First Weekends away in the Coaster

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Now we had our licence to thrill, it was time to get out there and have some fun! Of course, the imagination runs wild when you have something new to play with and already we were discussing where we could go and how long off work we would need. To start with, we agreed we would have practice weekends away; getting to know how everything worked on the Coaster, how it would drive in different conditions and how we would cope with being together 24 hours a day in a bus.

We had lots of plans - both short term and longer term ones too. You can read about those more as you travel with us.

Our early travels included Bruny Island and Campbell Town to meet the boys. On the latter trip, we drove up to Oatlands and stayed at Lake Dulverton (on the Esplanade) overnight. Next morning, we were hoping to tour the historic Callington Mill (which is just across the road) but they had a school group booked so after we had walked through the grounds at Callington we set off for Campbell Town to get ready for lunch. Wardlaw Park is right in the middle of Campbell Town (just near the historic bridge) and there are tables adjacent to Elizabeth River where the four of us enjoyed a salad.

It was the first opportunity for Andrew and Mitchell to meet Georgi and they hit it off nicely. Great!

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Photos

I'm a bus driver now!
On the ferry travelling from Kettering to Bruny Island

Callington Mill
The historic Callington Mill at Oatlands

Campbell Town
Mitchell, Georgi and Andrew at Wardlaw Park, Campbell Town