Really didn't do much last night. The evening disappeared. We went for a walk to the restrooms and then took a walk. Got caught in the rain. Headed back to Charabia in a hurry. Got to bed around 10 pm. The wind had settled after the rains. It was peaceful and quiet here at the Rivergate Marina. At some point when I woke up, I was thinking that we could just stay here for a week, rent a car, and do some land traveling. Mark agreed when he woke up. The huge sailboat was still on the dock beside where we were tied up. They re-fueled and spent a large amount of time washing the boat today. We received an early call, so good thing we were up at sunrise today. The timber inspection would be done at 7:30. So, we took everything onboard that was wood and put it out on the cockpit table. Two inspectors showed up at 7:50. They started by asking us for our credit card. We were told that they needed to contact the Bundaberg office as the Rally paid the fee. Mark called our contact and they confirmed this, spoke to the agents and they agreed to bill the rally. Then they asked a few questions on the boat. Then Philip worked with Mark and Stephanie worked with me. We checked the anchor locker, all the wood in the cockpit and the cockpit locker. Then she looked thru the lockers under the salon settee as well as all the cupboards in the kitchen area. The guys did the two pontoons and they each checked the 1/4 berth from the deck side. Nothing amiss. They were gone in less than an hour. They told us some great spots around town to visit while we are here. Mark siphoned our last jerry jug of diesel into our fuel tank. Then he walked the spare dinghy gas tank over to the pumps. At this point we had another shock. They rejected our Visa card. Mark came back in and called and it was sit and wait for quite a while. They took off the fraud alert and we were able to use the self service gas pumps. Walked up and got a cart and loaded the diesel jerry jugs. Mark also filled them with diesel. Packed them all away. The sky was very gray as the Princess cruise ship motored by. The marina was good on their word and drove us to Eurocar, which was not far away. Thank you, Grant. Mark had signed us up online for 6 days. We just got there and they were doing the paper work when the heavens opened up. It was like a Hollywood rain storm, where the rain comes down sideways! Oh my. By the time we left, the rain had stopped. We found the local mall as it was after 11 am and we were ready for lunch. The small mall was doing renovation and we were looking for turkey! Bought a few groceries as our bread had turned moldy and we were out of fruit & veggies. We used our Google Maps and found a shopping mall. They had a café which had both turkey & ham, so that's where we ate. They were great to give us 3 hours free in their parking lot. Headed back to Charabia and packed away our purchases. Then we waited for 3 pm or so, when the tide changed to move slips. They re-assigned us to one on the next dock, all the way inside. Mark did a fabulous job making sure we got out and got there safely. Again, Grant helped from the dock side. Everything went very smoothly. We are really protected here from these big blows. We keep saying that it's 'blowing a hooley'. The sun is sinking in the sky. We thought the Princess would be leaving by now, going past our marina and out on the river for the sunset. They must be staying longer. Caught up on emails and messages. Thanks to all for sending them to us. Salon temperature at 6pm is 84 degrees. Yes, it's hot when you are out of the breeze. Otherwise, I am taking a jacket/sweater with me. Mark found filters for the water maker about an hour's drive south. So, that is where we will head tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing more of this big country. Happy Thanksgiving to all!!