The Final Part of our March Trip.

 Trying to catch up has been hard with more computer issues and all sorts happening in life at the moment.  DH has a spur on his heel and finding walking very difficult, the weather has been what our weather presenter calls "hit and miss" with few fine days, lots of inclement days with little rain and cold............oh so cold. As well as all this, my crafting mojo has gone on holidays, little brother has more problems and I'm missing all my family.  OK, enough of me moaning, so let's get the last leg of this holiday done.

On our way to the next destination, which was Bathurst, I saw 2 more lone chimneys.

We then passed through Cowra where I took a photo for our "I've been everywhere" car club challenge.

Into Bathurst we went and found that Mount Panorama was not being used for any car meeting, and I finally got my first ever look at the well renown racing circuit.

A mob of kangaroos were feeding in the centre.

A view of Bathurst from the top of the track.
Next 2 more photos taken for our challenge.

This is one of categories of finding something relating to our own names.
Well, just couldn't help myself with my initials.................SSS😁

DH with the Mount Panorama sign beside him for Iconic places.

A few photos below of buildings in the centre of our beautiful town of Bathurst.

Now I'm sorry, but I forgot to remember what the above and below photo are, though I think below is the Carillion.

This tree looks like it would hug you.

A side trip out of town, I espied these lovely iron sculptures of deer.

Then, further along, a paddock with donkeys.

After leaving Bathurst we headed east to Shoalhaven Heads for a few days and decided to go to The Australian Motorlife Museum near Wollongong.  A few photos follow & you will get a surprise......I know I did.😊

Just a few as the lighting was very poor inside.

Small cars, bikes and ones made of timber.
DH calls this size, "my size", meaning they are made for littlies..... like me.  haha?

A lovely old truck.

Now this was the surprise...................right up my street.
Lots of lovely old sewing machines.

Now heading for home along the coastal highway and we took the opportunity for some more challenge photos of Town names.

Ulladulla and Moruya, both places we know well having lived on the South Coast of NSW for many years.
The one below has a picture of Sydney Harbour Bridge as the stone for the pillars came from here.

A bit of nonsense. 
We see this pink plane as we head down the highway and finally stopped to take a photo.
I think it is just a type of sculpture.

We want to make time one day to explore this Wildlife Park.
Below is a sign just outside of the park.

The last day of travelling before home.  The opportunity arose for a couple more challenge signs also.

Isn't this great.........a huge whale tail.

We often wonder if this will still be standing when we venture this way, but, yes after being like this for about 20 years it is still standing and with hay.

Another lovely sign.
I am trying to get the more graphic town signs, as some are just so plain.
We have the whole alphabet to try and capture, though X doesn't seem to be available on this side of Australia.

Whilst taking the Rosedale photo, this lovely horse came over for a pat.

OK, that is a wrap up of the trip way back in March.

We've had another trip since then and some quite good little outings.  I'm still trying to make sure I get challenge photos and although they are for the car club, I'll show some on my blog, if no-one minds.

Thanks, if you are still following.

Take care all and hugs from Susan.

ADELAIDE TRIP - PART ONE.

 We set off for Adelaide with van in tow and spent the first night in Horsham in the western districts of Victoria, but unfortunately I've no photos of this part of the trip.

After leaving Horsham the following morning, we headed for Bordertown to stop off to see if my friend Judy was home, but alas, no answer.  Next was a stop in Keith for lunch, then as we travelled on, a photo stop was found at Coonalpyn where there were some painted silos.

The silos and the best photo I could get from the edge of the road.

A little about these silos.

An old bank building, long disused I think.

A lovely little church in the middle of town, which is relatively small.

We finally arrived at the caravan park and had a little wander once we were set up.  Not a caravan park we've used before and it was right under the flight path from the airport, which was noisy during the day, and luckily they have a curfew , so no noise through the night.

On our meander, we found this enormous old Moreton Bay Fig, so photos were a must.  I remember as a child playing around the root systems of these trees in Centennial Park in Sydney, especially at my Dad's work Christmas picnics.

Hubby standing near the huge roots.

The sign near to the tree.

Some of the branches now lay on the ground.

The original homestead which is now used for holiday lets.

