20 May 2012

May 12th.

Bad night, but we must get up early as Claire has an appointment in town. After which we fill up the fridge, and make our way to the East Macdonnell Ranges, the other side of this massive range.

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20 May 2012

May 09th – 10th – 11th

Time for another big clean-up: laundry, car interior, hot shower, etc. We then drive around town to find a garage for Troopy’s big service (and replace the fusible link, though my MacGyver trick has so far been reliable), get to the tourist information centre and later find out Walkabout.be has been compromised. A virus apparently.

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20 May 2012

May 04th.

The usual drill is: wake up with the sun, enjoy a couple of hours in bed (it’s freezing outside, might as well stay in bed), have breakfast, do last night’s dishes, pack up everything, take a shower and go.
Well, not this morning it’s not. Key in the ignition, nothing happens. I have no lights on the dash, yet the radio, GPS, UHF, fridge and headlight work. So it’s electrical but it’s not the battery. The gauge says both batteries are fully charged anyways. What the f***?

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