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Sandy Beach

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    • Day 167

      Känguruland

      December 18, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Uns war, aufgrund des Windes, noch nicht nach Baden am Strand. Deshalb hat sind wir zu einem Strand gefahren an dem es vielleicht auch Kängurus zu sehen geben soll. Vielleicht.
      Nur zwei Meter vom Parkplatz entfernt haben wir die ersten im Gebüsch entdeckt. Etwas weiter entlang der Küste lagen ganz viele auf der Wiese, Windgeschützt am hohen Gras.
      Erst trauten wir uns nicht dichter ran zu gehen aber eine liebe Anwohnerin hat uns gezeigt wie dicht man doch gehen kann.
      Neben diesem Hügel voller Kängurus gab es einen endlosen Strand. Genau so hab ich mir Australien vorgestellt. Kängurus und daneben ein Menschenleerer, riesiger Strand mit strahlend blauem Wasser. Hier musste Philipp einfach mal reinhüpfen.
      Bevor wir zum nächsten Nachtlager aufgebrochen sind, konnten wir die Kängurus nochmal in Aktion sehen. Die sehen aber auch einfach zu witzig aus wenn sie an einem vorbei hopsen. Zwei haben sich tatsächlich sogar geboxt und einige hatten in ihren Beuteln mini Kängurus sitzen ♥️
      Bei den ganzen Tierbegegnungen in letzter Zeit kommen wir uns schon vor als wären wir auf einer Safari 🤩
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    • Day 4

      Woolgoolga Lakeside Caravan Park

      July 14, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Went with Daryl, Martine and Scout to check out the sites we have booked at Woopi Caravan Park.
      All the caravan parks are full.
      People travelling north to get to warmer weather.
      I booked these sites several weeks ago and still couldn’t get 2 sites together.
      So was keen to see what they were like.
      Lovely little caravan park.
      Right on the beach but sheltered by trees.
      Apparently we can walk 5 kms to Sandy Beach at low tide.
      I think Emily will be trying that on the One Wheel!
      ( I’ll just jog along behind.)
      So right on the beach but also flanked by the lake.
      Very shallow lake that is formed by a creek running into the sea, and becomes wider every time the tide comes in.
      Lots of sandbars at low tide.
      Perfect for the kayak and paddle board.

      The sites look great.
      I’m ready.
      Booked in from 5th August.
      Me for 6 weeks.
      Emily for 3 months.
      😎
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    • Day 14

      Quiet day today

      July 24, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Bit overcast and showers today.
      A quiet day.
      Recovering after the trip, I think.

      Did some washing.
      Emily and Lacey and I headed to Sandy Beach for a walk.
      I drove Tin Tin.
      First time up here as we have been making use of the hire car previously.
      And then to the Sunken Chip for a snack.
      Loaded Chips.
      Delicious.
      Met and chatted to a lady whose mobility scooter is made to look like a Harley Davidson.
      Looked spectacular.
      She used to ride Harleys and misses riding terribly.
      I have seen her on her 4 wheel scooter travelling along the sand on the beach.

      Daryl was telling us that people gather on the beach in Woopi for ‘Fluro Friday’.
      All types.
      All ages.
      Just a way to meet people.
      They meet a dawn.
      Probably a cult.
      But I’m in.
      Off to St Vinnies to get something fluro!
      If all else fails, Lacey has a fluro jacket.
      ( I can’t find her in the dark otherwise!)

      Emily worked on her one wheel, changing the ‘smooth’ tyre to one with a large tread.
      Went into Woopi in the end to ask a mechanic to get the tyre off the hub.
      Success.
      She is thrilled with the new look.
      Also having fun organising Bumper today.
      ( Apart from the fact she managed to break the snib off the small barrel bolt on her security door and had to ring me to break her free. She was stuck .... last resort, climb out a window. So a bit of a change to be actioned there.)

      Martine and Daryl headed out to wish her cousin Francis a wonderful time on their trip to Darwin this evening.
      A quiet night in for us.
      ( Real party animals us! And you can still go out up here.)

