The little bit of trouble becomes BIG trouble.

Our problem with the electric handbrake has become more complicated as parts are not available in Australia! So what we thought would be just a reset, is now a long drawn out waiting exercise. Port Germein is a lovely spot, but after 10 days we’ve sort of run out of things to do. We’ve walked the long jetty a few times and there’s been some unsuccessful fishing!

We even played a bit of bowls at the greens  next door - maybe a little differently as we seemed to take up a lot of space!

Dennis found an island he loves at nearby Weeroona  Island. It’s not a conventional island in that it only becomes detached from the  mainland with high tides.  Most times the causeway is just surrounded by mangrove swamps, but the elevated views on the western side are beautiful. We also saw the wreck of The York.

We had a great day Saturday when we enjoyed the Pichi Richi steam train. It was very well patronised on this sunny day, and it was lovely chugging along the narrow gauge between the hewn rocks. 

Dennis and Tops have left us now to travel home - there was no point in both of us sitting around waiting waiting waiting! We try to be positive as things could  be a lot worse - we have our health, our van is a comfy home with water & power supplied and we do have a loan car. We’ve haven’t been using that car much, but the chap has told us we are  welcome to do day trips and use it sensibly - maybe not a trip to Murrabit!  So we hope that by the next blog, we’re underway with our car and van and are able to complete the last part of our travels. ❌❌ from Marg & Darryl.