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Banned on the Run, Days 37 – 50, Tuned into Masterchef

August 24, 2020 Itching for Hitching

July 2020, Wooli, NSW We’re all pretty excited (except for VeeWee who thinks that we’re as mad as hatters) about the Masterchef final tonight. Elle has watched every episode. I send Elle a text kidding her that we must make the amazing ‘toffee apple’ dessert tomorrow and get an unexpected reply… They’ve lost signal for Channel Ten! No problems the four of us squeeze into our van glued to the TV watching the finish…only to find that it will be tomorrow night, we’ve been watching the Semi. Bugger! Continue reading Banned on the Run, Days 37 – 50, Tuned into Masterchef

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Banned on the Run, Days 37 – 50 – A swell time in Wooli

August 23, 2020 Itching for Hitching

July 2020, Wooli, NSW As the morning warms up we sneak over to our communal table in the sun. Papers spread out, cups of coffee and warming sunshine. It doesn’t get much better than this. Before we know it it’s … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Days 37 – 50 – A swell time in Wooli

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Banned on the Run, Days 37 – 50 – When life is just a box of fluffy ducks

August 22, 2020August 19, 2020 Itching for Hitching

July 2020, Wooli, NSW While lolling about at Wooli we’ve read in WikiCamps that the pies are good at Minnie Water so we pop on over. The tiny town is jumping and the only shop, the general store is the … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Days 37 – 50 – When life is just a box of fluffy ducks

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Banned on the Run, Day 37 – Wooli

August 21, 2020August 17, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 37 Friday 17/7/20 Evans Head to Wooli, sunny 21 When we arrived here at Evans Head this site was difficult to get into because the front of the site was on a steep slope. As we had anticipated it is also hard to hook the van up as it is much higher than the car’s tow bar. Woody tackles it from a sharp angle and gets the van on the tow bar but we can’t get the jack unhooked. El Prado puts his Trailermate jack under the drawbar and they eventually get enough height to get the jack free. … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Day 37 – Wooli

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Banned on the Run, Days 32 – 36 – When water is a problem

August 20, 2020August 17, 2020 Itching for Hitching

July 2020, Evans Head, NSW We cooked fried rice and when crawling under the bed to put the rice cooker away (an essential on every caravan) I noticed water pooling under the hot water service. Funny, earlier we’d noticed water … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Days 32 – 36 – When water is a problem

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Banned on the Run, Days 32 – 36 – The bowler’s end

August 18, 2020August 16, 2020 Itching for Hitching

July 2020, Evans Head, NSW This is the last week of school holidays which have stretched to three weeks as two states overlap. Thus, the busyness continues but it is quiet in our section of the park which is the … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Days 32 – 36 – The bowler’s end

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Banned on the Run, Days 32 – 36 – In sickness and in health

August 17, 2020August 16, 2020 Itching for Hitching

July 2020, Evans Head, NSW Elle’s throat problem that was caused by chomping on a cherry pie resulted in a visit to both Ballina hospital and later Lismore hospital for scans. With the virus hotting up in Victoria, the medical … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Days 32 – 36 – In sickness and in health

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Banned on the Run, Day 31 – Evans Head

August 16, 2020August 12, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 31 Saturday 11/7/20 Evans Head, sunny 25 A warming night and a nice sleep in. It’s Woody’s birthday on Tuesday so on the pretense of a walk on the beach I slip away and order a cake from the … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Day 31 – Evans Head

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Banned on the Run, Day 30 – Evans Head

August 15, 2020August 12, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 30 Friday 10/7/20 Alstonville to Evans Head, sunny 21 The Queensland border will open today at noon. The QLD Premier is on TV declaring that NO Victorians will be allowed in, yet announcers are stating that it will be … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Day 30 – Evans Head

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Banned on the Run, Day 29 – Alstonville

August 14, 2020August 12, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 29 Thursday 9/7/20 Alstonville, cloud, some drizzle 18 A little sunshine makes the world rosy again. Our phones are running hot. Where are we? Will we make it into QLD? How will we go about it? Is the entry form online yet or do we fill one out at the border? The government website hasn’t been updated yet. Then we get a call from our mate R, his government contact has phoned him, “The border will be closed to all Victorians”! In a way it is a relief. We hastily meet, check WikiCamps and decide on trying for sites … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Day 29 – Alstonville