What to do what to do?...... That is the question!!!

We are still here in Queanbeyan

the weather is now starting to get cold even though it

is the middle of Feb

Some days are warm but most are mild with the nights being very comfortable to sleep!!!

Well that is for Husband

not for me though as I get these pain in the bum hot flushes every so often & I swear

 I am going to self combust!!

Off go the blankets I move as far away from Mark as I can

even though that is extremely hard in a king single bed!!!

We have not had a winter yet since we started our travels last April

Some one told us that Canberra gets down to -12 in winter!

I will have to go buy us long johns & thermals soon!!!!

Anyway  you can feel the chill in the air

especially in the mornings, whilst on the usual toilet run to the amenities!

Poor Mark has had  no luck with work & it is not through lack of trying

It seems there is a lot around here but it is hard to get into

for some reason which we just cant work out!!!

We have not had much luck either with the renting of our house

hopefully this weekend after they show it to a few couples we will have some good news!!

It is no good having it sit there empty we are loosing to many 

$$$$$$$$$$

The landlord insurance we had was useless

it does not cover any of the things we thought it may

It only covers loss of rent & damage to the place!

We thought at least we would be compensated for the

pest control & rubbish removal!!

Oh well I think that policy is a waste of money but sure as we don't have

we will need it!! 

On a brighter note!!!

Next week we are taking the van up to my sons in

Sydney for a few days whilst we celebrate!!!!

Now wait for this.................

My sons 34th B'day on the 26th of Feb

My Grandsons 4th B'day on the 4th of March

My Daughters 21st B'day on the 6th of March

My Twin Granddaughters 6th B'day on the 8th of March!!!!!!!!

March is a busy time & all conceived in Winter!!

Nothing like snuggling up on a winters day!!

Oh yeah & it is Marks on the 20th March!

Awh!!

Poor Husband

 because by then all the doe has ran out!

Haha!!.....Just kidding!!

We were going to stay in a motel, but we worked out that it would cost nearly a thousand $$$

 for the four days & we would still have to pay the park fees here!

So the obvious answer was to tow the van up there

which will be good as we will be @ home!!!

I think when we come back things will be a lot clearer & hopefully a everything will have fallen into place!

With all these natural disasters happening so close by

 it makes us think how lucky we really are!!!

THE BIG CLEAN UP!!

                                              

                                                              
                                                                          Monday day 1

  Husband picked me up from work @ 2.30 & off we set for Lake Munmorah
                      After sending our tenant  ( let's call him The Bum )                           
               his eviction notice because of failure to pay his rent & also threatening
                    our elderly neighbour plus a list of other things!

It was now time to go back home clean up & re rent our home out & maybe have to

            kick The Bum out if he has not already gone??

          We didn't give him notice we were coming!

We are legally allowed to take over property as we were concerned it was not secure!
We had a dinner & diesel stop along the way!

We arrived home about 7.30pm

The first thing to greet me were bloody fleas jumping all over my legs!!!!!

Now this is not a good start!

Out came the Bushmans & we lathered it on!!!!

We knew he had a dog, plus birds, fish, & rabbits!

Even though the lease stated no pets!!!

The Bum is just a big pain in the bum to put it mildly!

He just did as he pleased!

 It was the rabbits that broke the straw with the neighbours, they would get into their vege gardens!!!

Anyway time to go inside!

    What a disaster every room trashed cupboards in kitchen full of food 

 crap everywhere!!!

 Funny he was always crying poor mouth & here he was leaving all this good food there!

His children's clothes still hanging in the wardrobe!

I feel sorry for his children!

Out side was just like a tip

As it was getting late we decided to set up camp

which was in our big double garage with it's new bathroom we put in for moments like this

Husband is such a good planner he thinks of every thing!!

We ended up putting the tent up so as to keep the fleas of us whilst we sleep

Bed made glass of wine in hand & wow we just sat shaking our heads 

wondering where do we begin in the morning!!

Tuesday Day 2

We were unsure where to start as The Bum still had one day left of the 2 week eviction notice!

 He also told us on the phone he would be out by the 9th of Feb today being the 8th!

