15
degrees at 8am in the van and 8.8 degrees outside at 8.30am. Cloudy. Steve put
on his glasses and one arm fell off. Will take it into town to get fixed. He
got out his spare and tried to bend the arm out a bit and it snapped in half.
Oops. He could still wear the spare pair luckily.
Steve
helped Keith fix his fridge. I made the yummy pumpkin cake.
After
lunch headed into Maryborough to get fuel, water and groceries. Couldn’t get
the glasses fixed.
Drove
up to the Bristol Hill Tower lookout. The Tower was erected during the Great
Depression (1929-1935), using funds from the Unemployment Relief Committee, to
employ unemployed people. It is a memorial commemorating the pioneers of the
region and was opened on 16 April, 1933. The name comes from the Bristol Reef
which operated here during the gold rush days.
We
climbed the narrow circular staircase that takes you to the top, the bluestone came
from the Maryborough Goal buildings.
Great
view over Maryborough. Very flat with a few low ranges in the distance.
Headed
back to get the fire going for our campoven roast. Steve got out the glue Dan
gave him when we left and was able to get the arm glued back onto the frame.
Will have to get a new frame organised when we get back to Cairns.
Members
of the Bendigo Detector Club have started arriving for their weekend meeting
here. Steve will try in get some tips!!
Clear
sky while we sat by the fire with the half moon shining brightly. The
temperature has dropped very quickly and it was 4 degrees at 8pm, luckily it
was nice and warm by the fire and then the van was toasty at 20 degrees when we
went in to eat dinner.
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