Thursday...6 June 2013

A funny thing happened on our way out of town today.....
We came to Darwin last week to visit Himself's sister and her family. We checked into our usual caravan park at Lee Point just down the road from where his sister lives and works.
On arrival we did a walk around the caravan park as is our 'thing' and noticed that there was a half dozen other fifth wheelers in the park. One of them was not real close to us, but it was in our view whenever we went outside. Nothing unusual in that. They were even towing their fifth wheeler with a nice gunmetal grey F250 and every time they drove past us they tooted and waved. One of those fifth wheeler acknowledgement things.
So today we had just finished packing and hitching ready to leave Darwin when the owner of the other fifth wheeler walked past us on the way to the little shop at the office. I said to Himself that I thought the bloke looked like someone we used to know. He shrugged and wandered off for a bathroom break prior to departure. While I was waiting this particular fellow came back past us and stopped, looked at our number plates and said to me, "so what part of the west are you from?". My reply had him taking a backward step with his jaw dragging on the ground!
He is a very tall, football playing, plumber who used to employ one of my son in laws in the north west town that we spent so long in.  Small world. We had heard these folk were out on the road but what odds would you give to them being in the same caravan park in Darwin as us when we have not seen them in probably 20 years. We had a lovely quick catch up chat before hitting the road an hour late!
We are now back in Katherine for a couple of days on our way to the west. Tomorrow I must cook up a storm to use all the fruit and veg we have on board so that we do not have to hand it over at the border crossing at Kununurra.
Today on arrival at this park we went for a dip in their pool. It was very hot and I found a little pool just perfect for the non swimmer. Apparently this is called a spa. I like spas! All those bubbles, just like in my wine! Not keen on bathroom spas but I want a back verandah spa, the sort that has its own lid to keep out the bugs and leaves.