON BEACH.
3.00PM...NU HAPPILY READING...I BOUGHT HER CHEESE/CRACKERS/CRISPS/BEER...SHE'S HAPPY.
5.30PM...SUNSET ON CABLE BEACH...ASD SUNSETS GO I GUESS IT WAS PRETTY OK?
6.10PM...BACK AT CAMP.
6.50PM...BEANS/EGGS/MUSHROOMS ON TOAST.
7.40PM...BETTER OPEN THE WINE!
8.7.08.
7.30AM...ON THE ROAD AGAIN TODAY[YAWN].
7.40AM...KETTLE ON.
7.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.15AM...SHOWER.
8.30AM...WE4ETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.20AM...PACKED UP AND READY TO ROLL.
9.30AM...TURN VAN KEY...OUCH...BATTERY FLAT.
10.05AM...OZ CHAP CONNECTING BATTERY JUMP LEADS.
10.10AM...VAN JUMPS INTO ACTION!
10.35AM...PETROL STATION...ONLY 1.89 DOLLAR A LITRE...ITS A BARGAIN!
10.50AM...WE ARE ON OUR WAY...VAN DOESN'T SOUND GOOD...OH WELL.
11.35AM...THE WIND IS AGAINST US...VAN SOUNDS TIRED...SHE'LL ONLY DO 80K[50MPH].
1.00PM...CAMP PARDOO...ROADHOUSE.
1.10PM...BOOKED IN.
1.30PM...SETTING UP OUR WARES...ALTHOUGH ITS ONLY A ROADHOUSE...THIS PLACE LOOKS TIDY.
2.30PM...CHATTING WITH OTHER TRAVELLERS.
5.30PM...IN RESTAURANT...WELL HUNGRY.
6.30PM...PORK/ROAST SPUD/CARROT/MANGETOUT?
7.00PM...NICE MEAL...JUST WASN'T ENOUGH OF IT!
8.00PM...BACK IN VAN...BOTH TIRED...BOTH WORRIED ABOUT VAN.
9.7.08.
6.50AM...ITS STILL EARLY...BUT WE HIT THE PILLOW EARLY.
7.05AM...KETTLE ON.
7.20AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.50AM...SHOWER.
8.10AM...ANOTHER CUPPA...NIETHER OF US FEEL HUNGRY.
8.30AM...CHECKED OIL...VAN USING ALOT.
8.40AM...OFF WE SET.
9.10AM...VAN SOUNDS ROUGH.
11.55AM...STOPPED FOR PETROL...VAN SEEMS HUNGRIER THAN USUAL.
2.00PM...POINT SAMSOM...NEWSAGENTS...GOT MY ENGLISH NEWSPAPER.
2.10PM...BOOKED ONTO SITE...WEATHER CHANGING...IT'S GETTING WINDIER AS WE GO SOUTH.
3.00PM...DOING LAUNDRY.
3.40PM...PREPARING CURRY BOG.
4.20PM...CURRY BOG...SUPERB!
5.00PM...I'M OFF TO THE BAR...NU READING.
5.30PM...PLAYING POOL.
5.55PM...I'M WINNING[PRETTY NORMAL]...WISH NU WAS WITH ME.
7.00PM...BACK AT VAN WITH NU.
7.30PM...READING NEWSPAPER...GLASS OF WINE.
10.7.08.
8.20AM...A DAY OF RELAXATION AHEAD?
8.30AM...KETTLE ON.
8.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.05AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.30AM...WEETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.20AM...READING NEWSPAPER.
12.05PM...GOING FOR A GAME OF POOL.
12.35PM...PLAYING OZ CHAP...WON 3-2...PLEASANT ENOUGH TIME.
2.45PM...BACK WITH NU.
4.00PM...REHEATING YESTERDAYS CURRY BOG LEFTOVERS...WONDERFUL...DONE TO MUCH SPAGHETTI THOUGH!
5.00PM...WATCHING NEWS ON TELE...THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS HERE IN OZ AS WE DO IN THE UK.
7.00PM...BACK AT VAN...GLASS OF WINE...I THINK WE DRINK TO MUCH...NOT A LOT...JUST REGULARLY.
11.7.08.
7.10AM...UP WE GET...DECIDE WE'LL MOVE ON.
7.20AM...KETTLE ON.
7.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...SHOWER.
8.30AM...WEETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.20AM...PACKED UP AND READY TO ROLL.
9.35AM...TURN IGNITION KEY...BATTERY FLAT...I MIGHT HAVE GUESSED THAT...BUT I HAD PRAYED THE NIGHT BEFORE!
9.50AM...OZ CHAP CONNECTS HIS JUMP LEADS.
9.55AM...OFF WE SET.
10.10AM...10 K DOWN THE ROAD...NU SAYS WHY DON'T WE STAY AWHILE LONGER...ITS A NICE PLACE...PERTH IS HAVING TERRIBLE WEATHER...LETS STAY WITH THE SUN.
10.15AM...I AGREE.
10.20AM...TURN VAN AROUND.
