Monday kicked off another clear blue, cloudless day. As I was planning to go and pick up some beach wheels for the Zodiac, it seemed sensible to drop-off Gail at the Twin Towns club for her day at the CWA conference. We had overlooked one very key point however - it was a public holiday in Queensland. When you're away like this every day seems lke a public holiday, with one exception - everything is closed, so no wheels today. Our satellite TV card has been zapped again by Optus, so an email to Johnny in Katherine resulted in a return phone call from him and his agreement to provide a new one, free of charge, if we post the original back to him. Not bad "after sales service", four years on.
Although at present we have no need for the satellite TV, next week when we head west into remote areas is when it is great to get crystal clear reception. Gail's return bus trip in the afternoon however was apparently a real trip from hell as the female bus driver had a real issue with every other driver on the road.
I have been doing a fair bit of fishing and yabbie pumping (with limited success) while Gail is at the conference.
Wednesday night we went to dinner at Broadbeach with two other CWA ladies from Somersby and their husbands, so I am not the only male here in the midst of all these scone cooking ladies. The population of the caravan park has diminished incredibly since the end of the long weekend. Camper trailers certainly have a very strong hold on the scene now, with around 50% of those here last weekend in them as opposed to caravans. Most have very large canvas annexes and extensions which makes them very roomy and practical for young families. They certainly outweigh tents now.
Going Fishin' now.
Our Kinda Country
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