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Bluey was left in the Bushtracker with Tilly while we had breakfast at Hutch and Co, which is the only half decent cafe in the area. Saturday mornings are for young families such as the group seated next to us with a 2 year old who screamed, two 4 year olds who spilt their hotContinue reading “Photographs”

I had an early start as my allocated visiting time to see my father was 9.30am. I was on the road by 8am  avoiding 100kph toll roads as it was raining and I prefer the 80kph highways. It took me less time to get to Vermont South than it would have on the toll roads,Continue reading “Family Visits”

Our caravan park drains were blocked so I had to get one of the workers to unblock them as water from our washing machine was making more mud. Most of our washing was put through the dryer because there was little sun and wind. I drove to Vermont South via tollways, listening to frequent e-tagContinue reading “Lilydale to Vermont South”

It was dripping drizzle when I first walked Blue. By the time we drove one kilometre into the Benalla CBD the drizzle had become rain. We had breakfast at the Rustik Cafe and Foodstore. The food and coffee were good but not sensational. Poor Blue and Tilly stayed huddled together in the car, not appreciatingContinue reading “Benalla to Lilydale”

As we were getting ready to leave Yass, I saw the unleashed labrador from the caravan parked next to us. It left a large poop which was not picked up by the male owner, even though he saw what his dog had done. Behaviour like this spoils things for responsible dog owners. It is probablyContinue reading “Yass to Benalla”

This morning it was sunny when we hooked up and left Stockton. We farewelled our friends who are “grounded” pending medical treatment. This is a photo of the Stockton Bridge taken by my navigator extroadinaire on Saturday evening. Our drive through Newcastle to the Pacific Motorway was uneventful. We refuelled before crossing the Hawksbury RiverContinue reading “Stockton to Yass”

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 notContinue reading “Stockton Beach and Lizotte’s”

The weather changed dramatically today. The sun has gone and the rain settled in for the day and night. We spent most of the day keeping warm and dry in the Bushtracker. I walked to Lexi’s Cafe for coffees and Portugese tarts. On the way back this ship entering the Breakwater was noticeably listing beforeContinue reading “Raining in Newcastle”

Our run of dry sunny days may end this evening. Clouds formed this morning but we enjoyed another fine day. Today we spent time with an old friend. We met at the Newcastle Food and Flower Markets for lunch. This is a small market that has suffered wind damage to its greenhouse. The cafe hasContinue reading “Newcastle Catch Up”

After tea and toast for breakfast we packed up and left Jimmy’s Beach. Our reasonable coffees were from 2 Fat Bakers. A group of tradies came into the bakery with their traditional orders of pies, sausage rolls and cream buns. There is a convenient dump site at the Lions Lookout on Myall Way just outsideContinue reading “Jimmy’s Beach to Stockton Beach”