Hi to all, here we are in Port Lincoln, we left here in 2000. We used to call Port Lincoln home for around 15years, Fae & I had a lovely home over looking the beautiful Boston Bay.
We are at the Port Lincoln caravan park at North Shields, around 12klms from the city. A very nice park, it was owned by some friends many years ago, they sold it after the big fire. The new owners let it run down as they wanted to build units here. Luckily for us the council stepped in and stopped the development. New owners again now and they are doing a wonderful job bringing it back up to scratch. The sites are generous and right on the ocean front. Would keep most fisherman happy, with beach and jetty fishing right at the park. There is a road house at the entrance, owned by the park that has everything you would need including groceries and cooked meals, yummy!
I must admit to feeling very comfortable here at present as we know a lot of people and places here. Just driving around brings back fond memories of years gone by. We are bumping into people who recognize us then walk by and you can almost hear their brains ticking over with 'I know them from somewhere'!! It's quite funny, as we do the same, trying to put names to faces.
One thing I had forgotten was the wind!!! Bloody he'll does it ever stop blowing? I remember now, it blows most of the time. The awning is up and down as the wind goes from fresh to strong, around 25 knots. We have caught up with my sister Wendy and her Husband Phil. We saw Wendy at my birthday but I have not seen Phil since we left. We also caught up with friends Dennis & Pat whom we last saw at Fae's birthday when we first moved to Cairns. Dennis built and owned a 33ft yatch called Free Spirit, so named in honor to a lost son, we have sailed quite a few miles in her including to Kangaroo Island for a weeks holiday. Dennis & Pat have moved into a beautiful home in a retirement village. Very swanky too I might add. It was great to catch up and will get together for a meal a bit later.
Fae is very busy with her talks and even made the local paper, she will want a rise soon!!
Did I mention the bloody wind? And the temperature, it has been averaging around 17 during the day and about 9 degrees, my fridge at home does not get that cold,buuurrrrrrrr!! Misty sleeps under the cover most nights, soft dog! OK this is week 3 and still not used to the wind and temp. Never mind we will head north in about 6 weeks, via Broken Hill, Longreach etc.
Well that's all for now as my fingers are bomb from the cold.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Arno Bay
Here we are at beautiful Arno Bay, the caravan park is right on the ocean front, nice little beach and a jetty. Seems to be plenty of fish and squid around as well. The park is very friendly and they have a few social nights as well. Wednesday is cheap snitzels at the pub, right across the road. Thursday nights is sausage sizzle night, complete with fish and crabs some nights. We were very lucky as the both weeks we were there we had crabs (no not that type!!) and snapper cooked on the BBQ as well as the snags. Sunday morning is Pancakes for breaky cooked by the owners Steve & Belinda bloody great,!! together with a Coffee. Yummy!
The Arno Burgers from the cafe just outside the park at the jetty were Huge!! I could'nt even eat a whole one. They come cut in half for a reason, they were around 9inches across and about 5inches high. You must try one if you visit this area.
There is a beautiful park and play ground just newly completed at the end of the jetty & and overall there is a very pleasant atmosphere. I would stongly advise you to book at this park as during the two weeks we were there they were literally queued up at the enterance awaiting people to leave.
We met some lovely people at the park including Studs and Adele, Rick and Jen and another couple that we will catch up with in Port Lincoln, Martin & Gail, great folks all of them.
I forgot to mention the board walk.
There is a fantastic board walk just up the road complete with fishing alcoves within the walk. We actually saw the fish in the water. The walks are also wheelchair friendly and the water is crystal clear.
We are moving on to Port Lincoln tomorrow and we will call the Port Lincoln Caravan Park at North Shields home for around 8 weeks. Fae is busy with her talks and we are catching up with friends we have not seen for a few years.
The Arno Burgers from the cafe just outside the park at the jetty were Huge!! I could'nt even eat a whole one. They come cut in half for a reason, they were around 9inches across and about 5inches high. You must try one if you visit this area.
There is a beautiful park and play ground just newly completed at the end of the jetty & and overall there is a very pleasant atmosphere. I would stongly advise you to book at this park as during the two weeks we were there they were literally queued up at the enterance awaiting people to leave.
