Carry Spare Glasses!

Our morning became complicated after Anita sat on her glasses, bending the arms so badly that she could not wear them. Fortunately a local optometrist was due to open at 9am and Anita was there waiting. The glasses are still not quite right after being heated and adjusted, but at least she can wear them. When Anita tried to pay for this service she was told that was not necessary. Instead she was able to make a donation to the charity supported by Eyecare Eyewear Dalby.

We returned to the caravan park and hooked up the Bushtracker hitting the road before 10am. As we only had 75kms to drive to Chinchilla we arrived before the shops closed. I headed for the hardware store then Anita explored Drakes supermarket. The only caravan park in Chinchilla was happy for us to check in early. There are dozens of cabins here mostly used by out of town workers. Blue followed the scent of another dog being walked in the park. Grumpy 10 year old Barney was happy to say hello while I chatted with Barney's owner.

I put up our caravan awning to test out a modification done by our local Carafix. Everything seems fine but I hope to reduce the time it takes to put on the shade front and deflappers.

Tilly is still being a pest while we are trying to sleep. Last night when she woke me I put her into Blue's crate and put him back on our bed. At least we got some sleep. Today she and Blue played in their outdoor playpen and I took them for separate walks to tire them out. We left the critters in the van while we had a swim in the pool here at the park. We had the large pool to ourselves most of the time - there are no kids here, no jumping castle, playground or games room.

Our friends arrived in the afternoon so we spent time catching up while I did some running repairs to our towing mirrors. Tomorrow we will explore the area.


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