10.35AM...BACK AT CAMPSITE...BOOK THREE NIGHTS.
10.50AM...SETTING UP CAMP ON THE SAME SPOT WE LEFT.
11.30AM...I'M OFF TO THE SUPERMARKET...NEED FOOD...LAMB/PORK/BACON ETC.
1.00PM...BACK WITH NU.
2.00PM...I'M GOING FOR A GAME OT TWO OF POOL...NU CONTENT TO READ.
2.30PM...I'M WINNING...BUT I AM HAVING A LOT OF LUCK...NOT REALLY CONCENTRATING ON THE GAME.
4.00PM...BACK WITH NU.
5.00PM...LAMB/SPUD/CAULI/CARROT...OK
6.00PM...TV ROOM.
7.00PM...CHATTING WITH OTHER CAMPERS.
7.30PM...TV NEWS.
8.30PM...BRIGITTE JONES DIARY[FILM].
9.30PM...GOOD FILM...SEEN IT BEFORE...SO DECIDE TO HEAD FOR BED.
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BYE FOR NOWZ!
8.30AM...A DAY OF WAITING FOR A CALL...MECHANIC SAID HE WOULD PHONE BEFORE 4.00PM.
8.45AM...KETTLE ON.
9.05AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.40AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.15AM...WEETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.50AM...READING NEWSPAPER.
1.00PM...SUPERMARKET...PORK/CAULI/SPUD.
1.40PM...BACK ON CAMP...BORED.
3.00PM...CHATTING WITH DAVE...DECLINED HIS HOMEMADE VODKA.
4.30PM...COOKING.
5.00PM...EXCELLENT PORK...CAULI WONDERFUL.
5.40PM...PHONED MECHANIC...VAN WILL BE READY ABOUT 7.00PM.
7.05PM...MECHANICS WIFE ARRIVED TO TAKE US UP TO GARAGE.
7.30PM...MECHANIC EXPLAINS ALL HE'S DONE[HE MIGHT AS WELL BE SPEAKING TO THE MOON!].
7.50PM...PAID BILL[THOUGH I THINK HIS NAME WAS MARK].
8.10PM...BACK AT CAMP...KINDA CHEERFUL.
8.25PM...WATCHING'VICAR OF DIBLEY'...XMAS EPISODE...YOU CAN'T HELP BUT LAUGH...THATS AT THE EPISODE WE ARE WATCHING...THERE IS A LOT ELSE WE COULD LAUGH AT?
9.00PM...BRITISH FILM...KINKY BOOTS...ABOUT A YOUNG CHAP WHO AS INHERITED HIS FATHER SHOE MAKING FACTORY AND DECIDES TO MANUFACTURE HIGH-HEELED BOOTS FOR TRANSVESTITES!...WELL WORTH A LOOK.
9.30PM...RUM AND COKE/CRISPS/NUTS.
6.7.08.
7.15AM...HERE WE GO...WE HOPE!
7.30AM...KETTLE ON.
7.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.40AM...WEETABIX/TOAST/ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.15AM...LOADING VAN...SHE STARTED OK...ENGINE SOUNDS OK?
9.50AM...SAYING OUR FAREWELLS...SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE...NU AND I ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE MET SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE...ALSO SO MANY SQUEEZABLE WOOFTERS!
10.15AM...PETROL STATION...1.90 DOLLAR A LITRE!...OH WELL AS YOU WELL KNOW I'M NOT ONE TO MOAN!
10.25AM...AT LAST WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO BROOME.
11.05AM...ANOTHER WELL HOT DAY...200K AHEAD.
12.20PM...BROOME...OH DEAR...THIS DOESN'T LOOK THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD.
1.00PM...BOOKED ON CAMPSITE...BOOKED TWO NIGHTS.
1.30PM...SETTING UP CAMP.
2.10PM...WALKING TO CAMPSITE...NEED BREAD.
3.05PM...I RETURN WITH A 24 PACK OF LAGER[4X]...LAMB/STEAK/SAUSAGE...IE...A BBQ PACK.
4.00PM...NU DOING THE CANNED PEAS AND SPUDS...I'M ON THE BBQ...WELL I'M ACTUALLY NOT ON THE BBQ...THE MEAT IS!
4.30PM...THAT WAS A TRULY WONDERFUL MEAL...WE DON'T USUALLY DO CANNED VEG...THEY WERE OUR LAST RESORT/STANDBY TINS.
5.20PM...AN ELDERLY LADY AS JOINED US...WE DIDN'T WISH HER TOO...SHE JUST PLONKED HERSELF DOWN IN A CHAIR...EXPLAINING HER HUSBAND HAD FALLEN ASLEEP[I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT!]...THE FUNNY PART ABOUT IT WAS THAT SHE SPOKE ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS IN OZ...SOMETHING THAT MOST OZZIES SHY AWAY FROM.
7.10PM...FINISHING RUM...FRUIT BATS FLYING EVERYWHERE...THEY DO NO HARM...BUT SOMETIMES THEY PIDDLE ON YOU!
7.7.08.
8.00AM...KETTLE ON.