We didn't want to go in & start chucking his stuff out & he then come back & sue us!

 So we decided to ring the police & see if they could witness what he had!

We were worried he would say that we chucked out a push bike which was worth

$20 & he would make out it was worth $200 

After all he is a con man so all the neighbours kept telling us!!

 Just as we were discussing this 2 men walked down the driveway

showed us their id......  They were plain clothed detectives 

It was funny

I said to them..... You guys don't look like police they laughed! 

I then went on to add......Actually you look like shady characters!!!

Anyway they we looking for The Bum, something to do with stolen motor bikes!

He was also dealing drugs from our house one neighbour said that cars would come at all hours of the night someone would jump out go to the door & then get back in the car & take off!

She wrote down every number plate, which she has since given to the police!

Anyway back to the detectives, we told them the story & they witnessed his belongings for us!

I also told them I was going to ring him & find out when he was going to come & collect his stuff?

The policeman asked if I would pass on the time of when he was

coming back so as they could be there to pick him up!

After telling the police the time & day I began to feel very worried!!!

Why did I do that???

 It is going to look very suspicious that the police turn up at the same time he does!

Oh No!!!

Next minute a car pulls up in the drive way, this dero looking bloke was also looking
 for TB he owed him $100

Wow Wee
the plot just keeps getting thicker & thicker!!

Seeing as we had decided to wait till tomorrow for him to come get his stuff,
I decided to start working on the outside gardens which were so neglected!

Mark got on the phone to arrange a

skip bin, pest control, carpet cleaners and a locksmith!

 My Beautiful Baby Girl....... lending a hand! x

Dinner......I baked a whole piece of fillet steak in the camp oven.........Yummo this really is a camp out!!!

Wednesday Day 3

Today we got in & stripped the house we put TB's stuff down under the carport

 ready for him to collect  @ 12 o'clock!

Well 12 o'clock came & no TB the police came though!

I am actually glad he didn't show up.........He is a mad man & I don't trust him!!

 I started the cleaning process, thank heavens for jiff & bleach!!!

So time consuming & tiring scrubbing every wall, they were so filthy

 I am amazed how fantastic they ended up

 they look like freshly painted walls!

Mark said it was his good paint job!!!

My Beautiful Daughter came over to lend a hand!!

All we did was laugh it was so lovely!!

I said to Husband let's stay home now & continue our travels next year

I miss my family!!!

That did not go down well & it would mean a separation & that neither of us want!!

So the plan is to keep going, which I really do love!
 It is just so hard & sad when it comes to say
goodbye to family!!

Anyway  dinner time & tonight we are ordering Pizza!

I looked at my poor hands & I have rubbed off my finger prints, they are all red blistered & sore!!!!

Time for bed & it is so hot in the garage with the door down & I

keep getting these bloody hot flushes all the time!

 I couldn't stand it so I opened the big roller door to let the breeze in!

Well that was not good as I then could not sleep for fear of TB coming around

so I lay there awake most of the night on watch patrol!

Thursday Day 4

Still no sign or word from The Bum!!

More cleaning, mowing & scrubbing !!!!

The pest guy came on day 2 & still there are fleas & cockies running around!

Mark rang him back & said........ Did you forget to put the pesticide in the mix mate!

Anyway he is coming back on Friday! 

Carpet cleaners came today but the place still stinks!

This clean up feels like it is never ending, we have the skip bin full plus we booked in for a kerb side pick up..........So much crap!!!

We decided to put our mattress up in the house hopefully we will get a better nights sleep tonight! 

Dinner time & tonight I am craving vegetables!!!

Friday Day 5

Today is Painting day

I repainted the kitchen cupboards & bench tops as they were all yellow

 Mark & I painted the entry out the front & out the back & generally finished cleaning up!

The pest guy came back & this time flooded the place with pesticide!

I still could not stand the smell of the house, still stinks of dog!!
So when Mark went down the road to get mulch & a few other things I asked him to get some Nil odour, hopefully that will get rid of the doggy putrid smell!

 Finally though the house is starting to look good again!!

Dinner tonight is @ The Club!!!!!

Saturday Day 6

Few final finishing touches & she is sparkling & how she use to be!!!

