Saturday, 1 November 2024 Unhampered by the go-slow Gaffneys the go-go Gatts were gone by 7.30am this morning keen to get back to Melbourne after 34 days on the road. We were not long after them departing the Camellia Motel at about 8.05am. Still on holidays we decided to take a short detour down to […]
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Friday, 1 November 2024 Once again today we did not take the most direct route between Gilgandra and Narrandera which would have been the Newell Highway. However, unlike yesterday, today’s detours were on the itinerary. The spreadsheet said ‘Enroute Weethalle – Silo Art, Barellan – BIG Tennis Raquet’ so the SatNavs were programmed for Narrandera
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Thursday, 31 October 2024 I forgot to mention that last night when we went to Nobbies that we first tried to park in the hotel/motel/caravan park section but there was no room. We then attempted to park beside the Bottle-O but we weren’t sure if we were in the way of the drive-through? From there
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Wednesday, 30 October 2024 Our first stop this morning was at the Chambers of the Black Hand for the Sculpture and Mine tours back-to-back. Beginning in 1997 mine owner, Ron Canlin hand dug a set of stairs leading down 60ft to his opal mine allowing him to open his workings to the public. He then
Tuesday, 28 October 2024 I forgot to record yesterday that St George’s streets are full of colour at the moment with jacaranda trees and the biggest oleander hedges in full bloom that I have ever seen. I have to give Grafton the edge on the jacarandas though! At dinner last night we talked about how
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Monday, 28 October 2024 This morning, we started at Ace Drapers a store that is like a hardware store had a baby with Spotlight! It is absolutely stuffed floor to ceiling with fabric, thread, yarn, knitting needles, buttons and other haberdashery items and then all the gaps are filled with everything else that you could
Sunday, 27 October 2024 In something of a paradox I think the last three days have been the most energetic AND the most relaxing part of our holiday. We finally achieved our Move and Exercise Goals a couple of days in a row and yet when we weren’t hiking it was so relaxing spending time
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Saturday, 26 October 2024 After yesterday’s BIG WALK my travel rash has put in an appearance. Mainly just above my left ankle but with a couple of spots on my right ankle and lower calf. I have often wondered if the rash is a heat rash so I think this holiday has put that idea
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Friday, 25 October 2024 So, the thing is I think I like the IDEA of bushwalking more than I like doing it? The problem with the Australian Bush is that I have to worry too much about snakes and last night I learnt that I need to worry about ticks too. Altogether too many things
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Thursday, 24 October 2024 Off into the wilds we go heading for Carnarvon Gorge National Park today for three nights and we are expecting that it might be three nights without internet access. We shall see when we get there if there is any signal and will consider it a bonus if we can connect
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