8.15AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.40AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.20AM...TOMATO OMMELETTE/ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.10AM...READIND MAGAZINES.
11.30AM...DROPPED NU OFF AT CABLE BEACH...I'M OFF TO THE SHOPS.
12.20PM...BOUGHT MYSELF A PAIR OF BEATLE BOOTS...WELL I CALL THEM BEATLE BOOTS...THEY ARE FOR WHEN WE GO TO ZEALAND...APPARENTLY ITS A LITTLE COLDER THERE.
12.40PM...AT THE CHEMIST...LIST IN HAND...NU NEEDS HER LOTIONS.
1.05PM...BOTTLE SHOP...NU NEEDS HER WINE.
1.25PM...SUPERMARKET...NU NEEDS LOADS!
2.30PM...BACK WITH NU ON BEACH.
3.00PM...NU HAPPILY READING...I BOUGHT HER CHEESE/CRACKERS/CRISPS/BEER...SHE'S HAPPY.
5.30PM...SUNSET ON CABLE BEACH...ASD SUNSETS GO I GUESS IT WAS PRETTY OK?
6.10PM...BACK AT CAMP.
6.50PM...BEANS/EGGS/MUSHROOMS ON TOAST.
7.40PM...BETTER OPEN THE WINE!
8.7.08.
7.30AM...ON THE ROAD AGAIN TODAY[YAWN].
7.40AM...KETTLE ON.
7.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.15AM...SHOWER.
8.30AM...WE4ETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.20AM...PACKED UP AND READY TO ROLL.
9.30AM...TURN VAN KEY...OUCH...BATTERY FLAT.
10.05AM...OZ CHAP CONNECTING BATTERY JUMP LEADS.
10.10AM...VAN JUMPS INTO ACTION!
10.35AM...PETROL STATION...ONLY 1.89 DOLLAR A LITRE...ITS A BARGAIN!
10.50AM...WE ARE ON OUR WAY...VAN DOESN'T SOUND GOOD...OH WELL.
11.35AM...THE WIND IS AGAINST US...VAN SOUNDS TIRED...SHE'LL ONLY DO 80K[50MPH].
1.00PM...CAMP PARDOO...ROADHOUSE.
1.10PM...BOOKED IN.
1.30PM...SETTING UP OUR WARES...ALTHOUGH ITS ONLY A ROADHOUSE...THIS PLACE LOOKS TIDY.
2.30PM...CHATTING WITH OTHER TRAVELLERS.
5.30PM...IN RESTAURANT...WELL HUNGRY.
6.30PM...PORK/ROAST SPUD/CARROT/MANGETOUT?
7.00PM...NICE MEAL...JUST WASN'T ENOUGH OF IT!
8.00PM...BACK IN VAN...BOTH TIRED...BOTH WORRIED ABOUT VAN.
9.7.08.
6.50AM...ITS STILL EARLY...BUT WE HIT THE PILLOW EARLY.
7.05AM...KETTLE ON.
7.20AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.50AM...SHOWER.
8.10AM...ANOTHER CUPPA...NIETHER OF US FEEL HUNGRY.
8.30AM...CHECKED OIL...VAN USING ALOT.
8.40AM...OFF WE SET.
9.10AM...VAN SOUNDS ROUGH.
11.55AM...STOPPED FOR PETROL...VAN SEEMS HUNGRIER THAN USUAL.
2.00PM...POINT SAMSOM...NEWSAGENTS...GOT MY ENGLISH NEWSPAPER.
2.10PM...BOOKED ONTO SITE...WEATHER CHANGING...IT'S GETTING WINDIER AS WE GO SOUTH.
3.00PM...DOING LAUNDRY.
3.40PM...PREPARING CURRY BOG.
4.20PM...CURRY BOG...SUPERB!
5.00PM...I'M OFF TO THE BAR...NU READING.
5.30PM...PLAYING POOL.
5.55PM...I'M WINNING[PRETTY NORMAL]...WISH NU WAS WITH ME.
7.00PM...BACK AT VAN WITH NU.
7.30PM...READING NEWSPAPER...GLASS OF WINE.
10.7.08.
8.20AM...A DAY OF RELAXATION AHEAD?
8.30AM...KETTLE ON.
8.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.05AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.30AM...WEETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.20AM...READING NEWSPAPER.
12.05PM...GOING FOR A GAME OF POOL.
12.35PM...PLAYING OZ CHAP...WON 3-2...PLEASANT ENOUGH TIME.
2.45PM...BACK WITH NU.
4.00PM...REHEATING YESTERDAYS CURRY BOG LEFTOVERS...WONDERFUL...DONE TO MUCH SPAGHETTI THOUGH!
5.00PM...WATCHING NEWS ON TELE...THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS HERE IN OZ AS WE DO IN THE UK.
7.00PM...BACK AT VAN...GLASS OF WINE...I THINK WE DRINK TO MUCH...NOT A LOT...JUST REGULARLY.
11.7.08.
7.10AM...UP WE GET...DECIDE WE'LL MOVE ON.
