3 September – Wednesday
A word of advice to all would-be caravanners – take a plumber with you on your travels! Last night while washing strawberries, one silly strawberry decided to disappear down the plug hole and get itself stuck where the sink drain pipe connects to the main drainage system underneath the caravan. Unfortunately, this meant that the water in the sink would not drain away and as it would probably take a number of days for the strawberry to rot, the resident handyman was forced to crawl under the caravan in the dark, dismantle the plumbing, remove the strawberry (which still looked good enough to eat) and then put it all back together. He was allowed an extra bit of cream on his dessert.
This morning the Deng and Connell families headed to the Gold Coast, with the first stop at the most fantastic children’s playground at Southport, opposite Australia Fair. A great time was had by all, even Jack enjoyed the equipment. A great favourite was the monorail, closely followed by the flying fox.
The playground was followed by a quick visit to Jupiters Casino before moving to Pacific Fair for lunch and a spot of shopping for some. This shopping centre is absolutely huge! I think there are definitely more high rise buildings at Surfers than there are in Honolulu – the area has unquestionably grown in the last 25 years.
The weather today was a little windy this morning, about 23 degrees and sunny. However, late this afternoon the wind has strengthened and we felt it advisable to lower the awning, just in case. Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow.
A word of advice to all would-be caravanners – take a plumber with you on your travels! Last night while washing strawberries, one silly strawberry decided to disappear down the plug hole and get itself stuck where the sink drain pipe connects to the main drainage system underneath the caravan. Unfortunately, this meant that the water in the sink would not drain away and as it would probably take a number of days for the strawberry to rot, the resident handyman was forced to crawl under the caravan in the dark, dismantle the plumbing, remove the strawberry (which still looked good enough to eat) and then put it all back together. He was allowed an extra bit of cream on his dessert.
This morning the Deng and Connell families headed to the Gold Coast, with the first stop at the most fantastic children’s playground at Southport, opposite Australia Fair. A great time was had by all, even Jack enjoyed the equipment. A great favourite was the monorail, closely followed by the flying fox.
The playground was followed by a quick visit to Jupiters Casino before moving to Pacific Fair for lunch and a spot of shopping for some. This shopping centre is absolutely huge! I think there are definitely more high rise buildings at Surfers than there are in Honolulu – the area has unquestionably grown in the last 25 years.
The weather today was a little windy this morning, about 23 degrees and sunny. However, late this afternoon the wind has strengthened and we felt it advisable to lower the awning, just in case. Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow.
2 comments:
Love hearing about others' travels. Doesn't matter you're strangers. Thanks for sharing. And hello from Los Angeles.
Nice photo of the oldies. But where is Jack?
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