More power problems.

So...Will gets up at 4.30am for his postponed day of cheesemaking but when he gets into Roxy at 5.30am and turns the key...nothing! The battery is flat. Either a door was open and the light was on or he left the ignition turned on all night...either way it is not my fault.He tries the battery he got for Beige Beauty...but again nothing so he has to go in on Jaxy.The plan is to, hopefully, let our solar batteries charge up during the day and try and start Roxy with one of them later.I am very careful during the day trying not to draw too much power to charge up computers, phones and tablets to save enough to start Roxy.The morning is quite sunny but the afternoon clouds over. Catch 22...we would love some rain..but we also need power.I pull up cassinia...

Can you see the difference? I was pulling it up in the treeline, on the hillside.Will is home at 3.00, exhausted from making Granite Belt Gold, a parmesan style cheese.We try the solar batteries to start Roxy....nothing! Great disappointment for Will, some concern from me as we need to be able to get to Brisbane tomorrow.We call in the troops from next door, first Kyle on his motorbike, then Nate carrying two rugby balls, then Jarrah on his motorbike...and finally Dave and Jenny riding in on their lawnmower bringing a huge battery with them.We hook up the battery...nothing. So Dave hooks up Roxy's battery to the lawn mower battery and starts the lawn mower.....we let the lawn mower run for about five minutes before trying to start Roxy and it works!I am much relieved.