6th August, sky still blue, ocean turquoise, happiness.

I have just been watching a whale which appeared to be playing on a trampoline, right out of the ocean, a flip, then an almighty splash, it put on a true Olympic display. The local fishermen have just returned and gave us some fish.....no don't ask what sort, I don't know. Fred next door was given some also and he knows how to fillet them, so......I watched! My knife is not sharp enough. The last ones we were given I cooked in tinfoil with seasoning, butter a round of sliced orange ( didn't have any lemon!). It was cooked on the campfire. I enjoyed it but Brian says not again. He likes his in batter with chips. I now have one in the freezer for myself another day.

The new moon has come out of the ocean the last 2 nights in the shape of a 'U' , it's holding the water, so we don't expect rain this month. (So I've been told)

Our trip to the 'big smoke' was Thursday this week, laundromat, Bunnings for water, with others water containers we ended up carrying 160lt water as well as half a dozen bottles of Tonic Water. We collected our 2 horsepower air compressor for our tyres, that Brian ordered from Sydney, so we don't have to borrow from the neighbors as we travel between sand & highways. The Postal system is working very well for parcels. The Broome PO has a whole big seperate department to handle Mail & Parcel pickup. It shows what the tourist trade does for the PO up here.

No stop at the RSL, because I had requested a 'Mango Smoothie ' for my lunch, it was stunning. When the waitress came to clear our table, I said that there had been a problem with my smoothie! 'There was a hole in the bottom of the class'!........She picked up the glass and looked in it......then she woke up.........'You are kidding me?' Poor girl, I shouldn't tease.

A visit to the Telstra shop sorted out a query for me, Coles provided a new fitted sheet as Target didn't have ANY FITTED DOUBLE AT ALL!.. Coles was cheaper anyway! mind you I got what I paid for.

On the 45 minute  dusty drive home, I said to Brian, Why didn't we bring our water bottles, I'm thirsty? ......at least one of us has a brain! Brian stopped the car, got a 1.25lt bottle out of the boot/trunk & we just 'downed' it.

The Weber is working beautifully, a lovely roast of pork yesterday & the spuds were wonderful.

Fred has just thrown the fish scraps out on the sand....wow.....did the seagulls go wild, great excitement on the shoreline.

As you may have guessed, life is much the same, chatting, reading, campfire, TV at night & FOOTBALL whenever it's on!!! No boredom, life is wonderful.