005 - Whyalla

A nice quiet day today. In the Tour de France I believe they call it a “rest day”.

Not too much done today, and it was good not to feel like you had to be on the go and finding things to do all the time. Perhaps that’s a good sign that we’ve been here long enough and time to roll some wheels.

B and the big kids went and tried their hand at paddle boarding or kayaking in the early morning high tide and from where James were watching on from, seemed to enjoy it.

The calm before the storm... the storm being Evie not want to go... and then wanting to...

Sam, just cruising the Gulf with some big ships.

And yep... B managed to stand up. I love her determination to have a crack at new things. And well anything associated with the ocean.

James and I had set ourselves to install the awning on the car this morning and all things going well until we opened the box. None of the supplied brackets fit and I’m not confident some of the pieces actually are strong enough to do the job. I guess this is the price you pay for going the cheaper option rather than the authentic parts that are designed to fit the platform we have. So, a few choice words and I’ll tie it to the roof now until we reach civilisation at Port Lincoln and can possibly source some genuine parts.

James testing out the viewing capabilities of the platform and approving.

The leaking dunny issue still frustrates me, but hopefully we’ll have that sorted on Monday too when we get to an authorised repairer.

Neither of these issues are deal breakers and it’s nice to simply have a crack at solving them, and before becoming MacGyver, have an out option. If these are the worst of the problems we encounter, then I’m pretty happy. And if they are just the start, then hey… I’ve got time up my sleeve. As I try and teach the kids, “be a problem solver, not a problem creator.” That doesn’t always mean having the answer, but as much knowing where or how to go find the answer.

Following our morning ventures, we took off to the local shopping centre to get some supplies and a few other bits and pieces, before returning to listen to the Hawks get their tails handed to them by the Crows. The Hawks gear definitely stayed under wraps in this part of the world…

The kids played with their new “best friends”, B took a walk in and around town whilst I pottered around.

A rare occasion, like Haley's Comet, where Sam and Evie were happy playing together without instigating nuclear warfare.

In the evening the park had a charity night with roast beef rolls for $5 with some live music thrown in to boot. Not many better things in life than someone cooking up some roast rolls and save you dinner and dishes.

So nice and low key. Talking to B today, she mentioned that “she needs to get better at doing nothing”. Something I seem to have no problem with…

Back on the road tomorrow, a few hours down the road to… ummm… somewhere. Not sure. I’ll let you know tomorrow.