So the saga of the jeep continues. Once they had established what was wrong and ordered the part, we expected (were told) it would be right on Monday. No call from the repairer so Warren rang thinking that maybe it was a long job to replace.
Apparently it had been replaced but didnt work and they needed to ring Jeep Australia in Melbourne and linked up with a computer program to re boot it. That would be done and should be ready Tuesday. We have booked at the caravan park until Wednesday as we wanted to have at least a day running the car around to make sure it would change gears.
Oops, the part was faulty so needed to get another one to send up. Expecting that on the plane Thursday at 3 pm. They Jeep Aus didn't have another so they have sourced the next model up from ours, which is supposed to be compatible. Again Warren rang to see where things are up to, it didn't arrive but should be here at 10.30 am. Again we have extended our stay here at the caravan park until Saturday morning.
Once they have the part in their hot little hands it wont/doesnt take long to fit it so it could be as early as lunch time tomorrow. Neither of us are holding our breath but we are going to take the bus into town tomorrow just for something different.
Warren is on first name basis with the service manger and even has his direct phone number. We have been told that the amount of the cost will not change and also that this guy has not seen this fault before in his time.
We will wait and see what transpires tomorrow in Warren's daily phone call (we dont want to hassle too much but want to keep in contact so they remember that we are waiting). We may need to book here for another few days as the weekend is looming and although they do work on Saturday mornings there is no guarantee they will be able to work on it.
We had shopped last Friday when we had the hire car and as I had been food shopping every four or five days, the fridge and cupboard are having having empty spots. The freezer still has a few packs of meat but fruit is getting low. Milk is usually what we need to replace often but as its been so hot, we are only having coffee for breakfast so milk is lasting. I have a few tins of vegetables. Meals are interesting to say the least.
Tonight we had chicken burgers, no bread roll, the last of the potatoes, lettuce and tomatoes and a serve of mixed fruit for dessert. Keeping the bread in the fridge makes it last longer so there is enough to make a sandwich for lunch tomorrow with cheese last of lettuce and tomato.
Thursday, 19 May 2016
Aviation Centre
This is just across the road from our caravan park and we had been past it several times, finally we pulled in to see what was there.
This was a massive plane a B-52, there are several planes around and under it. B-52's were bombers and used in war time and this particular one was built in 1960 and used in the Vietnam conflict.
There was a lot of information re planes of course and the part that Darwin played in WW2.
There was a lot of information re planes of course and the part that Darwin played in WW2.
An Amy Johnson plate, there is a street named after her not far from here.The medal alongside is one presented to Bert Hinkler. He was born in Bundaberg not far from home, he designed and flew planes and was the first person to fly solo from England to Australia.
Love the art work on this one.
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Military Museum Darwin
I had always known about the bombing of Darwin but had not realised how much and how close it was to be taken over.
Warren had been to the museum before so we opted to go the battlement sites, one has been restored and the other has been just let go and it has broken down and has weeds growing in and around it.
Not a very good photo as the notes are behind glass. Two and a half times as many bombs were landed on Darwin as on Pearl Harbour. I cant find the actual number but Darwin was bombed 64 times.
Warren had been to the museum before so we opted to go the battlement sites, one has been restored and the other has been just let go and it has broken down and has weeds growing in and around it.
This was inside the gun battery. Behind me is where the ammunition was kept ready to load and there is a track going between the lighter colour and dark colour of concrete that was used to pull the gun around. It is a massive thing with tons of concrete in it.
Warren says that it would have been mounded outside at the time to cover the structure from the air.
This was the scene from the top of it, there were two sets of steps going up and looking out to sea.
Beautiful spot with a scary history.
Later we saw displays of Japanese money but written in English with shillings on them. The invasion was so close and the Japanese Government were so convinced that they were going to evade and take over Darwin that money had been printed. That I did not know.
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Rental cars!
They advertise cars from $32.60 a day, sounds good doesn't it. We hired a car for five days and were billed $635, now I am not a maths whiz but that doesn't compute to me.
Docket says, car $32.60, vehicle rego $6, road assistance premium $1.50, insurance $25, location $100 over the rental period plus a couple of other things so $32.60 per day I think not! I do think that it is false advertising.
