It was a cold and moisty start to the day! A heavy morning dew hid the sun for a couple of hours. Everything outside was dripping.
Dell had a trip down memory lane. We drove out to Roma Downs to have a look at the property where she spent the first fourteen years of her life. The property has since left the Nolan family and is run by the MacAlisters. The house where Dell’s family lived was empty and in disrepair. Sadly there was no sign of the vegetable garden or fruit trees so lovingly cared for by Dell’s mother and coaxed through droughts.
We visited homes of her grandmother and Aunty Min (Wilhemine) and Aunty Phyllis in Roma. They were as well cared for as Dell remembered.
The rest of the day we explored Roma and walked the well documented Heritage Walk.
The Coleman dual fuel light and stove are proving to be good choices. The stove is very hot and boils our two litre kettle in less than 10 minutes. The light is very bright. We coat the fragile mantles with hair lacquer and keep the lamp in an insulated bag on some bubble wrap. It will be interesting to see how the mantles stand up to the two month journey.
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