SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER     CAIRNS

It was hot and humid, as days mostly are now.

I rode to the local shop for the paper – 2kms.

In the late morning, drove to Smithfield and did a grocery shop – $58.

John watched the AFL football grand final on TV. Adelaide defeated North Melbourne – rather a surprise result, I gather.

I read the paper, then went for a long swim.

There’s lots of bird life in the big trees around the park – very interesting to watch, especially as some are ones we don’t get down south. We are parked near some large mango trees, which the birds seem to like. They have some little green mangoes on – not going to be ripe while we are here.

Tea was steak and kidney with suet dumplings – all done in the electric frypan.