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While still waiting for our house to be rented out, we decided to continue to travel but stay fairly close to Grafton. Since the last trip was out West it's time for the beach. The first week was spent at Lorikeet Park on Corindi/Arrawarra Beach - very relaxing. The beach was a only short walk from our site, but the beach access was through a wetland with millions of mozzies... We had a trip to Woolgoolga to add a bird to my family tree tattoo, and another to do a top-up shop. Although the shop had limited stock, we were able to get most of our normal items. We had quite a bit of rain over the week but still managed a few long walks on the beach :-) The second week was a week at ... read more

The plan for this week was to get away somewhere but be close enough for my girls night in Brisbane (to see Queen) on Thursday, and to attend the Caravan & Camping show at Redcliffe on the weekend. We left Grafton early on Monday morning (10/02) and headed north to our first stop - Ballina RV Centre. The ESC (electronic stability control) had stopped working last trip and was still showing a red indicator (not working properly). After a couple of hours of trial and error it was finally working and we were good to go. Then there was a traffic accident between Yelgun and Chinderah which caused a detour off the motorway up the Tweed Valley Way, and then another accident on the Gold Coast which caused bumper to bumper traffic on the motorway for ... read more

NFA – sounds kinda dirty, but No Fixed Address (NFA) has always been our retirement plan, like many other Aussies. We just decided not to wait till retirement… We’ve done a lot of travelling over the years in many different ways; by car, by bus, by motorcycle, by 4wd and by plane, camping in hotels and hostels, in swags and tents, and in camper trailers (soft floor and hard floor). We’ve had lots of adventures and seen a lot more of Australia than most Australians…. but we want more. I am a Change Manager, a contractor in the IT industry. My work often took me away from my family and home, but now our kids are grown and have kids of their own, so we have no ties to any specific location. This provides an excellent ... read more

Grafton Well, our week at home ended up being three weeks at home, but we did get a lot done during that time and it was nice being home (in a house) for a while - and we arrived home just in time for the Jacaranda Festival. The suspension springs had to be sent (by the manufacturer) from Melbourne, then we waited for the shock absorbers from Brisbane. But eventually the camper was ready to go again - and so were we. Apart from fixing the suspension (and other smaller things) on the camper we spent time with family and caught up with friends, did some maintenance on the gardens and some spring cleaning in the house (including moving the lounge furniture around), sorted out the Christmas shopping, serviced the car, cleaned the camper, and updated ... read more

Lake Cargelligo - Hill End So apparently there isn't a lot to do around Lake Cargelligo, but we had a nice relaxing day. A visit to the Tourist Information centre wasn't very informative. I find it hard to understand why people would volunteer for a job that they are so obviously not suited to - this lady should have a job that doesn't involve talking to people. The pamphlets about the lake suggest that Lake Cargelligo is big on water sports, fishing and bird watching. There is a Sail & Power Boat club on the edge of the lake, and apparently there was a big fishing competition here a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure how much water sport actually happens here though - walking along the lake we saw a couple of warning signs, ... read more