There & Back Again
Back from our trip down south... friend visited & brought back to town for a few days, some photos taken, an enjoyable drive overall really, despite the less-than-clement weather
We headed for the southern highlands, about 90 minutes south of Sydney & no sooner did we arrive, than the mist & fog rolled in. Even though we were only a couple of thousand feet above sea level, it did start to feel like the Scottish highlands. The view from our Motel, in the town of Bundanoon - not Brigadoon, you can find it any time you like...
A hearty pub dinner later that night in the nearby town of Moss Vale, before a night blighted by a too-soft mattress & too-soft pillows. Struggling to get comfortable with all of that meant I dozed, rather than slept, so was able to keep reasonably accurate track of the night-time, nearby rail traffic... of which there was more than you'd expect!
Breakfast at a little café in town, before heading out in the morning mist & down the escarpment to the Illawarra & Shoalhaven coastal regions, arriving in Ulladulla just in time to meet our friend for lunch at the town's Bowling Club (lawn, not 10-pin). She's been living in the UK for the last few years & had to come back for a family bereavement, meaning she was in hotel quarantine in Sydney for 2 weeks, but we couldn't see her!. A fun afternoon & evening catching up & trading Plague war stories, before a night blighted by a too-soft mattress & too-soft pillows. Struggling to get comfortable with all of that meant I dozed, rather than slept, so was able to keep reasonably accurate track of the night-time truck traffic... of which there was more than you'd expect!
Breakfast pies at a seaside location, then we collected our friend & headed back to Sydney, stopping only in the town of Kiama for lunch - where a local pelican took an interest...
Back home via the Vet, to collect Bella, then a great night's sleep on a firm mattress & pillows!!
Today, I've registered myself as a sole trader, obtained my business number & done a generic video cattle-call interview for a government position. Tonight - dinner at a favourite restaurant in town - just the two of us. Tomorrow?
We headed for the southern highlands, about 90 minutes south of Sydney & no sooner did we arrive, than the mist & fog rolled in. Even though we were only a couple of thousand feet above sea level, it did start to feel like the Scottish highlands. The view from our Motel, in the town of Bundanoon - not Brigadoon, you can find it any time you like...
A hearty pub dinner later that night in the nearby town of Moss Vale, before a night blighted by a too-soft mattress & too-soft pillows. Struggling to get comfortable with all of that meant I dozed, rather than slept, so was able to keep reasonably accurate track of the night-time, nearby rail traffic... of which there was more than you'd expect!
Breakfast at a little café in town, before heading out in the morning mist & down the escarpment to the Illawarra & Shoalhaven coastal regions, arriving in Ulladulla just in time to meet our friend for lunch at the town's Bowling Club (lawn, not 10-pin). She's been living in the UK for the last few years & had to come back for a family bereavement, meaning she was in hotel quarantine in Sydney for 2 weeks, but we couldn't see her!. A fun afternoon & evening catching up & trading Plague war stories, before a night blighted by a too-soft mattress & too-soft pillows. Struggling to get comfortable with all of that meant I dozed, rather than slept, so was able to keep reasonably accurate track of the night-time truck traffic... of which there was more than you'd expect!
Breakfast pies at a seaside location, then we collected our friend & headed back to Sydney, stopping only in the town of Kiama for lunch - where a local pelican took an interest...
Back home via the Vet, to collect Bella, then a great night's sleep on a firm mattress & pillows!!
Today, I've registered myself as a sole trader, obtained my business number & done a generic video cattle-call interview for a government position. Tonight - dinner at a favourite restaurant in town - just the two of us. Tomorrow?