September 3rd 2011 Saturday

I spent the day reading and had a dip in the pool for a couple of hours while Robert returned to Florence Falls and walked down the 130 steps to see the waterfall. When we came here last weekend, as soon as I saw the steps I backed off.  He also returned to Wangi Falls and swam to the waterfall. The water wasn’t too cold and in places it was warm especially under the cliff where the water splashed over the warm rocks.

The same women, whom I chatted with yesterday, were in the pool so we had another long talk about where we’d been, etc. They’ve been away from home since November 2010. It’s good to be able to share stories of travels and find out about places to visit that we may have missed.

It was a quiet day in the park as most people had headed off to tourist spots. We decided to actually go out for tea and it’s the first time since we’ve been on the road (not counting Mindil Markets as that was more like take-away). The café/restaurant is like many others up here – a roof with a couple of walls and open to the elements with  clusters of overhead fans providing a breeze. There were no insects bothering us either which was lovely. Our meal was delish but Robert ordered a different beer that he’d not tried before and he didn’t read the label. It’s the first time that I’ve seen him struggle to drink a bottle of beer. It had lime added to for a refreshing taste! I tasted it and it was awful. Brewed at Thebarton.

Luckily, we had finished our meal when the tribe of kids with parents came in. The quiet was soon destroyed so we left.

It’s OK for a few days to not have TV or radio but I love Friday and Saturday night TV on ABC1 – will have to catch the shows on iview – Silent Witness part 2 especially. When we get home, communication technology for the van and the car will be high on the list of To Dos. The radio in the van needs a better antenna and we might even consider buying a satellite dish for TV access. We’re not party animals and Robert’s usually an early to bed person whereas I’m a bit of a night owl. My skills at card games on the computer are improving!

The weather today was hot and there was quite a bit of cloud cover so humidity was high as well. Apparently rain was forecast but it didn’t eventuate.