Yes we are still here. The early mornings are fogged in but it's gone before we emerge from our van (after it all, it's usually 9.30!) beautiful warm sunny days, it gets dark about 6.30, really dark and the stars look lovely through the skylight.
TV via the dish is very good, internet via the Dongle strung up in a tree is also very good. Phone is NOT good. Some times I get connection by standing in certain spots & other times it doesn't work. We hear our phone ring but then can't answer the call.....quite frustrating when we are so used to instant contact.
This last week has seen a great number of vans leaving so it looks quite deserted now after the huge number that were here when we arrived. 2 vans near us are here for the whole season!
This coming weekend there is a Rodeo in Charters Towers so we plan to go that.
We had a very good day in Charters Towers last Thursday, both had hair cuts, a tourist trip up Tower Hill & saw through 2 of the 'Pill Boxes' (Concrete BombStorage) which had been set up since we were here last year, as interactive information areas of what had gone on in this site during WW11. There are so many of them built into Towers Hill. The Bombers were kept in Charleville but the bombs were here, nearer the coast.
During lunch at one of the Pubs, we sat with a man who told us about an 'Inverter' that we can use our 12Volt cigarette solar/battery connection to run our small electric necessities on, hair clippers, laptop recharge, power tool battery recharge. It's 400 watt & can also run directly from the car battery. NATURALLY........we now have one! Happy Birthday Brian! (Yes it's on the 21st, so he got it a week early)
The creek is very low at the moment, the regulars tell us that it's exceptionally so. I have a Post Card of cows crossing it when it was really flowing.
Sundays Market had more stalls but less buyers. A lot of work for very little return. I think The Chocolate Lady did the best. (To be expected!)
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