Day 43 – Derby

I was awake, showered and down for breakfast not long after 6:30. I chatted to one family from Tasmania who were stuck waiting for car parts. They had two children, both young, and couldn’t really do anything except go to the pool. While I was eating breakfast, another couple said they were in the same plight. It looks as though it is quite common and the reason for so many car repair companies in Derby. Later in the morning we went back to the Visitor Information Centre again and got yet more souvenirs – a somewhat subtle plot to spend more money. Lynn also got photographed against the boab tree she’s fallen in love with. We also drove out around the town and Lynn went to the post office. Again after lunch I chatted to those leaving for the Horizontal Falls flight – and yet again people arrived at the very deathknock, rather than being ready. I chatted to a couple who had done the falls, who we had originally seen in Kununurra. I went back to camp and noticed a front tyre nearly flat. I pumped it up and couldn’t heqar or see a leak, so took it around to Tyrepower. Fortunately I arrived there at a slack work time, so the tyre was off and into the trough – there was a pinhole just in the edge of the tread. After taking the tyre off, there was no damage so a tube was put in and all was okay. Then we went down to the Wharf Café and had a milkshake and berries. It was back to the camp, a bit of tea and then to bed – with yet a different lot of noisy neighbours!