We met some lovely people at the park including Studs and Adele, Rick and Jen and another couple that we will catch up with in Port Lincoln, Martin & Gail, great folks all of them.
I forgot to mention the board walk.
There is a fantastic board walk just up the road complete with fishing alcoves within the walk. We actually saw the fish in the water. The walks are also wheelchair friendly and the water is crystal clear.
We are moving on to Port Lincoln tomorrow and we will call the Port Lincoln Caravan Park at North Shields home for around 8 weeks. Fae is busy with her talks and we are catching up with friends we have not seen for a few years.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Cowell
We hooked up for the long trek (470klm) to Cowell to catch up with my old mate Lenny Sims. Lenny used to be a commercial diver on the tuna farms in Port Lincoln where I used to work for Lucky ‘S’ fishing.
I was bloody great to catch up; we were made very welcome and parked up in Lenny’s front yard over the long week end. We we hanging out for Pizza so asked Lenny if they made pizza in town, Yep was the reply, we ordered two large ones and went to pick them up. Next time I will ask Lenny if anyone in town made “good pizzas”. We were very disappointed as the pizzas left a lot to desire. Ah well we made good with a bottle of Chivas Regal and a two litre coke, yep! Slept well that night!. Lenny and I used to have a bottle of scotch and a two litre coke every Friday or Saturday and think nothing of it the next morning. Must have been something in the ice blocks!!!!One of the other guys from Port Lincoln was Schultz, another diver turned truckie. Both these guys are now driving road trains. Well as it turns out Schultz lives just up the road from Lenny and we were having a BBQ at his place the next night. There was more food than you could poke a stick at, and did I mention the scotch???
My turn to cook the next night. I did one of Wolfgang’s curries, turned out bloody beautiful, I did o small tame one for Fae at the same time, geeess I am getting good.
More food the next night with Lenny cooking a roast pork for us all, beautiful crackling as well as roast potatoes, carrots etc. Plus desert!!!! I got ta leave this place as I will soon be the size of a block of flats instead of a house!!
We left Cowell on Tuesday to head down the road to Arno Bay for a couple of weeks then on to Port Lincoln.
I was bloody great to catch up; we were made very welcome and parked up in Lenny’s front yard over the long week end. We we hanging out for Pizza so asked Lenny if they made pizza in town, Yep was the reply, we ordered two large ones and went to pick them up. Next time I will ask Lenny if anyone in town made “good pizzas”. We were very disappointed as the pizzas left a lot to desire. Ah well we made good with a bottle of Chivas Regal and a two litre coke, yep! Slept well that night!. Lenny and I used to have a bottle of scotch and a two litre coke every Friday or Saturday and think nothing of it the next morning. Must have been something in the ice blocks!!!!One of the other guys from Port Lincoln was Schultz, another diver turned truckie. Both these guys are now driving road trains. Well as it turns out Schultz lives just up the road from Lenny and we were having a BBQ at his place the next night. There was more food than you could poke a stick at, and did I mention the scotch???
My turn to cook the next night. I did one of Wolfgang’s curries, turned out bloody beautiful, I did o small tame one for Fae at the same time, geeess I am getting good.
More food the next night with Lenny cooking a roast pork for us all, beautiful crackling as well as roast potatoes, carrots etc. Plus desert!!!! I got ta leave this place as I will soon be the size of a block of flats instead of a house!!
We left Cowell on Tuesday to head down the road to Arno Bay for a couple of weeks then on to Port Lincoln.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
What happened to the Weather
We ventured up to Wallaroo the other day and caught up to a very old friend in Max Walker (No! not that one!) We haven’t seen him or his lovely wife Rosie for a good few years. Max was in Port Lincoln when we were there but has since moved to Wallaroo into a beautiful new house on the banks of the new canal estate. Water at the front doorstep, The pontoon is already in place and just awaiting the boat!!!!(Just kidding Rosie) We had a lovely lunch and talked about old times over a few beers. They have got a dog called “Buddy”, he and Misty got on very well, they played for ages. You should have seen them running on the tiles in-between table legs etc. Very funny. Poor little Misty had to stop for a lay down and rest. Great she should sleep well tonight.
Hell it’s bloody blowing a gale and cold as all getup, my fridge in Cairns doesn’t get this cold. Double doonas tonight!
