#2429 Sunday 19th of October

Phew.... we're home.  Naomi drove all the way.... I was non compus with flu symptoms.... aches and pains, stuffed head, mentally defective.....  all due to lack of the normal medication I think. 

#2428 Saturday 18th October

Happy birthday to Naomi!  One of Kaylia's quirks is that whenever someone has a birthday, she must have a present too..... so she had a dingle dangle.

Now (at 10am) the round of op shops has begun.  For Kaylia the visits a quick..... pick 5 dvds and then out.  Then Kaylia and I wait in the car while Naomi has a serious clothes shopping session.

#2427 Friday 17th October

Kaylia's had a very good morning at the op shops..... some of the dvds were quite special..... a boxed set of all the "Braby Einstein" dvds! It's now 11.30am and she is in her room going through her treasures.  She is crooning away and having a great time.  She's very easy to look after.

Naomi has had a good time with her handbags and clothing. 

(I don't get anything.... I'm the driver.)

This is the engine bay with new radiator, water pump and hoses. I've added a filling cap at the highest point to aid bleeding the system. 

#2426 Wednesday 15th October

Day 1.... A leasurely drive with a stop in Williams.  We've arrived at the kojonup caravan park. 

It's a neat, basic place.... it has a beaut community kitchen.  Kaylia's settled in and very enthusiastic. The weather is mild. The scenery is excellent. 

DISASTER..... I forgot to pack medicines for me and for Kaylia.  I can probably cope without mine for a few days but I will need to get our pharmacist in Perth to authorize a 3 day stopgap for Kaylia. 

#2425 Sunday 12th October

Naomi saw this..... I'm looking forward to the time when we can have another daxxie.

We head south on Wednesday.... a few days in Albany.  There are 10 op shops in Albany so we can do 3 or 4 per day! 

.... and I saw this the other day..... 

I had one of these from 1985 to 1997. I was given it as a non runner..... used it unrestored till about 1990 when I restored it to look just like this.   Then I foolishly sold it. 

#2424 Friday 10th October

Not much to report..... Kaylia really likes the sessions at Sassy Ability on Mondays and Thursdays.  It's reassuring to me that she can have rewarding experiences.

I've been working on the Landrover.... The new radiator is installed.... but I keep finding new leaks.  Each leak means disassembling it again.  I work for short periods and the rest my back. 

I saw this and thought you might be interested..... 

#2423 Thursday 2nd October

Phew.... I'm stuffed. I've got the water pump in and the new radiator in place.... but found that the belt pulley on the new water pump is not in line with the original pulley. So it will have to be partially disassembled to correct this.

I've been at it for about 4 hours and my 74 year old back is saying "TOO MUCH!".... so I'll knock off and do some more tomorrow.