We left Dugong Beach on Scamper in pouring rain for Shute Harbour and spending a very wet night at a local caravan park. Even so, there was no dampening of our celebration of our adventure together. A terrific meal at Banjo's restaurant and a chance to share our reflections together was both enlightening and encouraging.
One of the special bi-products of a longer expedition is the way you get to know and appreciate others and yourself. Certainly, this trip was very rich in both senses.
Egged on by Tom, Bob managed to induct Terry into lofty hall of fame heights by hoisting Terry onto his shoulders inciting a rather meek and fearful bleat, "put me down, your hurting me!" However, one should not accept literal cries for mercy without caution, as Terry initiated a sneaky de-daking pinser attack from the rear!
With shame however, we have to confess that we were beaten into submission by the continuing rain. Consequently we all agreed to dump our tents and retreat to the dry comfort of an Airlies Beach unit. Our final days together were punctuated by cafe lounges, souvenir shopping for family and occasional violent but hilarious sessions of Slap Jack.
In total, an epic adventure indeed!
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