7.20AM...KETTLE ON.
7.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...SHOWER.
8.30AM...WEETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.20AM...PACKED UP AND READY TO ROLL.
9.35AM...TURN IGNITION KEY...BATTERY FLAT...I MIGHT HAVE GUESSED THAT...BUT I HAD PRAYED THE NIGHT BEFORE!
9.50AM...OZ CHAP CONNECTS HIS JUMP LEADS.
9.55AM...OFF WE SET.
10.10AM...10 K DOWN THE ROAD...NU SAYS WHY DON'T WE STAY AWHILE LONGER...ITS A NICE PLACE...PERTH IS HAVING TERRIBLE WEATHER...LETS STAY WITH THE SUN.
10.15AM...I AGREE.
10.20AM...TURN VAN AROUND.
10.35AM...BACK AT CAMPSITE...BOOK THREE NIGHTS.
10.50AM...SETTING UP CAMP ON THE SAME SPOT WE LEFT.
11.30AM...I'M OFF TO THE SUPERMARKET...NEED FOOD...LAMB/PORK/BACON ETC.
1.00PM...BACK WITH NU.
2.00PM...I'M GOING FOR A GAME OT TWO OF POOL...NU CONTENT TO READ.
2.30PM...I'M WINNING...BUT I AM HAVING A LOT OF LUCK...NOT REALLY CONCENTRATING ON THE GAME.
4.00PM...BACK WITH NU.
5.00PM...LAMB/SPUD/CAULI/CARROT...OK
6.00PM...TV ROOM.
7.00PM...CHATTING WITH OTHER CAMPERS.
7.30PM...TV NEWS.
8.30PM...BRIGITTE JONES DIARY[FILM].
9.30PM...GOOD FILM...SEEN IT BEFORE...SO DECIDE TO HEAD FOR BED.
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BYE FOR NOWZ!
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
australia....part 15 of many......
30.6.08.
7.15AM...TIME TO MOVE...HEADING TO BROOME TODAY.
7.30AM...KETTLE ON.
7.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.05AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.40AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.10AM...NU WANTS NEW SHOES...SO BEFORE WE DEPART GONNA GO SHOPPING.
9.15AM...TURN VAN KEY...BATTERY DEAD...OUCH!
9.25AM...GUY IN NEXT CARAVAN[JIM]...LENTS US HIS JUMP LEADS AND BATTERY.
9.35AM...VAN ROARS INTO LIVE...BUT SHE DOESN'T SOUND GOOD...AND AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATER...SHE DIES...OUCH!
9.45AM...START THE VAN AGAIN VIA JIMS BATTERY...TOOK HER FOR A SPIN...BUT SOMETHING ISN'T QUITE RIGHT.
10.05AM...BOOKED ANOTHER NIGHT ON THE CAMPSITE.
10.25AM...WALKED TO SHOPS TO GET NU NEW SHOES/POPPED INTO SUPERMARKET.
11.50AM...BACK WITH VAN ON CASMPSITE.
12.10PM...OZ CHAPPIES ON SITE OFFERING THERE ADVICE...AT TIMES THE VAN SOUNDS OK AND THEN SHE STARTS HAVING BREATHING PROBLEMS.
12.30PM...NU AND I ARE CHEESED OFF.
1.00PM...DAVE A FELLOW CAMPER SAYS HE'LL HAVE A LOOK TOMORROW...HE'S A MECHANIC BY TRADE.
3.00PM...FINISHED NEWSPAPER...FOUND IT HARD TO CONCENTRATE...I'M NOT A HAPPY SOUL...BETTER HAVE A BEER.
6.00PM...ON SITE SAUSAGE SIZZLE...PLUS BUSH POET[SOUNDS PORNOGRAPHIC TO ME!]
8.00PM...SAUSAGE SIZZLE OVER...NOT THE BEST SAUSAGES IN THE WORLD...WE'VE HAD WORSE!...BUSH POETS WERE GOOD...WELL LISTENABLE...I COULD BE A BUSH POET...PORNOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING!
8.40PM...BACK IN OUR SMALL SPACE.
9.00PM...LYING ON BED...THOUGHTFUL ABOUT VAN...WHERE'S THE NEAREST CLIFF!
1.7.08.
7.00AM...A NEW MONTH...WHAT WILL IT BRING?...NEED A CUPPA.
7.15AM...KETTLE ON.
7.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...WEETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
8.30AM...SHOWER.
9.00AM...DAVE THE MECHANIC ARRIVES TO HOPEFULLY SORT VAN.
9.10AM...STARTED ALRIGHT...BUT COUGHING AND SPLUTTERING LIKE ME WHEN I USED TO SMOKE...BETTER BOOK ANOTHER NIGHT.
9.40AM...DAVE AND TOOLS AT WORK.
10.10AM...I'M OFF TO GET NEW SPARK PLUGS.
11.00AM...DAVE FITTING PLUGS...ADJUSTING POINTS AND DOING SOMETHING TO THE CARBURRETOR.
12.15PM...DAVE ALL DONE...SHE SOUNDS OK.