      Xxx
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    • Day 10

      Fun day

      July 20, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Well how about that then?
      Writing in 2 blogs.
      What a dill.
      Created one at home called “Bumper and Tin Tin Travels.
      Didn’t like that name.
      Wanted to call it “The Adventures of Bumper and Tin Tin”
      But too many letters... it wouldn’t let me.
      Anyway .... decided not to use that one.

      Created “Bumper & Tin Tin Tripping” (liked that much better)
      But didn’t realise that some days I wrote in one ...
      Other days I wrote in the other.

      Have to work it out later.
      Will try to stay in this one now!

      MAGNIFICENT DAY!!!!!
      So sunny and warm.
      Emily and I headed into Coffs to lingerie shopping.
      Too scared to go to Fountain Gate the last few days before we left .... too many people.
      So we shopped here.
      Then Emily bought t-shirts and trousers .... and a great hat!
      Then I bought boyfriend jeans that are sooooo comfortable... and I can lounge at the caravan park or on the beach in them.
      And I bought a hat , not as nice as Emily’s, but a hat just the same.

      Home excited about shopping.
      Then off to Sandy Beach for a long walk along the sand and in the water.
      And played in rock pools.
      Lacey had a ball.
      She runs wonderfully along the beach and pelts back to us when whistled or called.
      She simply flies!
      And, as it was a bit windy, turns out she is great at chasing hats as they tumble along the sand.

      Reading again in the sun.
      Daryl finished the 2nd coat on the side wall of the house.
      Painting is all finished now.

      Daryl had a phone call from the police to check if he was at home and isolating.
      And would call in to check before Thursday.

      Dinner on our laps watching “Call of Duty”
      ( How the hell did that happen? I’m ‘binge watching’)

      Great, great day.

      Xxx
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    • Day 5

      Beach Day today

      July 15, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      Amazing day today.
      Woke to a brilliant blue sky,
      Sunshine EVERYWHERE!
      And it was warm.
      Went to the beach 3 times!!!!
      The waves were enormous from the weather that has been hitting Sydney the last 24 hours.
      As soon as we crested the hill .... wow ....
      All we could see was white foam.
      Looked amazing.
      Long walks on the beach.
      Three times!!!!!!
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    • Day 4

      One Wheeling on Sandy Beach

      July 14, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Both slept wonderfully.
      Daryl off for a quick surf.
      He has to self isolate since he left Mum’s so is home with us.
      Martine has to as well now so is working in the study.
      Daryl instantly back.
      Waves only knee high.

      Emily, Lacey and I off to Sandy Beach.
      Long, long walk along the beach.
      Spots of rain. Then it stopped.
      Lacey ran all up and down the beach.
      Loved it.

      And Emily bought out the big guns ... the ONE WHEEL!
      It’s a motorised skate board.
      Her first time trying it.
      She was amazing.
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    • Day 16

      Last night at Daryl and Martine’s.

      July 26, 2020 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

      Had a call from Woopi Caravan Park.
      Checking if we still required our booking.
      The lady was ringing everyone who had booked from Victoria.
      I explained that we were already up here and staying at my brother’s until we could come to the caravan park on 5th August .... Wednesday week.

      She said that as so many had to cancel from Victoria, they had sites available now.
      So I shot off in Tin Tin to check out the sites.
      Woopi is about 8 minutes from Daryl’s house, if that.
      We are still having the 2 sites we originally chose, sites 66 and 67, next to each other.
      We can move onto site 67 next Sunday .... (and then site 66 on the following Wednesday.)
      So, until then we will share one site #70.
      So a little bit of moving, but no problem.

      We are onto the 3rd stage of our adventure.
      Stage 1 .... the trip ( and running from the law!!!!!!)
      Stage 2 .... the absolutely wonderful time we have had staying with Daryl and Martine in their beautiful house.
      Stage 3 .... The Woolgoolga Lakeside Caravan Park.

