Day - 61. Shellharbour

All three of us left Nelson Bay early this morning - Brian, Judy, and Mr (or Mrs) mouse/rat.  Traps set overnight did not catch a rodent, even though two of them had been tripped.  

Whilst travelling on the freeway, said VERY LARGE mouse (almost certainly a rat) jumped onto Judy's right arm near her shoulder.  We were travelling on an 8 lane motorway at 110km / hour and the car drove itself as arms and legs were flailing around trying to stomp on the pest.  Judy shrieked loudly, which caused the animal to skitter down Brian's seat to the space under his legs from where it disappeared.  Perhaps the additional traps which we purchased from Bunnings this morning will help to catch the monster overnight.

As if the animal was not enough angst, also on the freeway something hit the windscreen very hard and made a medium sized chip.  We need to have this repaired as soon as possible before it "runs", in which case the windscreen would need replacing.  Will try tomorrow morning.

Today has not been a good "holiday day"!

We have 10 mouse traps set to go in the car - surely we will be successful tonight!  We would be really, really grateful if our little friend would come out from under the seat and eat some cheese.

Walked to the beach today at Shellharbour and found nothing but rocks and seagulls !!

Major sporting activities here include the demolition of as many beers as possible in the shortest amount of time.

Dozens of cafes and coffee shops in the Main Street at Shell Harbour.