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I think you're right Dennis, and sometimes that boils down to people's expectations as well.
Everard you should definitely just keep looking. More details will pop out at you the more frequently you observe and the better you get at observing. Also don't forget that local conditions will play a huge part from night to night.
The seeing and transparency on any given night, as well as the low altitude of Mars for us in mid-southern latitudes, as well as the small angular size of Mars this apparition, means that very fine detail will be extremely difficult to resolve - unlike Jupiter which rose to overhead in June!
But keep practising and you'll find that you can start to pick out the main features immediately, and smaller/finer features will resolve themselves with practise and good seeing.
Also don't forget to ensure your scope is well collimated, and well-cooled to give you the best viewing you can get.
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