Never one to miss an opportunity, and after all life is the journey, not the destination. So on the way home from the farm sit, I planned a mini 3 day road trip.
We travelled along the notorious Putty Road (more on this in a later post) planning to visit the Hunter Valley Gardens.
It started to rain…
So abandoned that idea and after lunch carried on to Newcastle where I had booked a 2 night stay in an Airbnb.
It was a delightfully renovated home, immaculately clean and we also had the company of 2 adorable whippets.
Newcastle is a city I have always just bypassed so this time decided to have a brief 2 day explore.
It rained…
But the museum was open, then, when the rain stopped for a short time, we took a drive around the wharf area and passed the beaches.
The ocean was whipped into a frenzy around Nobby’s Head lighthouse which has been a safety beacon for ships at sea since 1821.
Next morning it was still raining, but the Art Gallery was now open. It closed on Mondays. So after a pleasant couple of hours looking around, we pressed on North towards home.
The rain was getting heavier…
Then it became torrential…
Time to stop for lunch and wait for it to ease up. So we pulled into Bulahdelah. Fortunately we could park right outside the Tavern and dash inside. The tavern is on the banks of the Myall River. Look at it…
It is in flood and creeping closer to the township. Some out lying properties were already cut off.
The next Airbnb was at South West Rocks. (We have been here before, check it out here)Another delightful home with a friendly hostess. Jennifer is a traveller so we had many stories to swap. After a brief look around the beach and ordering a pizza for dinner we went back to Jennifer’s place and had a movie evening, watching “The Castle” a classic Aussie movie, along with Jennifer and another couple who were staying the week with Jennifer.
Next morning the skies had cleared and it was only 350 kilometres to home. We are now travelling along the Pacific Highway, Australia’s Number 1 motorway. Although some parts still had road works happening, as the Pacific Highway is in the process of a major up-grade, a large part is now open and the going was good.
And the sun was shining…
The clouds were lifting and the sky was dramatic.
We are back in sunny Queensland…
So we arrived home yesterday and I am doing this post as I wait for the loads of washing to go through.
At this point I have not made, or even thought of, where too next…
Time to relax…
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