The last few days at Merimbula saw a weather change. On the night before leaving there was a violent thunder storm, wind and torrential rain. It was a light show inside the van as the rain poured and the wind rocked the van. I didn’t sleep much.
The harbour was sheltering the fishing fleet. A lot of beautification work is underway. The information centre is new and very modern.
The RFS came to demonstrate their equipment and recount some of their experiences from last year’s deverstating fires and what they learnt from the experience. Things are slowly returning to normal. Community spirit has enabled them to get on with rebuilding and support each other in the process.
After a successful gathering we said our goodbyes and left on our journey home. My trip home was a wet one. It rained the whole way back. At times it was blinding rain necessitating pulling over to the side of the road. No roadworks, that was a plus. The rainfall for the previous 24 hours was over 100 mm. There was a lot of water lying around with the creeks rising and gullies filling in the paddocks.
I got home mid afternoon. Van seemed pleased to see me ( I think).
The next gathering is in August. We were advised to book any accommodation ASAP due to the numbers of people traveling now. Caravan Parks are booked out in advance. They have been busier than they have ever been.
The rain continued for several days causing floods in several places. The farmers hoped that the flooding would eradicate the escalating mouse plague problem but they still persist. With the weather getting colder there is hope that some frosts may deter them breeding up. I can’t imagine living under the conditions the plague is causing. So much damage and destruction. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.
It was good to get back to Tuesday lunches again.
My GP suggested that I have the flu vacs and pneumonia vacs so I’ve had them. As the AZ vacs isn’t available until September I booked in for when I get back from my trip which will mean that the 2nd jab will be in December. Things could change before then.
I’ve been busy knitting and spinning. I knitted more mittens to replace the ones I sold. I now have a stockpile for future market days. Also working on a cardigan that required additional yarn so I spun up what I thought was enough only to find that it wasn’t. So I spun another lot and hope it will be enough.
Van is in trouble. I received a letter from the council saying that they had received a complaint about a barking dog. They provided suggestions on how to remedy the situation. So after a few days Van has a healthy respect for the water spray bottle. How do you stop a dog barking?
Joans jottings 