17.5.08.
8.30AM...AWAKE AND IN NEED OF A CUPPA.
8.40AM...KETTLE ON.
8.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.30AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.05AM...BACON/EGG/TOM/MUSHROOM SANDWICH...CUPPA COFFEE.
10.35AM...NU DOING LAUNDRY.
11.40AM...WALKING TO BUS STOP FOR CITY CENTRE.
11.55AM...ON THE BUS...THERE IS A LARGE ASIAN COMMUNITY HERE...GRAFFITI EVERYWHERE.
12.25PM...WAKING CITY CENTRE.
2.30PM...HEAVENS HAVE OPENED...BIG BLOPS OF WATER FALLING FROM THE SKY.
2.50PM,..IRISH PUB.
3.10PM...NU NOT FEELING WELL...RAN TO CHEMIST FOR PARACETEMOL.
3.40PM...PORK/CHIPS/SALAD.
4.10PM...SITTING ON BALCONY OF IRISH PUB...PEOPLE WATCHING...WATCHING THE WORLD GO BY...OPPOSITE IS A CASINO/HOTEL...ITS VERY AMUSING WATCHING ALL THE SHAPES AND SIZES GOING IN AND OUT...AND OTHERS JUST LOITERING...THESE DAYS YOU CAN'T TELL A BOOK BY ITS COVER!
6.00PM...BACK ON BUS TO CAMPSITE.
6.45PM...THERES A PUB...NOT A PROPER PUB...AN OZ PUB JUST AROUND CORNER FROM SITE...SO OFF WE TRUNDLE.
7.10PM...HAVING TO MAKE DO WITH STELLA...THEY DON'T DO PROPER BEER IN OZ.
18.5.08.
8.50AM...A WELL ROUGH NIGHT...RAINING...WIND HOWLING.
9.05AM...KETLE ON.
9.20AM...A LOVELY CUPPA.
9.50AM...SHOWER.
10.30AM...BACON/MUSHROOM/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA TEA.
11.30AM...ON BUS TO TOWN CENTRE.
12.15PM...GREEK FESTIVAL...PANIYARA...LOADSA GREEK DANCING...LOADSA GREEK FOOD...PRICEY...PLUS GREEK BEER...SUN SHINING,SO WE SAT ON THE GRASS...NU WAS INTERESTED IN THE DANCING...I TRIED TO LOOK INTERESTED...SOME GUY FROM SOME OFFICIALDOM GAVE A SPEECH PRAISING THE GREEK PEOPLE AND WHAT THEY HAD BOUGHT TO TO THE CITY OF BRISBANE...ACTUALLY I DO LIKE THE GREEKS...AND THEY DO KNOW HOW TO COOK...AND THEY MAKE A WONDERFUL GREEK SALAD...NU AND I MIGHT GO FOR A HOLIDAY THERE IN BETWEEN TRAVELLING...NEED A BREAK!
3.00PM...GREEKED FOOD/BEERED OUT...TIME TO WALK BACK TO CITY CENTRE.
4.00PM...BOUGHT NEW SHOES...SAW THEM...LIKED 'EM...BOUGHT 'EM...THEY ARE A VERY LIGHT BLUE...UNSURE OF WHEN AND WHERE I'LL WEAR THEM.
5.00PM...PHONED MOTHER.
5.20PM...BACK AT IRISH PUB.
6.00PM...OUR FRIENDS VICKY/MATT...WE FIRST MET IN LANGKAWI...AND THEN AGAIN IN SANDIKAN ARRIVE.
6.15PM...DRINKS FLOWING!
10.00PM...ON BUS BACK TO CAMP...HAD A GREAT DAY/GREAT EVENING...SPEND LOADSA MONEY MIND...PLUS ACCORDING TO NU[I CAN'T REMEMBER]...I WENT ROUND FEELING EVERYBODIES BOOBS!...WELL NO ONE COMPLAINED...SO THEY MUST'VE ENJOYED IT!
19.5.08.
8.30AM...DON'T THINK NU IS HAPPY WITH ME.
8.40AM...KETTLE ON.
8.55AM...NU GONE FOR SHOWER...I'LL MAKE THE TEA MY LOVELY!
9.15AM...NU RETURNED...I'D BETTER GO FOR MY SHOWER NOW.
9.40AM...BUTTERED TOAST AND JAM...ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.00AM...PACKED UP AND READY TO MOVE...THEN A WOMAN PASSING STARTS CHATTING...EVERYTHING CHANGES.
10.10AM...SITTING WITH WOMAN AND HUBBY DRINKING COFFEE...I WAS READY FOR THE OFF...NOT IN MOOD FOR CHATTING.
10.55AM...DEPARTING CAMPSITE.
11.30AM...JUST ABOUT MADE IT TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF BRISBANE...TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS APLENTY.
12.40PM...GLASSHOUSE MOUNTAINS...THEY ARE CALLED GLASSHOUSE MOUNTAINS BECAUSE A CHAPPIE CALLED JAMES COOKE BACK IN THE 18 CENTURY SAID THEY LOOKED LIKE GLASS FURNACES THAT HE HAD SEEN BACK IN HIS HOME TOWN OF YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND...I'M BEWILDERED...A BIT LIKE ANYONE WHO IS BOTHERING TO READ THIS BEWILDERING BLOG!
2.30PM...COLOUNDRA...COASTAL TOWN...QUITE WELL TO DO I THINK.
3.00PM...DICKIE BEACH CARAVAN PARK...NEXT TO BEACH.
3.40PM...NU HAPPY...NU IN SWIMMING COSSIE
3.55PM...NU ON BEACH.
4.05PM...NU SWIMMING...NU HAPPY.
5.30PM...REHEATING SPAG BOL.
6.10PM...TV.ROOM.
6.40PM...DAVE ATTENBOROUGH...TIGER PROG...WELL WATCHABLE.
20.5.08.
9.10!AM...SLEPT IN.
9.25AM...KETTLE ON.
9.50AM...CUPPA TEA.
10.15AM...SHOWER.
10.40AM...MUSHROOM/BACON/EGG SANDWICH....CUPPA COFFEE.
11.55AM...ON BEACH...NU SWIMMING.
3.00PM...BACK AT VAN...ITS A HOT DAY...GLASS OF WINE OR TWO TO COOL US DOWN!
5.30PM...ROAST PORK/VEG AT LOCAL WORKING MENS CLUB...NICE PRICE...NU NOT IMPRESSED...I ENJOYED IT ALL.
8.00PM...STROLLING BACK TO VAN.
21.5.08.
7.30AM...HAD STOMACH ACHE IN THE NIGHT...BUT FEEL ALRIGHT NOW.
7.45AM...KETTLE ON.
8.00AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.15AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.55AM...BACON/TOMATO SANDWICH...CUPPA COFFEE.
9.30AM...PACKING UP.
9.55AM...ON THE ROAD AGAIN.
11.00AM...NOOSA HEADS...NU OFF FOR A SWIM...I GOT ENGLISH NEWSPAPER...SO I'M HAPPY.
3.00PM...RAINBOW BEACH...IT WAS A BIT OFF THE BEATEN TRACK...BUT NU WANTED A LOOK.
3.20PM...SETTING UP CAMP FOR THE NIGHT.
3.50PM...WALKING BEACH...NOT IMPRESSED...THIS IS THE DIRTIEST BEACH I HAVE SEEN IN OZ.
4.40PM...CHEESE/BICS/BEER.
5.30PM...SUN GOING DOWN.
5.40PM...SUN GONE DOWN.
6.30PM...EARLIER WE HAD SEEN AN ADVERT FOR 'EAT ALL YOU WANT FOR 15 DOLLARS'...AT A CLUB ROUND THE CORNER.
6.50PM...AT THE CLUB ROUND THE CORNER...BUT ITS NOT THE CLUB WE THOUGHT...BUT A LADY EXPLAINS ITS ONLY A 10 MIN WALK TO THE CLUB WE WANT...GIVES US DIRECTIONS.
7.30PM...FINALLY FOUND THE PLACE...WHOOPEE!
8.00PM...OK!WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FOR 7 QUID!
9.15PM...HAVING FORCE FED MYSELF...WELL I WANNA GET MY MONEYS WORTH!...THE PUDDINGS WEREN'T BAD...IT WAS TIME TO GO...WHAT NU AND I PUT OURSELVES THRU!
22.5.08.
7.40AM...HOT NIGHT...SUN BURSTING THRU THE GAP IN THE VAN CURTAINS.
7.50AM...KETTLE ON.
8.05AM...CUPPA TEA...OH!
8.20AM...SHOWER.
8.55AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...CUPPA COFFEE...TEA NOT GOOD TODAY...T-BAGS GONE OFF!
9.30AM...ALL SORTED...READY TO MOVE.
9.40AM...OFF WE GO.
10.30AM...TIN CAN BAY?...WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING THE RIGHT WAY!
10.50AM...HAD TO TURN AROUND...SHOULD HAVE HEADED FOR MARYBOROUGH.
12.10PM...MARYBOROUGH...AT LAST!...THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE MARY POPPINS WAS WRITTEN BY A CHAPPIE CALLED P.L.TRAVERS...THERE IS A BRONZE STATUE OF HER ON THE HIGH STREET.
1.05PM...BACK IN VAN,..BACK ON THE ROAD...DESTINATION HERVEY BAY.
2.15PM...CAMPSITE...HERVEY BAY...NEXT TO BEACH.
2.50PM...CHEESE/BICS/BEER.
3.45PM...SUN STILL SHINING...BUT I'VE GONE COOL...ALTHOUGH I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PRETTY COOL ANYWAY!
5.10PM...FISH/CHIPS/SALAD...NOT BAD.
6.00PM...PUB.
8.00PM...BACK AT VAN.
23.5.08.
7.20AM...RAINED ALL NIGHT.
7.30AM...KETTLE ON.
7.40AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.55AM...SHOWER/NEEDER A SHAVE...BUT GOT NO RAZOR.
8.30AM...TRYING TO START VAN...DECIDED TO HAVE BREAKFAST LATER...EVERYWHERE WET...JUST WANNA MOVE ON.
8.50AM...VAN STILL WONT START...SHE'S NOT KEEN ON THE WET.
9.00AM...TRY PUSHING HER/JUMP START...NO LUCK.
