We were awake very early this morning - 4.30am - and woke to a very wet day. It rained all day with no reprieve and it was cold. It is the first day of summer but apparently it broke the record for the coldest summer day. Time to go home to the warm tropics.
We were hooked up and ready to leave to get to the auto electrician in Gympie by 7am. I’m glad we allowed plenty of time because Google Maps route took us under a 3m railway bridge that we would not clear, so we had to make a sharp right hand turn to avoid it. From here we were lost. We twisted and turned around the streets of Gympie that is never easy when you are towing a 7m fifth wheel.
It was 8.30 when we arrived at the auto electrician and right on 9am they came to collect us from the waiting bay. They installed a DC to DC charger and now our problems are solved. We were back on the road by 10.30 and home at “Evergreen” by midday.
When we arrived at Marco’s we backed the van into his workshop shed so that we could rotate the van tyres. The hydraulic levelling system made it a very quick and easy job! We tried to get a wheel alignment while we were in Toowoomba but the suspension system that we have under the van can’t be aligned without sending a part to Brisbane. It’s a good solid suspension that can be used off road, but Philip said that he wants to swap it out when we get home.
Suzi made up a huge grazing platter for dinner and it was the perfect thing to sit around while we chatted. It wasn’t a late night as Marco and Suzie look tired after their early start to get the cows in for peg testing today, and after our early start, we were sound asleep by 8.30.
Marco is taking us for a drive tomorrow as we are promised by the BOM that we will have a sunshiny day!
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