John had celebrated his 81st birthday at Wooramel on the first day of our trip. It was a lovely, relaxing day. A few messages from family managed to come through on his phone although he couldn’t reply. I mentioned to our neighbour, Tom, in the next caravan that it was John’s birthday and he told his friends so all day people were wishing him a Happy Birthday!
John has always suffered with a sore back but it became increasingly sore over the next few days. When he woke at Stanley Rest Area he also had very bad vertigo. It was fortuitous that our next stop was going to be in Broome. Friends have a block in a caravan park there and kindly told us we were welcome to park our van there. It would be a good place for John to take it easy and recover. So I drove the three hours or so towards Broome.
Broome Vacation Village Caravan Park is very nice and close to everything, particularly Broome Golf Club much to John’s delight. We parked the van and got settled in. Before dinner, we took a drive to the golf club for a drink. I hadn’t been before and was very impressed with the buildings and the stunning views.
The following morning, John felt slightly better so we went out exploring. We drove to Chinatown and mosied around the lovely shops with all their colourful goods. After coffee, I suggested to John that he have a Thai massage and made enquiries. He was feeling worse and struggling to walk. However, he refused. But he did book an 18 hole round of golf for the next day!
Before returning to the van, we went out to Cable Beach and walked up to the restaurant. It was lovely sitting on the verandah overlooking the beach. We had a very nice, simple lunch and a drink. We really felt like we were on holiday.
Unfortunately, John’s bad back and vertigo worsened. So much so that golf was cancelled.
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