SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER    CAIRNS

I walked to the local shop for the paper.

John bowled in the afternoon.

I cleaned the van, read, had a swim.

Tea was corn chowder that I made during the afternoon, and beef stir fry with peppers.

After tea, we watched the federal election count. I have been looking forward to this.  It is a bit of a luxury for me as usually in elections I miss most of the coverage, due to working in a polling place. Often it would be after midnight before I got home. The government will get back with a reduced majority – no surprise there. Looks like we will be having a big new tax!  Cheryl Kernot’s apparent failure to win her tilt at a Reps seat was disappointing, if not a surprise. I still think she should have stayed with the Democrats.