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Here we are again, we both like this little sea side village. The wreck that you can see in the sand is the remains of a ship which you can see in the next photo, the model is in the Caravan Park office. In the photo of the wreck you can see the bank of the sand dunes, the bank is about 3 meters high, the sand has been washed out to sea exposing the wreck which until now has been covered by sand.

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Here we are again, we both like this little sea side village. The wreck that you can see in the sand is the remains of a ship which you can see in the next photo, the model is in the Caravan Park office. In the photo of the wreck you can see the bank of the sand dunes, the bank is about 3 meters high, the sand has been washed out to sea exposing the wreck which until now has been covered by sand.

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We are of again to the warmer weather where our first stop for about 12 weeks is Main Beach Tourist Park.   Jason Nushie Shauna and Stephie are looking after  farm (BREDBO OAKS) keep your winter woolies on guy's.   We have all worked hard over the last 12 Months. When we bought the farm we all knew there would be a lot of work upgrading the House and Flat and fences etc etc.   Jason and I have upgraded the fences to keep the dogs in and the feral animals out. We also upgraded a four hectare paddock to the stage where we could plant our trees all 420 of them, we have lost approx 10 of them due to the horribly hot summer, it was a constant battle from all of us to keep water up to them, and Judy spent countless hours keeping water up to the fruit trees. Judy made Jams, Relishes, Fruit Pies, and bottled our own Honey. She has been a very busy girl but I think she enjoyed every minute of it, we all certainly enjoyed the fruits of her labour.   As already mentioned we are on the road again and enjoying the break and the warmer weather.

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Hi what are you up to. There are no photo's to go with this blog. We have just moved to Main Beach which is at the Northern end of Surfers paradise. Being a long weekend the camp site was as full as. When we looked at the site we had to plant Dolly on, we both thought impossible, however with the Co Pilots help we managed it, how I do not know. We had our first swim in the surf since we have been in QLD, it was just great so will have many more. We went to a Surf Life Savers Club just 5 mins walk from here and we struck up a conversation from a couple who just happen to live a few doors from my boss's acreage at the foot of Mount Tamborine we mentioned that we are going down to Canberra to visit the Canberra Greens and they offered to look after Henry and Dolly on their farm, my boss also offered the same thing except Terry and Lynn also offered for us to live on their property. We find the locals very freindly and helpfull even to strangers, which is rare in Sydney. Xmas Day we spent with Brian and Cherie Wiles and some of their extended family. Brian was one of my apprentices in Canberra and is now a well respected member of the IBM group. We had a lovelly day with them, they cooked Xmas dinner for about 70 people and did a great job. The day after Boxing day Jason and Nushie and our two girls Shauna and Steffie stayed on the coast 100 hundred meters from where we were, we had a great time and went to three theme parks and despite the weather and had a ball. Ken also came to the coast for about two weeks so we were able to catch up with him. Debbie (his Daughter) and Mick and two of his grandchildren Alicea and Bradley also came we had time with them and also enjoyed a meal at the Marriott Hotel. I am still working on Hope Island and Judy is having a beak from work. We intend to work till early April then we will fly to Canberra to look after Shauna and Steffie during school holidays after that we intend to go to New Zealand for about 6 weeks. We hope this finds you well. Jeff & Judy

