We’ll be camping on our road trip. Which is difficult without a tent. So off to the shopping centre where we met Martin who clearly knew a thing or two about tents.
Even so, when he said the model we were considering could be erected in 3 minutes, I was rather sceptical. For an expert maybe, but not for the enthusiastic amateur. But it looked pretty robust, and claimed it was “dark”, so would help keep the sun out and the temperature down. Bonus. Not sure that’s a selling point in the UK, but it is here.
I’ve usually used a blow-up mattress, but here they have “four-wheel drive” (4WD) models. It was so comfortable – almost like a normal mattress – and given that we could be camping a lot (and we’re not backpacking, but going in the car). We took two 🙂
Found this receipt, where the total had been rounded up:
Australia have got rid of their 1 and 2 cent coins. If you pay by card, you’re charged the exact amount, but cash payments are rounded up. Better than rounding up each item – I remember learning at school how rounding before the total can have a dramatic impact on the final amount.
Cooked Rudy’s classic “stuffed paprika” for dinner. It’s really stuffed pepper, of course, but he calls it “paprika” and I’ve ended up adopting the pseudo-English. Another phrase I’ve picked up from him is “cash money”. In English, of course, we just say “cash”, but I’ve found myself copying him!
