Back in Denham October 4th to 18th

We arrived safely back in Denham yesterday. It was a really windy drive, so we were happy not to be towing the van. We stayed in a self contained unit in Geraldton and did a big grocery shop to bring on with us-between those groceries and all the toiletries we bought in Bangkok, we won’t need to shop for a very long time!

Perth was great. Blair, Todd and Leah’s new home is so nice and we were very comfortable for the week we spent there before leaving on Tuesday. It was wonderful just to relax after the long flights, then to shop and cook after so long. We both had haircuts-I have at last found a hairdresser I like and she is only about 2 minutes from the house. Saturday we had a Grand Final/ house warming party which was a lot of fun. Leah and I were probably the only ones cheering West Coast on, and I was only cheering because Sydney won the year before and I thought they should share!

We got the van and boat out of storage yesterday. Leaving them here was an excellent solution for almost no cost, but the van was full of dust and ants. It took a long while to clean it, put those groceries away and get the fridge down to something reasonable to put the cold stuff in. We also had trouble with the gas-one of the park managers just came up and had a go and decided it was the regulator. After he left, Russ the bush mechanic hit it with a shifter and now it works just fine. It’s a good thing we have the electric hot plates though or we would have been eating at one of Denham’s delightful restaurants (not).

I’m feeling a bit down after our very enjoyable holiday-I miss my sister Glenda, neighbour Janette and Kirstyn as I know they would have all been interested to see the photos and here our travel tales. Glenda has visited all those places we went so it would be good to have her to talk to. It’s also funny to look over the way and not see Brice and his big boat sitting there; the caravan park is a lot quieter now. The real serious fishing people have gone as it gets too windy from now on. We should get in a few days though as the weather is on the improve for the next few days (wind wise that is). It’s about 30c right now and lovely. So much pleasanter than hot humid smelly Bangkok at about the same temperature and the sky is so blue!