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Hi we played tourist last weekend and had a look around Hope Island which is where you will find Sanctuary Cove. Hope Island is an Island but is not out to sea, it is land locked with many others on the coast. There are lots of marinas and resorts and Appartment accomodation. As I have said before it is also where I am working see the pictures. We first went to Sanctuary Cove we travelled down this long avenue of palm trees, with the beautiful golf course on one side ( which reminded us both of the ride on to Denarau Island Fiji with Coconut Trees lining the roads to the resorts.) on the way there is a small island for birds to have Sanctuary, Pelicans Swans Ducks Ibis and many more see the photo. When we finally got there Sanctuary Cove is a small town with about 150 botique shops lots of restaurants an ex Navy boat at the docks, apparently the the boat was used in the war to transfer our wounded out to the hospital ships (see photo) this whole thing is built around by a 330 berth marina, all we could think is WOW so this is where the rich people live, I suddenly felt very poor. When driving around the Cove the locals use a golf buggy, and so the streets are buzzing with these little buggars. We had a quick look in some of the shops BLING BLING BLING all over the place and clothes I am sure they are so pleased to have because the price is so high I am sure they do not really want to sell any, rich people toys all over the place. The price of an appartment starts at about $1mil for the cheap ones. Golf Two championship golf courses & golf academy. The resort-style Palms course, designed by Fred Bolton, is par 71, rating 69, with a course length of 5,663 metres. Its 18 holes weave through century-old cabbage palms, numerous water hazards and kangaroos lazing in the sun. This world-class golf course is home to resident touring professional, Ian Baker-Finch. The championship Pines course was designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer and is par 72, rating 76, with a course length of 6,694 metres. The Australian Golf Union rates this the toughest in the country and is private to Country Club members and Hyatt guests. The Cove is also host to an international boat show next year go to http://www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com.au/ We then went to Paradise Point ( http://www.australianexplorer.com/tourist_attractions/paradise_point.htm ) and then onto Sovereign island , ( http://www.burchillpartners.com.au/press-10.htm ) ( which is almost as far north as you can go on the Gold Coast) these people have huge houses ( starting prices $4million) and are at least twice the size of ours most are gated, and have a jetty and a 50 or 60 foot boat tied to the jetty, poor buggars. It was about then we decided to purchase something we could afford, a cup of coffee at Paradise Point . We then looked at another island close by name escapes me it has a bridge going to it, the island is covered in appartments and seems to be designed so that when you come up over the bridge you are faced with all these high rise's on weird angles it was quite spectacular. The Spit or Seas entrance go to( http://www.goldcoastcity.com.au/t_standard.aspx?pid=1083 ) was next on the agenda ( go past Sea World up the peninsular about two clicks) which would normaly take us about 15 mins to get to from Paradise Point, well it was peak hour Sat lunch time, it took over 1 hour. One of the good things on the Coast is how public areas have been put a side for Barbeques, Picnic tables walking tracks exercise tracks play grounds for kids etc etc, the road to the Spit is no different there were people all over the place having a good time. At the Sea Entrance there were people in the water on the water and around the water fishing, it was quite exciting to a fisherman if I had the gear with me I would have tried my luck. Back at camp, we had to move a couple of spaces because we were under a big gum tree which lost a limb missing our bedroom by inches see photo's the branch was several inches thick and fell from about 60 feet, I shudder to think what would have happened if it landed on our van especially if we were in bed. On the 7th Oct we move camp to Broadbeach which is within sight of the Spit, just across the bay. We will be there untill Jan then we move to Main Beach. Hoping this finds you well. Jeff & Judy

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It's been a month already since our last update. We are still at the same caravan park, I thought we had a big rig but one of the fifth wheelers here has five slide outs and one of those is a veranda (unbelievable). Yesterday a 40 foot bus came in, and it was towing a huge trailer, on the trailer was a large four wheel drive vehicle that was parked on a very steep slope, forward and under that was a walk-in workshop. On top of the bus was a storage area that would be at least five times more than what we have got, then under the living area there is a heap more storage. You have just got to see these things to believe them. We are both working, I am still working at Hope Island and Judy is working for Gold Coast Tourism. My Job is to prepare 24 x 3 bedroom apartments for connection to power, the problem is they were all wired by apprentices and the amount of mistakes they made is horrifying its my job to identify the mistakes and fix them. The good news is it is not boring. Judy tells me the place she is working for is not organised and is finding it difficult not jumping in and sorting things out without treading on toes. Judy has hired a Rent a bomb to get to work it is a Toyota Corolla. When we move closer to the City in about 4 weeks she will be able to jump on a bus for a ten minute ride to work. Today I have been working at the home of an ex work colleague of Judy's (Len) that retired soon after Judy and moved to the Coast and has bought a house about five mins from here , Len and I were wiring lights and power points. Yesterday we had lunch with Ray and Jo on Rays boat which is a 52 foot Maritimu, a beautiful example of marine excellence which Ray looks after and keeps it looking better than new, as can be seen in one of the photo's it even has a balcony on the upper deck. If you throw a bit of bread into the water of the stern hundreds of bream come to the surface, it really makes me want to grab a rod and try to catch one of the bigger ones that you would imagine would be floating around just beneath all the juveniles that we were feeding. As one of two bonus's Rays Daughter Katherine and Son in Law Phillip and Grand Daughter Kate were there for a short stay we have not seen them for ages and it was nice to catch up with them then we all went to Tedder Ave to a Chinese Restaurant for dinner. The other bonus was the Southport Yacht club had a Blessing Of The Fleet Ceremony which we witnessed from the bow of a 60 foot Cruiser belonging to one of Rays friends it is only a few weeks old. Due to the limitations of my camera the photo's are not real good ( however double click on them for a bigger view), what was happening was the boats all went past us then down to the pontoon where the priest was, after being blessed they then came back past us, it was quite a festive atmosphere most of the boats were decked out with streamers and balloons, one boat had balloons coming out of the forward hatch which added to the atmosphere. The Coast Guard boat was almost exactly the same as the one that I was on when I was with the Coast Guard which bought back memories. Hoping this finds you well. Jeff & Judy

