Yesterday it rained most of the day, at times it was heavy. Water and debris flowed under our awning and mud formed under our groundsheets. I used tarps to reduce the mud washing down.
I did not want Tilly or Blue to walk on the muddy areas so carried them to the grassy sections for their walks. They both spent a lot of time sleeping yesterday so it was not surprising she was active last night!
The rain eased late afternoon so we drove to Carmen’s Restaurant south of Tamworth for dinner. Anita’s motive for going to Carmen’s was ice cream – apparently it is very special but I am not a huge fan of ice cream.
Today the rain stopped and my cleanup began. I hosed mud off the tarps and folded them once they were dry. I moved our special gtoundsheets over the muddy areas as these allow the air to flow through them and the ground will be able to dry. I also washed and packed away my gumboots hoping they will not be required again while we are here.
It is much cooler today so we managed a decent walk around Tamworth. We ordered sourdough bread from Sonny’s Bakery, but it will not be ready until Saturday. We had good coffee at Sonny’s next to the Pig and Tinder Box hotel located in a magnificent former bank building.
I made sure Tilly and Blue had lots of exercise today, and they are both very tired this evening.
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