We have had some problems with our vehicle and after a service at Gympie we were told we needed some repairs done to the clutch and fly wheel. We are not overly happy with our Nissan at the moment considering it has only done 30000km. We would happily swap it for our old rodeo.
We have had to stay here at Bargara longer than planned to get the problem fixed. The ute has gone to the service centre today and we are hoping to be back on the road by Friday.
We stayed at Bargara Beach Caravan Park for the first 5 nights. The park is huge and the best part is the skate park straight across the road from our site. Levi was VERY impressed. It felt like we didn't see him for days. He even got out of bed at 6.00 the second morning just to meet his new friends.
Both the boys are getting experts at meeting new friends now. Zac, who normally relies on his big brother to make initial conversation, has come ahead in leaps and bounds and is so proud when he comes back to the van to anounce to Peter and I how many friends he has made. It is moments like these that we treasure and can assure ourselves we are doing the right thing by our boys.
Our second night at the caravan park was very eventful. Peter was feeding the friendly possums making them dance for their food.
It was about 9.00 and the park was quiet until we saw some kids come into the park and start pushing over wheely bins. They then started throwing rocks and smashed one of the grey nomads caravan windows. They all took off except one got left behind because he was too drunk and stoned to run fast enough. They called the police and he sat there prisoner on the grass in front of there van. By this stage there were about 5 other nomad couples gathered around talking about the event. The boy left behind then jumped up and started to sprint off across the caravan park. Peter, being the only man below the age of 60, than took off after the boy in his boxer shorts and thongs. It was quite a sight and one of the nomads nearly came at Peter with a block of wood thinking he was one of the rock throwers. The police soon arrived and I think the boy was relieved to see them after receiving the ear bashing off the grey nomads. The boys were super impressed the next morning after I told them the story. Dad was a super heroe who chased down the baddy.
The first five days of weather here was perfect. Sunshine every day and around 28 degrees. The water here at the beach is soooo warm. We are glad we made the most of it because the weather was to turn nasty.
We had to move to a caravan park just up the road because our sight was pre booked. The managers put us on a gorgeous site over looking the ocean. They did advise us to maybe face our van towards the road in case of high winds. We did not listen cause we were too excited about the view.
That night we soon regretted not taking the advice. The caravan rocked all night in the wind and at 6.00 the next morning, Peter and I were standing out in the strong wind and rain trying to save our awning from being ripped and blown away. With some help from our good neighbour we were successful but drenched.
We have met so many great people on our trip so far. Everyone is so friendly and full of great advice for our travels. As I am writing the boys are next door in a cabin watching movies with the other kids. Mel and Karen are from Toowoomba and are such great people. We coffee and chat together daily. I love hearing about other peoples life experiences. Everyone has a story to tell.
A couple of days ago at the Bundaberg info centre we ran into the Malpass family. We have been following them on the blog for a couple of months. When we pulled up and saw there vehicle, we recognised them straight away. We had a quick chat and I am sure we will catch up with on our way to cape. To check out their blog - http://malpassadventures.wordpress.com
Thanks for reading.
"So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today."
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