AUSTRALIA..PART EIGHT AND THIRDISH OF MANY...

21.4.08.
8.00AM...GOOD MORNING WORLD...HAPPY ANNIVERSARY NU...ITS BEEN A YEAR YOU ARE A LUCKY GIRL!
8.15AM...LETS NOT GET TO EXCITED...I'LL PUT THE KETTLE ON.
8.30AM...CUPPA TEA...WONDERFUL.
8.50AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.15AM...SORTING VAN.
9.45AM...TOAST/CUPPA TEA...HANDED NU ANNIVERSARY PRESENT...TWO CURLY WURLIES...I KNEW THEY WOULD MAKE HER SMILE...I MEAN WHAT DO YOU GET THE GIRL WHO'S GOT EVERYTHING?...WELL...SHE'S GOT ME!
10.20AM...ON OUR WAY OUTA PORT ARTHUR.
10.40AM...DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORT CUT...ITS THE ADVENTURE IN ME!
10.55AM...WELL...THE ROAD WAS TARMACED AT FIRST...WE ARE NOW ON A RICKETY ROCKETY DIRT TRACK...DOING ABOUT 15MPH...ITS BENDY...FOREST ALL AROUND...NIGHTMARE...HOPE WE DON'T GET A PUNCTURE!
11.50AM...AMAZINGLY...AND IT WAS AMAZING...THE VAN MADE IT...STILL IN ONE PIECE...NOT SURE ABOUT NU...I KNOW HOW TO TREAT A GIRL ON HER ANNIVERSARY!
12.05PM...ORFORD...A NICER ENOUGH PLACE...BUT NOT GONNA STOP.
12.25PM...TRIBUNNA...BETTER HAVE A LOOK...LOADSA YACHTS...DECIDED TO HAVE A SHANDY AT THE LOCAL...LOVELY PUB...CHAP WHO OWNS IT AS HAD ALL SORTS OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS...HE'S NOW BEING TREATED FOR CANCER...I WONDER IF HE TELLS ALL HIS FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS HIS WOE'S...OR NU AND I LOOK THE LISTENABLE TYPES?...HE ALSO SAID WE COULD PARK FOR FREE ON HIS CARPARK ALNIGHT...HE WOULD ALSO PROVIDE AN ELETRICAL POINT...AFTER MUCH THOUGHT WE DECIDED TO MOVE ON...TO EARLY TO STOP.
1.35PM...DROVE ON TO WARDS COLES BAY.
2.50PM...DECIDED TO HEAD FOR BICHENO.
3.30PM...CAMPSITE AT BICHENO...LOOKS ALRIGHT.
4.00PM...SMALLS DRYING ON LINE.
5.00PM...PUB.
5.15PM...PLAYING POOL...WON TWICE.
6.00PM...TIME TO EAT...NU HAD TRAVELLA[FISH]...I HAD PORK CHOPS...COULD HAVE DONE WITH ABIT MORE COOKING...VEGGIES WONDERFUL.
7.00PM...PLAYING POOL DOUBLES...NU WATCHING WILDLIFE PROG...DAVE ATTENBOROUGH ON OZ.
8.15PM...LOST AT POOL!
9.00PM...BACK IN VAN.
9.30PM...HEAD ON PILLOW...THINK I HAVE HAD ONE TO MANY TO DRINK...HAPPY ANNI NU!