9.15AM...OZ CHAP GIVING VAN AND ME A TOW...SHE STARTS STRAIGHT AWAY.
9.30AM...ON THE ROAD AT LAST...GETTING OUTA HERVEY BAY IS NOT EASY...VERY FEW SIGNS TELLING YOU WHICH DIRECTION.
10.55AM...CHILDERS...SUGAR CANE COUNTRY...TIME FOR BREAKFAST...FRIED EGGS/TOMATOES/BACON/LOADSA TOAST/WONDERFUL CUPPA...IF YOU ARE EVER IN CHILDERS GO TO THE SUGARBUSH CAFE...THE ONLY OTHER THING IN CHILDERS THAT INTERESTED ME WAS A BRONZE WORK OF TWO DOGS PLAYFULLY FIGHTING ON THE CORNER OF THE STREET OF THE CAFE.
11.30AM...WOOLWORTHS SUPERMARKET...NEED SOME RAZORS ETC.
11.55AM...ONWARDS WE DRIVE.
2.30PM...THE TOWN OF 1770...THIS IS THE PLACE CAPTAIN COOKE LANDED MAY 24TH 1770 IN HMS ENDEAVOUR...AND IT'LL BE 238 YEARS TO THE DAY TOMORROW THAT HE FIRST CAME ASHORE...SO IT'S FESTIVAL WEEKEND...WE DIDN'T KNOW...WE ONLY CAME HERE BECAUSE WE HAD HEARD ITS THE BEST PLACE TO CRUISE THE BARRIER REEF.
2.40PM...INFO CENTRE...WOMAN THERE SAID ALL TICKETS FOR COMEDY FEST HAD BEEN SOLD...AND WE WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A PLACE TO CAMP.
3.05PM...CASPTAIN COOKE CAMPSITE...WELL WE CAN ONLY ASK...NO PROBLEM...THEY HAVE A PLACE FOR US...NEVER TRUST INFO CENTRES!
3.15PM...BOOKED IN...LOOKS ALRIGHT...ALSO BOOKED ALL DAY BARRIER REEF CRUISE...INCLUDES FOOD/DRINK AND LIFE JACKET!
4.00PM...CHEESE/BICS/BEER...HAPPILY SITTING IN THE SUN...THEY HAVEN'T HAD RAIN HERE FOR YEARS.
6.00PM...TOOK FREE BUS TO COMEDY VENUE.
6.30PM...ENQUIRING ABOUT TICKETS...WELL WE CAN ONLY ENQUIRE.
6.40PM...WE HAVE TICKETS!...INFO CENTRES...NEVER TRUST THEM!
7.00PM...ROAST BEEF/PORK/TURKEY AND TRIMMINGS...WHITE DRY WINE.
8.00PM...YET MORE WHITE WINE.
8.30PM...COMEDIANS IN FULL SWING...RACIST/SEXIST/LOADSA SWEARING.
11.15PM...SEVERAL WINES LATER...THE MAIN ACT WAS GOOD....BUT A FEW OF THE OTHER COMICS STRUGGLED...NEVERTHELESS A GREAT EVENING.
11.40PM...BACK AT CAMP.
11.55PM...GOOD NIGHT!
24.5.08.
9.00AM...NO HURRY...FEST KICKS OFF AT ABOUT 11.30AM.
9.15AM...KETTLE ON.
9.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.40AM...NU IN LAUNDRY...I'M GONNA GO FOR MY SHOWER.
10.15AM...BACON/EGG/MUSHROOM SANDWICH...CUPPA COFFEE.
10.35AM...NU RUNNING LATE...SHE'S PUT CLOTHES IN DRYER INSTEAD OF WASHING MACHINE...OUCH...I THINK THE WINE FROM LAST NIGHT AS FUDDLED HER BRAIN!
11.00AM...WASHING ON LINE.
11.10AM...ON BUS TO FEST.
11.30AM...FESTIVAL.
11.40AM...BELLYDANCING?...ON MAIN STAGE...FOUNF TWO DESCENT SEATS...WAITING FOR BANDS.
12.30PM...RE-ENACTMENT OF LANDING OF HMS ENDEAVOUR.
1.00PM...BAR OPENS.
1.30PM...ABERSECK...JAZZ BLUES...WELL LISTENABLE.
2.30PM...SUE ANNE THREE PIECE...OH...OUCH...BORING.
3.40PM...WHYTE ZEBRA...THEY LOOKED GRUNGY...BUT DIDN'T LIVE UP TO IT...THEY ARE AS BAD AS THE SAUSAGES WE HAVE JUST ATTEMPTED TO EAT...OZ AND SAUSAGES JUST DON'T HAPPEN!
5.00PM...HAD ENOUGH...WAITING FOR FREE BUS BACK TO CAMP.
5.35PM...BACK AT CAMP...HUNGRY...BUT FEEL TIRED...HEAD ON PILLOW.
8.00PM...WOKE UP...TUMMY HUNGRY.
8.30PM...CHIP BUTTY...CAN OF GINGER ALE.
9.15PM...HEAD BACK ON PILLOW...THINK THE SUN GOT TO ME TODAY!
DO I MOAN TO MUCH?
ITS ALL IN JEST!I'M A LUCKY SOD!
A LIFE WELL BLESSED!
BYE FOR NOWZ!
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Friday, 16 May 2008
AUSTRALIA...PART TEN OF TOO MANY!
8.5.08.
8.05AM...OH DEAR...HERE WE GO AGAIN...AFTER 4 NIGHTS IN A SEMI LUXURY CABIN IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...ITS BACK TO BEING A VANNIE!
8.15AM...KETTLE ON.
8.25AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.40AM...SHOWER.
9.05AM...GETTING VAN SORTED.
9.25AM...BACON/MUSHROOM SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
10.05AM...VAN STARTS STRAIGHT AWAY.
10.40AM...THE TOWN OF KATOOMA...CHEMIST AND BANK.
11.05AM...THE VILLAGE OF LEURA...BOUGHT A METAL DOG...POSTED HIM STRAIGHT TO MOTHER.
11.30AM...WE ARE ON OUR WAY.
12.10PM...PENRITH.
12.35PM...RICHMOND.
2.00PM...WISEMENS FERRY...STOPPED OFF FOR A CHEESE.CUCUMBER SANDWICH IN PICNIC AREA.
2.40PM...ON OUR WAY AGAIN.
4.00PM...TOUKLEY.
5.10PM...LAKE MACQUIURIE CAMPSITE...NOT THE BEST..BUT IT'LL HAVE TO DO...DONE ENOUGH DRIVING FOR TO DAY.
6.10PM...SPAG BOL...YESTERDAYS LEFTOVERS REHEATED...AWESOME!
7.10PM...IN BACK OF VAN...MAGAZINE READING...TIME FOR A WHISKEY.
9.5.08.
7.50AM...ITS BEEN A WARM NIGHT...WEATHER CHANGING.
8.05AM...KETTLE ON.
8.20AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.35AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.00AM...BACON/TOMATO SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.30AM...PRETTY MUCH READY TO MOVE...NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS CAMPSITE...THOUGH IT DOES HAVE NICE VIEWS OF THE LAKE.
9.50AM...WE ARE ON OUR WAY...ABOUT 300K TO DO TO DAY...NEXY STOP TAREE...ABOUT HALF WAY.
10.30AM...WE ARE DRIVING THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY...THERE ARE TURN OFFS FOR...NEWCASTLE/LIVERPOOL/STROUD/GLOUCESTER/GATESHEAD/CARDIFF/ SWANSEA/HEXHAM AND EVEN BIRMINGHAM GARDENS!...WHY COULDN'T THE OZZIES THINK UP THERE OWN NAMES FOR PLACES?...INSTEAD OF NICKING OURS!
12.45PM...TAREE...SUPERMARKET...NEED LOADS.
1.40PM...OF WE GO AGAIN.
3.30PM...PORT MAQUIRIE CAMPSITE...IT LOOKS A WONDERFUL PLACE...CLEAN AND PRETTY.
4.15PM...CHEESE/BRANSTON/FRENCH STICK...BEER...TASTE BUDS TINGLING...THINK I'LL BE IN MY SHORTS TOMORROW IF THIS WEATHER KEEPS UP.
5.30PM...WALKING SEA FRONT...DUSK HAPPENS QUICKLY HERE...15 MINS AGO IT WAS LIGHT....A SINGLE SWAN FLOATS ON THE STILL BLUE WATER...ITS PICTURE POSTCARD...THE AIR IS WARM AND STILL.
6.10PM...WALKING THRU TOWN CENTRE...VERY UNBUSY...PEOPLE WAKING/TALKING...BUT NOTHING IS HEARD...SO PEACEFUL...ABSURD.
7.15PM...FISH AND CHIPS TO SHARE...NOT THE BEST.
7.50PM...PUB/CAFE.
9.00PM...BACK AT VAN...READY FOR BED.
10.5.08.
8.25AM...ANOTHER DAY DAWNS.
8.40AM...KETTLE ON.
8.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.25AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.05AM...BACON/MUSHROOM/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA TEA.
11.10AM...SITTING IN SUNSHINE...SHORTS ON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO MONTHS!
1.00PM...WALKING INTO TOWN CENTRE...NU NEEDS A NEW PAIR OF TROUSERS...SHE LEFT A PAIR ON THE LINE AT SOME CAMPSITE.
2.00PM...PUB...ITS HARD TO FIND DECENT BEER IN OZ...NU AND I MIX A DARK STOUT WITH LEMONADE.
3.20PM...BACK ON CAMPSITE...CHEESE AND BREAD...YUMMY...WEATHER STILL WARM.
5.00PM...PREPARING VEGGIES.
6.05PM...STEAK/SPUDS/CARROT/PARSNIPS/CAULI...BELLY FULL.
6.30PM...WASHING UP DONE...SITTING OUTSIDE VAN...WITH OUR LAMP FOR LIGHT.
8.00PM...GONE COOL.
11.5.08.
7.30AM...I DON'T KNOW WHAT TODAY AS IN STORE.
7.45AM...KETTLE ON.
8.00AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.15AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.00AM...BACON/MUSHROOM/EGG ON TOAST...CUPPA TEA.
9.25AM...STARTED VAN.
