All packed up and looking forward to getting to the marbles. Oh yeah the problem with the car was the ignition immobilizer, Brian didn't have new one so took one off his customer's car (in for gear box fix) otherwise it would be a week wait. Something we didn't fancy in Tennant Creek. We stopped to fuel up at Tennant Creek and we noticed an awful clunking noise from beneath the car. We spent a good hour or more by the road side trying to pin point, Darl thought it was the muffler again, re tied this but not that.
By this time we had unhooked the trailer, driving the car forward and back, forward and back. I was just about to call the trusty mechanic Brian, when guess what, he just appeared cruising by. It pays to get in the know with the locals as he pulled up to offer a diagnosis. Yep the universal this time! We are beginning to think the Roo is having the last laugh on us. As it is Saturday nothing is going to get done now till Monday, so Janiece and us book into the Outback caravan park, set up and set off to the pub! Funny we walked into one bar of the pub, ordered drinks and the barman suggested we go to next door bar as it was much nicer with beer garden etc.
We took his advice and Mel met a nice local man at the bar. Reckons not to go walking around the streets after dark as the young teenagers will mug you. Don't have to tell us twice. This gent doesn't even walk the 200 metres from local club to his home, he gets the courtesy bus to take him. Sunday is a lay day, Darl washes the car, refixes the bumper bar, it's looking pretty good now. We ride the pushies down after 6pm to get some wine, but they only sell casks between 4-6pm and we must show ID to ensure there is no bans applicable for purchase of alcohol, luckily I am right and settle for a couple bottles wine instead of cask. Janiece is travelling in a Troopy, decked out and fully self sufficient, similar to Lenore also travelling alone. They have fridge, showers, solar, 12 volt power, extra fuel/water supplies AND they have power tools, Darl is impressed. So he borrowed Janiece's drill to tidy up the bumper. We are hoping to get the car fixed Monday morning.
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