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

Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld Killing two birds with one stone, Woody takes the Jeep into Rockhampton to be serviced and have a blood test. He walks another 15kms. We have a cold night. Or perhaps we’re just becoming ‘Soft as … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 66 – 68 – Scrambled Egg

Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld It’s a funny old day, warm and humid but the rain front passes to the south of us. They’re really copping a wet winter down in Brisbane. One of the staff reckons that it only rains at night here in winter. I think we’ve found Camelot.Woody goes into Yeppoon to the farmers market and returns with pastries and deliciously nutty cornbread from Baked On 44. The cornbread makes excellent sandwiches but is even better toasted the next day with peanut butter on top. R and S try to extend their stay here but there are no … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 63 – 65 – Billella

Aug 2022, Mulambin, Qld Woody walks into Yeppoon, he’s really getting into this walking caper and dropping weight. I take a coffee and drive into Yeppoon, setting up in the park beside Ross and Fig Tree Creeks to sketch the … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 61 & 62 – Just messing about with boats

Day 53 Wednesday 27/7/2022 Mulambin, sunny 13 – 22 The receptionist at the medical clinic asks if I’ve been there before, “Yes” and if I still live at the same address, “Yes”. “And do you still drink a carton a day?” She asks. “Huh?” When I crack up, she says “Nearly gotcha didn’t I?” We go in search of a new toilet chemical called Portasol, to no avail it must be good as it’s out of stock. Woody walks on, this time to Taranganba while I walk along my favourite, Lammermoor Beach. Dinner is marinara seafood cakes cooked in the … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 53 – Bad habits?

Day 51 Monday 25/7/2022 Mulambin, sunny 13 – 22 We’re out of coffee beans so we drive into Rockhampton. It’s a nice morning for a walk around East Street in the heart of town before Aldi and Doblo’s fruit barn. … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days – 51 & 52 – Tex Mex?

Day 50 Sunday 24/7/2022 Mulambin, sunny 13 – 21 The park is busy with weekenders. Woody goes for a walk while I catch up on online art lessons. The curlew is back in the garden doing sloth impersonations. After lunch, … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 50 – Bats in the belfry

Day 49 Saturday 23/7/2022 Mulambin, sunny 14 – 24 Woody does the washing and then dashes into Yeppoon Farmer’s Market. He returns with Byfield mandarins and a humongous avocado that has to be around 20cm in length. He is told … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 49 – Some as big as your head