We have decided to put it in the hands of a Real Estate this time, we met with her today & all sounds good!

Time now to head back to Queanbeyan & then it is back to work tomorrow for Sharon!!!

What a week!........Let's hope that is the last of The Bum!!!!!

Here's to good tenants in the future!!!

BACK HOME WE GO!!!

Well so far since leaving home

 We have yet to experience any cold weather!

It was like 27 every day up in Townsville in July, which was beautiful!

Mt Isa was starting to warm up when we were there, so we got out of there quick smart!!!

Now we are in Canberra

The temps here are really heating up!!

Thank Heaven

 for

AIR CONS!!!

I said to Husband the other day

what the hell are we doing here now we should be in Tasmania!

Well as it turns out we are lucky we are here now, as we are only a few hours away from

home & that is where we need to head back to!

When we rented our home out last year we thought we had picked the

best one out of a crook bunch of people we in interviewed.

NOT!!!!

The fellow we choose was, a likeable kind of bloke
 he reminded me of

Dagwood Bumstead!

Anyway he gave us this sob story which, silly us believed!

 He went on to tell us how he has been hard done by in the past & so on & so on!

We gave it a great deal of thought & decided on him & his 3 children!

Well this bloke has turned out to be the biggest liar we have ever known not to mention.......

Missed rent, threatening of our elderly neighbours in which the police were

 called  & it goes on & on & on!!

He is a bloody nightmare!!

We didn't want to rent it out through a real estate as I begrudge giving them money as I have had bad experiences in the past with real estates & I feel they do not do their job properly!

Anyway we have now issued this bloke with an eviction notice which I made sure was personally 

delivered to him so as to be sure he gets it!

Which he did yesterday & he sent mark a text message which is nearly

impossible to interpret as he cannot spell!!!

We did manage to interpret some of his jumble.......

I will see you at the Tribunal!

Oh no!!!!

We feel he is not going to get out by the date given to him which is in 2 weeks!

We have landlord insurance & also police reference numbers of the incidents in the past!

We plan on going home as soon as he is out, I am going to ring the dept of fair trading today & find out our rights!

We feel like going up there & staying in our garage in the hope he will get sick of us & move his bum out! 

(The garage was not for his use)

Once he is out we just hope that there is no damage, as we spent

months & a fortune doing it up before we left!

This time we are thinking we will have to bite the bullet & let a real estate manage it

As we don't want to have to face this again!

Till next time wish us luck!

Cheers!

MUST SEE & STAY PLACES IN AUSTRALIA!....Our opinion!

QUEENSLAND
Rainbow Beach & Freshwater 4x4 fun on the Beach & along the tracks..... http://www.rainbowbeach.info/
Fraser Island Stay...... http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/
Paronella Park....... http://www.paronellapark.com.au/
Hartley's Croc Farm...... www.crocodileadventures.com/
Port Douglas....... http://www.tourismportdouglas.com.au/
The Northern Most Tip of Australia........... http://www.capeyorkinfo.org/
Karumba Sunset Over The Gulf........ http://www.carpentaria.qld.gov.au/
Mt Isa Mine Tours........ http://www.outbackatisa.com.au/
Ride the Rapids down Barron Gorge...... http://www.foamingfury.com.au/
Kuranda Shopping........ http://www.kuranda.org/
Cape York Twin Falls Swim......... http://www.billyteatravel.com/
Drive the Old Telegraph Track to the Tip of Oz.......



NSW
Darling Harbour for the day....... http://www.darlingharbour.com/
Star City Casino for the Night...... http://www.starcity.com.au/
4 x 4 Beach Driving at Stockton Beach...... http://www.stocktonbeach.com.au/
Fish & Chips on the Beach at the Entrance...... http://www.theentrance.org/
Hunter Valley Wineries....Enjoy Lunch Chocolate & Cheese Visits........... http://www.hunterweb.com.au/
Kiama Blow Hole........ http://www.kiama.com.au/
South Coast Drive........ http://www.grandpacificdrive.com.au/
Dubbo Zoo.........www.taronga.org.au/taronga-western-plains-zoo
Beach Fishing...
War Memorial Canberra..... http://www.amr.gov.au/
                                  
                                         PLACES TO STAY ........Star rated out of 5
NEW SOUTH WALES
*** Central Coast...... Beautiful place about 90 min's Nth of Sydney!
So central to everything, with gorgeous beaches & fantastic views to  great shopping centres & lovely people! I love the drive over the Entrance Bridge.....So so pretty 
Best Site......Our Place!


