We were awake when the alarm tinkled at 7. There was the pleasant sound of the Whipbird call and the unwelcome sound of rain on the tarpaulin above the swag. the rain continued most of the day making life unpleasant. No solar panels could be installed.
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| The old put the swag under the tarpaulin trick |
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| The old gecko in the kero fridge trick |
Susan continued her kitchen clean up. There is an old kerosene fridge that has been cleaned out and now serves as a pantry. I helped to put up some hanging baskets for vegetables and a candelabra for candles. The kitchen is looking much improved
I started the day repairing the portable solar lights. When I had finished all were working and an extra one installed in the kitchen. Next job was try to get the old 2 stroke generator going. There was no spark and my brain was unable to produce any. I also examined an old lpg kitchen stove to work out what fittings were required to make it functional.
All our jobs were made more difficult by the fairly constant rain.
I had an embarrassing incident just before dusk. I was backing the Pajero in low range back up the drive way and dropped the near side wheels into the drainage trench. Had to use a car ramp and wood to get out. No damage done thanks to the ground being so soft just injured pride.
Susan made a soup for tea which was pretty tasty. There were only three of us as the young boys, Max from France and Kurt from Collinsville had gone to the pub in town. After tea we drove back to camp and had trouble driving in due to the sloppy ground. I tried a couple of times. We are currently back up at the main driveway doing our computer stuff. I will have another try after typing the blog. Going in backwards as per normal.
The weather forecast is for a marked improvement tomorrow and sunny thereafter. I will believe this when I see it.
Cheers from mud central
Simon
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