Dreary day in Exmouth

9th June 2014

Still very windy this morning and rain threatening.  The rain started around noon and continues on and off, but the high wind has stopped so this is a good sign.  The weather was not good enough to do anything, and apart from the outdoor activities there IS nothing to do in Exmouth.  So we have caught up with chores, and generally chilled out all day.

Dreary rain soaked view through caravan window

John got the go ahead from the insurance broker, Ken Tame & Associates, to have the window repair done in Exmouth

and we will just be up for the excess of $100.  As it's a public holiday in NSW he was lucky to be able to make contact with anyone.  He took the car into the smash repairer in Exmouth who had been recommended.  The good news is the job will only take a few hours, the bad news is that Toyota have only one replacement rear screen for our model in the whole of Australia and that is in Sydney.  The spare couldn't be ordered and shipped today because of the public holiday, but should be on the way tomorrow.  At best case it will be here in 8 days, assuming no hold ups with the freight company.

In the meantime John found out about a web site on which the NP camp sites can be booked on line.  There was nothing available for tomorrow night so we will have to stay put, but we have secured 3 nights on Wednesday, Thursday , Friday.  As the DEC give preference to campers already in the park we are hoping  to extend the stay until Monday night then come back to the Exmouth caravan park ready to take the car in for repair.

Makeshift carport [back cleaned, the rest still caked in red bulldust]

John's temporary repair is holding up well but we have kept the back of the car under the caravan awning for added protection from the rain.  In some ways this enforced wait has not been too bad as the weather for the last 2 days wasn't good enough to enjoy any activities on the Ningaloo reef.