With only a six hours driving ahead of us Colleen and I did
not leap out of our beds until after seven and then had a leisurely breakfast
and loaded the car. The key was returned to the reception and off we went –
eight o clock wasn’t too bad! Our later start meant that we would avoid the
heavy traffic of morning rush hour.
Once again we had a beautiful sunny day so the scenery was
seen at its best. Our lunch stop was at the side of the road in a rather busy
parking and picnic bay but we were fortunate to find a sheltered table and
seats. Pulled in a little way from our table was a small truck on which trays
of fruit and veggies were displayed for sale. After clearing away our lunch
things and packing them in the car Colleen ambled over and bought a box of
nectarines to take to the relative she was going to stay with in Canberra.
In the afternoon I was ready for a break from driving and
there seemed to be no picnic bays anywhere so I took an exit an drove 3
kilometers to a service station at a small town. In the car park was a small market
so after enjoying a rather bitter coffee (our own would have been much nicer!)
we wandered around the half dozen stalls and both Colleen and I picked up a
little trinket that will go into our “Christmas present” collection! We enjoyed
the exchange of banter with the stall holder! He did too!
This time the GPS took us to the motel I had booked on line
without a fault. I checked in at about 4.15 had a quick look around, took
Colleen in to have a look too before we drove on to the suburb of Cook to where
Colleen was going to stay.
I was introduced to Shirley and her daughter Pat and we had
a delightful meal together before I begged my leave and returned to my “lonely”
room to write my little story for this blog. I even set up the pani-blog (my
pistol grip camera/camcorder) ion a little tripod and took a shot of myself
with my laptop!
I think I must have run my fingers through my hair because I
seem to have lost my fringe! Do I look tired? I am now, so I will post this and
do something about it!
AJ
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