10.10AM...OFF WE GO.
10.30AM...PALM COURT HOTEL.
10.45AM...WE HAVE A ROOM WITH A TELE.
12.05PM...CASINO ROYALE...JIMMY BOND MOVIE ON.
2.30PM...WE ARE GONNA WALK BACK TO CAMPSITE...ABOUT 1K...LEFT OUR WASHING DRYING ON THE LINE.
3.40PM...WE HAVE OUR WASHING.
3.55PM...PUB.
4.30PM...ANOTHER PUB/CAFE...WHERE YOU CAN COOK YOUR OWN STEAK...THEY SUPPLY THE MEAT,SALAD AND SPUD...THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO EAT AT THIS TIME ON A SUNDAY...YOU CAN WAIT TILL 6.30PM...AND THEN THEY'LL DO IT FOR YOU...SPENDING OUTA CONTROL...ALSO BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF WELL HEELED CHARDONNAY.
6.00PM...BACK IN OUR HOTEL ROOM.
7.00PM...BOTTLE OF ROSE...CHEESE AND BICS.
9.00PM...ENGLISH FOOTIE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF LIVE ON TELE...NU READING.
12.05AM...FINAL DAY OF PREM SEASON IN ENGLAND JUST KICKED OFF...MAN U/WIGAN LIVE ON TELE...PLUS THEY TELL ALL THE OTHER SCORES AS THEY HAPPEN...NU ASLEEP!
12.5.08.
8.30AM...DIDN'T GET TO BED TILL 2.30AM...HEAD IN A DITHER.
8.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.00AM...SHOWER.
9.30AM...ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.50AM...CARRYING BAGS TO VAN.
10.10AM...OFF WE GO...VAN STARTED FIRST TIME.
11.05AM...FREDRICKSON...A SMALL VILLAGE FAMOUS FOR ITS FREDO PIES.
11.15AM...MUSHROOM/CHICKEN FOR ME...CAULI/BROCOLI AND CHEESE FOR NU...MINE HAD A WEE BIT TO MUCH SALT IN IT.
12.40PM...HEADING TOWARDS A SMALL VILLAGE CALLED TAYLORS ARM...WHICH AS A PUB WHICH IS FAMOUS FOR HAVING NO BEER!
1.05PM...THE PUB WITH NO BEER ACTUALLY SELLS BEER...BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY...CAUSE BELIEVE ME ITS PRETTY AWFUL STUFF...YEARS AGO IT DIDN'T SELL BEER AND THATS HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS...I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU...I JUST DON'T SEE ANYTHING WORTHWHILE ABOUT COMING HERE...OH WELL.
2.00PM...NEXT STOP COFFS HARBOUR...ITS TOO HOT TO DRIVE...BUT GOTTA PUSH ON.
3.20PM...THE CLOG BARN...A SMALL HOMELY CAMPSITE.
5.00PM...NU COOKING TEA TONIGHT...I'M NOT GONNA SAY A WORD...NU GETS ON A LINE IF I INTERFERE WHEN SHE'S PLAYING COOK!
5.40PM...TASTED PRETTY GOOD...VEGGIES EXCELLENT.
7.00PM...SITTING IN OUR CHAIRS OUTSIDE VAN...BOX OF WINE.
13.5.08.
8.00AM...THIRSTY...NEED A CUPPA.
8.10AM...KETTLE ON.
8.20AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.00AM...EGG/BACON SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.45AM...WALKING COFF HARBOUR JETTY...CLEAN AIR/CLEAN SEA...POPPED IN TO NEWSAGENTS...GOT ENGLISH NEWSPAPER...WHOOPEE!
11.05AM...DRIVING ONWARDS TO BYRON BAY...JUST AS YOU DRIVE OUT OF COFFS HARBOUR...THERE IS A BIG BANANA...ABOUT 15 FOOT LONG...WHY?...NOT SURE.
12.30PM...DRIVING THRU A PLACE CALLED BALLINA...AS YOU DRIVE INTO THE TOWN THEY HAVE A GIANT 15 FOOT HIGH WHITE SHRIMP THAT ONCE WAS PINK...WHY?...NOT SURE!
12.50PM...STILL IN BALINA...SUPERMARKET...NEEDED SUPPLIES...BACON/EGGS/TUNA ETC.
1.20PM...STILL ON SUPERMARKET CARPARK HAVING A CUPPA COFFEE AND CHEESE AND BICS.
1.50PM...OFF WE SET.
3.15PM...BYRON BAY CAMPSITE NEXT TO BEACH...LEFT NU AND BOX OF WINE ON DECKING OVER LOOKING BEACH...BEST I SET THE VAN...ITS QUICKER MY WAY.
5.00PM...BEANS ON TOAST WITH EGG...SOMETIMES THATS ALL WE NEED...HAD TO MUCH STEAK OF RECENT...ITS FAIRLY CHEAP AT THE MOMENT.
6.10PM...SUN GONE DOWN...SITTING DRINKING WINE NEXT TO VAN...HOOKED UP A LIGHT.
14.5.08.
8.00AM...READY TO ROCK...NIMBIN NEXT STOP!
8.10AM...KETTLE ON.
8.20AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.40AM...SHOWER.
9.05AM...BACON/MUSHROOM SANDWICH...CUPPA COFFEE.
9.40AM...OFF WE TRUNDLE.
10.40AM...LISMORE.
11.20AM...NUMBIN.
11.45AM...CAMPSITE.
12.20PM...CENTRE OF VILLAGE...NOT AS HIPPY AS THE PEOPLE OF NIMBIN LIKE TO THINK THERE VILLAGE IS...THE DAY OF THE HIPPY AS PASSED...TIME TO MOVE ON.
1.00PM...CUPPA COFFEE AT THE RAINBOW CAFE.
2.00PM...STILLING SITTING AT THE RAINBOW...PEOPLE WATCHING...THEY DO A LOVELY ROAST LAMB ROLL IN GRAVY...MIGHT HAVE A SECOND.
3.30PM...ON OUR WAY BACK TO CAMP.
4.30PM...CHEESE/TOMATO/CUCUMBER ON FRENCH STICK.
5.15PM...LIGHT DESERTING US.
6.30PM...HOOKED UP OUTSIDE LIGHT...CHATTING WITH OTHER SURREALISTS.
15.5.08.
8.40AM...STAYING ANOTHER DAY...SO NO HURRY.
9.05AM...KETTLE ON.
9.15AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.35AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.10AM...BACON/MUSHROOM/TOMATO/EGG ON TOAST...YUMMY-YUMMY.
10.50AM...READING NIMBIN MAGAZINE.
12.10AM...WALKED IN TO VILLAGE CENTRE ON MY OWN...NEEDED BREAD.
1.10PM...BACK WITH NU...SHE'S EVER SO PLEASED TO SEE ME...SHE'S LOVES HER PEACE AND TRANQUILITY DISTURBED!...THATS WHAT SHE TOLD ME!
4.30PM...HIPPY DISH.
5.50PM...WAFFERLING WITH FELLOW WAFFLERS.
7.05PM...IN VAN...GONE COOL.
16.5.08.
8.10AM...BODY NOT WANTING TO MOVE...BUT TOLD BODY IT HAD TOO.
8.25AM...KETTLE ON.
8.40AM...CUPPA TEA...WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT MY CUPPA TEA!
9.00AM...SHOWER.
9.25AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.00AM...OFF WE SET...ABOUT 110K TO TWEED HEADS.
10.45AM...LOVELY LAZY LANES...SUN SHINING...EVERYTHING IS AS I LIKE IT TO BE.
11.50AM...TWEED HEADS.
12.05PM...A MONUMENT TO CAPTAIN COOK...AS MONUMENTS GO...THIS ONE IS WELL BORING.
1.00PM...DRIVING ON TO BRISBANE.
2.40PM...DIDN'T ENJOY DRIVING INTO BRISBANE...NOT KEEN ON CITY TRAFFIC.
2.45PM...CAMPSITE...ABOUT 4K[BUS RIDE] FROM CITY CENTRE.
3.10PM...SUPERMARKET...NEED LOADS...STAYING 3 NIGHTS.
4.00PM...PREPARING SPAG BOL...WILLIS RECIPE.
4.20PM...COOKING SPAG BOL...WILLIS WAY!...THIS WOMAN AS JUST WALKED INTO THE CAMP KITCHEN AND IS WAFFERLING AWAY...I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DO TO ATTRACT THEM!
4.40PM...TOOK HER TO SEE NU...IT ALWAYS HELPS TO GET RID OF THEM...I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE CHATTING ME UP OR JUST FIND ME INTERESTING!
5.30PM...WELL EATABLE...THATS THE SPAG BOL!...THINK I MIGHT HAVE OVERDONE THE SPICES THOUGH.
6.05PM...THAI WOMAN PASSING...NU AND I HAVE JUST FINISHED EATING...WE NOW KNOW THIS THAI WOMANS LIFE STORY!
8.00PM...TIME TO GO INDOORS.
HAPPY CHAPS ON WE.
BYE FOR NOWZ.
8.05AM...OH DEAR...HERE WE GO AGAIN...AFTER 4 NIGHTS IN A SEMI LUXURY CABIN IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...ITS BACK TO BEING A VANNIE!
8.15AM...KETTLE ON.
8.25AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.40AM...SHOWER.
9.05AM...GETTING VAN SORTED.
9.25AM...BACON/MUSHROOM SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
10.05AM...VAN STARTS STRAIGHT AWAY.
10.40AM...THE TOWN OF KATOOMA...CHEMIST AND BANK.
11.05AM...THE VILLAGE OF LEURA...BOUGHT A METAL DOG...POSTED HIM STRAIGHT TO MOTHER.
11.30AM...WE ARE ON OUR WAY.
12.10PM...PENRITH.
12.35PM...RICHMOND.
2.00PM...WISEMENS FERRY...STOPPED OFF FOR A CHEESE.CUCUMBER SANDWICH IN PICNIC AREA.
2.40PM...ON OUR WAY AGAIN.
4.00PM...TOUKLEY.
5.10PM...LAKE MACQUIURIE CAMPSITE...NOT THE BEST..BUT IT'LL HAVE TO DO...DONE ENOUGH DRIVING FOR TO DAY.
