GetawayGirl

Grafton to Inverell via Glen Innes along the Gwydir Highway We were up, packed and ready for breakfast by about 8.00 a.m. Terry again provided us with a delicious breakfast - the same fare as the day before - and we again shared it with our cute green frog. We then chatted to the other guests and promised that we would be back to share this beautiful part of the country, and especially the fantastic B&B and all its many trimmings! There are three words we would use to describe Clarence River B&B: Quality, Generosity and Hospitality. We've stayed at a lot of wonderful B&Bs but this really was the classiest in all aspects. We were on the road again by 10:00 and headed off to the Gibraltar Ranges National Park along the Gwydir Highway. The ... read more

Easter Friday: After attending Church we headed out for our driving long weekend. Our journey took us through Beenleigh to Tamborine Village and then on to Beaudesert. Just outside Beaudesert we got "stuck" behind a caravan which seemed to be "not quite legal"! It was listing way down on the right hand side so that the bottom of the caravan was way out of alignment and the right hand side of the caravan was bowed out so that it looked like it would burst open at any moment. (Obviously there was something extremely heavy in it which wasn't tied down.) Consequently the driver was having difficulty in keeping the caravan from swaying all over the road. We actually thought it was probably full of something a little bit illegal as he was also acting very suspicious, ... read more

Final Lazy Hours in ParadiseWe woke very early to another magnificent day and wandered over for breakfast at 7.45. Afterwards we went back to our room and packed for our trip home before checking out and paying our resort bill, which was quite a bit under budget - a nice surprise! We then met Mel and played May I for ages beside the pool - Steve again was the champion! Next it was time for lunch, before swimming and lazing around the pool for the afternoon as it was very hot. We were sort of in limbo as we didn't have a room to go to but we still could use all the resort facilities - which was a blessing. We all showered from 4.30 to 5.30 and then played May I again in White Sands ... read more

Valentines Day We woke around 6.30 with very sore sunburnt legs! We learnt that when you're snorkelling you MUST put sunscreen on the back of your legs and the underside of your arms! After lathering ourselves in moisturiser we headed over for breakfast at about 8.00 a.m. Afterwards Jeni checked for emails from home before meeting Mel and Steve for a bus trip to the Avarua Markets where we wandered around for ages. It was extremely humid at the markets and we all found it a bit overwhelming. While Jeni shopped for souvenirs, gifts and a bright blue tie-dye shirt Mel and Steve met up with the Danish couple from the Aitutaki trip and when she rejoined them we all sat and chatted for a while. Afterwards Mel purchased some gifts for her family and then ... read more

A Day in the Life of the Most Perfect 10th Anniversary Ever!! We were woken by a wake-up call at 6.00 a.m. to ensure we would be on time for the transfer to the airport for our day in Aitutaki! The weather was absolutely beautiful, especially after it had rained all day the day before, which was when we had originally wanted to go - God was certainly looking after us by making sure the tour was full for that day!!! We went for an early breakfast and then boarded the bus for this special day. At the airport we met Rarie, who worked at the Reception of our resort, with her baby grandson Paul, who was absolutely gorgeous and didn't stop smiling. On the plane we were all given window seats, which was perfect to ... read more