Hot Days

Thursday, 28 August 2014

 

Can't have too many helpers

Housing estate next to caravan park

Freshwater Creek

Model jet boat

Jenny, Brian, Us, Maureen and James

The weather this week has been just superb – hot, clear skies and low humidity.  We will be sorry to leave next Monday.

Tuesday morning and someone had to get out of bed very early and take the vehicle for a check-up, needing to be at the service centre before 7.30 am.  Fortunately, no major problems were found and nearly $250 later, we had a washed car and new fuel filter!

Meanwhile, back at the caravan park, major problems were happening!  The small motor home behind us decided to leave shortly after 7.30 am; only problem was that they neglected to disconnect their power cord and snapped off the services pole, which supplies four sites.  Evidently, they stopped a short way along the road, wound up the cord and kept on going, failing to report the damage.  The owner’s son, Phil, was quickly summoned and immediately shut off the water supply (electricity and water is NOT a good combination) and returned later in the morning to replace the structure.  We were without power for some time as the services pole did not want to come apart, despite Phil having the assistance (and advice) of some additional helpers.  For some reason, the motor homers decided to abandon the chair which they had left on their concrete pad and not return that night.  We enjoyed a walk along Freshwater Creek later in the day and came across a man, and his son, playing with a jet boat; the young boy said he didn’t get to play with it very often!

Wednesday was time for a bit of pampering, a major grocery shop to ensure the cupboards are full before leaving next Monday and a visit to Beaurepaires to have the tyres rotated and rebalanced.  While the tyres were being attended to, I took the opportunity to make a few necessary purchases at Cairns Central.  Later in the afternoon, we assembled outside Jenny and Brian’s caravan for a final happy hour with them.

This morning, we farewelled Jenny and Brian as they started to head south for home.  I then had enough time to make a banana and walnut loaf before heading to the hairdressers, and assuring the friendly girls that I would return next year.

There have been a few empty sites in the caravan park the last couple of nights as the southerners are now starting to head home.