We farewelled Kelly who is moving on today. As rain threatened Anita and I walked along Peel St under shop awnings. During the TCMF it would not be possible to walk far along Peel St with dozens of buskers performing at their allocated sites, and large crowds at coffee shops and shops. Today it was disconcertingly quiet.
Coffee at the Deco Wine Bar and Restaurant was excellent. My croissants were ordinary but Anita enjoyed her eggs. Blue walked like a well trained dog, with no sign of his reluctance yesterday at Nundle.
Back at the caravan park Bill was busy on his latest project, so I drove Chris to town. It started pouring soon after we left. I parked near where Chris needed to go and the rain shifted up to heavy. Staff in the building told me the footpath had flooded last week and invited me to wait inside. I had left all of my masks in the car but she kindly gave me one.
The water rose quickly and was over the ramp into the building. The young man in the photo was soaked from crossing the road to move a small car away from the risk of water damage. Shortly after I took that photo he dived into the water just for fun! After the water level dropped a bit I waded across to the car and moved it forward so Chris could get in more easily.
Back at camp a huge volume of water had washed debris across our groundsheet and there was a lot of water and mud. In case further rain was coming I laid out tarps to try to deflect the water hoping it will run past our site. I resorted to wearing my gumboots.
Very little rain fell after my efforts so the diversion is still to be tested. Six of us went to dinner at Goonoo Goonoo Station, one of our favourite restaurants. We all enjoyed our main courses and desserts, and the wonderful venue. I paricularly like these garden beds.
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