Thierings on Tour

Today was a planned chore day and Chris was off early to drop the car at the mechanic to hopefully fix our ongoing CV boot issues that have been plaguing us since early July. 

Meanwhile the girls and I got through a bit of work and homework with a splash of playground and pool sprinkled in during break time. I think sometimes the girls forget just how special it is to be able to go to the pool during the middle of the day instead of spending all day in the classroom, but of course they would say it is better if they didn’t have to do any work at all…

We were back at Cable Beach Caravan Park and enjoying the warmth, proximity to everything and catching up with a family from Victoria that have been travelling roughly the same path as us for the last week or so. It’s so good for the girls to have people they get on well with. 

The car was back by early afternoon, however from the outset it didn’t look right – the coils that have been installed made the car way higher at the front and just didn’t look right. It made Chris super nervous, which in turn caused both of us a lot of stress waiting for the next issue 🫣😩 anyway, I guess we have to stay positive that this is the end of the troubles…

We wnjoyed some pizzas at the local brewery, the Spinifex hotel, which has all the best features – a playground for the kids, good beer for the adults and yummy food for everyone. A big perk was having the camels walk past on their way home and the kids being allowed to feed them a carrot each! They were too fast for good photos though, ha.

The girls persuaded Julia and I to take them out to the outdoor movies, where we watched Freakier Friday. I was trying hard to remember if I had seen the original movie, but it was a good giggle and a novelty for the girls to be at an open air cinema. The only thing I wasn’t prepared for was the airport nearby and the planes and helicopters landing during the movie. Eventually I got used to the fact that it wasn’t part of the movie!

Kms travelled – 11