6.10PM...SPAG BOL...YESTERDAYS LEFTOVERS REHEATED...AWESOME!
7.10PM...IN BACK OF VAN...MAGAZINE READING...TIME FOR A WHISKEY.
9.5.08.
7.50AM...ITS BEEN A WARM NIGHT...WEATHER CHANGING.
8.05AM...KETTLE ON.
8.20AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.35AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.00AM...BACON/TOMATO SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.30AM...PRETTY MUCH READY TO MOVE...NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS CAMPSITE...THOUGH IT DOES HAVE NICE VIEWS OF THE LAKE.
9.50AM...WE ARE ON OUR WAY...ABOUT 300K TO DO TO DAY...NEXY STOP TAREE...ABOUT HALF WAY.
10.30AM...WE ARE DRIVING THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY...THERE ARE TURN OFFS FOR...NEWCASTLE/LIVERPOOL/STROUD/GLOUCESTER/GATESHEAD/CARDIFF/ SWANSEA/HEXHAM AND EVEN BIRMINGHAM GARDENS!...WHY COULDN'T THE OZZIES THINK UP THERE OWN NAMES FOR PLACES?...INSTEAD OF NICKING OURS!
12.45PM...TAREE...SUPERMARKET...NEED LOADS.
1.40PM...OF WE GO AGAIN.
3.30PM...PORT MAQUIRIE CAMPSITE...IT LOOKS A WONDERFUL PLACE...CLEAN AND PRETTY.
4.15PM...CHEESE/BRANSTON/FRENCH STICK...BEER...TASTE BUDS TINGLING...THINK I'LL BE IN MY SHORTS TOMORROW IF THIS WEATHER KEEPS UP.
5.30PM...WALKING SEA FRONT...DUSK HAPPENS QUICKLY HERE...15 MINS AGO IT WAS LIGHT....A SINGLE SWAN FLOATS ON THE STILL BLUE WATER...ITS PICTURE POSTCARD...THE AIR IS WARM AND STILL.
6.10PM...WALKING THRU TOWN CENTRE...VERY UNBUSY...PEOPLE WAKING/TALKING...BUT NOTHING IS HEARD...SO PEACEFUL...ABSURD.
7.15PM...FISH AND CHIPS TO SHARE...NOT THE BEST.
7.50PM...PUB/CAFE.
9.00PM...BACK AT VAN...READY FOR BED.
10.5.08.
8.25AM...ANOTHER DAY DAWNS.
8.40AM...KETTLE ON.
8.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.25AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.05AM...BACON/MUSHROOM/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA TEA.
11.10AM...SITTING IN SUNSHINE...SHORTS ON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO MONTHS!
1.00PM...WALKING INTO TOWN CENTRE...NU NEEDS A NEW PAIR OF TROUSERS...SHE LEFT A PAIR ON THE LINE AT SOME CAMPSITE.
2.00PM...PUB...ITS HARD TO FIND DECENT BEER IN OZ...NU AND I MIX A DARK STOUT WITH LEMONADE.
3.20PM...BACK ON CAMPSITE...CHEESE AND BREAD...YUMMY...WEATHER STILL WARM.
5.00PM...PREPARING VEGGIES.
6.05PM...STEAK/SPUDS/CARROT/PARSNIPS/CAULI...BELLY FULL.
6.30PM...WASHING UP DONE...SITTING OUTSIDE VAN...WITH OUR LAMP FOR LIGHT.
8.00PM...GONE COOL.
11.5.08.
7.30AM...I DON'T KNOW WHAT TODAY AS IN STORE.
7.45AM...KETTLE ON.
8.00AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.15AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.00AM...BACON/MUSHROOM/EGG ON TOAST...CUPPA TEA.
9.25AM...STARTED VAN.
10.10AM...OFF WE GO.
10.30AM...PALM COURT HOTEL.
10.45AM...WE HAVE A ROOM WITH A TELE.
12.05PM...CASINO ROYALE...JIMMY BOND MOVIE ON.
2.30PM...WE ARE GONNA WALK BACK TO CAMPSITE...ABOUT 1K...LEFT OUR WASHING DRYING ON THE LINE.
3.40PM...WE HAVE OUR WASHING.
3.55PM...PUB.
4.30PM...ANOTHER PUB/CAFE...WHERE YOU CAN COOK YOUR OWN STEAK...THEY SUPPLY THE MEAT,SALAD AND SPUD...THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO EAT AT THIS TIME ON A SUNDAY...YOU CAN WAIT TILL 6.30PM...AND THEN THEY'LL DO IT FOR YOU...SPENDING OUTA CONTROL...ALSO BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF WELL HEELED CHARDONNAY.
6.00PM...BACK IN OUR HOTEL ROOM.
7.00PM...BOTTLE OF ROSE...CHEESE AND BICS.
9.00PM...ENGLISH FOOTIE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF LIVE ON TELE...NU READING.
12.05AM...FINAL DAY OF PREM SEASON IN ENGLAND JUST KICKED OFF...MAN U/WIGAN LIVE ON TELE...PLUS THEY TELL ALL THE OTHER SCORES AS THEY HAPPEN...NU ASLEEP!
12.5.08.
8.30AM...DIDN'T GET TO BED TILL 2.30AM...HEAD IN A DITHER.
8.45AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.00AM...SHOWER.
9.30AM...ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.50AM...CARRYING BAGS TO VAN.
10.10AM...OFF WE GO...VAN STARTED FIRST TIME.
11.05AM...FREDRICKSON...A SMALL VILLAGE FAMOUS FOR ITS FREDO PIES.
11.15AM...MUSHROOM/CHICKEN FOR ME...CAULI/BROCOLI AND CHEESE FOR NU...MINE HAD A WEE BIT TO MUCH SALT IN IT.
12.40PM...HEADING TOWARDS A SMALL VILLAGE CALLED TAYLORS ARM...WHICH AS A PUB WHICH IS FAMOUS FOR HAVING NO BEER!
1.05PM...THE PUB WITH NO BEER ACTUALLY SELLS BEER...BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY...CAUSE BELIEVE ME ITS PRETTY AWFUL STUFF...YEARS AGO IT DIDN'T SELL BEER AND THATS HOW IT BECAME FAMOUS...I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU...I JUST DON'T SEE ANYTHING WORTHWHILE ABOUT COMING HERE...OH WELL.
2.00PM...NEXT STOP COFFS HARBOUR...ITS TOO HOT TO DRIVE...BUT GOTTA PUSH ON.
3.20PM...THE CLOG BARN...A SMALL HOMELY CAMPSITE.
5.00PM...NU COOKING TEA TONIGHT...I'M NOT GONNA SAY A WORD...NU GETS ON A LINE IF I INTERFERE WHEN SHE'S PLAYING COOK!
5.40PM...TASTED PRETTY GOOD...VEGGIES EXCELLENT.
7.00PM...SITTING IN OUR CHAIRS OUTSIDE VAN...BOX OF WINE.
13.5.08.
8.00AM...THIRSTY...NEED A CUPPA.
8.10AM...KETTLE ON.
8.20AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.00AM...EGG/BACON SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
9.45AM...WALKING COFF HARBOUR JETTY...CLEAN AIR/CLEAN SEA...POPPED IN TO NEWSAGENTS...GOT ENGLISH NEWSPAPER...WHOOPEE!
11.05AM...DRIVING ONWARDS TO BYRON BAY...JUST AS YOU DRIVE OUT OF COFFS HARBOUR...THERE IS A BIG BANANA...ABOUT 15 FOOT LONG...WHY?...NOT SURE.
12.30PM...DRIVING THRU A PLACE CALLED BALLINA...AS YOU DRIVE INTO THE TOWN THEY HAVE A GIANT 15 FOOT HIGH WHITE SHRIMP THAT ONCE WAS PINK...WHY?...NOT SURE!
12.50PM...STILL IN BALINA...SUPERMARKET...NEEDED SUPPLIES...BACON/EGGS/TUNA ETC.
1.20PM...STILL ON SUPERMARKET CARPARK HAVING A CUPPA COFFEE AND CHEESE AND BICS.
1.50PM...OFF WE SET.
3.15PM...BYRON BAY CAMPSITE NEXT TO BEACH...LEFT NU AND BOX OF WINE ON DECKING OVER LOOKING BEACH...BEST I SET THE VAN...ITS QUICKER MY WAY.
5.00PM...BEANS ON TOAST WITH EGG...SOMETIMES THATS ALL WE NEED...HAD TO MUCH STEAK OF RECENT...ITS FAIRLY CHEAP AT THE MOMENT.
6.10PM...SUN GONE DOWN...SITTING DRINKING WINE NEXT TO VAN...HOOKED UP A LIGHT.
14.5.08.
8.00AM...READY TO ROCK...NIMBIN NEXT STOP!
8.10AM...KETTLE ON.
8.20AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.40AM...SHOWER.
9.05AM...BACON/MUSHROOM SANDWICH...CUPPA COFFEE.
9.40AM...OFF WE TRUNDLE.
10.40AM...LISMORE.
11.20AM...NUMBIN.
11.45AM...CAMPSITE.
12.20PM...CENTRE OF VILLAGE...NOT AS HIPPY AS THE PEOPLE OF NIMBIN LIKE TO THINK THERE VILLAGE IS...THE DAY OF THE HIPPY AS PASSED...TIME TO MOVE ON.
1.00PM...CUPPA COFFEE AT THE RAINBOW CAFE.
2.00PM...STILLING SITTING AT THE RAINBOW...PEOPLE WATCHING...THEY DO A LOVELY ROAST LAMB ROLL IN GRAVY...MIGHT HAVE A SECOND.
3.30PM...ON OUR WAY BACK TO CAMP.
4.30PM...CHEESE/TOMATO/CUCUMBER ON FRENCH STICK.
5.15PM...LIGHT DESERTING US.
6.30PM...HOOKED UP OUTSIDE LIGHT...CHATTING WITH OTHER SURREALISTS.
15.5.08.
8.40AM...STAYING ANOTHER DAY...SO NO HURRY.
9.05AM...KETTLE ON.
9.15AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.35AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
10.10AM...BACON/MUSHROOM/TOMATO/EGG ON TOAST...YUMMY-YUMMY.
10.50AM...READING NIMBIN MAGAZINE.
