Day 97 Friday 9/9/2022 Murwillumbah to Nambucca Heads, wet sunny 22 We’re up early and get away by 6:30am. The light rain becomes heavy when we join the Pacific Motorway and stays with us for hours. It clears by Yamba … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 97 – Is she sick again?
Day 96 Thursday 8/9/2022 Murwillumbah, sunny misty rain 8 – 22 We take a drive up the valley to Uki pronounced You Kye. We follow the Tweed for 15kms through lush farmlands below Mt Warning. There’s much evidence of the … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 96 – Uki
Day 95 Wednesday 7/9/2022 Toorbul to Murwillumbah, warm showery 22 One hundred and sixty four kilometres of speeding motorway and being sandwiched between trucks. We take it steady and hope like hell that the car makes it up the steep … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 95 – An Art Deco Surprise
Day 94 Tuesday 6/9/2022 Toorbul, cloudy 13 – 20 A walk along the shoreline and I’m not surprised to see many homes being renovated and new ones being built. It’s a half-hour drive down to Burpengary (Do I hear sniggering … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 94 – Ducking out
Day 93 Monday 5/9/2022 Cooroy to Toorbul, overcast 20 It was a cooler night, I guess it’s about time that I changed back to the winter doona again. We’re in no hurry this morning as we only have a short … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 93 – A hidden gem
Day 92 Sunday 4/9/2022 Gin Gin to Cooroy, some cloud 21 We had a quiet night and there was no traffic noise. We had been spoilt during our weeks at Mulambin as it was so peaceful. It’s a gorgeous morning … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 92 – Gin Gin to Kin Kin no, Cooroy
Day 91 Saturday Mulambin to Gin Gin, overcast 21 We’re away by 7:30. It was a hot wet night making it hard to sleep. It’s not easy trying to remember what chores have to be done but we manage, I … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 91 – Gin Gin and no TV
Winter 2022, Byfield to Emu Park, Capricorn Coast, Qld In a place as relaxing as this, it’s easy to sit down and put pen to paper. To capture the feel, the breeze ruffling the palms, the sparkle of the sea, … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – A few memories
Sept 2022, Mulambin, Qld The park emptied out this morning. Staff are doing maintenance work, trimming trees, seeding lawns, and working on cabins. The season is over. We’re slowly packing up. A bracing beach walk reveals hundreds of ‘By the … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 89 & 90 – Packing Up
Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld It was a pleasantly warm night. Woody is up early and walks to Cooee Bay to buy bread again and I pick him up. After breakfast, we have some misty rain but it’s probably my last chance to walk Ritamada. Decked out in Woody’s old sailing jacket, which comes down to my knees, I hit the sand. It’s invigorating with a high tide, heavy mist, and peaceful. In the afternoon I take a walk on Mulambin Beach while Woody has a haircut. The Park is trimming the many palms and The Prado’s old site now looks … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 86 to 88 – Haircuts & Trims
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