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Saturday night 24th Oct.9pm.What's it like sleeping underground? It's like potholing but marginally more comfortable. I didn't sleep very well a mixture of indigestion brought on by the meal, the way we were being treated and thinking what we could do about it.In the morning we loaded the car and I sat in the car ready for a quick getaway while Joe went to pay.We reckoned he would try to charge us $175 and we would pay maximum $140.When he handed Joe the bill Joe tried the Lancashire lad humour i.e. "Nay lad I know it's a bit early but $70 for that dinner, nay I think we can do better than that what will you take?"Now either the chap didn't understand the Lancashire dialect or he thought Joe was a horse because he insisted on $175.so Joe tried the old Lancashire farmers trick of bargaining and offered $120expecting to settle for $140.At that point the man lost it started shouting and swearing, tore up the bill, told Joe he didn't want his dirty money and to leave pretty quick or words to that effect so Joe jumped in the car and we high tailed it out of there.It's a shame they don't bring Fawlty Towers back we could write an episode.
Yesterday and today we have just driven up the country heading for home.On this trip we have seen more wild life than we have before we have seen wedge tail eagles, an echidna, wild goats, emus, donkeys, foxes, a stump tail lizard, a couple of cattle drives and of course the wild man of the underground motel association.Unless something really amazing happens tomorrow this will be our last blog but we have some video on the mobile phone so we shall try to put it on the blog when we get home.We have had a great time and we hope you have enjoyed our trip with us.
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