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!