12.10AM...WALKED IN TO VILLAGE CENTRE ON MY OWN...NEEDED BREAD.
1.10PM...BACK WITH NU...SHE'S EVER SO PLEASED TO SEE ME...SHE'S LOVES HER PEACE AND TRANQUILITY DISTURBED!...THATS WHAT SHE TOLD ME!
4.30PM...HIPPY DISH.
5.50PM...WAFFERLING WITH FELLOW WAFFLERS.
7.05PM...IN VAN...GONE COOL.
16.5.08.
8.10AM...BODY NOT WANTING TO MOVE...BUT TOLD BODY IT HAD TOO.
8.25AM...KETTLE ON.
8.40AM...CUPPA TEA...WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT MY CUPPA TEA!
9.00AM...SHOWER.
9.25AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
10.00AM...OFF WE SET...ABOUT 110K TO TWEED HEADS.
10.45AM...LOVELY LAZY LANES...SUN SHINING...EVERYTHING IS AS I LIKE IT TO BE.
11.50AM...TWEED HEADS.
12.05PM...A MONUMENT TO CAPTAIN COOK...AS MONUMENTS GO...THIS ONE IS WELL BORING.
1.00PM...DRIVING ON TO BRISBANE.
2.40PM...DIDN'T ENJOY DRIVING INTO BRISBANE...NOT KEEN ON CITY TRAFFIC.
2.45PM...CAMPSITE...ABOUT 4K[BUS RIDE] FROM CITY CENTRE.
3.10PM...SUPERMARKET...NEED LOADS...STAYING 3 NIGHTS.
4.00PM...PREPARING SPAG BOL...WILLIS RECIPE.
4.20PM...COOKING SPAG BOL...WILLIS WAY!...THIS WOMAN AS JUST WALKED INTO THE CAMP KITCHEN AND IS WAFFERLING AWAY...I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DO TO ATTRACT THEM!
4.40PM...TOOK HER TO SEE NU...IT ALWAYS HELPS TO GET RID OF THEM...I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE CHATTING ME UP OR JUST FIND ME INTERESTING!
5.30PM...WELL EATABLE...THATS THE SPAG BOL!...THINK I MIGHT HAVE OVERDONE THE SPICES THOUGH.
6.05PM...THAI WOMAN PASSING...NU AND I HAVE JUST FINISHED EATING...WE NOW KNOW THIS THAI WOMANS LIFE STORY!
8.00PM...TIME TO GO INDOORS.
HAPPY CHAPS ON WE.
BYE FOR NOWZ.
Friday, 9 May 2008
AUSTRALIA...PART NINE OF MANY...
29.4.08.
8.10AM...ITS BEEN RAINING AGAIN...LOOKS WELL WET OUTSIDE.
8.20AM...KETTLE ON.
8.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.50AM...SHOWER.
9.10AM...BACON/TOMATO SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
9.35AM...TRYING TO START VAN.
10.05AM...NU AND TWO OTHERS PUSHING...VAN ROARS INTO LIFE.
10.30AM...DEPARTING CAMPSITE.
10.40AM...CARPARK...CENTRE OF TOWN.
11.00AM...WALKING HIGH STREET.
11.30AM...NU GONE FOR HER APPOINTMENT AT THE DOCTORS.
12.20PM...NU AS HER PERSCRIPTION...THATS A WEIGHT OF THE OLD SHOULDERS.
1.00PM...CAKE SHOP...PASTIE AND CHEESE ROLL.
1.50PM...NU IN INTERNET CAFE...EMAILING...I'M IN THE PUB LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO PLAY POOL WITH.
3.15PM...DRIVING TO DEVONPORT.
3.50PM...BIT EARLY FOR FERRY...WE ARE IN THE QUEUE...START LOADING AT 5.30PM.
4.20PM...NU TIDYING VAN...I'M OFF FOR A WALK...BORED OR WHAT!
5.45PM...THEY'VE OPENED THE GATES.
5.55PM...THEY WANT TO INSPECT THE VAN.
6.05PM...THEY TOOK OUR GAS CANS OFF US...THEY'LL RETURN THEM WHEN WE REACH MELBOURNE.
6.20PM...BACK IN THE QUEUE.
6.45PM...PARKED VAN UP IN FERRY...NEEDA DRINK.
7.15PM...CHEESE/CUCUMBER SANDWICH...WHITE WINE...WATCHING'OZ GOT TALENT' ON TV...NO COMMENT.
9.00PM...FINISHED IUR BOX OF WINE...SO WE'VE SEATED OURSELVES AT THE BAR...NU STILL ON THE WHITE...I'M GONNA HAVE A JACK D.
11.15PM...HAVING CHATTED TO A FEW PASSING FOLK...5 JD LATER...5 WHITE WINE LATER...WE HAVE HAD AN ENJOYABLE EVENING...TIME TO WOBBLE TO OUR PRE-BOOKED RECLINABLE SEATS.
11.35PM...GOOD NIGHT!
30.4.08.
6.00AM...AWAKE...MY RECLINABLE SEAT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIT MORE RECLINABLE!...I THINK I'VE SLEPT...FEEL UNCLEAN.
6.20AM...COFFEE...STILL HOT IN OUR CHEAP FLASK.
6.50AM...LOUDSPEAKER BELLOWS[AND IT IS A BELLOW!]...WIOLL ALL DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS PLEASE RETURN TO THERE VEHICLES.
7.10AM...SITTING IN OUR VAN...WAITING ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO LEAVE FERRY.
7.15AM...OFF WE ROLL.
7.25AM...PICKED UP GAS CANS.
7.45AM...GOING OVER WESTGATE BRIDGE...TRAFFIC GOING SLOW.
8.20AM...CAMPSITE.
8.40AM...CUPPA TEA...ITS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHEN YOU REALLY APPRECIATE A CUPPA.
9.10AM...SUPERMARKET...BREAD,BACON,EGGS ETC.
9.50AM...BREAKFAST...WELL DEVOURED...COFFEE.
10.45AM...SHOWER.
11.30AM...JOY...THE FRIEND WE MADE EARLIER ON IN OUR TRIP ARRIVES...SHE'S GONNA TAKE US ON A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF MELBOURNE.
12.10PM...WEAVING THRU TRAFFIC IN HER TOYOTA ECHO.
1.30PM...AFTER MANY U-TURNS WE ARRIVE IN ST.KILDA...A SUBURB OF MELBOURNE...JOY MAKES MELBOURNE TRAFFIC LOOK EASY...I'M HAPPY BEING A PASSENGER.
2.15PM...JOY AND NU ARE TUCKING INTO A CHICKEN DISH...I THINK THEY HAVE GOT A WHOLE CHICKEN BETWWEN THEM...I'VE GOT DTEAK IN MUSHROOM SAUCE...VERY GENOUROUS HELPINGS.
3.40PM...BOTANICAL GARDENS...ENJOYING THE WALK...CAFE...NU AND JOY TUCKING INTO SCONES...A SLICE OF CHEESE CAKE FOR LITTLE ME!
5.05PM...PARKED IN CITY CENTRE CARPARK.
5.30PM...PUB...CAN'T REMEMBER NAME...GOT PICTURES OF A GIRL CALLED CHLOE EVERYWHERE...NAKED...CORNER TABLE...WONDERFUL VIEWS...BEER,JUST ABOUT PASSABLE.
6.00PM...WALKING THRU CITY...I COULD WALK FOREVER.
6.30PM...EUREKA TOWER...88th FLOOR...EARS POPPED ON THE WAY UP.
7.25PM...BACK IN CAR...OFF TO MEET JOYS DAUGHTER AND HAVE SOME MORE EATS!
8.00PM...MET UP WITH LACEY[DAUGHTER].
8.15PM...SCOFFING PIZZA/BOTLE OF RED TO SHARE.
9.15PM...DEPART RESTAURANT...WELL FAT!
10.00PM...BACK AT CAMPSITE...A WELL PLEASANT DAY...THANKS JOY...IF YOU DO EVER COME TO ENGLAND...WE WILL CERTAINLY REPAY THE COMPLIMENT.
1.5.08.
9.10AM...WAS GONNA HEAD FOR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY...ITS RAINED ALL NIGHT...SO WE ARE GONNA STAY PUT FOR ANOTHER DAY.
9.35AM...KETTLE ON.
9.50AM...CUPPA TEA.
10.45AM...BACON/EGG/TOMATO/MUSHROOM/TOAST...CUPPA COFFEE...WONDERFUL.
11.55AM...NU IRONING.
12.10PM...MANAGED TO GET ENGLISH NEWSPAPER YESTERDAY...SO I'M HAPPY!
2.00PM...NU ON THE WINE...GUESS I BETTER JOIN HER.
2.30PM...RAINS RETURNED.
3.30PM...SUPERMARKET...NEED EVERYTHING FOR SPAG BOL TONIGHT.
5.00PM...IN CAMP KITCHEN PREPARING ONIONS AND PEPPERS FOR SPAG BOL...CHATTING WITH ANYBODY WHO'S WILLING TO CHAT TO ME...THINK I'VE HAD ENOUGH WINE!
6.00PM...NU JOINS ME...SOME TIMES I FEEL LOST IF SHE'S NOT THERE.
6.40PM...WONDERFUL,WONDERFUL SPAG...I COULD BE A TOP COOK...I PROBABLY AM...ANY BODY CAN COOK...ITS SUCH AN EASY SILLY THING TO DO.
7.55PM...ITS BEEN A NOTHING DAY...I LIKE NOTHING DAYS.
8.20PM...FANCY A SQUARE OF CHOCALATE...DON'T YOU?
2.5.08.
8.00AM...MY FIRST THOUGHT...LOADSA DRIVING...THINK I'LL STAY IN BED.
8.15AM...KETTLE ON.
8.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.50AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.30AM...TWO FRIED EGGS ON TOAST WITH THE LAST OF THE MUSHROOMS...NU HAD A BACON AND EGG SANDWICH...COFFEE.
10.10AM...GOODBYE MELBOURNE.
11.05AM...BALLARAT.
11.50AM...CASTLEMAINE.
12.35PM...BANDIGO.
2.15PM...SHEPPERTON.
2.50PM...LAYBY...CHEESE/CUCUMBER SANDWICH...CUPPA COFFEE FROM OUR FAVOURITE FLASK.
