Sorry, I posted this on the 5th
but obviously something went wrong so here it is again.
After a couple of disappointing gravel pits
we pulled in to the town of Mingenew where we were promptly asked if we were
lost, as tourists did not visit there during summer. It was hot, hot, hot! But
the a/c kept us comfortable.
We decided that Leeman was a very nice spot
so we returned & stayed till it was time to return to Perth. We arrived at
the club on Boxing Day & spent a couple of days with Dave & Sue until
it was time for them to leave.
It’s amazing how rapidly we have settled
into a routine, gardening & cleaning up the carpark for a few hours &
then the rest of the day to ourselves. Usually a trip into Midland for a bit of
shopping & we have fitted an outside tap as we are on town water & it
makes it easier for clothes washing etc. Slowly we are doing mods to the van as
we find things that are lacking.
The club manager, Mike, is very easy going
& we start & finish whenever we see fit. There are 2 committee members
that come in every day to tend the sports field. Each afternoon we adjourn to
the club for a drink with the locals & there are some real characters, but
all very friendly. On the night of the 3rd we had another
unbelievable storm, this time it was very strong winds, making the van shake
& shudder, blowing anything we had outside across the parking area. Around
3:45 AM there was a violent electrical storm (major news story the next day)
with the sky full of lightning & heavy rolling thunder close behind. The
weather here is very stable but when there are storms they are violent.
Apparently the alarm went off in the club but with the wind & having been
awake most of the night we never even heard it.
Next morning all the bins etc. were blown
about the place so there was a bit of cleaning up. Mike told us about the alarm
& said it sometimes goes of in an electrical storm so he wasn’t worried.
News is going to be pretty thin on the ground while we are here so I’ll probably only do one log a month.
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