Okay I work from home and have done for a few years, I didn't realise this weekend was a long weekend (but I found out through this very forum) not complaining (yet) but we don't have a lot of time off this year for caravaning because we are going to spend time in Europe (I know 1st world problem). We live on the Sunshine Coast (Australia's wonderland) and every day is a holiday (yep I get it) the weather is sensational, currently, we are sooking because it will get to single figures tonight and only low 20's tomorrow!!
As I don't have a lot of human interaction anymore due to working from home, and feeling house bound we thought lets go down the coast (10K at best) for the weekend, realising we may have left it a bit late I started searching, decided on Mudjimba caravan park, thought I would take the beach rod and get into the winter whiting, or seaweed. So first thing this morning I rang the park and ended up speaking to an answering machine (even I have a portable phone) at roughly 9:00AM, just before 5:00PM I decided to call again to see if the office was attended yet, and it was, so I enquired about a site for the weekend and was informed YES we do have a few left, this is where it turned pear shaped, I said is it okay if I bring my buddy (an 8 year old cockatie?), sorry the pet section is booked out we can't help you and ubruptly ended the conversation. So I began ringing around every park I could find, same answer (except for the few pet friendly parks who were fully booked) I could book her into the kennels for the weekend (at $50 per day) but I thought stuff that, its a small bird, she sits on my lap all day and has done all her life, she came to Townsville with us when we picked the last van up, has been to local parks with us on several occasions without any problems, am I over reacting, or has the worls gone completely mad on the pet thing? Don't get me wrong she is a 1st class pain in the arse wanting attention all bloody day, but, a weekend in a park? Rant over
As I don't have a lot of human interaction anymore due to working from home, and feeling house bound we thought lets go down the coast (10K at best) for the weekend, realising we may have left it a bit late I started searching, decided on Mudjimba caravan park, thought I would take the beach rod and get into the winter whiting, or seaweed. So first thing this morning I rang the park and ended up speaking to an answering machine (even I have a portable phone) at roughly 9:00AM, just before 5:00PM I decided to call again to see if the office was attended yet, and it was, so I enquired about a site for the weekend and was informed YES we do have a few left, this is where it turned pear shaped, I said is it okay if I bring my buddy (an 8 year old cockatie?), sorry the pet section is booked out we can't help you and ubruptly ended the conversation. So I began ringing around every park I could find, same answer (except for the few pet friendly parks who were fully booked) I could book her into the kennels for the weekend (at $50 per day) but I thought stuff that, its a small bird, she sits on my lap all day and has done all her life, she came to Townsville with us when we picked the last van up, has been to local parks with us on several occasions without any problems, am I over reacting, or has the worls gone completely mad on the pet thing? Don't get me wrong she is a 1st class pain in the arse wanting attention all bloody day, but, a weekend in a park? Rant over
