Fun with Family & Friends

 In between working our way through mum’s list of chores (it seems no matter how old you get, mum always has chores for you) we have had plenty of fun. Not least of which was our picnic at Ellenborough Reserve, a large grassy area at the junction of the Hastings and Ellenborough rivers.

We had an enjoyable time clambering around the river banks and mum, at eighty-five was like a mountain goat, nothing was going to stop her as we explored the area. The river was flowing quite fast while we were there, and it was clear that there had been a lot more water flooding as a result of the heavy rains. Trees were uprooted, debris was high along the banks and there was quite a lot of erosion. On the way home we took a detour which resulted in mum’s car, a Suzuki Swift, having its first off road experience. I’m not sure if the car enjoyed it, but we did. The Suzuki gained a few more scratches and lost a hubcap, which we dutifully replaced with a full set.

Australia can boast some of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the world, and Port Macquarie has its fair share of these. Long, long stretches of soft, sandy beaches where you can walk for hours, no matter the weather, so while we were there…we did plenty of that.

From Port we drove to Sydney for a week to help celebrate my big brothers 60^th birthday (yes, he is getting old, and yes, I am younger) and to catch up with some friends before heading north again, this time staying at Toukley. This gave us a chance to spend some quality time with Peter’s son and family.

So, six weeks into our trip we have finished the rounds of visiting family and friends, and we loved every minute of it, but now we are ready to take on the great unknown. Tomorrow we will be leaving Toukley and heading northwest, but at this stage our destination is still unknown.

See you out there somewhere

On tow and on the go!