It was wet and cold at the caravan park when I drove out to see my father. I made a detour to buy a loaf of sourdough bread from a bakery at Bayswater. At the South Vermont shopping centre I also tried to buy a simple digital watch for my father as his had suffered a terminal event. The jewellery shop had watches that were too expensive, and those in the bargain shop were too cheap and I doubted they would work for long.
After showing my father the latest birthday photos of one of his great granddaughters, I persuaded him to go to the games room for a change of scenery. The staff member and some of the residents were pleased to see him.
I drove back to Lilydale to pick up Anita and Blue for a shopping outing at Chirnside Park – Blue had to stay in the car. I found a suitable watch and posted it to my father. We had to go to both Coles and Woolworths to buy most of the things on Anita’s list. Coles and Aldi have lots of tissues, but there are none at all in the Woolies stores we have visited. The supply issues continue to reduce the range of items available.
When we were driving home the rain finally stopped and the sun briefly appeared in time for me to put the awning down and hook up. Tilly enjoyed some time out of the van but the sun sets here by 5pm.
While walking Bluey around the park I noticed a few flowers on the bushes. The caravan park staff do a good job on the gardens. Someone here makes interesting steel statues from scrap metal.
We are leaving Lilydale tomorrow. The forecast includes symbols that don’t appear on Gold Coast weather forecasts. I assume we will wake to frost. At least we will be acclimatised to the sub zero temperatures expected in Orroroo.
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