After yesterday’s hike from Tamworth to Brisbane we were both exhausted. A much needed sleep in along with catching up with washing. We did go downstairs for a swim in the pool which is about 20 meters in length, so cut a few laps each. In the evening we went out to see The Basis … More R&R – 22nd February 2019

It was a fond farewell to Wallace Park and on the road for our 600k trip north to Brisbane. You can see the devastation of the drought on the land all the way up to the Queensland border. With three short stops it took us nine hours in total and were very tired by the … More Brisbane Bound – 21st February 2019

Having checked out of “Bates Manor” where we had a short but fantastic stay, we drove around to our old home that we lived and renovated between 1995-2003. We were cheeky enough to knock on the front door and introduce ourselves to the second lot of owners since we sold it. Stan and Sandra have … More 115 Brook Street, Muswellbrook – 20th February 2019

Kerry and Craig kept telling us of things that we had done with them whilst in Muswellbrook and how we shared labour on our renovations. When Kerry had the twins we had made a lead light fan window for them to go above the door into their nursery. We had totally forgotten about doing it. … More Mines, mines and more mines – 19th February 2019

Farewells this morning to Pat and John and promises that next time it will not be 16 years before we next see them again!!! Our route up to Muswellbrook today took us through some very tiny towns and what you would call the mid west ranges of New South Wales. The state has been in … More Bathurst to Muswellbrook – 18th February 2019

Our day started off with walking down to the tennis courts to watch the kids play a game and also look around the neighbourhood where Pat and John had moved to since we last saw them. We managed to get a photo of Pat and John with their daughter and a couple of their grandsons. … More Hoon Head – 17th February 2019

One of Pat and Johns grandsons Jack, stayed over night as he wanted to go on the Park Run in the morning as his grand parents live just down the road from where they start. Fraser did a park run back in Busselton in WA with friends Jen and Al. It is five kilometres and … More More Catchup – 16th February 2019

We lived in Bathurst 1987 to late 1988 where Fraser managed a slate quarry. This was his first job after leaving Shay Gap in Western Australia and we were both keen to get back to the eastern states. We were only in Bathurst about 18 months and then unfortunately the slate quarry went bust. There … More Over the Blue Mountains to Bathurst – 15th February 2019

Our plan today was to go and see if our first ever real estate purchase was still standing and to walk down Memory Lane. The Three Amigos set off by bus into the city and then swapped to a train out to the famous Bondi Junction. To get to Bondi Beach you need to get … More Going Back to the Beginning- 14th February 2019

Good day to get cracking and see the sights of Sydney as the temperature was only meant to climb to 25c today. On went the walking shoes and out the door we three went. First port of call after a ten minute walk was the ferry landing of Abbotsford. They have certainly smarted the jetty’s … More Tommy, Tabitha and Darryl the Tourists – 13th February 2019