Saturday, July 30, 2011

Astro Greg

We are starting to think about our departure and how to make our way home. This morning we cleaned the caravan to get rid of the red Pindan dust which had covered the whole caravan. With a bit of luck we'll have bitumen for most of our way home.

Most of the morning was spent with work and study while Ilse did a bit of washing. After lunch I cleaned out the car fridge and went to the shop to fill it up with 10kg of frozen Mangos to take back home.

The afternoon went fairly quick as Alan and I installed a fridge slide and some cabinet work into the back of his Mitsubishi Challenger. A bit of carpentry work, some drilling and few bolts saw the jib completed by 4:30pm, just in time for bite to eat before our next appointment.

We spent the evening with a fellow by the name of Greg Quicke who runs Broome Astro Tours. At a site a few km's away from the caravan park he presented a very educational talk and gave people a look through his telescopes. The main theme of his presentation was to bring the rather complex concept of the movement of stars to a layman's level and make people realise how it all works.

Back at the ranch we enjoyed our usual Mango and Ice cream dessert before we fell into bed ready for a good night's rest.

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