Author Archives: committedtravellers

It was another warm sunny day after a cool start. Anita put through two loads of washing, forgetting to move the drain hose. I returned from a coffee run to find lots of water around our van. Fortunately it drained away into the sandy soil. My contribution was hanging the washing in the sun andContinue reading “Tea Gardens”

There was a lot of dew on the grass this morning when I took Bluey for his first walk of the day. Anita needed to have damaged fingernails repaired so we headed for Taree, the largest nearby town. Instead of going back to the Pacific Hwy, we drove the potholed Lansdowne Rd criss-crossing the railwayContinue reading “Coopernook to Jimmy’s Beach”

After 3 weeks at home we are back on the road. We are going to Newcastle for the Beccy Cole concert at Lizottes that was cancelled last year due to the Omicron variant of covid. On our first day back on the road we decided to only do a short trip so our critters canContinue reading “Home to New Italy”

To prevent total strangers from viewing this blog, each post from now on will be password protected. The password will be emailed to friends and family and will need to be entered to see each post. I have had some anonymous comments bordering on creepy which have limited the content of my posts.

My job list includes washing the car and caravan, but I haven’t been able to start because of the rain. Today between showers I cleaned most of the outside of the Bushtracker, but couldn’t use a ladder to clean the roof. That job has to wait until my helper is available and the sun isContinue reading “Rain and More Rain”

As we had lodged absentee votes in St George, we didn’t have to line up in the pouring rain. Instead we had breakfast with a friend, satisfying Blue’s need to socialise with one of his human friends. We put the air conditioning on to heat our house to reduce the risk of mould developing duringContinue reading “Federal Election Day”

We planned our day around seeing the Hussy Hicks perform at the Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival. I had arranged doggy daycare for Bluey, but when they asked if he needed a bath and trim I lept at the offer. He was trembling when I handed him over but I knew he would soon beContinue reading “Blues on Broadbeach”

I walked over the bridge crossing Myall Creek for coffee from the Corner Cafe which used to be a good venue with interesting food. Two lukewarm coffees cost $12.50 and the only food was packaged cakes and yesterday’s  sandwiches. Next time we are in Dalby I will walk further. We followed the Warrego Hwy thenContinue reading “Dalby to Home”

With the prospect of more rain at the end of the week, we abandoned plans to drive home via Goondiwindi. Instead we drove north to Surat. We have never been to this town before so we made it a lunch stop. The only cafe in town served lovely quiches with flaky pastry. There was stillContinue reading “St George to Dalby”

The westerly wind was cool but it was a sunny day. Anita put through three loads of washing and I got the job of hanging it up. The clothesline in morning sun was lower than the other end that is only in the sun in the afternoon. Anita cleaned inside the Bushtracker while I didContinue reading “St George”