July 8 – Tuesday
It rained during the night and when I checked the awning at 6.00am discovered it full of water and hanging very low, with the centre strut very bent. I managed to get some of the water out, but due to the weight and immense quantity, Les had to have an early morning. Not good news. Not only was the centre strut bent all out of shape, but the fabric was a bit on the stretched side. When we attempted to roll the awning up, discovered that the roller bar was rather bowed. After listening to AAMI’s music and ads for over 30 minutes, finally spoke to a nice lady who gave us the names of two companies in Brisbane we would have to take the caravan to and get quotes (one was the Jayco agent). She then said we would have to take the quote to the Brisbane office in the CBD, so I had to explain that we were towing a caravan! Ooooh. Get the quotes faxed through instead. I have rung the two companies and arranged to get quotes tomorrow and then it will be wait and see. It will depend on whether it is repair or replace and when this can be done. Hope we don’t have to wait around Brisbane for too long. We are staying the next two nights with Brian and Jenny, who visited us in March, but they are leaving at the weekend for Cape York.
After the early morning traumas, we were lucky enough to spend the day with Paul and Carol, fellow European travellers. They were good enough to drive us around the sights of Toowoomba before returning to their house for a late lunch and a look at some videos taken on the European tour. Fortunately, the weather cleared and we had a wander around the Japanese gardens at the university. Saw lots of fruit bats here, not only hanging in the trees but also flying around.
We have decided not to return to Toowooma!!!
It rained during the night and when I checked the awning at 6.00am discovered it full of water and hanging very low, with the centre strut very bent. I managed to get some of the water out, but due to the weight and immense quantity, Les had to have an early morning. Not good news. Not only was the centre strut bent all out of shape, but the fabric was a bit on the stretched side. When we attempted to roll the awning up, discovered that the roller bar was rather bowed. After listening to AAMI’s music and ads for over 30 minutes, finally spoke to a nice lady who gave us the names of two companies in Brisbane we would have to take the caravan to and get quotes (one was the Jayco agent). She then said we would have to take the quote to the Brisbane office in the CBD, so I had to explain that we were towing a caravan! Ooooh. Get the quotes faxed through instead. I have rung the two companies and arranged to get quotes tomorrow and then it will be wait and see. It will depend on whether it is repair or replace and when this can be done. Hope we don’t have to wait around Brisbane for too long. We are staying the next two nights with Brian and Jenny, who visited us in March, but they are leaving at the weekend for Cape York.
After the early morning traumas, we were lucky enough to spend the day with Paul and Carol, fellow European travellers. They were good enough to drive us around the sights of Toowoomba before returning to their house for a late lunch and a look at some videos taken on the European tour. Fortunately, the weather cleared and we had a wander around the Japanese gardens at the university. Saw lots of fruit bats here, not only hanging in the trees but also flying around.
We have decided not to return to Toowooma!!!
1 comment:
So the awning is definitely a "pack away at night" item then? Either that or you need some drainage holes in it!
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