LIFE IN A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN

Cudal has a population of approx 350 people. In our caravan park there are five vans (4 are permanent residents) and a couple of backpackers who are Italian males working at Monument Winery. No shops to speak of a post office, shire council offices, a chemist, a doctor who visits twice per week 9am - 12 noon, a community nurse & physiotherapist who visit a few days per week. A swimming pool, which is next door - but only opens for a couple of hours per day and you have to compete with the school kids, a cultural centre where they have a free library and today I start down there volunteering my services. A cafe which I have not been to...... A bowling club and a pub - what's a town without local watering holes. I have managed to walk everywhere, but that's easy as I only have to walk up the main street. Whilst here I have managed to burn dinner a couple of times by using the gas oven - and somehow managed to crack my good casserole dish - hazzards of not knowing the oven!!!! Drew has started on early morning shifts at the winery - on Wednesday was told he starts at 4am, his body clock is a little out of wack. He told me of one instance where a winery worker let the big stainless steel vat of Shiraz (which hurt Drew as this is what he drinks) spill over and they lost anything up to 500 litres - keep your eye on the job people!!! Didn't affect him as Drew is the forky. All in all the caravan park is very quiet as most residents work.