Wed, 19th Dec, 2018 10 Mile Outcamp, Tarmoola Station, 60km north of Leonora, WA (Chev ute)

7am 24 degrees, light cool breeze, clear sky. The cows are back mooing around us.

I worked on my grocery orders online – takes a while comparing between Coles and Woolies.

Bob and Steve worked attaching the screen doors to the cottage – bit of a process with old doors and an old cottage but they did a great job.

We all had a cuppa and cake together  then I continued with my orders as I had to do one for Bunnings too to get the fly screen and spline.

After lunch I taught Margaret to play 3 to Kings and then Skipbo – very fast learner and very good!! Took me 4 games to manage to win one at Skipbo!!

The boys tried dragging the old grid to smooth out the track with the old ute provided here but the 4WD isn’t working in it. They took our truck then and got back here saying it did a good job except where the sand was thickest – then it just got bogged.

Jon rang. His friend has bought a reef boat and they were out near False Cape wanting to know where else to go fishing. Steve told him to try the wreck near Green Island as it is marked on their map and to get the marks off Pete when he gets home from their holiday at Exmouth.

After drinks Steve and Bob dragged the old Chev ute out to use as a garden ornament.

Steve pointed out a bower bird nest nearby.

Bob climbed in and Steve wired the door shut behind him. He is going to try and steer it as Steve towed it with our ute.

I videoed as it was funny watching the square tyres go round!! They made it. Parked it where the hay was.

Put the bonnet back on so it doesn’t look too bad!!

Lovely evening wandering around under the clear sky with a three quarter moon. Chatted a bit longer outside though the mozzies were moving in. Steve went into the cottage then called out that he saw a snake go into the kitchen. It wiggled its way up into the stove so Steve got the oven going to flush it out. Luckily it came out and they were able to remove it. We think it was only a python. Definitely need that fly mesh on the doors!!

Bob looked up and spotted at satellite which we realised was the Space Station as it was very bright considering the moon was out. Retreated to our vans as the mozzies were having their dinner – us.

Watched ‘Saving Mr Banks’ which was the story of the author of Mary Poppins and how she worked with Walt Disney to make the movie. I didn’t remember that the family in the story was the Banks hence the name of the movie. Pam Gogh (Travers) was from Maryborough hence they have the Mary Poppins celebrations there but it showed she and her family moved to Allora which is where some of Steve’s Geck ancestors are from – there is a Geck Street there. It was very good with Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks.