Cool to warm and muggy with a light rain in the evening
After a hot, cooked breakfast we set off on the bikes to ride the hills of Batemans Bay. Whilst we have ridden most days since leaving DB, we have not had real hills until we got to Eden, but we were only there for two nights. So, whilst we both huffed and puffed a bit (Wendy more than Greg), we both really enjoyed the ride as it got the blood flowing. We went across the bridge to North BB and then back into town to meet Rob and Tinkie for mornos. We had coffee at a health food shop and one of the cakes on offer was a beetroot and cacao, so Wendy just had to try that one. She was given a recipe some time ago, but never made it as she wasn’t too sure about the concept of having beetroot in a cake. However, it wasn’t too bad, tasted earthy, but not something we’d have every day. We then rode home.
Lunch was the usual salad on the back deck with Rob and Tinkie, followed by a rest period. Greg is reading
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and has not been able to put it down. Wendy got it from Santa for Christmas and also enjoyed reading it. After the rest period, we investigated the suspected leak. We have a magazine rack on the shower wall and thought the leak may have been coming from somewhere there – perhaps one of the screws holding the rack up had punctured one of the water pipes. Just how we were going to see inside the wall was another matter. Anyway, after removing the rack we were pleasantly surprised to find a neatly cut square in the wall especially designed to get access to the water pipes!! So, whilst Greg observed the fittings, Wendy turned the tap on and lo and behold out came a very fine jet of water from a tiny hole in the brass fitting that directs the mixed water to the shower rose. So, even though it was a fine stream, it continued after the tap was closed as there was still water in shower rose hose. That was why the seating was so wet. Greg was about to head off to Bunnings to buy a new connector when Rob suggested we just solder it, so that’s what we did. Before reassembling everything, we applied a lot of sealant to negate any other potential leaks and left it to dry. Will try the shower tomorrow.
View from the bridge
