Wind
got stronger in the early morning.
7.30am
11.5 degrees, mostly clear sky with wispy clouds in the north-east.
I
had said to Mum when we were chatting that she should learn how to text on her
mobile so when we have bad phone reception I can send them a message or two.
This morning a text came through so I replied and we went back and forth a few
times so she can get some practice.
Ray
and Carol went off to where he got a sunbaker yesterday. Steve changed the
shafts on his detector and redid the tape around the coils.
The
wind has changed to a gusty northerly now. I slowly walked up and down the
track near our van and got a little slither of gold. I asked Steve if it was
smoko yet as the gold fairies only seem to be giving me one bit of gold each
session. He said 15 more minutes so I continued gridding. As I walked back to
the van I got a signal and another little bit of gold went in my jar. The gold
fairies are being nice today. (Might sound like I have been too long in the
bush with all my gold fairy talk but you have do something while I am swinging
my coil and I may as well ask them to take me to the gold – no harm in that is
there!!)
Steve
pottered about packing up as we are leaving here tomorrow. I continued up and
down the track and got another signal – yeah. Chatted with the fairies again
and as I headed back to the van I got one near where we stack the wood. I made
another cuppa to celebrate. The wind has settled and the sun is warming so I
could safely remove my flannelette shirt now.
Half
hour to fill in before lunch so I tried right beside the van and was rewarded
with a nicer piece. Maybe my gold fairy has been sick and is now better as the
last good day I had was when we first arrived.
Ray
and Carol came back with two little bits so after lunch they headed back to
that spot. I did some baking and Steve went for a drive to detect a different
spot.
After
smoko I went for another wander around the van and got a piece near the fire
place then one under where we sit. I also got one where Steve parks the truck
and one on the other side of the van – pays to check your own campsite. I
needed one more bit so we had a gram each, then we both qualify for ice cream
tonight. As I went out to try for it Steve came back with a small nuglet so I
didn’t have to look for any more.
We
drove over to Mark and Heidi’s camp to say farewell. Hopefully we will catch up
with them in SA to do some fishing.
Last
drinks by the fire which was nice now the wind had stopped blowing.
After
dinner I cooked golden syrup dumplings, a recipe I got off Carol, to go with
our ice cream – yum yum.
NO
PHOTOS TODAY.
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