Day 87 Saturday 21/8/21 Mulambin, Sunny 23 Shit! I suddenly realise that I’ve forgotten to colour my newly cut hacked hair. Waving bleach, colour and cling wrap around while chatting with M about the wonders of Dyson Stick Vacuums and how much I’m missing mine, I get the colour totally wrong. I end up looking like mutton dressed up as lamb. At least it’s a good chance to clean the van’s pipes and shower with the excess hair bleach though. With hair a ridiculous shade of brown we head into town, Yeppoon, for a farewell lunch at Waterfront Bar & … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Days 87 & 88 – Moon rise over Mulambin

Day 86 Friday 20/8/21 Mulambin, sunny 23 We receive an early morning visit from C & W bearing frozen mango from their own orchard. What a treat at this time of year. We sit down with the Prado’s and a large map and work out our path home. Things are getting serious now and we are talking more and more of life outside of this paradise. Our ants have discovered the tidy bin, which lives in the bathroom, and have now taken up residence there. This is a big improvement over their last home, the kitchen bench. I’m thinking that … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 86 – Caravan Incontinence

Day 85 Thursday 19/8/21 Mulambin, cloudy 21 A brief shower and a cool breezy day gives us a lazy morning indoors for hitting our screens. Woody on FaceBook and me blogging and doing Youtube art videos. It’s funny how the … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 85 – Red Tailed Black Cockatoos

Day 84 Wednesday 18/8/21 Mulambin, sunny 22 VeeWee heads westwards, hopefully we’ll catch her in a few days, but we also know that when she’s heading towards home, she has a reputation for putting the foot down. We have a … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 84 – The ironies of life

Day 81 Sunday 15/8/21 Mulambin, sunny 22 We have a heavy shower of rain at dawn and then a lovely day. Once more the vans around us disappear. They’ll soon be replaced by more. We hear the good news that … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Days 81 & 82 – Plovers & picnics & picky birds

Day 80 Saturday 14/8/21 Mulambin, some cloud 22 Woody returns from an early trip to Yeppoon famer’s market with more Pisang Ducasse bananas and French pastries from Baked on 44. With so many bananas piled up in the fruit bowl … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 80 – Anticipating Red Tape

Day 78 Thursday 12/8/21 Mulambin, some cloud 22 After a warm night, it’s washing and cleaning day. The mundane things still must be done. Silicon shoves a few more screws into our table. Woody hits the footpaths again. VeeWee is … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Days 78 & 79 – Senior’s Parking!

Day 77 Wednesday 11/8/21 Mulambin, showers Showers are intermittent but regardless we plan an outdoor dinner. A walk on the beach is worthwhile, not for the stiff breeze but for the black cockatoos I find munching the fruit of the … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 77 – A quick screw during dinner

Day 75 Monday 9/8/21 Mulambin, warm 25 While a neighbour chatters incessantly about the joys of owning a Jeep, the emu strolls up and grabs a slice of bread off the table. “Did you see that?” the neighbour says. I’m … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Days 75 & 76 – Are we living in a bird park?

Day 73 Saturday 7/8/21 Mulambin, sunny 22 We are constantly hearing worrying stories of older grey nomads making the dash through NSW to get home to Victoria. If only the government would allow them an extra day it would be much safer. We decide to extend our booking again until Aug 25th. Walking the park, I spot a woman cutting her husband’s hair in the sun, with Ernie the emu sitting in front of the husband looking as though he is waiting his turn for a trim. We have a quiet day lazing in the sun with the emu while … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 73 – I’ll be with you in a minute