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
Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld It’s market day again. I do some van cleaning and a heap of hand washing in preparation for hitting the road. The wind is blustery and not ideal for beach walking but I venture out to … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 84 & 85 – Feeling the change in seasons
Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld Woody walks to Cooee Bay to buy a loaf of bread. That’s a 12m walk. I pick him up from there. I never tire of driving along this coast. In the early morning, each bay vista … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 82 & 83 – How can I unsee that?
Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld After travelling together for more than two months, the Prado’s hit the road but not before they jiggle the van around a palm tree. You see, they parked up 6 weeks ago and opened the kitchen window to air the van out. The window was touching a palm tree and is of the kind that you must push out further before pulling it in. They decided to leave the window open for the duration. Now they must gently manoeuvre the van forward before they can close the window. Oh, the troubles we get ourselves into. Woody … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 81 – Bon Voyage
Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld We do a little shopping in Woolies for tonight’s dinner. The Prado’s are cooking a lamb roast at their van and we’re doing the veggies. We run into them at the supermarket where Elle has bought … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 79 & 80 – A Surprisingly Warm Welcome
Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld Last night halfway through cooking the prawn risotto we tripped the power again. After checking all the van fuses we realised that we’d thrown the park power pole switch and that was proof that it was … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 73 to 76 – An induction
Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld The ocean is perfectly flat and powder blue. It’s haircut day and a pleasant drive the few kilometres to Emu Park. My hairdresser is a bit of a character, born and bred in Yeppoon.Afterward, I park … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 72 – Swamped
Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld El Prado has booked us a table on the lawn at Waterline at the Rosslyn Bay Marina. A butcher bird is cheekily looking for scraps and bright blue butterflies flit amongst the greenery. We watch a … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 69 – 71 – Reminiscing
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