Mighty Merc is finding the combination of heavy trailer and large hills a bit of a struggle but all in all coping well enough. Looks like I am now one of those people I have been complaining about all my driving life. Revenge is so sweet.
Arrive in Merimbula at lunchtime and get to the Big Four Caravan Park at the same time as Vicki & Herb. Aaah so good to see the twins re-united, a very touching moment. Then they realise that Herb and I are also re-united and they start to worry about the next seven days.
Opinions differ on how soon it was before we got Herb working on the couple of odd jobs that needed doing but since I'm writing this lets go with we let him finish his lunch first. While I am in a generous mood lets also say that it was gone 9:00am the next morning before the girls hit the shops.
Good news is that it's straight into shorts and the sun is shining for Wine O'clock. It's also coming to the end of the whale watching season but through the week we manage to catch sight of a few frolicking their way to the South Pole.
Monday - Steve & Herb explored the vicinity on foot and sussed out some likely fishing spots. In the afternoon just as we headed off for a drive to Tathra to check out the view from V & H favourite coffee spot, a massive rain storm rolled in and obliterated the view. Luckily it passed through pretty quickly and by the time we got back to vans it had all cleared up. Handy lesson for the Kendalls though - close the windows by your bed before going out for a drive.
Tuesday - off to the Bega cheese factory and on to Bermagui and back along the coast to Merimbula
Wednesday - After morning coffee and lunch Herb & Steve rock fishing at Thura beach but no luck so it's bbq steak for dinner.
Thursday, it's coffee and cake at Pambula before retail therapy for the girls and surf fishing for S & H. Still no fish so in a battle of wills between Di & Vicki it's Chili Con Carne for tea. Let's call it a draw Vicki ate the Chili but not the white rice.
Friday -While V & H played golf Steve and Di did some more re-organising of Mighty Merc.
Quick trip to the local tyre place to get the spare tyre for the trailer fixed. Brand new trailer comes with flat spare tyre with 15mm self tapping screw through the tread.
Dinner at the Pambula Golf club for early Xmas dinner.
Saturday - Steve & Herb give the Weber the biggest clean and service in the history of Webers. Weber now being entered in Concourse competition and Steve frightened to cook on it again.
Sunday and the week is over all too quickly and we wave goodbye to V & H as they head for home and the end of their 6 month trip and we head off to Narooma to see if we can do all of this on our own. Thanks Herb, thanks Vicki for all of your help and guidance - we'll be right. What could go wrong ;-)
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