Off we go to Melbourne, the Great Ocean Road, Kangaroo Island, Adelaide, the Barossa Valley, Broken Hill and across the top of NSW via Cobar and Moree to the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. From two weeks in our favourite resort there, we work our way down the coast, staying in places such as Kingscliff, Clunes, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie to visit lovely family and friends before landing in Newcastle for a few days to see more loved ones, including my wonderful mother.

This trip is for Jon and me– tailor made for us, by us, starting 4 days after Jon’s 60th birthday. We will no doubt miss ‘Rockview’, our friends in Cooma and especially our darlings, Charlie and Jeni, but we are more than ready to hit the road and get outta town!

Monday 4 June 2012

On the Go!


Here we are at the Grand Mercure Apartments at Twin Waters, where we plan to stay for the next two weeks. 

The first day was such a big day. It rained most of the time so we couldn’t get to the beach, but I still managed to accomplish a great deal.

1.       Had breakfast in bed (Thank you, Jon)
2.       Walked over to the cafe on the other side of the lagoon, picked up the Sunday papers and had a coffee
3.       Had a long lunch in the restaurant
4.       Enquired at the Day Spa about facials and massages
5.       Snoozed
6.       Unpacked and did some washing
7.       Lounged on our deck overlooking the water and read
8.       Made a few phone calls
9.       Cooked an omelette for dinner and washed it down with a glass of Barossa Valley red (Grant Burge)
10.   Wrote this





 






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2 comments:

  1. Mark Isme Friend4 June 2012 at 17:33

    ok pixie. can I add a number eleven to your list things done. Please find out the name of the trees as seen in your last two pics. I'm going to guess that they are pandanus trees or related folk. Robert Forster of the go-betweens fame has a song 'pandanus' which is great song. there is just something sculptural about them that I love.

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  2. Jan4 June 2012 at 19:23

    yes, I love them too, they're everywhere here. I'll be happy to check out their name and take a few more pics. x

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