      Bit excited.

      Oh and the rain stopped.
      Such a fun day.
      And very relaxing.

      Emily cooked shanks for dinner.
      Delicious!

      Half packed all my stuff back into Tin Tin.
      I am amazed how much I actually moved in here.
      I will miss this magnificent queen size bed, I know.
      And not banging my head on a ceiling when I sit up.
      Bit of readjusting and I’ll be right on it.

      Camping, here we come!

      Nigh nigh xxxxxx
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    • Day 15

      Hey, it REALLY rains up here.

      July 25, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Wow.
      That rain is coming down in sheets.
      Such a wet day.

      Not happy Jan.

      But will probably get over it.

      Daryl cooked breakfast.
      Look at that meal.
      We sat out on the back veranda as we ate and just watched the rain coming down.

      Then Emily I I checked out a wonderful junk/antique shed just up the road.
      I think I could have bought several things home if I wasn’t going to be camping very soon.
      Anyway, fun to look.
      Into Woopi.
      Chasing a hobby for when it is wet and Emily is working and I am in my van.
      Bought some paints and brushes.
      This will be interesting.
      Not an artistic bone in this body.
      (There were canvas with pictures outlined and all you had to do was paint between the lines. Emily wouldn’t let me get those.)
      And jigsaws looked like a messy proposition.

      Into a wonderful cafe for lunch.
      We were very wet so sat on a comfy couch, pulled a rug over our knees and really settled in.
      Bit of a walk round town then back home for a read...
      And I watched “How to paint videos.”
      ( Honestly....)
      Lying on the bed in Bumper listening to the rain on the roof, and promptly fell asleep.
      Lovely!

      Wonderful dinner cooked by Daryl.
      Then this amazing chocolate cake baked by Martine.
      It was delicious!

      ( I’m turning into a food blogger.)

      It’s OK though .... will be cooking for myself again soon ... well sometimes anyway.
      This is amazing.

      Still raining and heavier rain expected tomorrow.... though 21 degrees.

      Xxxx
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    • Day 13

      We did it.

      July 23, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Yessiree!!!!!
      We did it.
      We drove back down to Taree.
      Paid the mechanic.
      And drove Bumper back to 32 Turpentine Ave, Sandy Beach NSW!!!!!!!

      We are so proud of ourselves.

      I don’t think normal people get as stressed as we do about old buses, the mechanics that work them and the 5 hour round trip to bring Bumper home.

      But we do.
      Though neither of us said a word to the other.
      We were just doing it.
      Come hell or high water ...

      And we did it.
      And I cannot stress enough how proud of ourselves we are!

      Bumper is now beautifully parked amongst the trees in Daryl’s front yard.
      And he looks magnificent!

      We cleared him out.
      (Packing up to travel always involves things in funny places)

      Daryl and Martine came in to admire.
      Lots of “ohs and ahhs “
      Fantastic.

      I cleaned out Tin Tin.
      Emily and Winston had been sleeping in there for 10 days.
      Packed things back where they should be.

      Daryl and Martine went for a picnic dinner on the beach.
      Emily and I ordered pizza and sat at her outdoor table to eat it.

      Wonderful, wonderful day.
      We did it.

      Very tired now.
      In bed 7.30pm.
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    • Day 12

      Burner officially registered

      July 22, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      Emily went off to the NMRA armed with all necessary paperwork.
      She was gone about 3 hours.
      Had to queue to get the one slip to apply for a NSW bike licence.
      ( I think the story is that you cannot register a vehicle here unless you have the matching licence.)
      Another queue to present the above form and be given the licence.
      Then back to the first queue to show the NSW licence and register Burner.
      (I may have missed a queue or 2, but that was the general story.)

      Anyway....
      One very excited registered Postie bike owner.

      Quiet evening.....
      End of Season 3 Line of Duty.
      We all cheered .... and went to bed.

      Up at 7am. Leaving at 8am.
      Bumper, here we come!

      Xxx
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