I am thinking that the warranty ran out on our caravan about five minutes ago!
First the rubber membrane on the roof perished, so we fixed it but after driving down the road it has started leaking again. Then the toilet did not want to empty, so we fixed it but that too has broken down again quite dramatically in the wee small hours of this morning. And....now that we have had to take the mattress off the bed because of the water leak, it can be clearly seen that the bed has also developed a problem. Something in the underside workings of the mechanism that makes it slide in and out has gone wonky making the bed tilt down and to the front at the pillow end. On top of all that it is pouring rain and there is no sign of it letting up any time soon to allow Himself to make repairs of any sort.
I believe this all comes under the heading of the joys of camping. It is all fixable just a bit annoying and inconvenient. On the to do list now is to source and price a complete new toilet and to cross our fingers that the bed issue is not going to be a big expense to fix. Still if we get all these annoying things fixed we can assume that nothing too much will go wrong in the next year or two! Lets hope they are not famous last words!!
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Wednesday...11 September 2013
Interesting night last night. It rained! Heavily.
Not all that unusual, it does rain all over Australia at various times of the year. When I went to bed, snuggled down and reached to pull the doona over my head only to find my hand in a large patch of wet, I was not a happy camper!
Remember the boys doing the big fix on the roof not so long ago? Not sure what has gone wrong but I now have my big rubber foot soaking tub half full of water under the leak which is a bit more than a drip or two, and the mattress is now in the middle of our living area floor which is where we slept last night while listening to the thunder and rain as a big storm passed over us. I guess this means it needs fixing again!
Not sure when or how this will happen as the forecast is for rain for the next six days and the repair cannot happen until the roof dries out and will stay dry for a little while to allow the repair to set. On a positive note, having the mattress on the floor means the bed will be level.
Not all that unusual, it does rain all over Australia at various times of the year. When I went to bed, snuggled down and reached to pull the doona over my head only to find my hand in a large patch of wet, I was not a happy camper!
Remember the boys doing the big fix on the roof not so long ago? Not sure what has gone wrong but I now have my big rubber foot soaking tub half full of water under the leak which is a bit more than a drip or two, and the mattress is now in the middle of our living area floor which is where we slept last night while listening to the thunder and rain as a big storm passed over us. I guess this means it needs fixing again!
Not sure when or how this will happen as the forecast is for rain for the next six days and the repair cannot happen until the roof dries out and will stay dry for a little while to allow the repair to set. On a positive note, having the mattress on the floor means the bed will be level.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Sunday...8 September 2013
I had an email asking if I was sick as I have not made an entry for some time.
For the record I am perfectly well, but typing my thoughts can be difficult whilst I am leaning sideways and slurring my speech. I know I do not have to actually talk to make an entry but it helps if my brain thinks I am capable of speech.
Our hostess is very good at making her visitors feel comfortable, she wines and dines her guests with the very best and as a good guest I have been happy to do my bit especially the drinking part. Now I always enjoy that but then I am not always able to find the right letters on the keyboard afterwards.
She is running out of wine, so we feel it is now time of us to hit the road again and continue our travels.
There will be more blog entries when the alcohol levels return to normal!
We have had a grand time here with our friends in Kalbarri. Every time we come here we find it harder and harder to leave. The town is very pretty, the ocean is awesome and the weather is usually very good. We always miss our friends and their two little dogs when we leave,but we know that one day they will come to visit us and will always have the welcome mat out should we pass this way again. Our thanks to them for the great stay.
For the record I am perfectly well, but typing my thoughts can be difficult whilst I am leaning sideways and slurring my speech. I know I do not have to actually talk to make an entry but it helps if my brain thinks I am capable of speech.
Our hostess is very good at making her visitors feel comfortable, she wines and dines her guests with the very best and as a good guest I have been happy to do my bit especially the drinking part. Now I always enjoy that but then I am not always able to find the right letters on the keyboard afterwards.
She is running out of wine, so we feel it is now time of us to hit the road again and continue our travels.
There will be more blog entries when the alcohol levels return to normal!
We have had a grand time here with our friends in Kalbarri. Every time we come here we find it harder and harder to leave. The town is very pretty, the ocean is awesome and the weather is usually very good. We always miss our friends and their two little dogs when we leave,but we know that one day they will come to visit us and will always have the welcome mat out should we pass this way again. Our thanks to them for the great stay.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Saturday...31 August 2013
Another month done and dusted!
We went out last night to one of the local restaurants for dinner. Seriously good food. For entrée, the men ordered oysters kilpatrick and the girls had garlic bread and wedges with chilli sauce and sour cream dips.These were all delicious to eat and the service was outstanding, but then we made the mistake of trying to have a main as well. The folk we are staying with ordered the seafood pasta dish each and I had the chicken parmigiana whilst Himself ordered the fresh caught local fish and chips. The chef certainly can cook up a storm, it is just a shame our eyes were bigger than our tummys! All of us were full after the entrée and we made a valiant attempt at the mains, but ended up sending large portions of it back to the kitchen at the end of dinner. Our waitress was laughing when she asked if we wanted to see the dessert menu! We did bring home a 'doggy bag' of the left over chicken for the two puppies for their lunch today. We have decided when we go next, and there will be a next time, we will only have one course.