The next day before we needed to go to Glenelg for the quilt trunk show, which I was to attend at 7pm, we headed for the hills and opted for Gumeracha, where there is an almighty large rocking horse, toy factory and wildlife rescue park.  We had a lovely few hours and without boring you too much, some photos follow.  As you go into the park, you can purchase a small pack of animal pellets to feed the animals, so that was a must.

This beautiful little goat followed me for quite a while, then wandered off towards some children who had food too.  As I was walking further around the park, it suddenly ran across and accompanied me around to the exit gate.  It was so hard to get a good photo as he kept cuddling up and knocking the camera.  

Another lovely moment happened when I saw this little one laying behind the tree.  It looked up, noticed I had food, stood up, ate some then hung on to my little finger.  Oh so cute and these little ones made my day.

The large rocking horse at the entrance.

The above 3 photos are of the newly painted murals on the amenities blocks.

The signpost for places all over the world above and below are places in Australia.

You may need to click on these last 2 photos to read the names properly.

We left Gumeracha, headed for Glenelg, ate fish and chips in the mall area, as parts of the beach area were closed off due to some repair work, then I went to my trunk show by Jemima Flendt, which was great.  Hubby had a wander, then read a book till I came down and we went back to the van park.

Our first few days were good, the weather was fine and the next installment will be posted soon.

Take care all and hugs.

Susan.

CATCHING UP SLOWLY.

 I'm so sorry to be somewhat AWOL lately, but I'm having lots of trouble with my "old" laptop & now my PC too which needs updating, as I've still got Windows 7.  Hopefully over the coming weeks I'll have some of it sorted.                                                                                                                                                BUT.....for now, we'll do a little catching up on a slow basis.  We have had a quick trip away to Adelaide which is part of the slow start and now after explaining why and where, I'll pop on a couple of local photos and hope to do more as the week progresses.

Driving through the back of Yarragon one afternoon, I suddenly noticed these 2 deer.
Never seen them before, so out with the camera and this was the best I could get as it was overcast and I couldn't get close as there was a big ditch along the side of the road near the fence line.

Just to the south of town we have the most wonderful daffodil fields and they never fail to enchant me each Spring.

We did have a great break, except for cracking our windscreen, which will be replaced next week.  A large truck threw up a stone, much to our annoyance.

Not sure what is happening with Blogger as I'm having trouble commenting on some blogs and seems some people are having the same issues.  Hope all is fixed soon.

I'll finish off for today and hopefully tomorrow or later this week, a post will appear about our latest trip and maybe a bit of crafty stuff.

Thanks for sticking with me.

Take care all and hugs from down under.

Susan.  xox    

                               

 large truck threw a stone up which is so annoying.

WE WERE AWAY FOR A WEEK.

Middle of this month we went away north toward Sydney for my young brother, hence why I've been so quiet.  Just some paperwork to sign, catch up with carers and his yearly review.

On our way early one morning, the stopping for a tea break at Bairnsdale near the river.

Next stop was luchtime at Cann River where there is a beautiful sculpture of Lyrebird.

Across the rod we have a lovely old timber church.

Finally arriving in Eden at the caravan park, where this local lot call home too.  Biggest problem here is looking out for all the kangaroo poo.😊

After spending a few days doing all we had too, seeing brother, then two of my cousins the next day & visiting both sons on the next two days, there wasn't much time for photo stops.  The above is a gorgeous view from Jamberoo Lookout near Kiama.  You can see so much bushland, farming country & the sea.

Heading towards home on the Monday, a comfort stop was needed in Ulladulla, where I snapped the harbour.

Further down the coast towards Batemans Bay, we always look out for this derelict old barn.

An afternoon break was wanting, so a quick cuppa was had at the Tuross Heads turnoff, where I took the above photo.  Below we have a row of Illawarra Flame trees, which are in flower August/Sepember.

Nearer to home lunch was needed and while at Lakes Entrance I too some time to snap the black swans.

Then we had a little walk along the foreshore, then back to the car where there were many Corellas on the grass.  Someone disturbed them and they flew into the trees.  Looked quite spectacular if you click to enlarge the photo.

Short and sweet for today, so I'll  end it here so I don't overwhelm you with photos                                   We've been uber busy since we got home, but I'll try and settle down a bit and catch up with some posts of what else we've been up to.

Thanks to all my lovely blog pals for my cards and birthday wishes too.  What would I do without you all.

Take care all and big hugs from Susan.