TUESDAY 16 JUNE     CAIRNS

Had to get up much earlier than is usual for us, this morning, because Truck was due at the Landrover dealer for a service, at 8am. That left us with walking as our transport option! And with a whole day to fill in.

We walked around much of the city, browsing shops. Wandered about the new Pier Complex.

Collected our mail from the PO – just more to carry around in my day pack. John finally posted off his father’s  war material to daughter and brother – $8.90 for postage.

Shouted ourselves to morning tea/coffee. I put a film in for printing and collected it later.

Put our scripts into a chemist. Our doctor at home had given us Reg 24 scripts, so we could get multiple refills at once – essential when we are going where there are no chemists. We had just been using up our normal scripts until now, a month’s at a time.

John really wanted a cinema fix. The best he could find to watch was US Marshalls! Because of the start time, and our late decision making, there was no time for lunch. About the best I could say of the film was that it provided a place to sit down. Waste of $12!

After the film we walked back to Trinity Motors to collect Truck. The Truck work cost $700. We are realizing that no work done on a Landrover is ever cheap.

Tea was leftover stir fry from two nights ago. It was a long time since breakfast, which had been light and rushed.

I’ve had better days.