Oh My! What a day today turned out to be! We had noticed that there was a bus stop very close to the Caravan Park where we were staying, and our plan today was to attend a Caravan Show, so we researched the route and found that it was just a matter of catching one bus and one tram to our destination. For us 'country bumpkins' who were somewhat unfamiliar with the city public transport system, we decided to try it all out and take this option to take us to the Melbourne Showgrounds which was the venue for the Melbourne Caravan and Camping Show which Mr Roo was especially keen to see. |
We were told that the Camping Show in Melbourne was huge, and I have to say that they do not call it a supershow for no reason - it was HUGE with everything a caravan or camping enthusiast would want! Mr Roo picked up a few things, including pegs for sandy conditions and Jess picked up a Snake Bite First Aid Kit.
We then made our way back to the city by tram and was waiting for the bus at the city bus stop when Mr Roo realised that his phone / wallet combo was missing. In a mad panic we all searched, double searched and triple searched all our bags and belongings to no avail! So we figured it must have been dropped just prior to boarding, or on the tram that we had just stepped off about 15 minutes, maybe 20 minutes at the most earlier!
Jess said, "I'll try Dad's number", which was a bit of a long shot but thankfully it not only rang but the gentleman who answered replied that this was the Victoria Police and that the phone you are ringing is at the Flinders Street Police Station!!
We had no idea if it was just the phone that was handed in or if the wallet holder that it was housed in still had all his ID and banking cards in it. Our minds were racing as to the possible impact on our trip and just in general if all those cards were lost or stolen!
So we raced to the Police Station at Flinders Street by foot and Mr Roo went through a grilling to identify who he was with some unusual, almost unrelated questions, particularly regarding his firearms licence before the phone would be released and thankfully, oh, so thankfully, with all his cards and even his cash all intact!!!
Gosh, how lucky was he!!!
After all the action of being at the Show and the bolt to the Police Station, our legs ached and longed for the bus ride home. We all travelled home in quiet reflection of how easily some things can change in an instant and how reliant we have come to be on having ID and bank cards etc. We were just so thankful too that there is still honesty out there and people willing to do the right thing and hand the phone in with all of it intact.
Many thanks to whoever you were! Folk like you do help make the world a better place!