Month: September 2005
On The Road
We arrived home this morning after a couple of days travel fom Port Macqaurie. On Wednesday, we drove from Port Maquarie to Terrigal where we stopped overnight. On the way we pottered along a via number of the beaches along the coast. We stopped in to see our friend Ruth at Newcastle, where she was […]
Read MorePort Macquarie
We have had a wonderful few days in Port Macquarie – taking it easy and catching up with friends. It was great to see my friend Max again. He is an old mate from my army days and one of those special friends that even though we don’t see each other all that often, we […]
Read MoreDubbo to Tamworth
We left Dubbo at about 9.30 on Friday morning to travel to Tamworth. There are some places around here with great names so we decided to go through Dunedoo and then take the ‘Black Stump Way’ to Mulwalla and onto Gunnedah and then Tamworth. It was raining when we left and it continued to rain […]
Read MoreDubbo Zoo
Thursday was a bright sunnny day with temperatures in the low to mid 20’s. After a delicious breakfast we headed into town and explored Dubbo CBD. This city has a population of about 30,000 and is the main regional business hub for central NSW. I had been here twice before on business trips but as […]
Read MorePericoe Retreat
In Dubbo we are staying at a superb B&B run by Kem & Ross. Their hospitality is excellent and the food they have prepared for us for dinner and breakfast is superb. If ever you are visiting Dubbo, tlhis is the place to stay. Here is the great view from the veranda.
Read MoreDubbo
We were awake early this mornng ias the people adjacent to us in the motel were mostly working people and country folk seem to want to start the day early. It had been quite cool overnght and the car was covered with a thick frost. We decided to miss breakfast. It was only served to […]
Read MoreDeniliquin
Our first stop this morning was at Deniliquin where Jill’s parents met each other. Jill’s grandfather was posted there as Inspector of Police in the 1930’s. Jill’s dad was posted there as a young banker and met her mum through some mutual friends of her grandparents. We found that the old Police Inspector’s house is […]
Read MoreRelaxing in Echuca
We left home on our trip to Port Macquarie yesterday among heavy rain showers. We hope these continue over the next few days to water the grasss seed that we have planted in an attempt to rejuvenate our lawn. The first stage of our trip was delayed as the railway gates at the Bell Street […]
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