4 pubs in
2 blocks – thirsty place.
Illfracombe - one side of the road has dozens of old tractors, trucks etc all painted and lining the length of the town1 didnt stop.
Ilfracombe - a small town with a very long line of old trucks, tractors, and other machinery right along the main road. Well cared for it seems - painted and tidy, but didnt stop.
You will need to tip your head sideways to see the wood chimes properly......
Then had a
panic attack. Went online to tell Centrelink I had not earned any wages again
this fortnight – couldn’t get in to the site. Last time that happened they
cancelled the pension, so found the local office and shot in to sort it. Wont ring
them – cost me $35 last time to wait 40 min for an answer to my phone call! It seems
that since I have retired as of 30 June this year that I don’t have to report
to them anymore. Relief. Don’t have to make sure I have internet connection on
the due dates! Best of all there were NO queues in the office – I was the only
customer. They also
gave me an info sheet about claiming for caravan park rent assistance if I spend
time there. Chatted to the lovely ladies in there about ‘grey nomads’ and their
driving ‘skills’ – and serious lack thereof!
Wandered the
streets in Longreach for a while. Definitely a country town. Real cowboys, and
Jillaroos, clothing shops with ‘sensible’ country clothes, and best of all – a stage
coach with 4 horses came into town. That looks like a fun ride. No Coles or
Woolies but found the IGA.
Will do the tourist thing for a couple of days then move to the hall on Monday.
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