Day 15 - Family Visits
The temperature reached 44° but at 7pm it was still 42°! That never happens at the Gold Coast. We have done most of the packing and emptying of cupboards at my father's house, but it was way too hot to be running around delivering boxes to op shops.
The Junkman gave me reasonable quotes to move the rubbish to the nature strip and take away anything the Council won't accept, but he can't start the job till the middle of the week. At least the forecast is for cooler weather next week.
We picked up Anita's sister and dropped her at a hospital for some surgery - hope she doesn't get the late Friday afternoon job! At the uninspiring South Vermont shopping centre we had a break and enjoyed passable coffee and cakes. There is an interesting Japanese shop that sells cheesecakes, but we didn't try any.
Our next stop was Victoria Grange to visit Graham. I am impressed by the staff at this aged care facility as they recognise me as his daughter even though I am not a regular visitor. They could also tell me where to find him - playing bingo. He was the only man in a group of about 20 players hoping to be the first to call Bingo and be rewarded by a prize of a lolly! There was a traffic jam of wheelie walkers in the corridor.
The Junkman gave me reasonable quotes to move the rubbish to the nature strip and take away anything the Council won't accept, but he can't start the job till the middle of the week. At least the forecast is for cooler weather next week.
We picked up Anita's sister and dropped her at a hospital for some surgery - hope she doesn't get the late Friday afternoon job! At the uninspiring South Vermont shopping centre we had a break and enjoyed passable coffee and cakes. There is an interesting Japanese shop that sells cheesecakes, but we didn't try any.
Our next stop was Victoria Grange to visit Graham. I am impressed by the staff at this aged care facility as they recognise me as his daughter even though I am not a regular visitor. They could also tell me where to find him - playing bingo. He was the only man in a group of about 20 players hoping to be the first to call Bingo and be rewarded by a prize of a lolly! There was a traffic jam of wheelie walkers in the corridor.
Our caravan was 48° inside. It was taking such a long time to cool down that we decided to drive to dinner in the very cool Toyota. Tonight we found a basic Italian restaurant where we shared a salad and pizza. We left the caravan air conditioning on so at 30° it was much nicer inside when we returned. At 7.45pm it is still 41° but we are getting gusts with a sprinkle of rain.
