6.00 am Wake as Will leaves van for toilet visit. (Red bucket still in pristine condition)
7.00 am Walk along disused railway. Notice hot air balloon floating in clear calm morning sky
7.15 am Facebook notification - 3 people liked picture of you and Di dancing on table top - must notify readers that alcohol was not involved, just willingness to laugh at self and have a good time
7.30am Notice burrows and many animal skats on walk
7.55 am Pop on load of washing
8.00am Home in time to cook breakfast as Will returns from showering
8.30 am Will takes radiator for repairs
8.45 am Hang washing
9.00 am Arrive at work, notify boss about light switch that went ZZZZZ last night and now won't turn off
9.30 am Count tables, tubs and table cloths for reunion event. Continue washing oil spots off floor
9.45 am Freak out quietly when Will says new radiator has to come from Melbourne via Adelaide and prossibly Darwin. MIGHT make it by Thursday
10.30 am Morning Tea break
10.45 am Blu tac massive pictures to wall to stabilise them
11.00 am Sweep 3 sections of large shed
12.30 pm Early lunch, chow mein for one, steak and salad for the other
1.00 pm Prepare roast lamb and pop in crock pot. Prepare potatoes, sweet potatoes and carrots for dinner
1.30 pm Collect dry washing from line
1.45 pm Return to work
2.00 pm Use black cloth tape to attach massive pictures to wall as Blu tac has already fallen off!
2.45 pm Start cleaning black and gold professionally printed sandwich boards in front of each truck. Dust, wipe etc. Read one for interest - hmmm, a typo, wonder if anyone has mentioned that to the boss - probably been here for 10 years but I'm sure group is not spelt gruop!
3.45pm Still cleanings sandwich boards
4.00pm Time to knock off
4.15 pm Take photos of green parrots around camp area
4.30 pm. Hear about tall thin man spotted walking to toilets at 6.00 am wearing purple with white polka dot dressing gown. Chuckle loudly
5.00 pm Meet others for happy hour
5.15 pm Relay story of radiator. Be informed that NT stands for Not Tomorrow, Not Tuesday, Not Thursday, Next truck maybe if not Next Train - all hope of seeing more of McDonald Range fading fast.
7.00pm Serve Roast lamb and veggies - yum!
8.00pm Return to fire with cup of tea. Tell Geoff and Peter that yes, Will is out of Vodka so is staying in for rest of evening. Peter and Geoff quickly agree that tomorrow Will will borrow Peters vehicle to pick up supplies, neither can bear to see grown man cry - particularly very short Geoff who is afraid Will might dribble on him in despair! Such sympathy.
8.30pm Acknowledge that yes we have eaten dinner. Peter expresses wish that he had been fed, stating that even bread and butter would do. His lovely wife is just within hearing. When I suggest bread and butter and duck under the table he taught me a version my dear dad sure never did! But it did make me chuckle!
8.35 pm Retire to annex to Blog for the evening
8.45 pm Move into van as evening starting to get cool, t-shirt and vest no longer warm enough. Look forward to starting new novel
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