1-4 Apr, 2025 Bob & Margaret’s place, Dawesville, WA (my birthday)

Tues, 1^st

Another lovely morning. Into the car with Bob & Margaret and down to Bunbury to visit Kev & Linda. Lovely to see them again and we chatted away. Kev welded up the exhaust for Steve then we had lunch. More chatting then we headed back home.

Steve put the bracket back on and I checked with Tom & Sandy when they were free. We will head up on Saturday and catch up with them before we head to Kalgoorlie.

 

Wed, 2^nd

Cool breeze this morning, had to close the window! Few clouds about.

My 62^nd birthday - the years are flicking by!! Just don’t look in the mirror and I’m all good!!

Margaret as a white hibiscus here called the Rose of Sharon but it isn’t multi petaled like ours at home. Thought it was time for a comparison. The other one was taken at Mum & Dad’s on my 40^th birthday!!

My lovely Tuckshop ladies sent me a photo of my birthday morning tea that they are having in my honour. So thoughtful of them.

Into town to get the new tyres and do some more shopping. Steve will cook us pizzas for dinner tonight with something yummy for dessert.

Lots of lovely birthday messages, phone calls, video chat from family and friends. Sophia clapped hands and waved and Beau walked across the room. So glad we have this technology so we don’t miss out on much.

Drinks with Bob & Margaret watching Tipping Point then the news. Steve prepared and cooked the pizzas then we had Magnum ice blocks while we watched 1% Club. That worked our brains.

 

Thurs, 3^rd

Min temps dropping, down to 18 this morning, overcast and cool wind.

Margaret and I went down for a fish but there was a big swell, top of the tide and no fish. Well I did catch one whiting so we had something to show for our time. So nice to be out with Margaret fishing that it doesn’t matter if we don’t catch fish.

Back home to do some washing. Steve is redoing the silicone on the roof so hoping those dark clouds stay away.

A few light showers of rain passed over during the day but I got the washing dry and packed away.

Continued with my cross-stitching and chatting with Margaret.

Windier afternoon and getting cooler.

 

Fri, 4^th

Cold windy overcast morning. Min of 18 and max forecast of only 23!! Jeans and jumper day. Steve and I walked to Coles and back to get a couple of extra things and get some exercise.

Showers of rain whizzed over us with the strong wind. Steve finished sorting things in the truck and I continued with my cross-stitch.

After lunch I gave the camper a clean all ready for us to head off in the morning.

Last Fish &Chip night with Margaret and Bob as the wind howled around us. It has been wonderful to have such great friends who kindly let us park up here at their house. Hopefully they will come up and see us in a few months further north.

 

 

29-31 Mar, 2025 Bob & Margaret’s place, Dawesville, Qld

Sat 29^th

Another lovely clear sky morning, 21 degree minimum. Steve back to working on the trucka and Margaret & I went fishing again. Only one chap here this morning, not a good sign but we started catching some Herring and had a great time. I brought the camera today to get a photo of the changed beach look from the other times I have been down here.

I got ‘dubs’ 3 times though one got off just at the shore so that didn’t count. Margaret took photos - the first photo, one fish got off the hook so I had to hold him but the other photos has both fish on the hooks.

Margaret works with one hook trailing behind a burley thing whereas I have two hooks floating above a sinker. Great fun when they get on with a big pull, just have to be careful coming in as they have soft mouths and seem to get off just at the shoreline!

Back home for a cuppa and count up - 28 today. Bob comes down with his ‘goafer’ and tows the ‘wagon’ back for us.

Steve is making progress with a few grumbles along the way. All done so he packed his tools away. There are big white bulbous clouds to the east - storm building?

Margaret invited the neighbours over for drinks and nibbles. We had a wonderful afternoon chatting then continued into the evening. The wind picked up and then we could smell rain in the air. Didn’t worry us up on the patio. Someone looked at their watch and it was 10pm so they headed home and we tidied up then went to bed. Great night.

The strong wind is rocking the camper and things are being blown around the place as we have had calm weather for a few days now. This will be the end of the ‘heat wave’ they are having.

 

 

Sun, 30^th

Big cloudy and still windy but not too strong this morning. Good for a sleep-in.

Packed up a bit and then moved the truck and camper across to the shed front so Steve can drop the camper off. Next expense - new tyres for the truck so he didn’t want the camper on to get them replaced. Also he needed to take the truck for a test drive. All good so far.

Cooler day after all the wind - 31 degrees. Sky cleared.

Got a lot of work done on my cross-stitch.

Messaged Kev & Linda to catch up on Tuesday.

 

Mon, 31^st

Cooler morning, 19 degrees.

Put some washing on then had a cuppa before we headed into town to get prices on new tyres. Ended up with a smaller business in Mandurah, City Discount Tyres, who was a lot cheaper than Tyrepower. Booked in for Wednesday morning. Into the Forum Shopping Centre for a big shop up of non-perishables for our trip into the bush soon.

Back home to pack it all into the cupboards! Will do some more shopping on Wednesday after we get the tyres on.

Steve checked under the truck ‘again’ and noticed a crack in the exhaust pipe!! He took it off and will get Kev to weld it up tomorrow. Must be more welds on this pipe than pipe now!

Drinkies with Bob & Margaret watching Tipping Point again.