Gismo Queen and her King

Day 29 - Charlotte Plains Station

 We slept with all the windows and door open as it was so mild. Which of course, had me wake early due to the light so I read quietly for an hour before the need for the toilet got me out of bed, and putting the coffee pot and kettle on. It’s Saturday so bagel day, with smoked salmon and cream cheese. Then we were indecisive as to whether we should go on the station tour - for an extra $32 mind you! The others all decided to go but we stayed back. So I washed the floors, went for a swim while Greg fixed the Bluetooth connections with the van stereo and listened to music. We enjoyed chicken schnitzel for lunch and soaked up the warmth. The water from the bore was still too hot to comfortably swim in, to the point where I had a cold shower when I got back to the van! The others came back at about 2ish, filled with sad stories of the decline of the station. The current owner took them on the tour - she is fourth generation but likely the last. She has de stocked and is clearly relying on campers sustaining her. None of her children are interested in taking over and she has no one to help her. Most of the farming side is in decline so all quite sad. We got the fire going as I had planned a casserole in the camp oven tonight, the clouds rolled in but no rain. Still a very mild night - the only reason I have long sleeves and long pants on is the mozzies. It was a yummy casserole and we enjoyed the fire although again, it’s not for warmth.

posted by Tracey @ 10:45 pm