Never mind, we went for a trip to Marion Bay at the end of the Peninsula, very pretty spot. Beautiful coast line. Had a steak sandwich at a little service station, we were told about this place by someone in the park. They said the service was slow but worth the wait. “They we right” best sanga for a while, great fresh made chips as well. Even the sea gulls said so, I read once where hot potato chips were now recognised as being among the seagulls diet, unbelievable. That is until you open the paper around the chips and the sea gulls come from miles around, squawking and carrying on until you feed them. I had forgotten all about that, when we were kids we would tie cotton around two bits of crust and then feed the gulls, great fun watching them try to go in different directions. Ummm!! What a waste of child hood.
We are off this Friday to go and visit a mate in Cowell. (on the Eyre Peninsula) Long week end coming up so we don’t want to be in a park if we can help it. See you soon. :o)
Hell it’s bloody blowing a gale and cold as all getup, my fridge in Cairns doesn’t get this cold. Double doonas tonight!
Never mind, we went for a trip to Marion Bay at the end of the Peninsula, very pretty spot. Beautiful coast line. Had a steak sandwich at a little service station, we were told about this place by someone in the park. They said the service was slow but worth the wait. “They we right” best sanga for a while, great fresh made chips as well. Even the sea gulls said so, I read once where hot potato chips were now recognised as being among the seagulls diet, unbelievable. That is until you open the paper around the chips and the sea gulls come from miles around, squawking and carrying on until you feed them. I had forgotten all about that, when we were kids we would tie cotton around two bits of crust and then feed the gulls, great fun watching them try to go in different directions. Ummm!! What a waste of child hood.
We are off this Friday to go and visit a mate in Cowell. (on the Eyre Peninsula) Long week end coming up so we don’t want to be in a park if we can help it. See you soon. :o)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Yorke Peninsula
We hit the road for a short trip over to Yorke Peninsula, very dry around here. I forgot it is a very big grain area so all paddocks are just stubble now. Remember “sun on the stubble” from school???
We came across to a small place called Port Victoria on the coast. Nice little park, very full at present but will get quieter at the week end. We are at the rear of the park on the hill overlooking the sea when it is clear in front. Fae is doing talks about Register4 with National Breast Cancer at various clubs etc. It is about trying to get a data base of people willing to take place in research gathering from time to time. She is doing a gig at Wallaroo on Wednesday and we have decided to stay here for another two weeks to access other clubs and people in the area.
The manager, Jason, has given us a new site from tomorrow on the beach front; I can’t wait to have a wine or three looking over the ocean with an uninterrupted view from our awning. Whiting Caprice is on the menu tonight, I cooked a great curry last night, (a bit hot for Fae, but she ate up, good girl) there is some left over for me tomorrow night.
I had a Long Ranger fuel tank fitted at ARB in Adelaide; this should give us a better range for our trips north. Gee it costs a lot to fill it; 126lts at $1.40 per litre, fuel is pricey down here. The diesel is used to prop up the discount for unleaded which sells for around $1.21. Diesel is a far more unrefined product and should be cheaper!!!
The sun is shining and we are getting an average of 25 degrees this week so out comes the doona and electric heater, no matter we are having fun.
We came across to a small place called Port Victoria on the coast. Nice little park, very full at present but will get quieter at the week end. We are at the rear of the park on the hill overlooking the sea when it is clear in front. Fae is doing talks about Register4 with National Breast Cancer at various clubs etc. It is about trying to get a data base of people willing to take place in research gathering from time to time. She is doing a gig at Wallaroo on Wednesday and we have decided to stay here for another two weeks to access other clubs and people in the area.
The manager, Jason, has given us a new site from tomorrow on the beach front; I can’t wait to have a wine or three looking over the ocean with an uninterrupted view from our awning. Whiting Caprice is on the menu tonight, I cooked a great curry last night, (a bit hot for Fae, but she ate up, good girl) there is some left over for me tomorrow night.
I had a Long Ranger fuel tank fitted at ARB in Adelaide; this should give us a better range for our trips north. Gee it costs a lot to fill it; 126lts at $1.40 per litre, fuel is pricey down here. The diesel is used to prop up the discount for unleaded which sells for around $1.21. Diesel is a far more unrefined product and should be cheaper!!!
