Ruth needs a new laptop

Slept fine at the free RV parking area at Port Albert. We went for a walk around town in the morning, but by the time we were getting ready to leave, the wind was picking up.

And, they were calling for gusty winds all day. Nice bright blue skies, but gusty winds!

And anybody who has ever driven any kind of RV knows that gusty winds are not fun to be doing any kind of driving in!

So I had found a place only 36 kms (22 miles) away. Not much of a driving day, but at least a change of scenery!

Walking around town, we had clear blue skies.

A white-faced heron.

An uneventful, although windy, drive to McLoughlins Beach parking area. Picnic tables, a washroom building, and nobody else around. We parked up there and put the solar panel out to charge the battery. 

At McLoughlins Beach.

We spent some time on the internet, and then went for a walk. By this time, some cloud cover had come in, but it was still windy. 

The trail led us to the boat ramp area, and then across to the beach itself. At the boat ramp area, we decided that we would be better off parking there for the night. No signs saying we couldn't, and in Australia, that's fair game. Besides, there was absolutely nobody around. And, there was a lot more shelter from the wind. 

And the hoons!

Totally deserted beach.

But, no ambition to walk on the beach, so we turned back.

What are the hoons? Well, it's an Australian term to describe the usually youthful people who get pleasure from spinning their tires. Sometimes done in a gravel parking lot, just for kicks.

Stop the hoons!

Given the sign, and the fact that you could easily see the spinning tire marks in the parking lot, we made the wise decision to move on to the boat launch parking area. It's a Tuesday night, so you wouldn't expect problems, but then again the kids are on a two week school break just now.

The toilet facilities.

As I've said before, Australia is great for it's ample supply of public toilets. Here at the boat launch area, they have what they call a "long drop" toilet. Can you tell why they call it that? 

And how about that wheel chair access ramp?

Parked for the night.

Tomorrow, we head into the town of Sale. Yes, pronounced just as it is spelled. 

And hopefully we can find a laptop on sale in Sale!

We've been having problems with Ruth's Asus tablet convertible laptop. We bought it at a good price four years ago, but it gave us some problems in the first year and we sent it back under warranty. For a couple of years it was fine, but now it's giving us problems again.

You would expect a laptop to last more than 4 years, but given that it only cost $75 a year, we don't feel too bad about replacing it. We'll see what we can come up with in town tomorrow.

Tuesday's drive, 36 kms (22 miles).

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