I was waiting for our coffees when a group of not-so-young blokes in their budgie smugglers emerged from the Stockton Beach Surf Lifesaving Club. They chuckled when I asked them for a photo, with one wag suggesting I speak with his agent! They were heading to the beach for a training swim. I would not get in that water without a thick wetsuit.
We still had intermittent rain so I put a load of washing through the dryer in the caravan park laundry. Dogs are not allowed in the amenities so Blue sat on the mat outside keeping watch.
While waiting for the dryer to finish I walked Bluey to the Breakwater just as a bulk carrier was sailing into harbour. Ships are very close as they pass through the Breakwater. The African Pipit is a fairly new ship having been constructed in 2020.
A friend in Newcastle offered to mind Bluey while we went to a lunchtime Beccy Cole concert at Lizotte’s. We dropped him off and they both had a lovely afternoon.
Lizotte’s is a favourite food and entertainment venue, but it is small so the chairs are close together. The Hussy Hicks are travelling with Beccy as part of her band, so we enjoyed Lisa and Jules singing some of their songs. Beccy’s show was fabulous, but she is still struggling with her recent emotional upheavals. The slow cooked beef fillet was well cooked and flavoursome.
We picked up Bluey just before the heavy rain started for our drive back to Stockton. At least the street lighting in Newcastle is very high quality and the wet roads were well lit.
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