5.00PM...FINLEY AT LAST.
5.15PM...CAMPSITE...NOT SURE...WE ARE THE ONLY ONES STAYING HERE...IT'LL DO.
5.40PM...WARMING SPAG BOL LEFTOVERS...TASES EVEN BETTER THAN YESATERDAYS!
6.30PM...SNUG AS A BUG IN VAN... CUP OF RED WINE.
8.15PM...COVERED SOME GROUND TODAY...SAME AGAIN TOMORROW.
8.25PM...HEAD ON PILLOW.
3.5.08.
7.00AM...ITS COLD...SLEPT WELL.
7.20AM...KETTLE ON.
7.25AM...,CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...SHOWER...A VERY DIMLY LIT SHOWER BLOCK.
8.30AM...PORRIDGE/CUPPA COFFEE.
9.00AM...STARTED VAN...LET HER WARM THRU.
9.55AM...ON OUR WAY.
11.30AM...NARRANDARA.
11.40AM...SUPERMARKET...NU FANCIES SAUSAGES...ALSO NEED BREAD AND SWEETS...SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL LIKE BUYING A PACKET OF CIGS AND EATING THEM!
2.05PM...WEST WYLONG.
4.00PM...COWRA.
5.30PM...BATHURST.
5.50PM...CHIP SHOP/CAFE...FISH AND CHIPS FOR TWO PLEASE.
6.05PM...SMELLS GOOD...BUT THEY ONLY SUPPLY FORKS...NO KNIVES...THIS IS OZ DON'T FORGET...I WOULD EXPECT THIS IN INDONESIA...BUT HERE IN OZ A CAFE WITH NO KNIVES!...OK,CALM DOWN...I'LL GET OURS FROM THE VAN!
7.00PM...BOOKED ONTO CAMPSITE.
7.20PM...CUPPA TEA...NEEDED!...1100K I'VE DRIVEN IN TWO DAYS...POOR ME?...POOR VAN!
8.10PM...IN CAMPKITCHEN...DOING WASHING UP...FULL OF OZZIES...HAVEN'T THEY GOT HOMES TO GO TOO?...PROBABLY NOT!...THERE IS A GROWING HOMELESS COMMUNITY IN OZ...SAD,BUT TRUE.
9.00PM...NU IN LAUNDRY...SHE'S JUST SPILT A GLASS OF RED WINE ALL OVER THE BED AND ME...ACCIDENTS HAPPEN...OUCH!
4.5.08.
8.00AM...ANOTHER COLD NIGHT.
8.10AM...KETTLE ON.
8.25AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.50AM...SHOWER.
9.20AM...VAN PRETTY MUCH SORTED.
9.30AM...BREAKIE TIME...SAUSAGE AND EGG SANDWICH...WE HAVE TRIED TO FIND DECENT OZ SAUSAGES...BUT I'M AFRAIS OZ DOES NOT TO GOOD BANGERS...BINNED'EM!
10.15AM...HAD TO PUSH VAN...SHE STARTED STRAIGHT AWAY...BLESS!...SHE JUST LIKES BEING A PAIN SOMETIMES!
11.30AM...BLACKHEATH...A SMALLISH VILLAGE IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...FROM HERE WE CAN TAKE THE TRAIN TO SYDNEY...SAME ME DRIVING.
12.10PM...RENTED A SMALL HUT WITH COOKING FACILITIES FOR FOUR NIGHTS.
1.30PM...WALKED INTO CENTRE OF TOWN.
2.10PM...SUNDAY LUNCH...ROAST BEEF ETC/APPLE PIE AND CREAM.
3.40PM...TRAIN STATION...CHECKING TIMETABLE FOR SYDNEY.
4.00PM...PUB.
4.40PM...PHONED PAULINE/JEANIE.
5.10PM...BOUGHT A BOX OF 4 LITRE WINE...CHARDONNAY.
6.00PM...BACK IN HUT...ITS GONE COLD.
6.30PM...AUSTRALIAN WORLD NEWS.
7.00PM...CHEESE AND BICS/WHITE WINE.
8.00PM...DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NAPOLEON...WHEN YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED TV FOR A WHILE...EVERYTHING SEEMS WORTH WATCHING...ACTUALLY NAPOLEON WAS AN ALRIGHT CHAP!
5.5.08.
7.00AM...ALARM.
710AM...KETTLE ON.
7.20AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.35AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.05AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
8.30AM...WE HAVE A TRAIN TO CATCH...NU AND I ARE IN TROT MODE UP THRU PARK.
9.00AM...TRAIN STATION...PHEW!
9.05AM...TICKETS.
9.13AM...ON TRAIN TO SYDNEY CENTRAL.
10.15AM...ITS A LOVELY TRAIN...NOT OVERLY GRAFITTIED.
10.25AM...WOODY AND COUNTRIFIDISH...NO SUCH WORD IS THERE?...THERE IS NOW!...WONDERFUL SCENERY IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY!
10.40AM...PENRITH...OH!
10.45AM...AFTER PENRITH STATION...EVERYTHING IS BUILT UP...FACTORIES AND OLD CRUMBLING GRAFITTED BUILDINGS.
11.32AM...SYDNEY CENTRAL...SPOT THE WHITE MAN!
11.45AM...ON A GREEN AND CREAM COLOURED DINGY TRAIN TO CIRCULAR QUAY.
12.10PM...CIRCULAR QUAY...PURCHASED TICKET FOR HOP ON/HOP OFF TOUR BUS...THERES ONE EVERY 20 MINS.
12.20PM...NEED FOOD...A BIG FAT CHICKEN/TOMATO/LETTUCE COB...HAD ONE EACH.
12.35PM...ON TOUR BUS.
12.50PM...OPERA HOUSE...NOT AS IMPRESSIVE OR AS LARGE AS I THOUGHT.
1.35PM...BACK ON TOUR BUS.
1.55PM...GOING OVER HARBOUR BRIDGE...NU PHOTO-ING AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
3.00PM...DARLING HARBOUR...TIME FOR A BEER.
4.05PM...BACK ON BUS...HEADING FOR BONDI...FANCY A SURF?
5.10PM...BONDI BEACH...DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT...ITS A BEACH!
5.50PM...RUNNING...YES RUNNING!...NU AND I DON'T DO THIS OFTEN...BUT WE HAVE A TRAIN TO CATCH!...ALTHOUGH DID MANAGE TO STOP FOR A COUPLE OF CANS AND A BAG OF TWISTIES...PLUS MADE THE LOO!
6.10PM...RAN THRU BARRIER...GUARD SHOUTING 'COME ON!'.
6.11PM...TRAIN MOVING...ITS PACKED SO WE HAD TO STAND...BUT WE WERE HAPPY TO HAVE MADE IT...WE'VE PACKED SO MUCH INTO TODAY!
7.05PM...A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT OFF AT PENRITH...SO WE HAVE A SEAT NOW.
8.24PM...BLACKHEATH...OFF WE GET.
8.35PM...WALKING HIGH STREET...NEED A MEAL...EVERYTHING CLOSED.
9.10PM...BACK AT CABIN.
9.40PM...HIPPY DISH.
10.10PM...WHISKEY!
6.5.08.
9.10AM...NO HURRY...HAVING A REST DAY.
9.20AM...KETTLE ON.
9.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.40AM...BACK IN BED...NEED A CUDDLE..DIDN'T GO TO BED TILL 1.00AM...SO BODY STILL TIRED.
10.50AM...BACON/EGG/TOMATO ON TOAST...COFFEE.
12.05PM...WALKED IN TO TOWN CENTRE...NEED A FEW THINGS...PLUS ENGLISH NEWSPAPER.
12.25PM...BLACKHEATH DOESN'T HAVE MUCH APART FROM TRINKET/ANTIQUE SHOPS AND A LOUSY SUPERMARKET WITH LITTLE TO OFFER...SO HAD TO BUY VEG FROM VEG SHOP...AND MEAT FRROM BUTCHERS...WELL EXPENSIVE...BUT WE ARE WORTH IT!...ALSO HAD TO GET NU'S BEER.
1.50PM...BACK AT OUR RENTED CABIN.
2.05PM...READING NEWSPAPER...ENJOYING A BEER...I THINK WE GOT BACK JUST IN TIME...DROP OF RAIN IN THE AIR.
4.00PM...CLEANED VAN...IT NEEDED IT!
5.15PM...PREWPARING VEGGIES.
6.00PM...CABBAGE/CARROTS/SPUDS ON THE BOIL....PORK FRYING.
6.25PM...AWESOME MEAL...YOU CAN'T BEAT COOKING FOR YOURSELF...WE'VE EATEN OUT TO MANY TIMES...AND I'M AFRAID ITS HARD TO FIND DECENT FAIR...THE OZZIES ARE NOT THE BEST OF COOKS.
7.20PM...A GLASS OR THREE OF CHARDONNAY...THAT RUBBISH OZ TALENT SHOW ON TELE AGAIN!
7.5.08.
7.00AM...ALARM.
7.05AM...DO I HAVE TO GET UP?!
7.08AM NO AND YES...MEANT TO BE CATCHING 9.00AM BUS TO KATOOMBA.
7.30AM...KETTLE ON.
7.45AM...CUPPA TEA[STILL IN BED].
8.20AM...NEED THEW LOO.
8.40AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.10AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...COFFEE...GONNA TAKE THE 10.40AM BUS NOW.
10.00AM...STARTED WALKING INTO VILLAGE TO CATCH BUS.
10.03AM...100 YARDS COVERED...ITS TO COLD LETS TAKE THE VAN.
10.10AM...IN VAN...SHE STARTS STRAIGHT AWAY...OBVIOUSLY MISSED US.
10.40AM...PARKED UP IN KATOOMBA.
11.10AM...ON TOU BUS.
11.25AM...ON STEEPEST TRAIN IN THE WORLD[WELL...SO THE OZZIES SAY]...GOING DOWN DEEP GAUGE TO BASIN.
11.50AM...RETURNED VIA CABLE CAR...THE EXCITEMENTS TO MUCH!
12.10PM...BACK ON TOUR BUS.
12.30PM...'BYGONE BEAUTIES'...A SHOP IN LEURA SELLING ONLY TEAPOTS...OVER 3,000 OF THEM...PLUS IT AS A LITTLE TEA HOUSE.
