Saturday 7 September 2013 – Election Day and last day in Hervey Bay

I am writing this on Sunday as it was a bit late when we got home last night, as will become obvious.  We woke to another perfect day – clear blue sky and an eventual temperature of around 28 – even at wake up time it is warm.  Yes the overcast conditions of earlier this week have gone. 

I did some washing this morning and had a read and some cuppas while Grant went to get a haircut (he didn’t pack his clippers).  However he came back unshorn, as several of the barber/hairdressing shops were shut, one had about six people waiting and the other one wanted $32 to cut his hair, so he baulked at that.  My price is obviously too cheap and has spoiled him!  So after he got back we went for a walk along the beach.

As we were walking, we could see some sort of activity just up past the pier at Torquay, with lots of colourful Bali sails flapping, and quite a number of people obviously standing watching.  We decided (or perhaps I decided) that it was a meet of the Nippers (little kid lifesavers) and they were doing their events.  But as we got closer, it became obvious that I was wrong and it was in fact a wedding!  By the time we got to where it was the ceremony was over, but everyone (including the bride and groom) were packing up the flags, chairs, flowers and two huge palm leaves which had been tied into a heart shape and formed the backdrop – along with the sea – of the ceremony.

Bride in front of palm heart and groom with pink flag.

Once back from our walk we went shopping to replenish supplies as we head southward tomorrow, and after we got back to the caravan I made the salad I was taking to the Brown’s caravan park where we had a bbq with them and their friends Terry and Elaine. Before leaving to go there though we semi lowered our van and took the awning off, as it’s usually moist with dew in the morning.

And though we went to the Brown’s at about 5.30, we didn’t eat till latish, then talked (as you do) before going to Elaine and Terry’s for a cuppa, as it was getting coolish outside.  And then we played cards – Phase 10, which is a long game anyway, and what with starting late, the television on and being switched between the Collingwood elimination final and the election result coverage, the game had to be aborted at 11.40pm as we were still some way from finished.

Ray and Grant

So obviously, by the time you say goodbye to everyone, have another conversation start and finish, and drive back to our park, it was around midnight by the time we got back, so I went to bed.