TUESDAY 23 JUNE     WONGA BEACH

Another fine day.

For a couple of weeks, I have had an intermittent toothache of an upper tooth, to one side. It is getting worse. Yesterday, I phoned the dentist in Mossman and he fitted me in this morning. I felt I was lucky that he did so, on such short notice.

So, it was a drive into Mossman, this morning. John got diesel – 72cpl. Picked up mail from the PO.

The verdict is that there is nerve deterioration in the tooth, and when we get back from the Cape, I will need to have a root canal filling done, in Cairns. In the meantime, as there is some infection, I have to take amoxicillin for a week. I am not altogether happy about heading up the Cape with the issue unresolved, but there is nothing I can do, short of delaying our Cape trip even further – and that is not on!

Had the script filled in Mossman, bought some groceries, then back to the van.

After lunch, John did some fishing off the beach, with no luck.

I made a lamb shank and vegie soup – one of John’s favourites.