Dawn at Peterborough
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Hello from Antarctica sorry Peterborough. I know it is not Antarctica because there are no penguins. The good news is the wind has moderated from hurricane force to gale force however it appears to still be able to penetrate every layer of clothing. Some interesting ice shots on the camper cover this morning.
The majority of today was spent repacking the gear to enable us to be more efficient in our split camping modes of either "on the move" with the swag or "stay put" for a few days in the camper trailer. The idea being that we will convince people that we are organised and efficient and not the travellers equivalent of Laurel and Hardy.
We also had a good exercise session chasing items from the kit across the camp ground.
I had a senior moment or three today. Decided to cycle down, after repairing a puncture, to the hardware store, to buy a replacement bolt for the car rear tail light. The hardware store i noted on entering closed at 1230 and glancing at my watch indicating 1215 I thought well there is a lucky break. This thought lasted until the checkout. My wallet was back at camp. Ha i thought its only 1222 now. I reckon I can get back in time so I peddled furiously up hill into the breeze back to the park and got back to camp at 1232 somewhat knackered. I decided to return to the shop hoping maybe they will stay open a few minutes later. My heart rose back at the shop at 1237 they were still open and i bought my bits. After toodling around the main street for a while i returned to camp and explained my good fortune. I then checked my watch and the time was 1215. It is a worry.
The rest of the day was uneventful chatting with fellow travellers in the camp kitchen. A Gent from Western Australia was lamenting that that he had to have a replacement engine fitted to his Toyota Coaster bus (converted to a camper and towing a trailer with a Suzuki 4WD on it). Cost him $7000 so they had to turn around and return to WA since they had no holiday money left.
Peterborough is a funny place. Many empty shops in the main street. The hardware is not open Sunday and only till 1230 Saturday. However the Foody is open till 7 pm, 7 days a week. There are at least 4 pubs in the main street. The main road runs through the not overly wide main street which means there is a constant stream of B-Double semis which is a bit scary.
Tomorrow we will do the tourist thing and visit the local sights such as the Steam Town Museum. Apparently Peterborough is the only place in the world apart from Gladstone where there are three rail gauges. This is a measure of the competence that occurs when you have both different state & federal governments building railways :-).
cheers Simon
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