1.00PM...LEFT NU AT VAN AND WALKED INTO TOWN.
2.10PM...POPPED INTO SECOND HAND SHOP AND AQUIRED A CD PLAYER/RADIO...IT WORKS...JUST HAVE TO TWIDDLE WITH KNOB...18 DOLLARS?...BARGAIN!...POPPED INTO SUPERMARKET...NU NEEDS CITRONELLA OIL FOR KEEPING MOSQUITOES AT BAY...ASKED TWO LADIES TO HELP ME...THEY WERE VERY FORTHRIGHT AND COMMANDEERED A YOUNG MALE ASSISTANT TO HELP THEM TO HELP ME...THEN THEY WERE EXPLAINING WHAT WAS BEST FOR NUALA...I CAN ONLY SAY THEY WERE LIKE MRS BOUQUET OUTA OF KEEP UP APPEARANCES.
3.30PM...BACK WITH NU AT CAMP.
4.20PM...ASKED DAVE AND HIS WIFE LOIS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US FOR A MEAL TONIGHT.
5.30PM...HEADING FOR LOCAL RESTAURANT/PUB.
6.15PM...WAITING FOR OUR SEA-FOOD PLATTERS...WAFFLING WITH OUR DINNER GUESTS.
6.45PM...OH DEAR THIS IS POOR FARE...AND EXPENSIVE!
7.30PM...ENTERED POOL COMPETITION.
8.35PM...NU CHATTING AWAY...SHE'S GETTING ON WELL WITH LOIS.
10.30PM...I WON'T BLOW MY OWN TRUMPET...ITS NOT MY STYLE!...BUT I WON THE COMPETITION PLUS 80 DOLLARS!
11.05PM...BACK AT CAMP.
11.15PM...LOOKING AT THE STARS...HAVING A WHISKEY...NU HAVING A BACARDI...CELEBRATING MY VICTORY.
12.20AM...TIME FOR BED.
2.7.08.
8.10AM...A NEW DAY.
8.20AM...KETTLE ON.
8.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.55AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.30AM...BACON OMELLETTE/ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.00AM...BOOKED ANOTHER NIGHT...NO WISH TO DRIVE TODAY...MAYBE HAD TO MUCH WHISKEY LAST NIGHT.
11.00AM...TOOK NU TO THE CHEMIST...STILL IN SEARCH OF CITRONELLA OIL...WHO SHOULD BE THERE?!...THE TWO BUCKET LADIES FROM YESTERDAY...THEY CHATTING TO NU NOW...AND NU IS BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I WENT THRU YESTERDAY...QUITE AMUSING REALLY...SHE SAYS THEY'D PROBABLY ADOPT ME IF THEY COULD!
12.05PM...BOTTLE SHOP[BOOZE SHOP]...NU NEEDS BEER...BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF BUNDERSBURG RUM AS WELL...IT WAS ON OFFER.
1.00PM...ITS HOT AND I FEEL LANQUID.
1.35PM...NU GONE FOR A SWIM...I'M CHATTING WITH DAVE.
3.00PM...WALKED TO SUPERMARKET...SINCE THE MEAL WE TOOK THEM FOR LAST NIGHT WAS POOR...HAVE DECIDED WE'LL TREAT THEM TO STEAK AND SALAD TONIGHT...AS LONG AS THEY DO THE STEAK ON THE BBQ.
4.00PM...PREPARING SALAD.
4.30PM...SITTING WITH DAVE AND LOIS...DRINKING DAVES HOME MADE VODKA.
4.45PM...LOIS IS DOING BAKED SPUDS IN THE MICROWAVE.
5.00PM...DAVE IS VERY SLOW...HE'S ALWAYS GOT A STORY TO TELL...WISH HE'D JUST GET THE STEAKS ON THE BARBIE...I THINK HE LIKES HIS HOME MADE BREW...I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE TASTE.
5.50PM...AT LAST I HAVE A TASTY PIECE OF STEAK IN FRONT OF ME.
6.20PM...I'M FULL...STEAK WAS EXCELLENT...BAKED SPUD WENT DOWN WELL...I PUT TO MUCH CELERY IN THE SALAD.
7.30PM...I WISH DAVE WOULD STOP PUTTING HIS HOME MADE TRASH IN MY GLASS.
8.30PM...ITS STILL EARLY...BUT ITS TIME TO RETIRE.
3.7.08.
7.30AM...A SWEATY NIGHT.
7.35AM...KETTLE ON.
7.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.30AM...WETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.15AM...READY TO GO.
9.25AM...START VAN UP...NOT SURE?
10.00AM...HEADING OUTA TOWN...BUT NU AND I ARE NOT HAPPY...NIETHER DOES THE VAN SOUND HAPPY...GOT NO OOMPH...TURNING ROUND.
10.20AM...BACK AT CAMPSITE.
10.50AM...EXPLAINING TO DAVE ABOUT VAN.
11.00AM...DAVE AND TOOLS ARE READY...HE RECKONS ITS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CARBURRETOR.