*** Manning Point...... 335kms Nth of Sydney.
Population 227
Lot's of beach driving, fishing & lazing goes on there! What can i say but Heaven!
Best van park.......Weeroona Holiday Park Ph......02-65532635
Best Site.......On the grass down the back! 


**1/2 Gerringong....... 114kms Sth Sydney.
Population 3,588
I just love the south coast i think it is so underrated! 
The Crooked River Winery is the highlight!


1/2 Yarrie Lake...... 20kms Sth of Narrabri.
Population 2..... They are the caretakers!
Long drive out there & be prepared the lake looks like a football field.....DRY!
It reminded me of a scene out of deliverance! Scary!!
Best Caravan Park....There is none!


** Iluka...... 694kms Nth Sydney.
Population 1,739
Funny Little fishing village on the Clarence River, the main street is unlike most!
Best Caravan Park.......Iluka Riverside tourist Park Ph......02-66466060
Best Site......End Corner on the Clarence River




**1/2 Nambucca Heads..... 512kms Nth Sydney.
Population 5,873
Beautiful spot right on the ocean, the views are spectacular!
Best Caravan Park......The White Albatross Ph....1800152505
Best Site......W22


** Wooli....... 645kms Nth Sydney.
Population 502
Great for fishing, crabbing & exploring the national parks.
Best Caravan Park...... Solitary Islands Marine park Resort.
Family Parks
Ph...1800003031 
Best Site....... Down by the river!




QUEENSLAND


*** FRASER ISLAND....... 250km Nth Brisbane.
Population 283 Permanents, 4 million Back Packers, 100's of tourists & home to the most purest Dingos in Australia! 
Great place for 4x4 driving, fishing, & exploring! Beautiful!
Best camp site....Beach front if you are not scared or worried by the dingos...Mating season is may to June!
Fenced camp sites....Dundabara


***1/2 RAINBOW BEACH...... 247km Nth Brisbane.
Population 999 Permanents & 2,000 Back Packers p/w
Gateway to Fraser Island!
Right at the end of the long road in to town, you come to the most beautiful rolling ocean with the prettiest coloured sand hills! Just such a Magical sight to behold!
Best Caravan Park.....Rainbow Beach Holiday Village Love this place!!!
A Top Tourist Park
Ph.....1300366586
Best Site.....51


**1/2 BURRUM HEADS........ 298 kms Nth Brisbane.
Population 795 
Lovely little seaside village set on the Burrum River.
Best Caravan Park..... Beach Front Caravan Park, best sites are on the river front, if you are lucky! Ph...07-41295111
Best Site......Along the waterfront row! 


**1/2 CAUSEWAY LAKE...... 9 kms Sth of Yeppoon & 40 kms East of Rockhampton.
Population Not many!
Lovely spot right on the lake & the entrance to the ocean over looking Great Keppel Island.
Best Caravan Park....Causeway Caravan Park Ph....07-49336356
Best Site.....34
Best Fish Chips & Hamburgers on the Capricorn Coast......Causeway Lake Kiosk
( I know cause i worked there!)


** BOWEN........1,165 kms Nth of Brisbane.
Population 7,500
Bowen is like stepping back in time!!!! A very laid back & quiet town!
The Mango Trees were in full flower when we were there in July!
Close to Airlee Beach, which is the gateway to the Whitsundays!
Best Caravan Park......Tropical Beach caravan Park Ph....07-47851490
Best site......Right in the far corner 1 row back from the beach!!


** GOONDIWINDI....... 350 km Sth West of Brisbane.
Population 5,200
On the border of NSW & QLD 
A Quaint country town, on the banks of the Macintyre River
Home of the famous.... Gunsynd Race Horse!
Best Caravan Park......Goondiwindi Top Tourist Park Ph...1800429166
A Top Tourist Park 
Best Site......The ensuite ones!


