I put Tilly out in her crate for some fresh air before we drove to town for breakfast at The Xtra Mile Cafe. We had planned to eat outside but all seats were in the sun. Blue went back in the car which was parked in deep shade across the road. The other problem with alfresco dining in this part of the world is flies! This is the best cafe in Mount Isa but it would not survive in a capital city.
I walked Anita to a nail salon around the corner, then collected Bluey to walk to the phone repair shop for a new screen saver. His idea of a walk these days is that I walk and he gets carried! That job was done in 5 minutes and Bluey was allowed to wait inside the shop with me. When Anita was ready we refuelled taking 102 litres then drove back to our caravan to do the washing.
Our next outing was to Woolworths for groceries. Woolies is next to The Xtra Mile Cafe so I snuck away for a second coffee and to remotely check on the critters. I can talk to them through the camera, which must be very confusing for them.
After we had unpacked the groceries there was a knock at our door. A couple with two young children are stranded in the park as their 2019 Ford utility has a damaged engine. Their camper trailer needed to be moved to a Ford storage area, so they came looking for someone with a suitable hitch. They wanted to borrow the hitch, but I offered to tow their trailer to town, as that was a lot easier.
We had dinner at the Rodeo Bar & Grill at the Isa Hotel. Anita had tasty beef ribs but I chose a not-so-interesting vegetarian pizza. As we drove home the mine site was illuminated by the sunset with an interesting cloud formation.
Back at the caravan park the almost-full moon was behind similar clouds. We hooked up ready for departure tomorrow morning.
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