11.50AM...THE FRONT SIT IS OUT[THE ENGINE IS UNDER IT...SILLY PLACE TO PUT THE ENGINE]...THE HANDBRAKE IS IN BITS...SO IS THE CARBURRETOR.
12.10PM...THE CARBURETTOR WAS NEW WHEN WE HAD HER FITTED IN MOUNT ISA...DAVE SAYS GRAVEL AS SOMEHOW GOT IN...PLUS THE GASKET IS IN THREADS...OH...OUCH!
2.00PM...DAVE PUTTING IT ALL BACK TOGETHER.
2.40PM...TOOK VAN FOR A SPIN...SHE SOUNDS BETTER...AND SHE'S GOT A BIT MORE OOMPH...BUT I'M STILL NOT SURE.
3.30PM...SITTING IN DEEP THOUGHT...I THINK WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN TO THE GARAGE FOR REPAIRS...DECIDE WE'LL FORGET OUR 'PROBLEM' FOR TODAY...LETS HAVE A DRINK.
4.30PM...SALMON/SALAD/SPUD...I WASN'T REALLY HUNGRY...DIDN'T ENJOY.
5.30PM...DOING CROSSWORD IN WOMANS MAGAZINE...IT'S TAKEN MY MIND OFF OTHER THINGS.
4.7.08.
7.30AM...DIDN'T SLEEP WELL.
7.45AM...KETTLE ON.
8.00AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.15AM...SHOWER.
8.40AM...WEETABIX/CUPPA TEA.
9.00AM...HAD A CHAT WITH SEAN AND PAT[CAMP OWNERS]...THEY'VE RECOMMENDED A LOCAL MECHANIC.
10.00AM...AT THE GARAGE...JIM FOLLOWED ME SO HE COULD BRING ME BACK...NU AND I ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MET SO MANY WONDERFUL OZZIES.
10.40AM...BOOKED A ROOM...WELL WITH NO VAN WE HAVE NO WHERE TO SLEEP...SO HAD NO CHOICE...AND PAT AND SEAN WOULDN'T TAKE ANY MONEY FROM US...I WAS SPEECHLESS.
1.00PM...MECHANIC PHONES...HEAD CRACKED/VALVE CRACKED...OUCH...THIS IS HORRIBLE!
2.00PM...JIM TAKES US BACK TO GARAGE...2,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT!
2.30PM...NU AND I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD...BUT TOLD HIM TO DO WHAT EVER IT TAKES TO PUT THE VAN RIGHT.
3.00PM...BACK ON CAMPSITE IN OUR AIR CON ROOM.
5.00PM...WALKED TO NEWSAGENT...THEY HAVE MY PAPER...THINGS AREN'T SO BAD!
6.00PM...SITTING WITH PAT AND SEAN[CAMP OWNERS]...THEY ARE KEEN TO FEED US...I DON'T KNOW WHY...WE ARE THE MOST UNTHIN PEOPLE AROUND...THAT IS ...WE ARE FAIRLY ROUND...YOU'D THINK WITH ALL THE WORRY OVER THE VAN WE'D LOSE A FEW POUND...BUT NOT NU AND I...THE ONLY POUNDS WE ARE GONNA LOSE ARE OUT OF OUR POCKETS!
6.30PM...THE FOOD WAS OK...SEAN BOUGHT OUT IS SELECTION OF WHISKEYS...SO THINGS AREN'T SO BAD!
UNLUCKY AS WE ARE LUCKY?
BYE FOR NOWZ!
7.15AM...TIME TO MOVE...HEADING TO BROOME TODAY.
7.30AM...KETTLE ON.
7.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.05AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.40AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.10AM...NU WANTS NEW SHOES...SO BEFORE WE DEPART GONNA GO SHOPPING.
9.15AM...TURN VAN KEY...BATTERY DEAD...OUCH!
9.25AM...GUY IN NEXT CARAVAN[JIM]...LENTS US HIS JUMP LEADS AND BATTERY.
9.35AM...VAN ROARS INTO LIVE...BUT SHE DOESN'T SOUND GOOD...AND AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATER...SHE DIES...OUCH!
9.45AM...START THE VAN AGAIN VIA JIMS BATTERY...TOOK HER FOR A SPIN...BUT SOMETHING ISN'T QUITE RIGHT.
10.05AM...BOOKED ANOTHER NIGHT ON THE CAMPSITE.
10.25AM...WALKED TO SHOPS TO GET NU NEW SHOES/POPPED INTO SUPERMARKET.
11.50AM...BACK WITH VAN ON CASMPSITE.
12.10PM...OZ CHAPPIES ON SITE OFFERING THERE ADVICE...AT TIMES THE VAN SOUNDS OK AND THEN SHE STARTS HAVING BREATHING PROBLEMS.
12.30PM...NU AND I ARE CHEESED OFF.
1.00PM...DAVE A FELLOW CAMPER SAYS HE'LL HAVE A LOOK TOMORROW...HE'S A MECHANIC BY TRADE.