**1/2 TOWNSVILLE....... Approx 4hrs south of Cairns.
Population 170,000
I liked Townsville!
This place should be called
The Shopping Capital of Australia........It is full of nothing but shopping centres!
Best Caravan Park.... Rowes Bay Ph......07-47713576
Best Site.......D1 Fantastic! This site so spacious & roomy!
Trouble is though they dont take bookings its all pot luck!


**1/2 LAKE PLACID CAIRNS....... 15kms NW of Cairns.
Pop part of Cairns Approx 100,000
Best Caravan Park..... Lake Placid Ph...07-40392509
A Top tourist Park
Great Park & very lovely people to greet you!
If you get up the back there are 4 ammentie blocks each one like your own bathroom I loved them!!!
Best site..... Right up the back site 5 or 10


**KARUMBA......Where the Outback meets the Sea!
754 km West of Cairns
Population Approx 550
Best Park..... Karumba Pt Sunset Caravan Park
Best sites along road opposite water, no grass all sand!!!
Get your mats ready!


**1/2 SEVENTEEN SEVENTY...... 500  K'ms N Brisbane.
Population 500
Best Park.....1770 Camping Grounds Ph...07-49749286
Very tight fitting park set right on the bay!
Great Spot with a friendly little pub, with nice meals on the corner & it is with in walking distance! In summer you can take your pick of the fallen Mangoes on the side of the road as you stroll home!
Best site....Water front!

*** MOUNT ISA........1828 K'ms NW of Brisbane.
Population 18,850
Best Park...Argylla Big 4
Just as you come into town from the east on the Barkly Hwy
Phone 07-47434733
Best site.....19 it has its own little gazebo!
I love Mt Isa!!!!!

To view the pictures clearly

just click on them!

Ladies toilets 

                                                                               
                                                                         at Seisia Cape York!

The Mens!

We found it strange that their was vinegar in the holder!

          Wonder if people borrow it for their fish & chips?

This sign speaks for itself!

                                               

Fraser Island's...... Sandy Signage!

Mackay Qld

That is a special sign!

Played at Townsville Super Cars 2010

Time to vote Australia 2010.......Political Signage!

You too Mr sign!

Air your linen in Ayr!

This one is for my Grandson Obie x

Hahaha!...Love it!!

Petersbourgh....Along the Great Ocean Road

                                                                      That's the Plan!

Too Many Signs.........Kuranda Qld

Sad Signs!

Free Beer!!

But Sadly.......Tomorrow never comes!

Yummo!

This was compliments of Charlie from Charlies Hut Coen Qld !

George Town Qld

I think the car would come off worse!

Funny name for a boat???

This is more like a jig saw puzzle!!!

                                                                            Pass!!!

Poor Kevy!!!

 

 Tamworth.....For you Ben! x

STRANGE STUPID & FUNNY STUFF!!!

