On the road again for 2011

31st Dec 2010. We are now back at 12 Mile Creek near Karuah.
Manager Lorraine H, has put on a great New Year's Eve party for all 40 + Nomads in the park.
It was a top night, one of the best we have had in the last few years, it went off really well, plenty of Dancing and Grog, Sandra had a few dances with an English jive dancer who told San he was a Jive Champion back in England. We finally called a stop to all the Dancing and Drinking at about 2.30 AM.Today is New Years Day 2011.
Sandra is aching all over, from the dancing last night.
A very hot day already and Lorraine has organised a hectic day with duck racing across the lake, the go here is to attache a plastic duck to a fishing rod and reel as fast as you can, how exciting?, also played Boccie, Darts, Disk bowls (phew), don't tell anyone, they will think I have gone bonkers or crazy in the mid day heat.
This Arvo the owner of the park let his hair down and invited all of us to have a beer and prawns with him, his Shout bought an 18 pack of VB and the prawns were off, tight arse.

 

The rest of January was busy until the 15th our 45th Wedding Anniversary, took her out to a Classy Chinese restaurant, Maccas was packed.

From the 15 - 28 of January was very busy for us,as there was a lot going on in the park, our host Lorraine has organised a Karaoke night, I tell ya, I would have to be Bloody Blotto to get up and sing in front of this mob. Sandra and good friend's Rosemary and Louise decided that they would sing as a trio, and called themselves the 3 Degrees, and sung the song, Stop in the name of love, it went of very well, although Sandra freaked me out, she looked like her sister Margaret. Our good mate Neil sung a Johnny Cash song A boy named Sue, it was a good night with heaps of fun,grog and laughter.

9/3/2011. Today is so sad for Myself and Sandra as my Uncle, Ross Farmer has passad away, he is allways in my mind, I will miss Him, R.I.P.

15/03/2011. Today I have turned 68 and my Grand Daughter Alyssa Jade is 21 today also, Happy Birthday Lis.

10/04/2011. San and I, are now back travelling after 6 months at home base.
We are currently at this time staying in the showground at the lovely little town of Taralga.
We left Swansea last Tuesday, our first night stop was at Myuna Bay on Lake Macquarie, a great stay but it can get very windy. We had a visit this arvo from our good Friends John and  Lexie, from Wangi Wangi, John is doing up an old bus and hopes to take off about September, we will catch up with them somewhere?
Moving on we have spent the next night at the Pheasants Nest road house, a good rest last night and not at all noisy from trucks coming and going,
we will not fuel up here, we will get auto gas at Nowra.
Drove down to Moss Vale in the Southern Highland's, and set up camp in the local van park,
after setting up we then drove down through the Kangaroo Valley to Culburra Beach to see my Aunt Frances, who has now moved into low care in there Community Retirement Village, she shared a self care unit with my Uncle Ross who sadly passed away on the 9th of March, I will miss him so much.

The weather is getting colder now. Kayla's birthday today, Love ya babe.
Alyssa and Tim flew out on Friday for three weeks holiday in Italy & France, enjoy yourselves Kids.
We left Moss Vale today (Friday) after an overnight low of 5deg & travelling through Goulburn to Taralga to spend about 3 days of just resting.
Sunday today, and it is Raining ( bugger). Just Sandy and I and about 200 Sheep, and not a Kiwi in sight. ( my words not San's).
Taralga is a small town founded in the 1820s. The sons of John MacArthur received grants for land, convict labour was used to Shepherd sheep on there properties.
The oldest existing house in Taralga , was the first pound keepers residence it was built in the 1840s and is still here today.
We are camping at the local showground on power with hot showers, only $15.00 a night.
Rain gone for now we have packed up and travelling to another town - Crookwell also an old town, we will rest awhile after a look around town.
Crookwell is nestled on the top of the Great Dividing Range, about 1000 metres above sea level, the area often in winter, is blanketed in snow, it's a photographers Paradise with spectacular granite rocks and a lovely river - The Wollindilly- also it's Australia's first grid connected wind farm. Crookwell was previously named Kiama.
The first mainland Rainbow and Brown trout where released here in the Wollindilly River in 1888.
From Crookwell we drove to a very small town named Rugby, with only 60 people living here, it's known for some of the finest Merino sheep.
12/04. We are in Boorowa for a coupla days,the town is known for it's Irish connections dating back to the early 1830s.
Moved onto Forbes a fairly big town, only staying for 2 days, we have stayed here before with our good mates Joan and Stan, will catch up on the things we did not see last time.
We are now in Shanon Noll country !Condobolin!. To our bad luck there is a mouse plague out this way, last night we could here them crawling over the van, plus its wet raining and cold.
Caught up with Neil and Loraine in the local caravan park, had a good happy hour with them,and met some new friends.
19/4/11. Packed up and cruised out to Parkes and set up camp in the showground, Lofty the caretaker greeted us as we drove in he is a very strange dude.
2 days later we drove through Dubbo on our way to Lehays Creek which is near Gulgong. We are staying with John, Michelle and Jeff for the Easter break.
Camping in the paddock we have magic sunrises, with all kinds of bird life, cows and a few roo's hopping a few feet from our van. Joanne, Bruno, Ben, Kayla, Bruno's sister Maria her hubby Steve, Natalina and Andrew are staying over the road on Joe Ippas property (600 acres) for Easter as well.
Over the coming days we had a great time with the kids, plenty of relaxing and the consumption of a few beers, made for a most enjoyable break.