12.45PM...SCONES/JAM/CREAM/ENGLISH TEA...WONDERFUL.
1.40PM...BACK ON TOUR BUS...YOU COULD PROBABLY MISTAKE ME FOR A ROCK STAR I'VE BEEN ON SO MANY TOUR BUSES...PLUS I'VE GOT THE HAIR!...MUST BE HARD BEING BALD...I RECKON MEN GO BALD CAUSE THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH SEX...AND START PULLING THERE HAIR OUT IN FRUSTRATION!
2.30PM...BACK IN KATOOMBA TOWN CENTRE.
3.00PM...BOUGHT AC SWEAT SHIRT.
4.00PM...BOUGHT A ESKY[COOL BOX]
4.30PM...ON THE WAY BACK TO OUR CABIN.
5.30PM...SPAG BOL...WILLIS RECIPE...I COULD MARKET IT YOU KNOW!
7.10PM...NU MENDING VAN MATTRESS...I'M READING NEWSPAPER...IN BETWEEN THREADING COTTON!
IF I WAS A TREE,
YOU'D STILL BE IN AWE OF ME!
BYE FOR NOWZ.
8.10AM...ITS BEEN RAINING AGAIN...LOOKS WELL WET OUTSIDE.
8.20AM...KETTLE ON.
8.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.50AM...SHOWER.
9.10AM...BACON/TOMATO SANDWICH...CUPPA TEA.
9.35AM...TRYING TO START VAN.
10.05AM...NU AND TWO OTHERS PUSHING...VAN ROARS INTO LIFE.
10.30AM...DEPARTING CAMPSITE.
10.40AM...CARPARK...CENTRE OF TOWN.
11.00AM...WALKING HIGH STREET.
11.30AM...NU GONE FOR HER APPOINTMENT AT THE DOCTORS.
12.20PM...NU AS HER PERSCRIPTION...THATS A WEIGHT OF THE OLD SHOULDERS.
1.00PM...CAKE SHOP...PASTIE AND CHEESE ROLL.
1.50PM...NU IN INTERNET CAFE...EMAILING...I'M IN THE PUB LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO PLAY POOL WITH.
3.15PM...DRIVING TO DEVONPORT.
3.50PM...BIT EARLY FOR FERRY...WE ARE IN THE QUEUE...START LOADING AT 5.30PM.
4.20PM...NU TIDYING VAN...I'M OFF FOR A WALK...BORED OR WHAT!
5.45PM...THEY'VE OPENED THE GATES.
5.55PM...THEY WANT TO INSPECT THE VAN.
6.05PM...THEY TOOK OUR GAS CANS OFF US...THEY'LL RETURN THEM WHEN WE REACH MELBOURNE.
6.20PM...BACK IN THE QUEUE.
6.45PM...PARKED VAN UP IN FERRY...NEEDA DRINK.
7.15PM...CHEESE/CUCUMBER SANDWICH...WHITE WINE...WATCHING'OZ GOT TALENT' ON TV...NO COMMENT.
9.00PM...FINISHED IUR BOX OF WINE...SO WE'VE SEATED OURSELVES AT THE BAR...NU STILL ON THE WHITE...I'M GONNA HAVE A JACK D.
11.15PM...HAVING CHATTED TO A FEW PASSING FOLK...5 JD LATER...5 WHITE WINE LATER...WE HAVE HAD AN ENJOYABLE EVENING...TIME TO WOBBLE TO OUR PRE-BOOKED RECLINABLE SEATS.
11.35PM...GOOD NIGHT!
30.4.08.
6.00AM...AWAKE...MY RECLINABLE SEAT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIT MORE RECLINABLE!...I THINK I'VE SLEPT...FEEL UNCLEAN.
6.20AM...COFFEE...STILL HOT IN OUR CHEAP FLASK.
6.50AM...LOUDSPEAKER BELLOWS[AND IT IS A BELLOW!]...WIOLL ALL DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS PLEASE RETURN TO THERE VEHICLES.
7.10AM...SITTING IN OUR VAN...WAITING ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO LEAVE FERRY.
7.15AM...OFF WE ROLL.
7.25AM...PICKED UP GAS CANS.
7.45AM...GOING OVER WESTGATE BRIDGE...TRAFFIC GOING SLOW.
8.20AM...CAMPSITE.
8.40AM...CUPPA TEA...ITS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHEN YOU REALLY APPRECIATE A CUPPA.
9.10AM...SUPERMARKET...BREAD,BACON,EGGS ETC.
9.50AM...BREAKFAST...WELL DEVOURED...COFFEE.
10.45AM...SHOWER.
11.30AM...JOY...THE FRIEND WE MADE EARLIER ON IN OUR TRIP ARRIVES...SHE'S GONNA TAKE US ON A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF MELBOURNE.
12.10PM...WEAVING THRU TRAFFIC IN HER TOYOTA ECHO.
1.30PM...AFTER MANY U-TURNS WE ARRIVE IN ST.KILDA...A SUBURB OF MELBOURNE...JOY MAKES MELBOURNE TRAFFIC LOOK EASY...I'M HAPPY BEING A PASSENGER.
2.15PM...JOY AND NU ARE TUCKING INTO A CHICKEN DISH...I THINK THEY HAVE GOT A WHOLE CHICKEN BETWWEN THEM...I'VE GOT DTEAK IN MUSHROOM SAUCE...VERY GENOUROUS HELPINGS.
3.40PM...BOTANICAL GARDENS...ENJOYING THE WALK...CAFE...NU AND JOY TUCKING INTO SCONES...A SLICE OF CHEESE CAKE FOR LITTLE ME!
5.05PM...PARKED IN CITY CENTRE CARPARK.
5.30PM...PUB...CAN'T REMEMBER NAME...GOT PICTURES OF A GIRL CALLED CHLOE EVERYWHERE...NAKED...CORNER TABLE...WONDERFUL VIEWS...BEER,JUST ABOUT PASSABLE.
6.00PM...WALKING THRU CITY...I COULD WALK FOREVER.
6.30PM...EUREKA TOWER...88th FLOOR...EARS POPPED ON THE WAY UP.
7.25PM...BACK IN CAR...OFF TO MEET JOYS DAUGHTER AND HAVE SOME MORE EATS!
8.00PM...MET UP WITH LACEY[DAUGHTER].
8.15PM...SCOFFING PIZZA/BOTLE OF RED TO SHARE.
9.15PM...DEPART RESTAURANT...WELL FAT!
10.00PM...BACK AT CAMPSITE...A WELL PLEASANT DAY...THANKS JOY...IF YOU DO EVER COME TO ENGLAND...WE WILL CERTAINLY REPAY THE COMPLIMENT.
1.5.08.
9.10AM...WAS GONNA HEAD FOR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY...ITS RAINED ALL NIGHT...SO WE ARE GONNA STAY PUT FOR ANOTHER DAY.
9.35AM...KETTLE ON.
9.50AM...CUPPA TEA.
10.45AM...BACON/EGG/TOMATO/MUSHROOM/TOAST...CUPPA COFFEE...WONDERFUL.
11.55AM...NU IRONING.
12.10PM...MANAGED TO GET ENGLISH NEWSPAPER YESTERDAY...SO I'M HAPPY!
2.00PM...NU ON THE WINE...GUESS I BETTER JOIN HER.
2.30PM...RAINS RETURNED.
3.30PM...SUPERMARKET...NEED EVERYTHING FOR SPAG BOL TONIGHT.
5.00PM...IN CAMP KITCHEN PREPARING ONIONS AND PEPPERS FOR SPAG BOL...CHATTING WITH ANYBODY WHO'S WILLING TO CHAT TO ME...THINK I'VE HAD ENOUGH WINE!
6.00PM...NU JOINS ME...SOME TIMES I FEEL LOST IF SHE'S NOT THERE.
6.40PM...WONDERFUL,WONDERFUL SPAG...I COULD BE A TOP COOK...I PROBABLY AM...ANY BODY CAN COOK...ITS SUCH AN EASY SILLY THING TO DO.
7.55PM...ITS BEEN A NOTHING DAY...I LIKE NOTHING DAYS.
8.20PM...FANCY A SQUARE OF CHOCALATE...DON'T YOU?
2.5.08.
8.00AM...MY FIRST THOUGHT...LOADSA DRIVING...THINK I'LL STAY IN BED.
8.15AM...KETTLE ON.
8.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.50AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.30AM...TWO FRIED EGGS ON TOAST WITH THE LAST OF THE MUSHROOMS...NU HAD A BACON AND EGG SANDWICH...COFFEE.
10.10AM...GOODBYE MELBOURNE.
11.05AM...BALLARAT.
11.50AM...CASTLEMAINE.
12.35PM...BANDIGO.
2.15PM...SHEPPERTON.
2.50PM...LAYBY...CHEESE/CUCUMBER SANDWICH...CUPPA COFFEE FROM OUR FAVOURITE FLASK.
5.00PM...FINLEY AT LAST.
5.15PM...CAMPSITE...NOT SURE...WE ARE THE ONLY ONES STAYING HERE...IT'LL DO.
5.40PM...WARMING SPAG BOL LEFTOVERS...TASES EVEN BETTER THAN YESATERDAYS!
6.30PM...SNUG AS A BUG IN VAN... CUP OF RED WINE.
8.15PM...COVERED SOME GROUND TODAY...SAME AGAIN TOMORROW.
8.25PM...HEAD ON PILLOW.
3.5.08.
7.00AM...ITS COLD...SLEPT WELL.
7.20AM...KETTLE ON.
7.25AM...,CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...SHOWER...A VERY DIMLY LIT SHOWER BLOCK.
8.30AM...PORRIDGE/CUPPA COFFEE.
9.00AM...STARTED VAN...LET HER WARM THRU.
9.55AM...ON OUR WAY.
11.30AM...NARRANDARA.
11.40AM...SUPERMARKET...NU FANCIES SAUSAGES...ALSO NEED BREAD AND SWEETS...SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL LIKE BUYING A PACKET OF CIGS AND EATING THEM!
2.05PM...WEST WYLONG.
4.00PM...COWRA.
5.30PM...BATHURST.
