Week 16

Sunday

Spent the day with Gail & Wayne and after a fifty minute drive we ended up at historical Morpeth for lunch.

This place is a really popular destination for shopping or lunch in the olde style shops. We finished off the day with a BBQ back at their place . . . yummy.

Monday & Tuesday

Spent the last two days with Wayne & Gail around Newcastle. The girls went 'shopping' together(surprise - surprise) and the boys gave Bunnings, Super Cheap and the local car dealers a hard time.

Wayne decided to test-drive a Ford Ranger and also the new Jeep and was suitably impressed with both tugs.

 

'He Bought a Jeep'

Wednesday

We left Wayne & Gail's place just after 9:30am and headed to Cessnock in the Hunter Valley where Australia was playing bowls against New Zealand (Professional Bowlers Association)

The East Cessnock Bowls Club have the best facilities I've seen, Undercover / Outdoors and even Indoor rinks.

For the record New Zealand beat the Aussies 3-Nil in the finals

 

Steve Glasson playing for Australia

Indoor Rinks at Cessnock

We stayed at the Cessnock Caravan Park and they have the BEST Camp Kitchen I've seen;

 

Camp Kitchen with Wood Fired Pizza Oven

 

 

Coke & Coffee Machine . . . and  even an 8 Ball Table

 

 

Thursday

We left Cessnock at around 9:00 am to avoid most of the traffic and although we had good Motorways and Tollways, it wasn't exactly 'relaxing'.

After 260 kms we arrived once more at Moss Vale Caravan Park where we stayed on our way north in April. Nothing special but the caravan park is very quiet at night.

Friday

Drama Again

After returning from my morning shower (yes, our caravan shower is still out of action) I noticed our caravan had been attacked by some dirty rotten scoundrel who had stuck three stickers on the back of our caravan;

Caravan - Sticker Attack!

 

We've notified the State & Federal Police and told them we didn't see who did it, but we know who committed this evil act . . . . . don't we Wayne Brown?

 



 



Wanted Poster - Public Menace No. 1

 Good one Wayne

Saturday

Heading home now and battling head winds all the way from a cold front that's hitting most of Australia. I understand the Adelaide Hills (Mt Lofty) had snow today.

We stayed overnight at Narrandera NSW and although it wasn't snowing it did get down to ZERO degrees Celsius overnight;

 

 ZERO degrees is cold enough for me!

 

 

Lumps of ice on my bonnet!



No more Free Camps for us until it gets warmer as we haven't got any caravan heating without mains power #

# Although Nola did warm the caravan up today, by cooking muffins in our gas oven.