THREE THORN JACKS
The sign on the road as you approach Dubbo claims that it is the home to Australia’s best meat pie, something to really hang your hat on I suppose. I would like to counter that claim and say that it must be the home to Australia’s worst prickles, a fact we have discovered in a couple of ways. There are two main sorts, your normal grass prickles that latch on to your socks and end up everywhere, and these monstrous things called three thorn jacks which are wicked. Tal has had 2 punctures and Rennie 3 in a couple of days riding around the caravan park, we have heard that they can also puncture truck tyres, so we ended up going to the bike shop and buying some thorn resistant tubes!! They are made from thick, heavy rubber and I also used the old tubes as liners inside the tyres, am getting sick of repairing punctures, something I could now probably do blindfolded. We are just waiting for our water pump to return from its journey to Melbourne so we can get back on the road again, it has been nice to be in the one spot for a while and the kids have had a great time playing with the many kids during Easter when the caravan park was full of families. We are adapting well to our new surroundings at each new place we stop at and are getting into a comfortable routine, and enjoying the different communities we pass through and become involved with. Our canoe turned out to be quite a debacle which we hope to sort out this morning. We got her in the river on Saturday and all hopped in and it was so unstable that we were lucky not to all end up in the drink. We only went about 20 metres before turning back to shore with white knuckled kids hanging on for dear life and took it straight back to the shop, where we are trying to work out how to get our money back. It was very disappointing as we were so excited about our new red canoe and the adventures it would provide. We did not even have to warm it up, as we all know, you can not have your kayak and heat it too………. Check out Tal’s latest post on his blog, just click on the link on the right.
posted by Sardone/McRory Family @ 2:47 pm
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Evening travelling family.
Thanks for Christophers bday present. new books are always a hit and has been read continuously all afternoon.
I went to the Port Campbell market on Sunday and had a brief chat to Julian who had a stall there. I asked about the cow and he said it was still standing and was getting a fair bit of interest from visitors. If you know where to look you can just see it as you drive by and stupidly I am always looking for it.
We have just had a very busy weekend with hordes a people down to remove calf testicles and enjoy Easter. I think we spoke to you about the testicle hors douvres that Matt cooked up. I have to admit I was the only one who did not partake.
Onners, i'm glad to see you have had a game of golf as I wated to know whether you accidently took my Big Bertha golf club with you. We played on Monday and it was missing from my golf bag.
Helen, the playgroup girls often ask about you so I have filled them in on your travels. We went to Macka's farm this morning to play with the baby ducks and rabbits. Kids loved it.
I'm glad to hear Tal & Rennie have been making some friends on their travels but it must also be hard for them to say goodbye.
I hope the canoe purchase works out for you.
Love Soph
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