Well we should have been leaving the park this morning to start our journey across the desert to Western Australia. However the need to wait around for our replacement CV Boot under warranty for our car provides us with the opportunity to participate in a Free Park Activity.
The Camp Kitchen is the assembly point for the park this morning, as the Park Management puts on a FREE pancake breakfast for the park. They have a specially designed trailer to cook the pancakes on a stainless steel top. Up to 12 large pancakes at once.
Dot was first in line to get the first one off…….we got over there early so we did not have to carry chairs, only plates & cups. They had a range of accompaniments….lemon & sugar, maple syrup, raspberry & chocolates sauce, butter, golden syrup plus tea and coffee. The record number of pancakes ever cooked is circa 920, with supposedly 13 and 9 being the maximum by an individual male and female respectively. Michael and I managed to eat 2 each, while Tony & Jenny came to visit after they had their breakfast in their van.
At our table we had a couple from Croydon Vic., who had one of his shoes stolen by a dingo or dog during the evening from outside his tent. Michael informed them that he had seen a sneaker near the children’s playground this morning which upon retrieval turned out to be there’s. The laces were broken and now need replacing.
The Pancake breakfast is very popular with the queue often being 10 – 12 deep, awaiting the next batch of pancakes. The morning breakfast finishes up around 9:30am. After that we head off to a very basic little community market…it is close by so we walk. We finish walking around the market in about 10 minutes.
A much milder temperature this morning – low 20s and very dark grey clouds to our north, but no rain throughout the day. Mid morning we head into town to buy our extra diesel containers…..Tony likes the idea of the discounted Trade card Michael has.
It is then off to ANZAC Hill for a view overlooking the Town Centre and the surrounding hills. It is very well set up with clearly marked signage of the wars and the years Australia has participated in since the Boer War as you drive up to the summit. We take some photos of the town and its surrounds, as well as the flags fluttering in the strong wind.
Then off to Coles for some shopping and then a coffee. We pass a Dick Smith Electronics store which is trading for the very last day, with limited remaining stock being discounted by 90%.
After lunch, Tony wanders around the Park for an ice cream, whilst Jen is asleep and comes across a neighbour of John Burke [Upgraded our Toyota LC’s towbar to tow 3750kgs capacity] with a 6 wheel Toyota LC. He has a great chat and obtains more information on potential chip upgrade opportunities at a cost of circa $5,000.00. In addition, Tony has located a nearby Tavern with Roast dinners for $13.90. He talks us all into going there as a change of menu to what we will be having over the next week. The breeze is quite cool, necessitating all to put on jumpers or jackets to walk to the Tavern around 5:30pm for tea. In addition to the roasts of Lamb, Beef or Pork there is a plentiful variety of buffet vegetables to help yourself to. We are back at the caravan circa 7:00pm for our cup of tea and reading before bed.
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