"Houston We have a problem!!"

OOPS ...No Power Sunset over Moonta Bay

Day 21

4:30am and the sou/Easter arrived with a vengeance. As the fridge has packed it in and we are in danger of getting blown away, we pack up camp. All ready and Alan tries to start the car ....not a sound! We have 3 batteries but to cut a long story short, the fridge has drained them all!! There are 3 other campers around but as it is so early we don’t like to bother them yet so have brekkie then as no action from our neighbours, Alan goes out to the road and hails a guy who is driving to work to rescue us. We drive about 85km north to Minlaton where we find a camping store to check out if the fridge can be repaired. Also check the batteries which are fine now they have been recharged. The camping guy doesn’t have our brand of fridge and suggests a repairer about 100km away who may charge $400. As the fridge is getting on in years we decide to take the guy up on his offer of a trade on a new Waeco fridge. Not sure if he has spun us a story or not but he was a very good salesman and after our problems of the past 12 hours we were happy with our new purchase, no looking back . We phone Wendy and Nick who are camping at Moonta Bay, about 90km north so we decide to go to there and regroup!! Arrive to a lovely camping spot with only a light breeze so we are happy. Wendy makes us a lovely lunch as we have no fresh food, having had to ditch the perished food we had with the old fridge. We are very grateful. Decide to stay here 2 nights to give us a chance to clean things up, wash clothes, shop and just enjoy this beautiful area. Later in the afternoon Alan, Nick and I head out to the jetty to have a swimming the net enclosed swimming pool. The water is just delightful, Alan says about 22 degrees and the few very large holes in the net are forgotten!! We have dinner at the hotel just a short walk from our camp, and enjoy the lovely sunset over the water, delicious dinner and Wendy and Nicks Company.