A wild night in PL, with rain and wind gusts rocking the van. We neglected to consult the weather bureau and didn't pull the awning in before we went to bed. After being woken up every 5 min or so, we finally got up at 2:30am and pulled the awning down as it was rattling and threatening to detach from the van.
First up in the morning Greg took the BT50 to have the locking bolt on the tow bar re-attached. The tow bar had been installed in Hervey Bay when we bought the truck so we hope the rest of the truck is not quite so dodgy! Such a tiny job just to weld a bolt onto the tow bar, took about two minutes. However the guy at PL Mechanical and Exhaust was so good, actually moved a car off one of his pits and did it immediately. Country people are like that.That job out of the way, and after a coffee and a piece of toast, we took off on our later than usual morning walk along the foreshore. Despite the ferocious wind, there were lots of birds and plenty to see in the water with fishing boats coming and going in the rather choppy bay water. 4km.
Wendy picked today as an Army work day as it wasn't very nice in the strong winds. That was a wise move as Greg headed into town for an art gallery tour and to see a few things we didn't do yesterday. The wind just got worse with gusts up to 65km/h so it was hard going on foot. A good day to be indoors. Having seen everything he wanted Greg was literally blown home.
Another walk into town to pick up a few groceries. The wind actually got stronger, if that's possible. Good to have that out of the way and be warm and dry in the van.
Morning walk
Aquaculture cages waiting to be towed out to sea
Masonic Hall
Inside the Anglican Church
Anglican Church
Park art
Banksias are loving the recent rain
Old courthouse, mid 1800s