22.4.08.
8.00AM...NO HURRY...NEED A CUPPA.
8.15AM...KETTLE BOILING.
8.25AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.50AM...SHAVE/SHOWER...ITS RAINED ALL NIGHT...SMALLS STILL WET.
9.30AM...COFFEE...BACON/EGG/TOMATO/MUSHROOM SANDWICH...BACON NOT THE BEST...EGG SPLODGED.
11.00AM...WALKED INTO TOWN CENTRE.
11.30AM...INFORMATION CENTRE.
12.05PM...GLASS BOTTOM BOAT...STINGRAYS AS LONG AS ME/GUMMY SHARKS/SOME FISH CALLED RASSE...PLUS MORE...BUT CAN'T REMEMBER THERE NAMES.
1.05PM...BACK ON DRY LAND.
1.30PM...COFFEE SHOP.
2.15PM...BOOKED PENGUIN TRIP FOR 6.40PM TONIGHT.
2.35PM...BACK AT CAMPSITE...OPENED BOTTLE OF BUBBLEY...MEANT TO HAVE DRANK IT YESTERDAY...ITS THE ONE WE BOUGHT IN THE BAROSSA VALLEY...TASTES OK...NU HAPPY...I'M HAPPY TOO...CHEESE/ONION COB.
4.00PM...HAVING A LIE DOWN.
6.00PM...WHY DID WE BOOK THE PENGUINS!?...DON'T WANNA MOVE...IT'S WARM IN HERE...IT'S COLD OUTSIDE.
6.40PM...ON BUS TO PENGUIN SITE.
7.00PM...PENGUINS ABOUT ONE FOOT TALL...THEY ARE FAIRY PENGUINS...NAMED AFTER PORT FAIRY...WHERE THEY WERE FIRST SEEN...OR MAYBE PORT FAIRY WAS NAMED AFTER THE PENGUINS...NOT SURE NOW!...ANYWAY....THEY COME WADDLING UP THE BEACH IN PACKS OF 6 0R 7...MAKING A CHIRPY SNORING SOUND...GIRL NEXT TO ME SAID SHE THOUGHT THEY WERE CUTE[BLESS]...GIRLS USED TO SAY I WAS CUTE...BUT I DON'T LOOK LIKE A PENGUIN...DO I?...PERHAPS I WALK LIKE ONE!
8.05PM...BACK IN VAN...NEED TO WARM UP.
8.20PM...CAFE...TURKEY WRAP/SALAD WITH APRICOT CHUTNEY...WHY DO I BOTHER!
9.10PM...BACK IN THE WARMTH OF OUR VAN.


23.4.08
8.10AM...THAT TIME AGAIN.
8.20AM...KETTLE ON.
8.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.50AM...SHOWER.
9.15AM...PACKING UP...NU THEN SAYS SHE'D LIKE TO STAY ANOTHER DAY...CAUSE FEEDING AT THE WILDLIFE CENTRE IS 10.00AM OR 4.00PM...AND WE ARE NOT GONNA MAKE THE 10.00AM.
9.25AM...DE-PACKING.
9.50AM...BREAKIE....BACON/MUSHROOM/TOMATO SANDWICH...NU HAD TOAST...NOT KEEN ON BACON I BOUGHT...SHE'S GOING FUNNY IN HER OLD AGE!
11.00AM...NEWSAGENTS...THEY'VE GOT MY ENGLISH NEWSPAPER...ITS ARRIVED A DAY EARLY.
11.25AM...HAPPY READING NEWSPAPER.
12.30PM...DECIDED WE ARE GONNA HAVE SPAG BOL TO NIGHT.
12.40PM...SUPERMARKET...MINCE ETC.
1.30PM...PUB.
3.10PM...WILDLIFE CENTRE...KASNGAROOS AND WALLABIES ROAMING FREE...PARROT LIKE BIRDS SQUAWKING.
4.00PM...FEEDING TIME...UGLY LOOKING TASMANIAN DEVILS...TEDDY BEAR LOOKING WOMBATS...AND OTHER RATTY LOOKING THINGS.
5.10PM...I'M HUNGRY...MY FEEDING TIME AS ARRIVED.
6.15PM...SPAG BOL...WHITE WINE...SHOULD'VE HAD RED WITH MINCE...GUESS WE LIKE TO BE DIFFERENT.


24.4.08.
8.00AM...TIME TO GET UP...ITS THAT TIME ALREADY.
8.15AM...KETTLE ON.
8.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.45AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.15AM...VAN SORTED.
9.35AM...VAN ROARS IN TO LIFE...GOSH SHE IS KEEN THIS MORNING...LEFT HER RUNNING...TIME FOR BREAKIE.
9.50AM...FRIED EGG ON TOAST/CUPPA COFFEE.
10.20AM...OFF WE GO.
11.00AM...ST.MARY'S...NOT ALOT HAPPENING HERE.
11.40AM...ST.HELENS...HAD A LOOK ROUND...BUT NOT OUR CUP OF TEA...LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE QUIETER.
12.30PM...PYENGANA...A CHEESE PLACE...YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW...AWFUL,AWFUL CHEESE!
1.30PM...DROVE ON...GOT LOST...HAD TO RETRACE OUR TRACKS.
3.00PM...WELDBOROUGH...DESOLETE...QUIET...APART FROM THE GUY BEHIND THE BAR WHO WAS FAT AND UGLY.
3.30PM...CAMPING IN FAT UGLY GUYS FIELD.
4.00PM...PLAYING POOL...LOST 2-1...OH WELL.
6.00PM...MEALTIME...STEAK IN SOME APPALLING SAUCE...NU HAD LAMB.
8.00PM...IN VAN...THINK I'LL HAVE A WHISKEY...THINK I'M TASSED OUT!


