SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
Even more fun and games when we tried to leave the campsite for the day. Betty refused to start – had to be jump-started by a little Morris Minor ute(!!) All the Morris Minor people stood around laughing and taking photos. We then looked for an auto-electrician – it was closed, but we found a bloke next door who was willing to try to help. His name is Bill Dudley and indeed he did help. 2 batteries were totally knackered (the one from the solar panels had been hissing and bubbling a bit, and smelling a bit strange too – no it wasn’t Jeff), and the third one was a bit iffy. We now have two new batteries connected and an iffy spare, which Jeff will get checked out later.
Tomorrow we’re going to do a tour of the opal fields. They have a draw here every evening for tickets for various tours – we won one!!