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

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?