25.4.08.
7.50AM...FIDGETY NIGHT.
8.05AM...KETTLE ON.
8.15AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.25AM...SHOWER...THE SHOWER SMELT REAL BAD.
8.45AM...NU HAVING TOAST...NOT HUNGRY MYSELF.
9.00AM...TRYING TO START VAN.
9.20AM...STILL TRYING TO START VAN.
9.40AM...HAD TO PUSH VAN TO A SLOPEY BIT...JUMPED STARTED STRAIGHT AWAY HAVING ROLLED ABOUT TWO FOOT!
9.50AM...TURNING BACK TO CAMPSITE...NU LEFT PLATE AND CUP.
10.05AM...HEADING TO SCOTSVILLE.
10.20AM...DERBY...SPOTTED A CAFE OPEN...THE ART CAFE...AS ITS ANZAC DAY ALOT OF SHOPS/CAFES ARE CLOSED.
10.45AM...SCONES AND JAM AND CREAM/CUPPA COFFEE.
11.05AM...WONDERFUL SCONES...WELL WORTH A VISIT IF YOU FEEL ECKISH...SCONES OUTA THIS WORLD!
11.35AM...DROVE ON TOWARDS SCOTSVILLE.
12.10PM...LEGERWOOD...IF YOU EVER COME TO TASMANIA...DO NOT LEAVE UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN TO LEGERWOOD...IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR 7 MEN FROM THE VILLAGE WERE KILLED IN ACTION...AND IN THERE MEMORY 7 TREE'S WERE PLANTED...IN 1999 THE COUNCIL SAID THEY HAD TO BE CHOPPED DOWN...THE PEOPLE OF THE VILLAGE RALLIED ROUND AND RAISED 27,000 DOLLARS AND EMPLOYED A CHAP CALLED ED FREEMAN TO CARVE THE TREE'S IN TO THE MEN THAT DIED...HE WAS ABLE TO CARVE THERE FEATURES FROM OLD PHOTO'S[TERRACOTA-ISH]...IF YOU NEVER GO ANYWHERE ELSE IN OZ...COME HERE!
1.30PM...ON WE DROVE TO SCOTSVILLE.
2.10PM...SCOTSVILLE...NO,I DON'T THINK SO.
2.20PM...ON WE DRIVE TO LILYDALE.
2.50PM...LILYDALE...ANOTHER I DON'T THINK SO.
3.10PM...ON WE DRIVE TO BRIDPORT.
3.55PM...OK...IT'LL DO...ITS BY THE SEA.
4.30PM...SPAG BOL...LEFT OVERS FROM THE LAST ONE...IT ALWAYS TASTES BETTER AFTER A FEW DAYS.
5.20PM...SORTING VAN.
6.00PM...ITS RAINING...THE WEATHER IS FUNNY HERE...BETWEEN 10AM/4PM ITS HOT...THE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE COLD KICKS IN.
7.00PM...CRISPS/NUTS/WHISKEY AND TWISTIES...DON'T KNOW IF I'VE MENTIONED TWISTIES BEFORE?...TWISTIES ARE CHEESE STICKS WITH KNOBBLY BITS...AND IF YOU WANNA GET FAT...THESE ARE FOR YOU...CAUSE ONCE YOU STARTING EATING THEM YOU CAN'T STOP...NU AND I ARE ALREADY A COUPLE OF CHUBSTERS...SO I GUESS IT DOESN'T MATTER!



REPETITIVE....NOT REPETIVE!


BYE FOR NOW.