5.50PM...CHIP SHOP/CAFE...FISH AND CHIPS FOR TWO PLEASE.
6.05PM...SMELLS GOOD...BUT THEY ONLY SUPPLY FORKS...NO KNIVES...THIS IS OZ DON'T FORGET...I WOULD EXPECT THIS IN INDONESIA...BUT HERE IN OZ A CAFE WITH NO KNIVES!...OK,CALM DOWN...I'LL GET OURS FROM THE VAN!
7.00PM...BOOKED ONTO CAMPSITE.
7.20PM...CUPPA TEA...NEEDED!...1100K I'VE DRIVEN IN TWO DAYS...POOR ME?...POOR VAN!
8.10PM...IN CAMPKITCHEN...DOING WASHING UP...FULL OF OZZIES...HAVEN'T THEY GOT HOMES TO GO TOO?...PROBABLY NOT!...THERE IS A GROWING HOMELESS COMMUNITY IN OZ...SAD,BUT TRUE.
9.00PM...NU IN LAUNDRY...SHE'S JUST SPILT A GLASS OF RED WINE ALL OVER THE BED AND ME...ACCIDENTS HAPPEN...OUCH!
4.5.08.
8.00AM...ANOTHER COLD NIGHT.
8.10AM...KETTLE ON.
8.25AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.50AM...SHOWER.
9.20AM...VAN PRETTY MUCH SORTED.
9.30AM...BREAKIE TIME...SAUSAGE AND EGG SANDWICH...WE HAVE TRIED TO FIND DECENT OZ SAUSAGES...BUT I'M AFRAIS OZ DOES NOT TO GOOD BANGERS...BINNED'EM!
10.15AM...HAD TO PUSH VAN...SHE STARTED STRAIGHT AWAY...BLESS!...SHE JUST LIKES BEING A PAIN SOMETIMES!
11.30AM...BLACKHEATH...A SMALLISH VILLAGE IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...FROM HERE WE CAN TAKE THE TRAIN TO SYDNEY...SAME ME DRIVING.
12.10PM...RENTED A SMALL HUT WITH COOKING FACILITIES FOR FOUR NIGHTS.
1.30PM...WALKED INTO CENTRE OF TOWN.
2.10PM...SUNDAY LUNCH...ROAST BEEF ETC/APPLE PIE AND CREAM.
3.40PM...TRAIN STATION...CHECKING TIMETABLE FOR SYDNEY.
4.00PM...PUB.
4.40PM...PHONED PAULINE/JEANIE.
5.10PM...BOUGHT A BOX OF 4 LITRE WINE...CHARDONNAY.
6.00PM...BACK IN HUT...ITS GONE COLD.
6.30PM...AUSTRALIAN WORLD NEWS.
7.00PM...CHEESE AND BICS/WHITE WINE.
8.00PM...DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NAPOLEON...WHEN YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED TV FOR A WHILE...EVERYTHING SEEMS WORTH WATCHING...ACTUALLY NAPOLEON WAS AN ALRIGHT CHAP!
5.5.08.
7.00AM...ALARM.
710AM...KETTLE ON.
7.20AM...CUPPA TEA.
7.35AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
8.05AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...ANOTHER CUPPA.
8.30AM...WE HAVE A TRAIN TO CATCH...NU AND I ARE IN TROT MODE UP THRU PARK.
9.00AM...TRAIN STATION...PHEW!
9.05AM...TICKETS.
9.13AM...ON TRAIN TO SYDNEY CENTRAL.
10.15AM...ITS A LOVELY TRAIN...NOT OVERLY GRAFITTIED.
10.25AM...WOODY AND COUNTRIFIDISH...NO SUCH WORD IS THERE?...THERE IS NOW!...WONDERFUL SCENERY IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY!
10.40AM...PENRITH...OH!
10.45AM...AFTER PENRITH STATION...EVERYTHING IS BUILT UP...FACTORIES AND OLD CRUMBLING GRAFITTED BUILDINGS.
11.32AM...SYDNEY CENTRAL...SPOT THE WHITE MAN!
11.45AM...ON A GREEN AND CREAM COLOURED DINGY TRAIN TO CIRCULAR QUAY.
12.10PM...CIRCULAR QUAY...PURCHASED TICKET FOR HOP ON/HOP OFF TOUR BUS...THERES ONE EVERY 20 MINS.
12.20PM...NEED FOOD...A BIG FAT CHICKEN/TOMATO/LETTUCE COB...HAD ONE EACH.
12.35PM...ON TOUR BUS.
12.50PM...OPERA HOUSE...NOT AS IMPRESSIVE OR AS LARGE AS I THOUGHT.
1.35PM...BACK ON TOUR BUS.
1.55PM...GOING OVER HARBOUR BRIDGE...NU PHOTO-ING AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
3.00PM...DARLING HARBOUR...TIME FOR A BEER.
4.05PM...BACK ON BUS...HEADING FOR BONDI...FANCY A SURF?
5.10PM...BONDI BEACH...DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT...ITS A BEACH!
5.50PM...RUNNING...YES RUNNING!...NU AND I DON'T DO THIS OFTEN...BUT WE HAVE A TRAIN TO CATCH!...ALTHOUGH DID MANAGE TO STOP FOR A COUPLE OF CANS AND A BAG OF TWISTIES...PLUS MADE THE LOO!
6.10PM...RAN THRU BARRIER...GUARD SHOUTING 'COME ON!'.
6.11PM...TRAIN MOVING...ITS PACKED SO WE HAD TO STAND...BUT WE WERE HAPPY TO HAVE MADE IT...WE'VE PACKED SO MUCH INTO TODAY!
7.05PM...A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT OFF AT PENRITH...SO WE HAVE A SEAT NOW.
8.24PM...BLACKHEATH...OFF WE GET.
8.35PM...WALKING HIGH STREET...NEED A MEAL...EVERYTHING CLOSED.
9.10PM...BACK AT CABIN.
9.40PM...HIPPY DISH.
10.10PM...WHISKEY!
6.5.08.
9.10AM...NO HURRY...HAVING A REST DAY.
9.20AM...KETTLE ON.
9.35AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.40AM...BACK IN BED...NEED A CUDDLE..DIDN'T GO TO BED TILL 1.00AM...SO BODY STILL TIRED.
10.50AM...BACON/EGG/TOMATO ON TOAST...COFFEE.
12.05PM...WALKED IN TO TOWN CENTRE...NEED A FEW THINGS...PLUS ENGLISH NEWSPAPER.
12.25PM...BLACKHEATH DOESN'T HAVE MUCH APART FROM TRINKET/ANTIQUE SHOPS AND A LOUSY SUPERMARKET WITH LITTLE TO OFFER...SO HAD TO BUY VEG FROM VEG SHOP...AND MEAT FRROM BUTCHERS...WELL EXPENSIVE...BUT WE ARE WORTH IT!...ALSO HAD TO GET NU'S BEER.
1.50PM...BACK AT OUR RENTED CABIN.
2.05PM...READING NEWSPAPER...ENJOYING A BEER...I THINK WE GOT BACK JUST IN TIME...DROP OF RAIN IN THE AIR.
4.00PM...CLEANED VAN...IT NEEDED IT!
5.15PM...PREWPARING VEGGIES.
6.00PM...CABBAGE/CARROTS/SPUDS ON THE BOIL....PORK FRYING.
6.25PM...AWESOME MEAL...YOU CAN'T BEAT COOKING FOR YOURSELF...WE'VE EATEN OUT TO MANY TIMES...AND I'M AFRAID ITS HARD TO FIND DECENT FAIR...THE OZZIES ARE NOT THE BEST OF COOKS.
7.20PM...A GLASS OR THREE OF CHARDONNAY...THAT RUBBISH OZ TALENT SHOW ON TELE AGAIN!
7.5.08.
7.00AM...ALARM.
7.05AM...DO I HAVE TO GET UP?!
7.08AM NO AND YES...MEANT TO BE CATCHING 9.00AM BUS TO KATOOMBA.
7.30AM...KETTLE ON.
7.45AM...CUPPA TEA[STILL IN BED].
8.20AM...NEED THEW LOO.
8.40AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.10AM...BACON/EGG SANDWICH...COFFEE...GONNA TAKE THE 10.40AM BUS NOW.
10.00AM...STARTED WALKING INTO VILLAGE TO CATCH BUS.
10.03AM...100 YARDS COVERED...ITS TO COLD LETS TAKE THE VAN.
10.10AM...IN VAN...SHE STARTS STRAIGHT AWAY...OBVIOUSLY MISSED US.
10.40AM...PARKED UP IN KATOOMBA.
11.10AM...ON TOU BUS.
11.25AM...ON STEEPEST TRAIN IN THE WORLD[WELL...SO THE OZZIES SAY]...GOING DOWN DEEP GAUGE TO BASIN.
11.50AM...RETURNED VIA CABLE CAR...THE EXCITEMENTS TO MUCH!
12.10PM...BACK ON TOUR BUS.
12.30PM...'BYGONE BEAUTIES'...A SHOP IN LEURA SELLING ONLY TEAPOTS...OVER 3,000 OF THEM...PLUS IT AS A LITTLE TEA HOUSE.
12.45PM...SCONES/JAM/CREAM/ENGLISH TEA...WONDERFUL.
1.40PM...BACK ON TOUR BUS...YOU COULD PROBABLY MISTAKE ME FOR A ROCK STAR I'VE BEEN ON SO MANY TOUR BUSES...PLUS I'VE GOT THE HAIR!...MUST BE HARD BEING BALD...I RECKON MEN GO BALD CAUSE THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH SEX...AND START PULLING THERE HAIR OUT IN FRUSTRATION!
2.30PM...BACK IN KATOOMBA TOWN CENTRE.
3.00PM...BOUGHT AC SWEAT SHIRT.
4.00PM...BOUGHT A ESKY[COOL BOX]
4.30PM...ON THE WAY BACK TO OUR CABIN.
5.30PM...SPAG BOL...WILLIS RECIPE...I COULD MARKET IT YOU KNOW!
7.10PM...NU MENDING VAN MATTRESS...I'M READING NEWSPAPER...IN BETWEEN THREADING COTTON!
IF I WAS A TREE,
YOU'D STILL BE IN AWE OF ME!
BYE FOR NOWZ.
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