It was nice to have the convenience of being able to get around. The car has been returned this morning and the $100 location charge was taken off, we can only assume that if the car was delivered to a different drop off point from where it was picked up then they would need to get it back to original place, so total bill was $535 which is still just over $100 a day.
Rent a car from $32.60 phhhhh! I think that is impossible.
Docket says, car $32.60, vehicle rego $6, road assistance premium $1.50, insurance $25, location $100 over the rental period plus a couple of other things so $32.60 per day I think not! I do think that it is false advertising.
It was nice to have the convenience of being able to get around. The car has been returned this morning and the $100 location charge was taken off, we can only assume that if the car was delivered to a different drop off point from where it was picked up then they would need to get it back to original place, so total bill was $535 which is still just over $100 a day.
Rent a car from $32.60 phhhhh! I think that is impossible.
Monday, 16 May 2016
Green ants (but nice scenery)
Yuk! Green ants love trees and anything else that they can get on to. Sheridan, Jordan and I were out yesterday looking for things and as such ended up around and under some beautiful trees, then we discovered that they green ants dont mind at all leaving the trees for some thing else namely us.
We disposed of a few but then one was in the car and then another bit me, high up on my leg about half an hour after our first initial encounter of them. Yuk yuk and yuk, I guess they werent too aggressive but we did get a few bites.
I took Warren back to some of the places that we went to yesterday because the scenery was great, we stayed away from the trees though.
We disposed of a few but then one was in the car and then another bit me, high up on my leg about half an hour after our first initial encounter of them. Yuk yuk and yuk, I guess they werent too aggressive but we did get a few bites.
I took Warren back to some of the places that we went to yesterday because the scenery was great, we stayed away from the trees though.
This was taken at East Point reserve.
We then went to Cullen Bay
This was the marina and there were only a couple of places to eat.
We shared a plate of squid and salad (yay, no chips in sight) I am finding the meals are quite large so we shared, better for the waistline and the budget.
Warren had a headache so I played chauffeur, I also drove yesterday while Sheridan navigated although I would not have been able to retract our steps from yesterday, we covered a lot of ground I know that!
Fishing
What do you do in a seaport, go fishing of course.
The boys Chris and Warren had booked to go on a charter boat and off they went early Saturday morning.
As Warren said not much to tell, they were instructed on how to do it and some history of Darwin and fishing which he said was interesting and informative.
He was a bit peeved as Chris caught more than he did, nice size fish but it was a catch and release.
The boys Chris and Warren had booked to go on a charter boat and off they went early Saturday morning.
As Warren said not much to tell, they were instructed on how to do it and some history of Darwin and fishing which he said was interesting and informative.
He was a bit peeved as Chris caught more than he did, nice size fish but it was a catch and release.
It is a golden snapper.
Darwin Wharf
We set out to go to Mindil markets to get a meal on Thursday night. The GPS led us to close where we got a ticket but it was just after hours so we were safe (from a parking ticket at least). We didnt know where to go, GPS said we were 200 metres away, it lied!
We asked someone on the street who looked like she was going home from work therefore a local. We were quite a way away. Its quite difficult for someone to give directions when the other person doesnt know any of the local landmarks, finally she said Oh the casino and we said that we could put that in the GPS and we went from there.
OMGoodness, we didn't get to the markets are there were so many people and cars, no parking in any of the parks we drove into and the areas were quite tight, awkward when driving an unfamiliar car in an unfamiliar place. Finally I said to Warren lets just go to the wharf and eat.
We asked someone on the street who looked like she was going home from work therefore a local. We were quite a way away. Its quite difficult for someone to give directions when the other person doesnt know any of the local landmarks, finally she said Oh the casino and we said that we could put that in the GPS and we went from there.
OMGoodness, we didn't get to the markets are there were so many people and cars, no parking in any of the parks we drove into and the areas were quite tight, awkward when driving an unfamiliar car in an unfamiliar place. Finally I said to Warren lets just go to the wharf and eat.
We had been there earlier in the day but its not operating then but its a rocking little place for evening meals.
We were luckily enough to get a table right on the waterside and enjoyed a nice meal of chow mien with seafood of course.
We could see some movement in the water and on closer inspection, they were giant fish, some were the size of a dinner plate and about as thin plus others that were also huge. Fishing was not permitted just there but it was up to the entrance which was about thirty metres away.
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