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8th August, We arrived on the coast today (shorts and tee shirt weather) John and Ally met up with us and we all enjoyed a beer or two. 15th August I started work to day as a temp for Hays Recruitment, I am one of many electricians wiring a resort style apartment block, it takes me 7 mins to get to work.This assignment is for approx 11 weeks. Judy is also going to approach a recruitment company. 18th Aug Jason arrived today he had to go to Brisbane for IBM when he finished he came down to Surfers for a couple of days and stayed here at the park in the motel accommodation as Dolly is set up for two people it would be nice to have a sofa for such occasions but the people who built her had other ideas, oh well maybe in our next one. 19th Aug Our mailing address for Xmas cards etc is, C/o PASS THE POST (316) LOCKED BAG 1 KEPERRA QLD 4054 Yesterday the three of us visited Ray and Jo at the Southport Yacht Club where Ray has his boat moored. We have decided to stay at Surfers until at least January 27th after that who knows. At around Xmas time Jason & Nushie and the girls will be here along with Nushie's family. Ken will be up for a couple of weeks, Ken Jason and I will practice some elbow bending. Hope this finds you all well.

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Monday 6th Aug We arrived in Mount Tamborine, which is west of The Gold Coast in what Banana Benders call the Hinterland every body else calls it "out bush". It is a long way up and Henry struggled. One of the other campers here is a 72 year old Kiwi Guy ( Richard Frost from Rotorua ) who has been in Aussie for 30 years, it was worth coming here just to hear his story, and he also bought a flagon of Black Cherry Wine which he made, ( he owned and run a winery in Tassie) any way the wine was very drinkable Judy and I enjoyed his company and his wine. As most of you know we come from Tauranga NZ in front of the house the Green family lived in, there was the Greerton Hotel, before it was built as my Brothers and Sisters would know we used to play happily as children. Richard built the Greerton Hotel. Judy and I feel that this area has a Blue Mountain feeling it is like being in Luera. It is a real nice place but I am looking forward to getting down to the Coast on Wednesday we are booked into a campsite next to all the Theme Parks. Judy's Uncle Ray is in Southport at the moment ( on his boat ) with Jo who is a very nice lady we have only met her a few times and we are both looking forward to seeing them both this week, I will post pictures of them and the boat / ship. Talking about pictures owing to conditions beyond my control ( I forgot ) I did not take photo's in Yamba. Talking about Yamba 4 hours after we left we received an email from John Houston ( my brother in law ) that he and his Son were going to be in Yamba the next day BUGGAR sorry John and Ally we were looking for a reason to stay there longer if only we had known. Anyway we hope to catch up with them on the coast.

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Sat 4th Aug Yamba is only about 1.5 hrs north of Woolgoolga. YAMBA is a very popular holiday destination supported by excellent fishing and scenery. It is at the mouth of the Clarence river which is pretty awesome on it's own. On the other side of the mouth of the river is ILUKA, you just have to experience it even if you only do it once but stay at the Blue Dolphin Caravan park. There are dozens of motels and a couple of hotel / resorts but none have the atmosphere of this place. Blue Dolphin is a huge place great for all ages, it is right on the waters edge of the river, there are plenty of cabins big and small. Every thing has been provided two big swimming pools one is heated huge kids playground, internet cafe, petrol, gas, restaurant / cafe, two many free BBQ's, huge TV room the list is long. It even has it's own jetty which extends write out into the river perfect for anglers. Photo's will follow with the next publication.

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Wednesday 1-8-07 We arrived in Woolgoolga but not before stopping in a little town / village called Fredrickson there is a pie shop there called Freddo's Pies, we had one each mine was the nearest thing to the best pie I've had for a long time. We got some for freezing and moved on. Woolgoolga is about 20 mins past Coffs Harbour and has one of Australia's largest Sikh community and has an impressive Guru Nanak Sikh Temple. We are again camped on the beach. We went out for pizza here and I ordered my normal, a vegetarian pizza smothered in chicken and sweet chilli, it was yummo. We bought steaks at the local butcher supposedly local produce they were that nice I wish we filled our Freezer, you see we did not have them till we got to Yamba. They even sold wild boar meat I am sorry we didn't get some.

