MONDAY 5 OCTOBER     CAIRNS

Spent the morning around camp, then went off to the doctor in the early afternoon.

John had some skin things burnt off. The doctor reassured him that rarely do such things turn cancerous.

I’d made an appointment along with John and had my skin checked over. All ok. My blood pressure was 150/75, which he seemed to think was alright. I got a new script for my Gopten blood pressure pills.

Then we picked up a few more groceries – another $20 – and some more beer and wine casks, since John thought there would be room in Truck for same.

Bought diesel – 69cpl.

Back at camp we took down the awning roof and washed it too. That took ages – lots of leavings from birds and fruit bats. Big trees provide good shade but do have their down side.

It looks like we will finally get away from Cairns! My fear was that there would be something wrong with John’s skin that would delay us further!

Tea was soup, followed by beef and mushroom stir fry from John’s Gut Busters book – a “slim” stroganoff! Served with noodles and zucchini.