The sun is shining and we are getting an average of 25 degrees this week so out comes the doona and electric heater, no matter we are having fun.
Adelaide
Well we are in Adelaide now: we are staying with some very good friends who we have not seen for quite a while. Wolfgang & Merilyn were friends when we were first in Port Lincoln many, many years ago. They had the flat down stairs and we were constant companions and friends. Wolfgang is a chef and we had many a beautiful meal in those units with the little candles on a string burning as our only light.
They now live in a lovely house in Golden Grove, complete with swimming pool, hot spa, etc. A nice change from the van. We had our own room with our own bathroom and toilet, like staying in a very nice hotel really, complete with chef cooked cuisine. (Some of us have it good) Thanks a lot to Wolf & Merilyn for having us and making us feel very welcome.
We had a great time catching up and visiting some of our other friends around Adelaide. We have not seen Fred & Marg for years either and we got invited to have dinner with them at their beautiful home in Norwood, (a rather posh suburb of Adelaide) we learned that Fred had had bypass surgery a while ago, and has recovered well. He was looking great. Fred & Marg put on a super BBQ complete with flash deserts and wines. I have got to get back to the road or I will end up a bloody site bigger than I am. Fae was lapping it up and enjoyed seeing friends again.
We caught up with Brad & Brenda (Fae’s sister) for a nice lunch and a couple of wines!! At the Goodwood Hotel, very nice it was too. Brenda is on a health kick at present and goes to gym a couple of times a week. (Looking good girl). They both seem in the pink and Brad was with me in the food and wine stakes. (How come he is so slim!!!?)
Oh well
Off to the van tomorrow (Wednesday) a reality check.
They now live in a lovely house in Golden Grove, complete with swimming pool, hot spa, etc. A nice change from the van. We had our own room with our own bathroom and toilet, like staying in a very nice hotel really, complete with chef cooked cuisine. (Some of us have it good) Thanks a lot to Wolf & Merilyn for having us and making us feel very welcome.
We had a great time catching up and visiting some of our other friends around Adelaide. We have not seen Fred & Marg for years either and we got invited to have dinner with them at their beautiful home in Norwood, (a rather posh suburb of Adelaide) we learned that Fred had had bypass surgery a while ago, and has recovered well. He was looking great. Fred & Marg put on a super BBQ complete with flash deserts and wines. I have got to get back to the road or I will end up a bloody site bigger than I am. Fae was lapping it up and enjoyed seeing friends again.
We caught up with Brad & Brenda (Fae’s sister) for a nice lunch and a couple of wines!! At the Goodwood Hotel, very nice it was too. Brenda is on a health kick at present and goes to gym a couple of times a week. (Looking good girl). They both seem in the pink and Brad was with me in the food and wine stakes. (How come he is so slim!!!?)
Oh well
Off to the van tomorrow (Wednesday) a reality check.
Friday, February 4, 2011
What A Day
What a fantastic surprise, my lovely sister Sylvia organised (and paid for I might add) a full day of celebrations. We started at the Cobdogla steam museum; Sylvia had hired the place for a ride on the train through the vine yards etc. What a great time, she again surprised me by getting a lot of rellies to come along. There were people I have not seen for years, Great nieces and nephews I have not seen or remembered. (craft) My nephews Patrick & Steven, nieces Belinda & Sally, sister Wendy just to name a few. There was champagne and “horses douvers” to be had on the train trip; we even got “mooned” by a young guy on the trip!!!!!
After our return to the museum we had a tour of the place including the “Humphrey Pump” and a huge steam tractor. We all moved to Sylvia’s place after that for more celebrating, eating and drinking. I think everyone had a great time, I know I did. We went on till well after dark so it was a very good day. I slept like a baby that night!!! Again a very big thank you to sister Sylvia, love ya heaps.
After our return to the museum we had a tour of the place including the “Humphrey Pump” and a huge steam tractor. We all moved to Sylvia’s place after that for more celebrating, eating and drinking. I think everyone had a great time, I know I did. We went on till well after dark so it was a very good day. I slept like a baby that night!!! Again a very big thank you to sister Sylvia, love ya heaps.
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