• Lalage Craig
  • Lalage Craig

Winter 2018

Taking just under a month to get to the Gold Coast. Then we head west! Read more
  • Trip start
    May 14, 2018
  • Walking in the Wind!

    May 16, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    We hoped to see whales on our walk! However it was blowing a gale and the sea was wild and angry. So no whale siting. We came upon a maze which Geoff walked while I threw the ball for Mac who has taken on a new lease of life!! Loving the walks and the beach.Read more

  • A time for friends and virtual family!

    June 1, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 8 °C

    We have arrived in Lismore. We spent 5 nights in Alstonville and we are enjoying catching up with friends and my gorgeous Goddaughter and her equally gorgeous sister. A variety of photos! Whale look out! We did see one! The Big Prawn! Hard to miss!!
    Then 3 edible native plants. The one with the yellow flower is called “tooth ache plant”! It makes your mouth go numb!! The others are native edible plants all grown by Rachel at the lovely cafe called Harvest at Newrybar.
    Read more

  • A camp with a view!

    June 3, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

    The joys of camping in a show ground!
    We are on the side of the motorcycle race track! Fine fun for the first half hour but for 2 days? We escaped and went on a beautiful drive and ended up in Nimbin. Then today we went to Lismore car boot market and met up with our extended family! Not in the photo. The 3rd photo is fresh turmeric and ginger tea and rice milk! Quite delicious!Read more

  • Byron Bay!

    June 7, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    We went to Byron Bay! You can’t park without paying and no dogs on the beach! We didn’t stay long!

  • Toorak, Melbourne.

    June 11, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 8 °C

    I went to Melbourne to look after our gorgeous grandson for a week. Geoff and Mac stayed in Murwillumbah.
    We played Gin Rummy and right up until the last game he was winning hands down!
    We visited the Moma exhibition at the Art Gallery. Some very beautiful paintings
    and some fascinating modern art!! It was very chilly!
    Read more

  • Murwillumbah, Labradore GC

    June 12, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 10 °C

    We stayed in Murwillumbah and from there visited Geoff’s brother and Sister in law Frank and Eva who live in Labrador. Saw our gorgeous great nephew and their equally as gorgeous parents. We had a lovely time with everyone!Read more

  • Retracing our steps a bit.

    June 21, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

    We had a beautiful week around Ballina and Lismore visiting our extended family and friends. My Goddaughter, with the imminent birth of her second child which we have sadly missed, her sister, both partners and some very good friends! Unfortunately I don’t have photos of everyone.Read more

  • Lake Coolmunda

    June 21, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 10 °C

    We met up with our friends from Bangalow and spent two beautiful nights at Lake Coolmunda. Went for walks, chatted and enjoyed ourselves.

  • A Farm stay!

    June 24, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 9 °C

    Spent a freezingly cold night 0 degrees at a very friendly farm stay just out of Roma. Sadly our friends from Bangalow have had to pull out because they lost a wheel off their caravan. We had a delightful happy hour round the camp fire.Read more

  • Tambo chicken race!

    June 26, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    We went to the local pub “The Royal Carrangarra”! Where they run a chicken race every night. It was great fun! See the next photo on FB! They used a remote control car with a container with seed in it that the chickens chased! You then placed bets on the various chickens! Half the proceeds went to the winner the other half went to the Royal Flying Dr service.Read more

  • Tambo town!

    June 27, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Tambo is a pretty very well kept small town. With some interesting artefacts and an very good little art gallery that exhibits local artists’ work.

  • Winton film festival!

    July 2, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Loving the film festival! We saw Breath which was breath taking and beautifully shot! We’ve been to the area where it was filmed.
    Enjoying the town and general atmosphere and friends !

  • Dinosaur Creek!

    July 3, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Spending the afternoon and night here.
    Beautiful light in the evening. However, bad burrs for Mac!
    Including a photo of the Matilda Centre in Winton which has recently been rebuilt having been burnt to the ground a couple of years ago.Read more