We didn't bother to set the alarm last night, as we wanted to make sure we got caught up on our sleep, so as a result, we were barely making it out of the Holiday Park by check-out time of 10:00. We had a major problem with the hose for refilling our water tank, as there was some kind of adapter on the end to fit a different type of hose, and it was so tight, nothing I (or our burly young neighbor) could do to get it off. Of course, the tool box in the campervan doesn't include pliers, so we didn't know what we were going to do. Fortunately, as we moved over to the dump to empty our tanks, a young park guy came by, and when I explained the problem and asked if he had any tools, he reached into a compartment on his golf cart and pulled out EXACTLY the end we needed, and gave it to me! I gave him the dysfunctional one, which I'm sure he'll be able to repair, and thanked him profusely for his generosity. After that it was short order before Hubby and I were back on the road, continuing southward through the forests. The terrain really improved once we got out of all the seaside resorts south of Sydney, obviously a popular way for folks to spend their holidays. Anyway, we zipped along, winding our way through the forests of unknown yet beautiful trees, until it was time to stop for the night. We decided we wanted to fill up with diesel before we settled down for the night at a free camping spot in a little place called Genoa Park, but didn't see any fuel nearby. Then we saw a sign that there was fuel down a side road, and we headed off in that direction. As my fuel tank indicated kept shrinking, the distance to the gas station seemed to get farther, but at last we pulled into a little town at the end of a peninsula that had TWO gas stations, side by side. The temperatures had dropped dramatically (and we thought Australia was going to be hot!), and we were bundling up by the time we got back to Genoa Park on the main road. On the way, I saw my first live kangaroo! (I had actually seen a dead one by the side of the road yesterday, a big one at least the size of a NY deer-or me, if it had been standing up), but this one was smaller, and I managed to get a few pictures of it before moving on. Then we got back to camp, and got the shock of our trip. This unit (and apparently ALL of the Britz/Maui/Mighty brand units) doesn't have propane heat inside! The only heat is through the A/C unit, or from the front cab when the engine is running! It had been so warm at the first overnight stop that I had put the AC unit on, didn't even think about heat. We've owned half a dozen RV's over the last several decades, and every one of them had propane heat (including the "lower end" unit we rented in New Zealand), so we were stunned to learn this. I even called the road service folks to see if we just weren't able to find it, and the guy who answered said he didn't know the answer, but to bundle up and then we'd get a call in the morning to tell us how to find the heater. Not much help, but of course, that's what we had to do. I made sure Hubby had a wool cap on, we DON'T want him to get sick again. He fought a sore throat for most of the time we were in NZ, and we didn't want to repeat that! Anyway, we finally settled down for the evening, bundling up against the unexpected cold, but happy with the day!
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