3.00PM...FINISHED NEWSPAPER...FOUND IT HARD TO CONCENTRATE...I'M NOT A HAPPY SOUL...BETTER HAVE A BEER.
6.00PM...ON SITE SAUSAGE SIZZLE...PLUS BUSH POET[SOUNDS PORNOGRAPHIC TO ME!]
8.00PM...SAUSAGE SIZZLE OVER...NOT THE BEST SAUSAGES IN THE WORLD...WE'VE HAD WORSE!...BUSH POETS WERE GOOD...WELL LISTENABLE...I COULD BE A BUSH POET...PORNOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING!
8.40PM...BACK IN OUR SMALL SPACE.
9.00PM...LYING ON BED...THOUGHTFUL ABOUT VAN...WHERE'S THE NEAREST CLIFF!
1.7.08.
7.00AM...A NEW MONTH...WHAT WILL IT BRING?...NEED A CUPPA.
7.15AM...KETTLE ON.
7.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...WEETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
8.30AM...SHOWER.
9.00AM...DAVE THE MECHANIC ARRIVES TO HOPEFULLY SORT VAN.
9.10AM...STARTED ALRIGHT...BUT COUGHING AND SPLUTTERING LIKE ME WHEN I USED TO SMOKE...BETTER BOOK ANOTHER NIGHT.
9.40AM...DAVE AND TOOLS AT WORK.
10.10AM...I'M OFF TO GET NEW SPARK PLUGS.
11.00AM...DAVE FITTING PLUGS...ADJUSTING POINTS AND DOING SOMETHING TO THE CARBURRETOR.
12.15PM...DAVE ALL DONE...SHE SOUNDS OK.
1.00PM...LEFT NU AT VAN AND WALKED INTO TOWN.
2.10PM...POPPED INTO SECOND HAND SHOP AND AQUIRED A CD PLAYER/RADIO...IT WORKS...JUST HAVE TO TWIDDLE WITH KNOB...18 DOLLARS?...BARGAIN!...POPPED INTO SUPERMARKET...NU NEEDS CITRONELLA OIL FOR KEEPING MOSQUITOES AT BAY...ASKED TWO LADIES TO HELP ME...THEY WERE VERY FORTHRIGHT AND COMMANDEERED A YOUNG MALE ASSISTANT TO HELP THEM TO HELP ME...THEN THEY WERE EXPLAINING WHAT WAS BEST FOR NUALA...I CAN ONLY SAY THEY WERE LIKE MRS BOUQUET OUTA OF KEEP UP APPEARANCES.
3.30PM...BACK WITH NU AT CAMP.
4.20PM...ASKED DAVE AND HIS WIFE LOIS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US FOR A MEAL TONIGHT.
5.30PM...HEADING FOR LOCAL RESTAURANT/PUB.
6.15PM...WAITING FOR OUR SEA-FOOD PLATTERS...WAFFLING WITH OUR DINNER GUESTS.
6.45PM...OH DEAR THIS IS POOR FARE...AND EXPENSIVE!
7.30PM...ENTERED POOL COMPETITION.
8.35PM...NU CHATTING AWAY...SHE'S GETTING ON WELL WITH LOIS.
10.30PM...I WON'T BLOW MY OWN TRUMPET...ITS NOT MY STYLE!...BUT I WON THE COMPETITION PLUS 80 DOLLARS!
11.05PM...BACK AT CAMP.
11.15PM...LOOKING AT THE STARS...HAVING A WHISKEY...NU HAVING A BACARDI...CELEBRATING MY VICTORY.
12.20AM...TIME FOR BED.
2.7.08.
8.10AM...A NEW DAY.
8.20AM...KETTLE ON.
8.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.55AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.30AM...BACON OMELLETTE/ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.00AM...BOOKED ANOTHER NIGHT...NO WISH TO DRIVE TODAY...MAYBE HAD TO MUCH WHISKEY LAST NIGHT.
11.00AM...TOOK NU TO THE CHEMIST...STILL IN SEARCH OF CITRONELLA OIL...WHO SHOULD BE THERE?!...THE TWO BUCKET LADIES FROM YESTERDAY...THEY CHATTING TO NU NOW...AND NU IS BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I WENT THRU YESTERDAY...QUITE AMUSING REALLY...SHE SAYS THEY'D PROBABLY ADOPT ME IF THEY COULD!
12.05PM...BOTTLE SHOP[BOOZE SHOP]...NU NEEDS BEER...BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF BUNDERSBURG RUM AS WELL...IT WAS ON OFFER.
1.00PM...ITS HOT AND I FEEL LANQUID.
1.35PM...NU GONE FOR A SWIM...I'M CHATTING WITH DAVE.
3.00PM...WALKED TO SUPERMARKET...SINCE THE MEAL WE TOOK THEM FOR LAST NIGHT WAS POOR...HAVE DECIDED WE'LL TREAT THEM TO STEAK AND SALAD TONIGHT...AS LONG AS THEY DO THE STEAK ON THE BBQ.
4.00PM...PREPARING SALAD.
4.30PM...SITTING WITH DAVE AND LOIS...DRINKING DAVES HOME MADE VODKA.