********SMOKIN!
We decided to move sites as there was a better one in a cooler & nicer spot in the Caravan Park we were staying at!
We only had to come down the road a bit, so we didn't do the usual pack up & check up of things, as we would normally, on a big move
We arrived at out lovely shady site & did the usual positioning of the Caravan business, which i have come to absolutely loath!
Anyway Husband was putting up the legs on the van & i was sweeping the slab, all of a sudden i could smell this rubbery smoke smell which i thought was coming from the people at the back of us over their fence!
Next second Mark runs around to the door of the van & says the fridge is on fire where are the keys?
With the keys quickly found & the door opened it was OMG....The van full of this burning smell & ten ton of smoke billowing out of the electrical cupboard, out came the fire extinguisher in the ready!
Straight away everything was turned off & we hoped that there were no flames in between the fridge cavity, we then waited for the smoke to dissipate a bit before pulling apart the switch board, so as to see what the hell had happened!!!
Back outside & Mark noticed the Anderson Lead had been jammed between the brake of the Caravan on the A frame, which caused it to short out!!.....Now this is a major problem!
We just pulled the big Waeco fridge out of the van the other day &  had it serviced as it was playing up!!
Luckily it was not affected, well, so far anyway!!
4 hours later, a trip to town for new wires, a chat on the phone to our electrician back home & Husband is still in there in a mess of wires checking everyone, & rewiring the earth wire that was damaged!!!
Oh Boy!!!......I think we are very very lucky this time & very thankful that we noticed it early & that Mark is so clever & was able to fix it!!
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******* TEETHING PROBLEMS!
Mark brushing his teeth 4,595 times for so so long, with froth & spit growing before my eyes!!
Yucko & Move Over!!.......Lucky I Love You!
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******* WE ARE LOST!
What day is it Mark asks......I say Tuesday, he says no its not,
It is Monday!
After a bit of thought i said
Oh My God i have been thinking it is
Tuesday all day!
Then after a bit more digging in my brain, i said no its not!!!
It IsTuesday
For once i was right!
Just shows how easily you loose track of time, as well as brain cells whilst on holidays!
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********* SO UNCANNY!
After Mark & I set up camp on Fraser Island we decided to go for a walk around & check out the neighbourhood & find the public phone at the Rangers office!
There is no mobile reception up here, & we needed to ring Qld Parks & Wildlife to inform them we had changed camp grounds as they need to know where everyone is.
Anyway, Mark says to me how much do pay phones take these days 20 cents...I said NO
50... Just as i did i looked down & picked one up & said to him, here is one do you want it!
Hahahaha!..How funny at that precise time there it was, a 50 cent piece laying in the sand!
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* JUMPING JACK SHAZZA! 
As i was sitting happily, painting my toe nails at our camp site on Fraser island, what sneaked up ready to lick my feet was a Big Goanna! Shit did i jump!
Mark thought it was very funny!
The poor Goanna slowly made his way in the opposite direction from this mad woman!
As i sat back down & there is another one roaming slowly, they are everywhere, on the hunt for food or better still my toes!
No wonder they are in here they are protected from the dingos, as this area has dingo proof fences around it!