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Foster Tuncurry is two towns either side of the entrance ( Wallamba River ) into the magnificent Wallis Lakes, they are joined together by a very long skinny bridge.We have not been back to Forster Tuncurry for ages, and I am not sure I want to go back, Graham said Forster is Gods little waiting room, people die one after the other mostly of old age, but while we were there two policemen were on patrol on the main street in Tuncurry one was killed by an out of control vehicle the other was in a serious way in hospital,we assume the driver was on his way to see God which is why he crashed, not only that Dolly had a fit and blew up the reversing relays on the slide out, so I gallantly jumped in to fix it and I made it worse so I had to get a local Auto electrician in he stood there scratching his head for three hours and blew up 8 or 10 more relays at $15 dollars each (his cost ) I got the shits and drew a wiring diagram for how it should be and he said no it will not work like that, after a while he rang his boss who told him how to do it guess what my diagram was right. I should have done it by myself. Vicky and Graham neighbours from 7 hills live in Forster and we were able to catch up with them. The town Tuncurry was not named by an Indian Chef but by the local Aboriginal tribe ( Worimi ) Tuncurry means " plenty fish " I think Forster was named by a drunk who could not spell Foster.

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Well here we are again arrived for two days and it looked so nice we stayed for seven. The trip up out of Wollongong is a steep drive at the best of times but when your towing it is a long slow trip, and of course after Jason's drive we were worried. Henry performed well again and except for a couple of suicide jockey's scaring us, we had no problems. Swansea is on the old main road going into Newcastle, about 1.5 Hrs from Sydney. The town is built around the entrance into LAKE MACQUARIE, the park we are in is about 1km into the lake so we are protected from the coastal winds, it would be even better here in warmer weather as in front of us is a beach, where the swimming part of it goes out 100 or more metres, at about hip height and the water is pristine. Apparently there is a drop of at the end of the swimming part, apparently fishermen wade out to it and toss a line in for flathead bream and whiting. Last night we had dinner at the Swansea RSL it is built on the edge of the water, you can sit there having a meal or drink and gaze out on the very impressive view. The special of the night for $13.00 was a choice of three roasts which was a huge meal then sweets were included. We both love seafood so when we saw creamy seafood soup on the menu we had to have some, it was a huge plate of soup and absolutely delicious, we were happy after the soup, but then along came our roast dinner which we could not finish, we took the sweets home in a doggy bag, we will be back. The fishermen here are all going for Blackfish at the moment (in the lake and entrance) the water is just over 14 degrees so too cold for flathead but apparently there are bream to be had for the keen. I will post some photo's soon. Now you know what we are up to what are you up to?

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I think we need to have maps on here possibly with notations of where the grey nomads are at any time. If you have any suggestions click on the comments link below to leave some feedback. CLICK ME to see Shellharbour

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Hi Guys we arrived in Shellharbour last Tuesday. Thank you Jason Nushie Shauna & Steffie for your hospitality love and help, hopefully the weather will be more hospitable next time we are in your neck of the woods. We had to employ a professional truck driver to get our rig out of Jason & Nushies drive he did a stiriling job and was money well spent, he even rang us that afternoon as we were on our way to check we were OK. (For this and future blogs Aussies please remember when writing these Blogs, and descriptions of where we are, our Kiwi Family & Freinds do not necessarily know where the different smaller towns are, ) Shellharbour is on the coast about 15 mins south of Wollongong. . Shellharbour is close to where two dear freinds live Jen & Lou who are great cooks and are fattening us up with great food and wine. Today if the weather is OK Lou and I are going fishing, of the rocks for niggers. Monday 23rd The weather was lousy so we went yesterday in Lou's boat on the lake, the sun was shining birds were chirping fish not biting, but it was an enjoyable morning. As can be seen in the photo we could not wish for a better view, at the moment 7:00am there are surfers out there catching some waves and fishermen on the rocks.

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After a long drive from Sydney we finally arrived in queanbeyan only to be greeted by the driveway from hell... We will post some pictures in the albums to show you what we mean. After spending an hour and loosing a couple of litres of transmission oil from being overworked needless to say the extra grey hairs created on both of our heads we eventually managed to get the beast to the top of the hill.

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We have retired and are on our way to canberra to look after the grandchildren for a week.. Guess we will have tp put up with #1sbs as well... Never mind at least nush tells him to be quiet. Too bad he does does not listen.

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Pictures coming in soon

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