Saturday 9th July 2005
After a quite late night last night, this morning started out pretty
slow. 'One of Us' was not feeling full of life, even though she didn't
have a lot to drink the previous night so it was decided there would
not be too much activity embarked on during the day.
Around 9:30 a.m. the 'Other One' set off on an excursion to the local
hardware shop to purchase a couple of fittings for the drain pipe on
the caravan, then he stopped in at the Woolworths Store and replenished
our depleted stock of non essential items, namely food. He walked out
of the store some time later and $135 worse off...
On return to the caravan 'One of Us' put the food purchases away whilst
the 'Other One' made an attempt at fixing the slow shower drain, but
ended up having to level the caravan up using a jack to get everything
flowing freely. A second trip to the hardware store was unsuccessful
as all these stores close at midday on Saturdays and don't open again
until Monday morning.
The afternoon was spent pottering around, 'One of Us' had a nap on
the bed whilst the 'Other One' played around on the computer for a while,
then we joined Graham and Jocelyn for a cup of coffee and a chat until
almost 5:p.m.. It was then time to get organised for Beer O'clock, so
we went our separate ways for a short time before resuming our chat
with a drink in our hands at about 5:15p.m.
The BBQ was fired up after drinks (alright, during drinks then!) and
we all enjoyed a dinner consisting of marinated chicken and pork strips,
lamb chops and chipolata sausages with boiled potatoes and a salad.
Another great night with friends in the outback, or Derby anyway.