Shopping & TV

A short drive after breakfast saw us arrive at a large shopping plaza - Sue territory - in search of new shoes for the children. The joggers they had left Tambar Springs in, were now only tattered remnants of their former selves.

Whilst she raked over the best on offer, I toured the record and book shops. I purchased Jack Pollard's History of Australian Cricket - an encyclopedia of the sport in this country, back to 1803. Apart form four volumes of written history, there is a volume devoted to the statistics of the game, compiled by Australia's champion statistician, Ross Dundas.

A short stop at a video store augmented the entertainment package for the cabin.

It was a cool 15 degrees and we again ran back to the comfort of air conditioning. We were being converted hardened campers to soft city dwellers. The highlight of the evening was the season-final of The X-Files. Although Sue, Chris and I felt extreme frustration at being left hanging until next year to reach the conclusion, it was with shredded nerves and short finger nails we went to bed.

Washing & Rain

Washing morning - oh what joy !

After lunch, we hit the park's games room. Whilst the children played the pin ball machines, I thrashed Sue in the six games of pool we played.

Impeding rain and cold temperatures late in the afternoon took us back inside. Television occupied our time and I was thrilled to see Classic Star Trek during the evening. Rain tumbled down from mid-evening until sunrise, but in the security of the cabin, we simply enjoyed the sound of it drumming down.