When we woke up we weren’t sure if we were
going to leave today or not. Tony’s wine was potentially going to arrive at the
post office today, but it was more likely to arrive tomorrow, which would mean
staying another 2 days, or even after the weekend, which was longer than we
wanted to remain in Kununurra. We decided to wait and see if any of the
tracking information gave use more details later in the day and we’d decide
then. So we had a bit of an uncertain morning, I caught up with some more
blogging, talked to a young couple for ages who had lots of tips for the West
Coast, the kids played on the iPad, Tony had a rest. LiAM came to find me when
I was chatting to the couple in the camp kitchen, and asked if we had any eggs
for breakfast (we didn’t). My new friends said they had 3 eggs left that they’d
be quite happy not to have to try to fit back in their fridge, and gave them to
LiAM. He was very pleased. Later in the morning we talked to Australia Post and
they still weren’t sure where the package was… We decided to stay one more day
and if it hadn’t arrived by the time we left tomorrow then we’d ring and get it
transferred to Broome (and do our waiting there).
The kids were happy to have a rest day
after the two massive days we’d just had. They played at the tent for a while
more then Tony took them to the pool and I did a big load of washing. I caught
up on some more sorting and cleaned the fridge out and the kids came back for a
relaxed lunch, then we played some more games at the tent. Millie wrote her
postcards that she’d bought in Katherine, and Caitlin made a new friend, a girl
who had just arrived at the caravan park. She went for a swim with her friend. LiAM
spent a lot of the afternoon doing mazes in his puzzle books. Tony rode his
bike in to town to see if his wine had arrived – it had!!! He rode back, then
drove back in with LiAM and Millie to pick it up.
We talked for a while to man with a dog who
is half kelpie, and chases balls just like Buckley does (ie all day). Caitlin
spent most of the afternoon with her new friend, then excitedly discovered that
the kids’ friends from a few days ago were back from the Bungle Bungles and
staying here again. I’d met a 5 yo boy in the morning, who had gone to the
toilet and then couldn’t find his caravan (so I’d helped him get home), and I’d
said my kids might play with him later in the day. Caitlin went and found him
as well, and the 7 kids all played hide and seek and tiggy and spotlight before
and after dinner. We also got our colouring in stuff out and the younger kids
happily coloured and drew for a while before getting involved in the more
active games.
I sorted a few more things so that packing
up will be easier tomorrow. Gradually the kids came back to the tent. Millie
was freezing cold (it was about 18 degrees) so put on her thermal pyjamas. Caitlin
had exchanged details with her new friend, who will be moving to Melbourne when
her trip is finished, so they are hoping to stay in touch and catch up again later
in the year. Caitlin had hurt her thumb when playing earlier in the afternoon.
She’d strapped it up herself and I hadn’t thought any more of it – when she sat
down to get ready for bed though the pain got really bad, I had a look and it was
very swollen and bruised. I strapped it a bit more securely and hopefully it
will settle down overnight. We went to bed and read Inheritance for a while – I
was getting sleepy before the kids so I stopped reading and they played the
iPad until they were more tired.
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