Sun, 26th June, 2016 Bush camp, Yandal Station, NE of Leinster, WA

7am 8.6 degrees inside but sunny outside. By 8am it clouded over and looked like rain – cold and windy 8.6 degrees outside. We were nice and warm in 19 degrees inside.

Steve headed off with Jeff in the cold – I stayed in the van though I did turn off the heater. Shouldn’t have as it didn’t stay warm for long. I worked on my photos for a while then rang Kaylene and Rick. Had a lovely long chat with them. Kaylene said Shane and Doreen live in Perth and flyin/out to a mine so will find Doreen on Facebook and make contact. Cold got to me so I climbed under the blankets and read my book.

16 degrees in the van at midday. The clouds have started to part and the sun is peeking through. The boys came back for a late lunch. No gold for Steve but Jeff had two little bits. They said it was hard going in the cold this morning trying to keep their hands and head warm.

Jon rang to say our postal votes ended up there. So much for filling in a form to get the postal votes sent to where you actually are!! Jon said he had put up some video of Bandit on the disc with him up at Tinaroo so will have to check it out. Had a lovely long chat with him.

Now the sun is out and warming so the boys headed off again. I sat outside in the sunshine reading my book, enjoying the warmth. The ladies from the other camp had been up the hill to get phone reception so they called in on their way back – zooming around on their four-wheeler.

4pm and the temperature has started to drop outside.

5pm it was only 8.6 degrees as the sun disappeared. Got the fire going and the boys came back. Jeff had two more bits and Steve got one, 0.36grams (we get two digits now with the new scales).

Malcolm rang from Brisbane on his way back to Tassie from Mooloolaba where the whole family enjoyed a week’s holiday. Supposed to be warm but he said they had 6 degrees overnight – the cold snap is right across Australia – except for Cairns that is. Mind up that is warm for him compared to when he gets back to Westbury! Lots of snow on the Snowy Mtns etc according to the radio news.

8pm 6.7 degrees outside. Inside to the heater and a hot shower.