I love too watch them but not at such close range as that!!
Aah! The joys of the bush..........NOT!
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* DUMMIES!!!
We both decided to do a first aid course, as neither of us have ever done one & for my work i need it, plus it will be good to take with us on our travels, you never know whats around the corner!....Anyway off we set this morning to the local paramedics house for our informal course!
We did the cpr on the dummies, then it was time for slings, this time i was the dummy & mark was to tie a sling around my pretend broken arm!
The paramedic said to mark to tie it as close to the fingers as possible, so as he is doing it up on me, i said hey you are suppose to be tying this as close as possible to the fingers!......Mark says of course you have to tie the knot close to the fingers you cant get any further away from them!....OMG I burst into uncontrollable laughter i said my fingers you idiot, not yours!!!!
Now to you this may not seem very funny but seriously it was hilarious, you had to be there!
We laughed so much we were crying!!!!!
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* FIT OF THE FITTEST!!! 
The first day we got into our caravan park in Townsville, Mark met this lady in the shop & started magging to her, well it turned out her & her husband are from the Entrance originally! Mark & her hit it off & chatted for ages!...... Meanwhile i am back in the van wondering what the hell is taking him so long, he only went for milk!
So when he came back to me, he starts telling me about her & her tales!!
Well first thing i ask is............ So what does she look like??
Not that i am jealous or anything! I just need to know these things!!
He says, she is about 60 short chubby & has a flat nose........Oh okay that's good!
That same arvo, she comes by on her way to happy hour & has a chat, the next night
she calls by again, boy can she talk, she never shuts up! 
The whole time too, she is just focused on Husband?
When she left i said to Mark, she fancys you, cause she never talks to me, the whole time she is fixed on you!
Husbands reply.......She has a good looking husband & he is pretty fit!
I said yes but she doesn't want anyone fit or good looking, she wants someone like her!
With that we both burst into laughter!!!!!
Poor Husband!!!!.............I didn't mean you were not fit or anything!
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VERY FISHY I SAY!!!
When we were on the east coast of Australia trying our very hardest to catch fresh fish........Usually to no avail & yes that means we failed!!
We opted or I should say had no choice but to buy fish @ local eateries!
Well none was any good & very disappointing!
How could this be???  
As we live by the ocean & yet we cannot get good sea food!
We just both shook our heads & wondered why?????????
Well.......We are now in Mt Isa which is approximately 1,000 ks from the East Coast & no fish in sight unless they are in the local lake or river..............Which to me is not good as I like deep sea ocean fish!
Anyway guess what??..............We have now tasted & enjoy regularly the best fish since leaving home!!!
There is this fish woman in town who has in her mobile van all this fresh snap frozen red Emperor Yummy Snapper & lots more plus the best prawns I have had for ages!!
Now how bizarre is that!!!
Out here in Mt Isa & they have the best Sea Food we have tasted so far in oz with the exception of our own catch! Yummo!!!!!
I now love going fishing with Husband!!!!!
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******I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WITH THIS??
I go to the amenities block there is no one in there, 8 toilets free, great in i go.....
Next minute someone comes in, where do they go right beside me??
We go to the movies.....The whole picture theatre is empty, we are the first in.
So we pick our seat, next in is a family baby & all, where do they go?....... Yep you got it! Right behind us, not over to the left or the right, but directly behind us!!!
Next couple come in they plop down directly in front of us, Mark & I just look at each other & shake our heads!......Agrh!!
I don't get it it happens all the time!
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******THOUGHTS!!
As i was pouring my happy hour beverage, i thought to myself, how good Mark & I have been & not yet spilt a drink in our compromised living conditions!
Well it pays not to think....Just as i put my glass on the table, Husband picked up his beer & yep over goes my wine!....What a mess!
So yuck is the smell of spilt grog!
After pulling the lounge apart & cleaning up the mess, as well as stripping off our soaked clothes we settled back down & still we don't know how it happened!
Funny too..... We were sober!
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******MONEY MONEY MONEY!
Just before we left Yeppoon for Mackay, Husband filled the truck with diesel, total cost $145.00 paid by credit card.
Too easy.......NOT!
Anyway a few days later Mark decided to pull out the docket to see how much per litre it cost.
As he double checked the receipt, his credit card was charged $445.00!
We rang the petrol station & as we thought, they were aware of this mistake & will credit it back to the account!
Now that was just a fluke that he found this blunder & lucky also because the petrol station had no record of our details & needed Mark to get in touch with them so as to refund it back!!!!!
That was called the hit of the wrong key trick!
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*******SHARON'S SPRINKLER STUFF UPS!!!
As it is like summer now here in the top end of Qld, & water restrictions are not a problem, which makes me wonder why? As it never rains here!!
Anyway, i have been regularly watering our garden & lawn, this caravan site is huge that we are on & were lucky enough to score, it has a lovely garden & lawn!
So the other afternoon Mark & I were sitting out the back enjoying our happy hour bevy, until it was to time for me to reposition the sprinkler!
OMG.......Stupid Sharon went out & pulled the hose from the back yard to the front yard underneath the caravan!!
PROBLEM........I forgot to turn it off! Hahaha! 
Not funny..... Husband has never jumped so quick or swore so much!.....Oops Sorry!
Well that was OK & we dried the chairs & table & Mark calmed back down!
I really should stop there with my stuff ups cause the next one is a total disaster & just plain stupid!!
Ok here we go!
Yesterday i was sprinkling again, this time i placed it out the front, Mark had the back of the truck open, our waceo fridge is on a fridge slide & it juts out the back of the truck, which makes it easy to get into!  Anyway to cut a long embarrassing story short!
Mark went to get a beer out of the fridge & Holy Heavens to Mercatroid!!!!!!
Well that is not what he yelled out!!!!!!
Water everywhere & worst of all it went in the fridge motor as well as the back of the truck!! It was there for about half an hour & everything was well & truly soaked!
What a wanker i am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I must add that i was sober, which makes it worse!!!
My eyes are so bad!
I thought when i placed it there that it cleared the truck!
To replace this fridge would cost thousands!
We took it out & aired it & thank you Dear Lord it is still going this morning!
I don't think i will be sprinkling for a while i am far too dangerous!!!!!

