DAY 60
SUNDAY
26 February 2017 –
Grand Final Game 1 - Wildcats 89 v Illawarra 77. Winner!!
Murray Bridge
With no real plans for today we were able to stay in bed and
not feel guilty. After reading for a while we were out and using the onboard
shower for the first time this trip. Up until now we have been at caravan parks
and prior to that we didn’t want to use it because of the pump issue, but with
it all sorted we could use it no problem. That being said it isn’t luxurious
and you do what you have to do and get out, which I did.
Paul decided he would organise his fishing things and put
them in the car in case we got to a spot near water. It was 11am before we
actually got in the car, though we didn’t go far, just across the road. An old
boy by the name of Dean Hogarth had Nortons for sale and Paul wanted to drool
over them. We spent the best part of an hour chatting to him and another couple
about what was in his shed and in the drive.
I could see Paul was like a kid in the proverbial candy shop.
We left eventually, moving down to the start of the bridges
so I could take some pics and Paul could phone a friend about his discovery. I
told him he could buy a bike if he wanted and with that info he was in heaven.
We drove down to the Sturt Reserve to check out the Bunyip cave, but it wasn’t
working. We did a walk along the front before returning to Dean’s to discuss
the bikes and their prices. Paul was disappointed that they really weren’t
within our price range and the ones that were weren’t really what he wanted and
were nowhere near as pretty. So after chatting for another hour we left without
a purchase but a wealth of information and stories about the old boy.
We drove the car down to Avoca Dell, a popular spot for
those into water skiing and towing biscuits on the Murray. We set out our
chairs and had our lunch and when finished we did the 3.5km wetlands loop,
checking out the very large carp and the various bird life. We stopped to chat
to various fishermen before talking to a bloke selling a Buell, which Paul had
spied on our drive into the recreational park.
With the loop completed we drove back to the van. It was
quite warm and we were in need of a cool drink and some quiet time. An early
dinner was had and then a walk around the large showground complex before we
made our way into the Murray Bridge Hotel to watch the first game of the grand
final series. We had the bar to ourselves, the volume up and chatted to the
young barman. Perfect.
While the start wasn’t the best, the boys wound it up for
the rest of the quarters and ran home comfortable 12 point winners. Now to take
it to Woolongong on Wednesday.
We returned to the van at 8.30pm readying ourselves to move
on again tomorrow. I check the map and read some info before deciding we should
head to Robe and base ourselves there to do a few day trips. Once organised I
was off to bed to be ready for our start
in the morning.
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