Charlie & Boots Page #2

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Pity we won't be home.

Could have shown them around.

Well, maybe we should head back.

(CHUCKLES)

No, I'm serious.

I'm, um, worried about the farm.

Don't be. I spoke to Graeme.

He said everything's fine.

He said to have a good time.

Yeah, well, at least

your brother's responsible.

Jeez, Dad, you got enough salt on those?

I don't want me veins

getting all floppy.

I'm serious, Dad. You've got to

start looking after yourself.

Echuca's probably the go tonight,

Dad, don't you reckon?

You can have a look in the brochures

up here if you want.

Hey, fresh strawberries.

WOMAN:
Small punnets $3,

large, $6, family size, 10 bucks.

BOOTS:
Family size?

I think we might need one of them.

Don't you think so, Dad?

Huh?

Actually, I think we'll get

a couple of those.

No worries.

So which way are you headed?

Uh, headed up north to Cape York, but

we'll probably get to Echuca tonight.

- Do you want anything else, Dad?

- Nah.

Well, enjoy.

Yeah, will do. Thank you very much.

Don't eat them all at once.

BOOTS:
(LAUGHS) We'll try not to.

BOOTS:
Eh? This is the life.

The open road with my dad, fresh fruit.

Does it get any better than this?

What was that?

That looks interesting.

Must be glad you bought

the family-sized punnet, eh?

You could help.

Nah, never fancied strawberries much.

BOOTS:
And she asked!

She knew which way we were headed.

And she said,

"Don't eat them all at once."

(GROANS)

BOOTS:
Paddle Wheel.

That looks alright.

Sing out, Dad, if you see one you like.

The Georgian Motor Lodge.

This looks like us.

(WHISTLES) This is alright, isn't it?

Here, pick a bed, Dad. I'm just

going to go in the big action room.

Bloody hell, Dad.

There's a lot of mirrors in here.

(CHUCKLES) Look at that. There's even

one on the back of the door.

Gee whiz! I could do with

losing a few kilos, just quietly.

(TOILET FLUSHES)

Dad?

Dad?

Dad... Oh, sh*t.

CHARLIE:
Oi!

Where you off to?

You know, I honestly thought you'd left.

On that bus.

Yeah, well, I thought about it,

but it was only the courtesy bus

for the country club.

And, of course,

you never packed me clubs.

Oh, did something die in here?

Shouldn't have eaten

all them strawberries.

CHARLIE:
Eugh.

(SIGHS)

(BOOTS SNORES)

(BOOTS SNUFFLES)

(BOOTS RESUMES SNORING)

Good morning. Breakfast.

"Sun, stars, steam

and Murray River magic."

- What's your problem?

- PS 'Emmylou'. Paddle steamer.

CHARLIE:
Ah. Yeah, well,

let me know how it goes.

Come on, Dad.

I thought we could go on it.

CHARLIE:
Paddle steamer -

you get on it, it goes up the river,

it turns around, comes back down again.

What's the point?

BOOTS:
Why are you

being so difficult?

CHARLIE:
I'm not being difficult.

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