Lucky Husband still loves me!!! 
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*******SOME PEOPLE!
Mark was at work this particular day, so I decided to get on  the bus & head to town to do what I do best..........Shop!!!
While i was sitting at the bus stop waiting for the bus this Ute pulls up in front of me, at this moment, i am thinking this bloke is strange & what is he doing????
He then gets out of his car & walked around to the back of it & pretended to be checking his spare tyre!
Well that didn't last long, cause the next second, he came over to me & started chatting & asking questions, such as......What are you doing today, Where are you from & a few other stupid questions!
Anyway he then offers me a lift in to town, oh no that's OK I said, I have nothing else to do today, he says, oh me either we could do nothing together!!!  Ewe Yuck i don't think so!
Finally he got the message & said goodbye & left!
Me being the detective, I straight away got out my pen & paper & wrote down his number plate & a description of him & his car!
I rang husband & told him, & he was as concerned as I.
Seriously what is with Some people.........Fancy a 30 odd year old bloke trying to pick up a 51 year old granny off the side of the road? Help!!!
Thank god i haven't seen him again! 
Another day I decided to go for a walk, & as i am strolling along happily enjoying the scenery & sunshine, my eye line wandered to across the road to this couple, i suppose they would be in their 60's. Well next minute she stopped & he walked into someones yard, goes behind the fence & wait for it!
Does a wee!!!!!! I am in shock, YUCK!! 
I turned my head quickly the other away, as I didn't want to make eye contact with them,
as these people looked really strange & very fruity!!!!
Mark wonders why when we go for a walk, I am always looking behind us & surveying the scene!
There are many strange people out there! 
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                               ********POOR MARKS ROCK BOTTOM********

Whilst Husband was walking out to fish off the rocks, he slipped and hit the deck,

or should i say......He Hit Rock Bottom!

Slippery rocks in Qld!

Shoulder stuffed, hip grazed & sore, hope he hasn't broken anything this time!

Clumsy Clutz!...Lucky i am the Nurse!

Hahahaha Poor Husband!

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      We decided to pick up some seafood when we were leaving

Karumba on our recent visit!

Banana Prawns & some Barramundi....Yummo!

After our purchase we put them in our fridge in the car & off we went headed to the Burke & Wills Road house where we stopped & i hopped in the van & prepared our Prawn Rolls for lunch!

As i was eating my roll i said to mark do you like yours?....He said yeah it's fine why??

Not to me it is seriously turning me off prawns, not that they were off or anything they smelt fine it was just something was a miss with the texture & taste...... Mmmm....Just not right!

Not giving this any more thought, until Mark fell really ill & was vomiting & yep the other end was flowing out also!

I think you get the picture!

He was really really ill!!.......Now with me being the Nurse you will be fine I reassured him..... Poor bugger was in real trouble & with those thoughts etched in his mind, he started feeling 
worse by the minute!

No just joking!

I kept an eye on him the whole day well actually that is no good either as i am
blind as a bat!

Now seriously that is enough being silly! 
I must be serious now as this really is a serious matter!

He kept up his fluids up all day with Gatorade & those sort of energy drinks only to be rejected by his body over & over again!

At one stage I nearly drove him to the hospital!

Well anyway no beer today!......Wow he is really sick!!

Christmas last year he had a really bad bout of food poisoning that lasted for 4 days

I said to him was it like that & he said worse....Oh boy this is not good!

Well let me tell you, it is now 5 days later & he is a bit better but still has gripping pains & those other symptoms persist!

He has just this moment gone off to the local Dr to find out if there is more to it than the Prawns!

Now i must have a stomach made of steel because i never get sick even though they did turn me off prawns for a while & every time i think of them i feel yuck & shudder & my mouth follows by turning into this distasteful looking shape!!

 I must say that he has never got sick in all our years (well 10 that would be) from my cooking!...Touch wood!

Oh boy & Dr's are not cheap either when you are in the middle of No where!

$70 with a refund from medicare of only $30 so much dearer than back home!

Anyway

He has just returned home & it will be off to the pathologist for tests next week! 

Here's hoping every thing is OK with
My Poor Sick Baby!