Parkes - Day 2

Got a nice bit of a sleep in at our carpark next to the playing fields. We both filled up with water and Sharon tried out our shower. Its amazing what luxuries you enjoy when your travelling this way!

Midget & Bindi havent been getting on too well. They are both girls and both about the same ages, so they keep fighting trying to work out who is the boss. In the mean time...

Wayne & Sharon's dog, Bindi and Midget mesmorised by a bit of food...

We decided to head out to the Parkes Observatory and see where The Dish was filmed. Its 27kms from town, so a bit of a hike but really worth the journey. The facility is really well setup with lots of things to read and some great videos to watch. They say its 10,000 more powerful today than the day it was built in 1961!

Had lunch at the Observatory and then headed back into town. They are starting to setup the central stage in the park in town and the stall holder tents are also starting to go up.

We had our first sighting of Elvis this afternoon.

Elvis the Brickie, back from work and off to the pub in his new hairdo.

Enjoyed an interesting night watching all the people arriving around the town, and the build up with the excitement of watching all these Elvis’ in action! Wayne & Sharon gave us an Elvis CD back in Bathurst and we’ve played it to death. I didn’t think I could handle it, but having listened to all 31 tracks 3 times over, we made a copy!

And the rest, well, they just speak for themselves...

the writing on the butcher's sign reads: Love Me Tender Loin Chops $14.99kg, save $4kg, Thank You Very Much