Ah but wait, there is more. Today we were invited to the very same restaurant for lunch!
The men stayed home and had a toasted sandwich and the girls lined up again. This time we chose a simple dish each and shared. Even then I struggled to finish my meal. I should have just had half of something and stopped!
We went out last night to one of the local restaurants for dinner. Seriously good food. For entrée, the men ordered oysters kilpatrick and the girls had garlic bread and wedges with chilli sauce and sour cream dips.These were all delicious to eat and the service was outstanding, but then we made the mistake of trying to have a main as well. The folk we are staying with ordered the seafood pasta dish each and I had the chicken parmigiana whilst Himself ordered the fresh caught local fish and chips. The chef certainly can cook up a storm, it is just a shame our eyes were bigger than our tummys! All of us were full after the entrée and we made a valiant attempt at the mains, but ended up sending large portions of it back to the kitchen at the end of dinner. Our waitress was laughing when she asked if we wanted to see the dessert menu! We did bring home a 'doggy bag' of the left over chicken for the two puppies for their lunch today. We have decided when we go next, and there will be a next time, we will only have one course.
Ah but wait, there is more. Today we were invited to the very same restaurant for lunch!
The men stayed home and had a toasted sandwich and the girls lined up again. This time we chose a simple dish each and shared. Even then I struggled to finish my meal. I should have just had half of something and stopped!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Wednesday...28 August 2013
The boys have put the new LED tail lights on the caravan. I guess they work as they have packed away the tools.
We had some very strong winds last night. There was rain with it but mostly it was wind, great rocking gusts of it. Had to keep turning the television up to be able to hear it. It become hard to stay in my chair such was the rocking inside the caravan. Today was cold and clear but late this afternoon it rained again and now the wind is picking up too. I can hear the ocean crashing loudly on the shore. Guess it is going to be another rough night. I hardly slept last night and to add insult to my nightmare some one rang me at 6 am and after waking me when I had more or less just gone to sleep, it turned out to be a wrong number! Sorry Robert, who ever or where ever you are, my name is definitely not Carla!
We had some very strong winds last night. There was rain with it but mostly it was wind, great rocking gusts of it. Had to keep turning the television up to be able to hear it. It become hard to stay in my chair such was the rocking inside the caravan. Today was cold and clear but late this afternoon it rained again and now the wind is picking up too. I can hear the ocean crashing loudly on the shore. Guess it is going to be another rough night. I hardly slept last night and to add insult to my nightmare some one rang me at 6 am and after waking me when I had more or less just gone to sleep, it turned out to be a wrong number! Sorry Robert, who ever or where ever you are, my name is definitely not Carla!
Monday, August 26, 2013
Monday...26 August 2013
Big rains yesterday. At one stage it was impossible to see the house over the road the rain was so heavy. Only got serious a couple of times but was useful for checking the integrity of the new roof repairs! Dry inside so all is well.
My turn to cook today. I did the famous chop casserole and had four people with full tummies at the end of the night. Maybe that will erase the memory of my lunch which left me in meltdown when it broke apart as it was being taken from the grill. Grilled ham and cheese never looked so sad!
The boys spent the morning digging up the back yard. The irrigation needed some attention. They found a magic water pipe that was able to conduct water onto the lawn without being attached to any other part of the system. Eventually they sorted the problem and now have a working sprinkler system.
My turn to cook today. I did the famous chop casserole and had four people with full tummies at the end of the night. Maybe that will erase the memory of my lunch which left me in meltdown when it broke apart as it was being taken from the grill. Grilled ham and cheese never looked so sad!
The boys spent the morning digging up the back yard. The irrigation needed some attention. They found a magic water pipe that was able to conduct water onto the lawn without being attached to any other part of the system. Eventually they sorted the problem and now have a working sprinkler system.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Saturday...24 August 2013
Breakfast was cooked by our host this morning. Berry scones and a mixed berry pan size pancake to cut and share with fresh cream. Very tasty and lunch was cancelled as everyone is so full we simply cannot be bothered to make lunch and quite seriously no one has room for it anyway. Dinner will be tarragon chicken.
I cooked a cake and a slice yesterday. My way of helping my hostess keep the cake tins full for all the yummy morning and afternoon teas we have. And then there is happy hour. The only excess baggage in our caravan is being carried by the occupants! While we are in no hurry to go further south until it is warmer we may have to move on to lose weight.
Yesterday the men took the wheels off the caravan and serviced the wheel bearings, they found one tyre had a leaking valve so that too has been fixed. Until now our satellite dish has been travelling inside the caravan and moving outside at each new stop. Rather labour intensive. The men have made it a new home on the rear bumper of the caravan which is a much more sensible place for it to live.
I cooked a cake and a slice yesterday. My way of helping my hostess keep the cake tins full for all the yummy morning and afternoon teas we have. And then there is happy hour. The only excess baggage in our caravan is being carried by the occupants! While we are in no hurry to go further south until it is warmer we may have to move on to lose weight.
Yesterday the men took the wheels off the caravan and serviced the wheel bearings, they found one tyre had a leaking valve so that too has been fixed. Until now our satellite dish has been travelling inside the caravan and moving outside at each new stop. Rather labour intensive. The men have made it a new home on the rear bumper of the caravan which is a much more sensible place for it to live.
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