April 8th, We finished packing up and drove to
Moree. We booked into the Gwyder Caravan Park and Thermal Pools for a 3 week
stay, so that we will have accommodation for Easer and the School Holidays,
before we have to move on. After setting up, we went into Town and did a bit of
shopping and familiarized ourselves with the Town layout. When we got back to
the Park, Val headed off to the thermal pools for her 1st soak and
noodle exercise, while I finished the setting up.
April 9th, I had to find our mouse traps and set
them, as we had a little furry visitor last night, while we were sitting in the
Annexe. I decided that seeing we were going to be here for 3 weeks that it was
time I did a few of the maintenance jobs that I have been putting off for some time
now. I took the boat off the car, ready to clean up the bottom and repaint it.
I went to the local Hardware Store and bought a piece of flyscreen to fit the
screen door on the Van and a set of security drive bits, so that I could take
the boat rack off the car and tighten everything up. We had developed a couple
of rattles in the boat rack which was concerning. We caught 2 mice in our 2
traps before we went to bed.
April 10th, Only 1 mouse in our traps this
morning. I removed the roof rack and did find one anchoring nut was a bit loose
in the roof. There wasn’t a lot I could do about it so I ran some “Loctite”
around it and refitted the rack making sure all the mounting bolts were tight.
Only time will tell if I have improved the rattle problem. Val got permission
from the Manager, to set up her jam and pickles table in the BBQ area near the
entrance to the thermal pools, alongside a wine tasting guy who comes into the
park on Thursday and Fridays. When he arrived Val was all set up, so he had a look
at what she was doing and he said, ‘I bring my home made jams and pickles to
sell, while I do the wine tasting”. So did the only right thing and packed up
her gear and took it home. We heard , on the news tonight , that the farmers
were having problems with a plague of mice, so that explains why we are
catching them.
April 11th, Another mouse this morning. I washed
down the Caravan screen door and fitted the new flyscreen today.
April; 12th, 2 more mice in the traps this
morning. That’s 6 in total now, so we are doing our bit to keep the mice
population down.
April 15th, Two more mice in the traps this
morning, that brings our total to 8. Val has been in the thermal pools as often
as she can go and is very happy to be losing weight. I cleaned down the underside
of the boat and repainted it.
April 18th, Good Friday and the Park is packed, as you can see by the crowd in the Pools. I came back from the shower tonight
(about 11.30pm) to find Val with a broom in her hand, very distraught, and
threatening to kill any mouse that comes near her! Can you imagine the sight?
We didn’t catch any mice tonight so the broom treatment obviously worked.
April 22nd, We went into Town to do our Shopping,
so I had lunch at the Centre. Val is sticking to her Diet so is not eating out
at all. On our way home we went to the Moree RSL to check it out and it’s a
very nice modern Club with a Chinese Bistro. They also have a Motel next to the
Club. We were impressed with the place and after a glass of Chardy and a
flutter, left a few dollars up.
May 5th, Not a lot to report on up here, I’m
reading my Westerns, Val’s been noodling in the Thermal Pools and we have
caught a total of 23 mice during our stay in Moree. I put the boat back uip on
the car yesterday and did a bit of packing up today, as we leave in the morning
for Lightening Ridge.
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