We had a few little teething problems on the way here so the late evening and early morning was set aside to resolve them. I shall let JB talk about his stuff. The pawl on the van winch (that winds up the roof) decided to take a holiday when we set up. The remedy was to empty the "boot" of the van, take out the floor, and work out what the problem was. It seems the winch mechanism lubrication was old and "gluggy". A liberal squirt of cleaner and new thinner lube should make it better. Even if it doesn't, we have a fall back position of four lengths of broom handle cut to length (mainly for maintenance, but also as emergency props).
The mains water tap on the Golf also took a holiday, and as luck would have it the hardware store we visited had EVERYTHING we needed...
Anyway, enough of the problems....
The weather up here is OUTSTANDING, to hot. A cool nite to 8 degrees, was followed by a 28-ish degree day.. Clear sky and a stunning sunset.. Tonight he moon is full, and as I sit here the sky is clear... Another cool night in the wind, so to speak.
Today we visited the QANTAS Founders Museum. What a difference a decade makes. Fiona and I were here when it was just the old hanger, and now with the 747 and 707 displays, the new buildings and the like, it is something to behold. They tell us that next year they are expecting a Catalina Flying Boat to be part of the museums holdings.
The Stockmans Hall of Fame is also getting better and better.
I like Longreach. Fiona and I spent a little time here when her sister was working here with Education Queensland. I often thought that a two year stretch would be a possibility, but unfortunately there are no postings for my work area here.
We will be up early in the morning.. Off to points north..
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