4.45PM...LOIS IS DOING BAKED SPUDS IN THE MICROWAVE.
5.00PM...DAVE IS VERY SLOW...HE'S ALWAYS GOT A STORY TO TELL...WISH HE'D JUST GET THE STEAKS ON THE BARBIE...I THINK HE LIKES HIS HOME MADE BREW...I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE TASTE.
5.50PM...AT LAST I HAVE A TASTY PIECE OF STEAK IN FRONT OF ME.
6.20PM...I'M FULL...STEAK WAS EXCELLENT...BAKED SPUD WENT DOWN WELL...I PUT TO MUCH CELERY IN THE SALAD.
7.30PM...I WISH DAVE WOULD STOP PUTTING HIS HOME MADE TRASH IN MY GLASS.
8.30PM...ITS STILL EARLY...BUT ITS TIME TO RETIRE.
3.7.08.
7.30AM...A SWEATY NIGHT.
7.35AM...KETTLE ON.
7.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.30AM...WETABIX/ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.15AM...READY TO GO.
9.25AM...START VAN UP...NOT SURE?
10.00AM...HEADING OUTA TOWN...BUT NU AND I ARE NOT HAPPY...NIETHER DOES THE VAN SOUND HAPPY...GOT NO OOMPH...TURNING ROUND.
10.20AM...BACK AT CAMPSITE.
10.50AM...EXPLAINING TO DAVE ABOUT VAN.
11.00AM...DAVE AND TOOLS ARE READY...HE RECKONS ITS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CARBURRETOR.
11.50AM...THE FRONT SIT IS OUT[THE ENGINE IS UNDER IT...SILLY PLACE TO PUT THE ENGINE]...THE HANDBRAKE IS IN BITS...SO IS THE CARBURRETOR.
12.10PM...THE CARBURETTOR WAS NEW WHEN WE HAD HER FITTED IN MOUNT ISA...DAVE SAYS GRAVEL AS SOMEHOW GOT IN...PLUS THE GASKET IS IN THREADS...OH...OUCH!
2.00PM...DAVE PUTTING IT ALL BACK TOGETHER.
2.40PM...TOOK VAN FOR A SPIN...SHE SOUNDS BETTER...AND SHE'S GOT A BIT MORE OOMPH...BUT I'M STILL NOT SURE.
3.30PM...SITTING IN DEEP THOUGHT...I THINK WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE THE VAN TO THE GARAGE FOR REPAIRS...DECIDE WE'LL FORGET OUR 'PROBLEM' FOR TODAY...LETS HAVE A DRINK.
4.30PM...SALMON/SALAD/SPUD...I WASN'T REALLY HUNGRY...DIDN'T ENJOY.
5.30PM...DOING CROSSWORD IN WOMANS MAGAZINE...IT'S TAKEN MY MIND OFF OTHER THINGS.
4.7.08.
7.30AM...DIDN'T SLEEP WELL.
7.45AM...KETTLE ON.
8.00AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.15AM...SHOWER.
8.40AM...WEETABIX/CUPPA TEA.
9.00AM...HAD A CHAT WITH SEAN AND PAT[CAMP OWNERS]...THEY'VE RECOMMENDED A LOCAL MECHANIC.
10.00AM...AT THE GARAGE...JIM FOLLOWED ME SO HE COULD BRING ME BACK...NU AND I ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE MET SO MANY WONDERFUL OZZIES.
10.40AM...BOOKED A ROOM...WELL WITH NO VAN WE HAVE NO WHERE TO SLEEP...SO HAD NO CHOICE...AND PAT AND SEAN WOULDN'T TAKE ANY MONEY FROM US...I WAS SPEECHLESS.
1.00PM...MECHANIC PHONES...HEAD CRACKED/VALVE CRACKED...OUCH...THIS IS HORRIBLE!
2.00PM...JIM TAKES US BACK TO GARAGE...2,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT!
2.30PM...NU AND I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD...BUT TOLD HIM TO DO WHAT EVER IT TAKES TO PUT THE VAN RIGHT.
3.00PM...BACK ON CAMPSITE IN OUR AIR CON ROOM.
5.00PM...WALKED TO NEWSAGENT...THEY HAVE MY PAPER...THINGS AREN'T SO BAD!
6.00PM...SITTING WITH PAT AND SEAN[CAMP OWNERS]...THEY ARE KEEN TO FEED US...I DON'T KNOW WHY...WE ARE THE MOST UNTHIN PEOPLE AROUND...THAT IS ...WE ARE FAIRLY ROUND...YOU'D THINK WITH ALL THE WORRY OVER THE VAN WE'D LOSE A FEW POUND...BUT NOT NU AND I...THE ONLY POUNDS WE ARE GONNA LOSE ARE OUT OF OUR POCKETS!
6.30PM...THE FOOD WAS OK...SEAN BOUGHT OUT IS SELECTION OF WHISKEYS...SO THINGS AREN'T SO BAD!
UNLUCKY AS WE ARE LUCKY?
BYE FOR NOWZ!
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