Dawn Of Autumn.

Woke before 4AM hrre at Brooks Hill after a straight-through sleep, cooler air, to the first day of Autumn.

Absolutely heartened that horrific heatwaves won’t impact as they have, and absolutely heartened for the cool fresh atmosphere and light, mist and fog, up ahead.

I love Autumn.

6.25 AM

A few things require attention before they fet away. I must go back and make entries about Gundagai and Tumut, and most especially about the Snowy Mountains Highway from Tumut to Adaminaby. Mindblowing.

Have to do something about these batteries I’m lugging around. Probably.

Should transfer phone images not published and put them onto an external disc.

8.35 AM

Leaving Brooks Hill. Autumn showing in this shot just taken:

9 40 AM

Sitting at a Queanbeyan park, got water, very tired, pad and pen trying to work out the days. 16th is Batemans Bay car service, back up for 25th hospital. 15 days or so.

Decided to look for stayover options out near Gungahlin.

Might be a Woolies further out.

4.40 PM

Been spitting rain for a couple of hours. Currently in the van with dinner nearly cooked, down by the lake. I stayed here overnight once before and moved early. What you can’t see is the extremely loud live band thundering across the water. I googled it and it might stop at 5.30PM. Will wait until then but it’s headache material.

Shower at Queanbeyan. Photos of the shunt and a compass at Anaconda. To jbhifi to get a timeframe, which is 14 mths on current plan.

Then to Bunnings, then to the lake for lunch and van work. Small sailboats’ starting line, where I did maintenance.

Cut the four large dustpan handles off and fixed cords to length. That’s tge rain drips covered with easier storage.

Then drilled and screwed brackets either side of the rear hatch lock that travels up and down. At night I inadvertently and almost unavoidably lock the rear, so next day I think it’s unlocked but it’s not. This should protect it so it stays up or down as I select.

Little Ozito drill went well.

35 minutes for quiet, fingers crossed. It’s loud and I’m dead tired.

6.40 PM

The music didn’t stop at 5.30 per google and even though I’d had the evening insulin shot I couldn’t eat where I was and quickly got away to eat. Still heard it.

Decided Brooks Hill is too far, couldn’t think of a safe satisfactory place so I’ve come to the hospital. Hopefully security guards will leave me alone or I could be in trouble when I’m having treatments.

This is pretty fucked. I’ve got no real recce places to draw upon, and of course no home.

Anyway, I’m going to try to relax. If I get through the night no guards I’ll be safe here, no marauding kids in loud cars.

6.55 PM

Set up. It’s started raining. Only put two of the new dustbin shields up, don’t want to attract too much attention, but it gives some air. In bed about to watch Youtube.