D-day for Dad – time for him to
fly home as his holiday had come to an end.
This morning the kids were sitting down to a bit of school work so but Josh
ran Dad into town to the markets for a stroll around. Not long afterwards Josh had come back and we
all jumped in and met dad strolling around in the markets. It was another beautiful day to just hang
out. We went for a drive towards the
northern end of Cable Beach and had a wander around and the kids played at the
park for a while we people watched. In
the end it was time to get back to the caravan so Dad could freshen up, grab
his bags and head to the airport. We
farewelled Dad with big hugs as we were unlikely to see him again until we
returned to Sydney. Afterwards we went
to the only single level shopping centre in Broome where there is a Woollies,
Target and many other retailers. The
kids were excited to see some “real” shops again and spent some of their money
while we were here.
The next day was another painful
day of catch-up school work. It was very
frustrating and boring but I guess one of those things that we just can’t
avoid. Later in the afternoon, we went
to The Mangrove to meet up with Venitah and watch Phil do a gig with another
guy. The girls received the most lovely
gift from Venitah and Phil today too, they had bought them each a pair of
lovely pearl earrings to remember them and Broome by. We spent all afternoon having a few drinks in
the sun with great company. Some of
their friends were also there with three little boys so it also gave the kids
someone to run around in the sun with. I
also have to give Josh a mention as he was teaching the eldest of the three
boys how to hold his toe, and with the opposite leg, jump through and land back
on the same leg – and he can still do it.
Amazing! Even the little lad gave
it a go and nearly succeeded.
Monday rolled around and I
actually went to the hairdresser’s. The
last time I had my hair done was in Gladstone, Qld, around the first week of
March so it felt great. It would have
been an even better morning if my handycard hadn’t been swallowed up by the ATM
and I had money for a coffee while being pampered. Afterwards, I went and did the groceries and
met Josh and the kids in there. Back at
the van Josh had previously been doing some school work, so when we returned I
decided that they should continue to get a little bit more done. Late this afternoon, we had Venitah and Phil,
and Andrew, Kylie and their kids over for dinner. The kids watched a movie in the van while us
adults chatted outside in the cool air.
It was so lovely! After Andrew
& Kylie returned to their van late in the evening, Phil and Venitah
experienced the cosiness of our van for a little bit. It was a little sad as this would be the last
time we would see them on our trip. We
will most definitely keep in touch and one day return to visit them again.
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