Rain  and more train to come .

the pay hot showers are very welcme

 There are hundreds  of campo people here ..

We have not been to the shops yet 

The rain left pools of water  near the camps so we had to

move camps to higher ground..

 Very humid weather..

i am looking forward to seeing Cooktown 

and the sights on the way there.

cheers from Paul

hi Debe

lPease tell us more about this message you sent ie kayaking

Hi John asalways  I follow your journey,s and not happy to hear you are having fuel problems  ... You should check ,fuel pump and the pickup in the tank you may be picking up some dirt .... Only a thought.

Also mate I need your blog address so I can review your west Austria trip. Thanks in advance 

Wish you well my friend .

Looks like the rain has set in with the forecast suggesting intermittent showers for the next week so it looks like we may stay here for a while. Did catch enough water yesterday to wash the bus and it does look good and do not want to set off until the ground dries out.

No biggie staying on here the facilities are good and the $2 showers are great, might break my record of 3 in a week but not getting optimistic 'cos it isn't conducive to working up a sweat.

Looks like TV weather so I pulled out the antenna and assorted cables from their hiding places where they have laid undisturbed since last October and set up the TV. I have 39 TV and 5 radio channels so plenty of options but little incentive to view them.

Last night Paul and I watched then ABC 7pm news outside under the awning and I have found another use for the $300 fixed table previously bought. It is a good TV stand. Will need to adjust the colour before tonight.   John

Shut the front gate john, you now have all the creature comforts mate. All is needed now is the box of popcorn and choc top ice cream and it will be like going to the drive in. Just behave in the back seat.

Gee mate I can see you now, stretched out on a summer night at Greens around 11.00 pm watching Mrs Brown and the boys and all of us "Listening" to you laughing 

Paul has moved on to Atherton to do some exploring and then on to Cooktown, the weather and inactivity has prompted his decision. I am happy to stay here until a change in the weather and then on to Cairns where there are things to do, I hope to meet up again later and resume our travels.  John

Juergen, Would be great to catch up again and see your bus, my broad plan is to be at Greens by the end of October via Tennant Creek and Port Augusta.

That means heading across the Savannah way within the month then the trip will take on a speedier momentum.

John

Thanks John as usual it was veryhelpful  .. We should be heading off about 20th September  to be at Esperance WA middle of October  for the 1000 mile bike ride to raise funds for  KKOT.(keeping kids on track) then we will see if we can call in to Greens on the way back ... It will be good to catch up with all of you .. We may be able to top the record of attendees

Stay safe my friend  Cheers.

 We are not going to leave before 20th Sept. .... Anyway I would,nt expect u to rush back just for us here in the cold and wet as if u didn't know .... It's b.oody freezing ...

We have 5 new puppies and they won't be away till the 16 th      Gorgeous  .

Darrell, we will enjoy that ..so we will keep in touch ..and see if we can get together down there. 

Travel safe ...love to Sandra ..... Lots totell !!   Cheers. 

Michael and Barb.

Will be good if you guys do all meet up.

Thursday morning and now have been here for a week, apparently a "resident" here claims to be the caretaker and takes numbers once a week and advises council. His advantage is that his bus is unregistered and his car also and he gets to stay indefinitely. I saw his bus here last year a green coaster signed for tourism.

Am thinking of moving on Sunday to look for campsites written out for me by Kevin with a view to having an overnight stopover, if that doesn't work out there is always Gordonvale. Then ready for an early start to Cairns to have the carburettor looked at and hopefully a visit to Keith and Alice. All being well then up to meet Paul at Rocky Creek Memorial Park near Atherton.

We have had hardly any rain since Paul left on Tuesday morning and I have been getting 60+ amp hours into the batteries each day. It is very economical if you can prop for a week in a free camp with the only cost some groceries and a few $ coins in the shower. My new engine proposition is looking better and better and the plan to have $5000 by the time I get to Greens Lake is on track.   John

The rain seems to be chasimy me , overcast this arvo 

looks like rain heading this way.

The stay limit here in Rocky Creek is three days 

 that is no where enough time to see  but a fraction  of the Tableland area.

i came here  on this trip for the sole purpose to explore this neck of the woods.

no drinking water  .... Bugger.

The country side is very good , rolling hill sides Tis very nice.

Checked out the  rodeo ground $ 17 a night  so

  after the three day stay here  I might go to the Rodeo grounds ,

Dam legs have decided not to co operate  and take me where  and  when I want to go.

so it's rest up for  a bit and hope I can get about soon . I have been over doing the walking lately.

This camp area is a long way from full  , everyone appears to be camped

 at the  Rodeo ground as that  camp is packed .

cheers to all from. Paul

Paul sorry to hear that you have not been able to move around, hopefully that will pass.

I have stayed at Rocky Creek for longer than 3 days and will again of need be when I get there.

Just had another Grey Nomad family arrive Poppy Sore Eye ( Paul and Hazel) have just rocked in from Gordonvale, very pleased to see them again.

This place has lots of vacancies so there is plenty of room for many travellers.

Had no rain today but was cloudy and registered 56 amp hours on the regulator.    John