No photos today as we were a bit busy to get any suitable ones.
The day dawned nice and clear but later in the day it became quite windy with a few clouds.
The first job Phil and I did was to take a portable water pump out to the north of his property. This was to lower the water in a melon hole. This is to force the cattle to use a water trough and to make mustering the large paddock easier.
We loaded the portable pump into a trailer that is towed by the big Honda four wheel drive quad bike. Phil rode it out to the melon hole while I rode a slightly smaller two wheel drive quad bike. The ground was very rough as cattle had been walking on the track during the past flooding rain. The result of the roughness was the rate of travel was slow. I am pleased I was not in a large four wheel drive like a Toyota Landcruiser. It was worse than any corrugations we have driven over.
The pump was set up in a safe spot and the hoses connected. The suction hose being thrown as far out as possible to allow for maximum water extraction. Phil went out later in the afternoon to refuel the engine .
When we returned from the pump installation, we had morning tea.
Following morning tea Margy, Prue , Phil and I all attacked the garden or rather trees in the garden. Many needed to be trimmed and tidied up. So Phil was on the chain saw, I was on the tractor and loader while Prue and Margy did the initial loading of the cut material into the Landcruiser. We all did a big job on the garden that was completed after lunch.
Earlier in the morning, I had realised by testing the water temperature in the Karavan that it was too high.. So I had to undo a panel in the rear of the Karavan to access the Hot Water System to adjust the thermostat to a lower temperature. This required me to leave it for several hours and check again with my hand held meter. I had to adjust it a second time but now I am satisfied I have reduced it to a safer level as suggested by my Karavan friends Trevor and Ian. Later I had to reattach the panel. All done.
By now it was late in the afternoon and time for showers and get ready for dinner.
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