Port Macquarie, OZ
Been a week now since we left Sydney and we're just passing through Port Macquarie now. It's been a slow drive North, and it's been a ball. I'm not going to get into a whole lot of detail but I'll give a brief overview. We've been camping every night this past week, and have yet to pay for a site. The last 4 nights have been on the coast. Our group has now shrunk to four. After 3 nights, James and Nicky decided that they'd rather head back to Sydney, and we dropped them at the bus. Nicky was talking about finding McDonald's and a heated indoor pool, neither of which are things anyone else seemed interested in. So, it's Me, Malte, Jannie, and Nadja.
Yesterday was damned near perfect. We awoke to sunshine for the first time in days, and it was the first morning that we were without the kids. Nadja found a beautiful campsite nearby where we'd pitched the night before, and we moved our camp there. We decided not to drive anywhere and spent the day lounging about. In the afternoon, I stayed at the campsite while the others went out for water, and to clean Vacilando and the dishes. Aah, life is good. As the sun set, we built a campfire, lit the Tiki torches and got out the disco ball. The stars were brilliant, the crescent moon hung below two planets and a thin cloud of the Milky Way spread overhead.
We've formed a bit of a family. Jannie and I have essentially become a married couple, "dear, have you seen my vest?"
"It's in the closet behind your golf clubs."
While James and Nicky were still with us it felt even more this way as we were constantly fielding questions like when we'd get there, and so on. Jannie has been splitting the driving with me, and she now knows the van better than I seem to. As it turns out she's a former Danish mailwoman, and there motto appears to be, "Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, will stop the mail from being driven 30k in reverse." Inside joke I know, but she can definitely handle backing the van up.
The wife has also been making bang up dinners for us each night. I'd say I'm eating better than I have in months, esp. as the Wife's watching my cholesterol intake and all.
Today, we head to see Koalas, and then head towards New England Nat. Park. North of there is Bellingen which sounds lovely. Anyway, I'll finish by saying that this trip is going wonderfully, and now that the sun's out, well, it's just perfect.
Yesterday was damned near perfect. We awoke to sunshine for the first time in days, and it was the first morning that we were without the kids. Nadja found a beautiful campsite nearby where we'd pitched the night before, and we moved our camp there. We decided not to drive anywhere and spent the day lounging about. In the afternoon, I stayed at the campsite while the others went out for water, and to clean Vacilando and the dishes. Aah, life is good. As the sun set, we built a campfire, lit the Tiki torches and got out the disco ball. The stars were brilliant, the crescent moon hung below two planets and a thin cloud of the Milky Way spread overhead.
We've formed a bit of a family. Jannie and I have essentially become a married couple, "dear, have you seen my vest?"
"It's in the closet behind your golf clubs."
While James and Nicky were still with us it felt even more this way as we were constantly fielding questions like when we'd get there, and so on. Jannie has been splitting the driving with me, and she now knows the van better than I seem to. As it turns out she's a former Danish mailwoman, and there motto appears to be, "Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, will stop the mail from being driven 30k in reverse." Inside joke I know, but she can definitely handle backing the van up.
The wife has also been making bang up dinners for us each night. I'd say I'm eating better than I have in months, esp. as the Wife's watching my cholesterol intake and all.
Today, we head to see Koalas, and then head towards New England Nat. Park. North of there is Bellingen which sounds lovely. Anyway, I'll finish by saying that this trip is going wonderfully, and now that the sun's out, well, it's just perfect.
posted by Bob Stein at 8:23 PM
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