Day 1: Tue 1 Mar - Home to Burrum Heads via Howard, 27 km

We knew we only had a short distance to drive and cold not check-in until midday, so we finished packing the van this morning, then doing a few maintenance issues around the house before leaving home just after 11:30 am. First stop was at Howard to pick up some passion fruit, and we arrived at our destination a little after midday. Glen and Carmel were here already.

After lunch and a nana nap we went for a walk to find Ian and Carol in the same house they were at last year. After a quikc catch-up, Wendy had to run away to prepare dinner (Greg kindly volunteered Wendy to cokk for the six of us tonight). Whilst Wendy was slaving, Greg went for a ride to see a lady from Church (Pauline) who had a bad fall and ended up in ICU, but was discharged today. Greg says she is OK and staying with her daughter for the time being.

As our van site (same one we had last year) is adjacent one of the BBQ huts, we requisitioned it for our dinner party. Wendy set up the wok and laid everything out all over the place so no-one else could muscle-in. So, we had Wendy's tumeric/ginger/lemon grass/garlic chicken on coconut milk with various vege for main, and a passionfruit fluffy pudding for dessert. We were all fat as fools after, and with no dishwasher in the van, Wendy did the majority of the washing up.

We were in bed about 9:30 pm.

The BBQ shelter, us, and Thorburns

Burrum Heads For Four Nights 1-5 Mar

Introduction

We have had itchy feet since about one week after parking up from our last short trip last year. However, with Christmas, New year, and medical appointments to attend, we have not really been able to get away until now. We are going to Burrum Heads, again, which is a short 23 km down the road. We will be there with non-caravanners Ian and Carol, and fellow caravanners and BUGers, Glen and Carmel. We have booked the same site we had last year, and if we get it, it will be a miracle. Ian and Carol have a house for two weeks and they do this every year.