7.30am
17.5 degrees with the van all closed up. It was a warmer night though as the
clouds had come over and it is overcast now. Even a little mist of rain on the
window. Still windy though so the clouds are moving over quickly.
Tried
ringing Brian to wish him a happy birthday but had to leave a message instead.
Heard
on the news about BMX Champion Sam Willoughby – he had crashed in America and
hasn’t had any movement below his chest. So very sad for him and his family. He
is getting married next year too. I texted Jon and he replied that he was at a
local BMX track. They had removed 2 vertebrate and put in cages and screws and
that he has had a little sensation in his feet so hopefully that is good news.
It reminded me of when Jon crashed at the Aust Titles in Shepparton and how
lucky he was as with one moment your life can change forever. Jon also said
that a school friend, Jimmy, had died a couple of weeks ago whilst working on a
demolition site in Perth – he was crushed. That brought tears to my eyes too –
so sad for him and his family. You need to cherish every moment as you never
know when your number is up.
Steve
put the generator on so I could work on my laptop – got so far behind on my
blog again!! Life is too busy!!
Steve
headed off with the 2300 again to make his fortune.
Rochelle
texted that she had just read my blog about Wittenoom so I rang her back and we
had a nice chat. She said to listen closely to Midnight Oil’s “Blue Sky Mine”
which is about the mine. Another sad story of a Japanese lady taking a Jetski
tour and crashing into one of the tour boats and dying. A horrible thing for
her, her husband and all the people on the tour boat.
The
sun was out by lunchtime (25 degrees) and the wind has blown all the clouds
away, though it is still blowing. Rang Andrea for a chat then got onto Wendy
Allard. Looking forward to catching up with everyone in November. Steve brought
back two gifts for me – a lovely quartz crystal and a half a sphere rock.
Steve
still going with the 2300 so I drove up the hill to upload my blog etc. At last
I am up to date again. Checked the weather forecast and it will be cold nights
next week in Meekatharra 5 and 6s and only 21 to 24 during the day. We are
about 100 km north.
Checked
the rock waterhole where the goanna was living but it is dry now and no sign of
the goanna though there are lots of marks on the ground. Steve’s hole he dug
out though had water in it and looks like some animals have been getting water
from it.
Steve
ended up with 13 nuglets for 1.9 grams.
Windier
night and colder so no sitting around the fire tonight.
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