What happens when you find a gallon container of chocolate chip ice cream in the freezer and there is no one around.......... Being of the mind that ice cream regardless of its shape, color or age has to be consumed in the most fashionable manner.
Another factoid that should be noted. I have found Cadbury Chocolate bars in the 400 gram size in Dural Woolworth's. My carry on for my return trip to Hawaii could be compromised......
Armidale to Dural
The dew factor in Armidal is unbelievable. As soon as the sun sets everything is wet. The caravan site is just off the main road and it was just a great site to stay at. The town of Armidale has everything you need. And for you shopper's out there, a brand new mall to really hit your fancy. Tent and anything left out was wet and was packed away wet. Taking Rt 15 south out of Armidale to Uralla then through Walcha. From here we are on the Thunderbolt Way to Gloucester. This and I will remind you again, this road has to be the most enjoyable sealed road that I've been on since touring Oz.
The only down side of this particular trip was following two trucks with live cattle. Just believe me that coming up on cattle trucks which are dumping cattle waste(being nice here!) is an experience that you won't forget. Got around these suckers as quick as possible. The smell is almost as good as fresh road kill that's been out in the heat for a week or two.
From Gloucester we head for Singleton, turn on Route 84 then Route 69 for Windsor. Route 69 is the Putty Road and is a bikers dream for curves until you get to the Halfway Roadhouse. Everything south of that levels out and there you are in Windsor and the caravan park in Drawl. Spent a few down days there and Friday was under way for Clarence Town just north of Maitland.
Got there and if life was not bad enough met up with a pommie couple out of Sydney starting on a 3 year vacation traveling the world in a, you have to do some deep breathing on this one, Land Rover...... Must be the showing of the flag. As I am not one to make off comments about people, this couple is just too good to pass up. She is from Wales and quite young, speaks little or no english. He is from the midlands and roughly 60 years old and wears a hair piece that does little for him and is held on with suction cups. He met his wife through a single women's magazine out of Wales, there is a bit of an age difference but they seem to be happy. Isn't life just too good!
Clarence Town
It was to Barrington National Park and gravel roads about for the day. Just a great place to get lost in and enjoy the country side.
Clarence Town to Dural
South to Maitland, turning off route 84/69 then through Bulga next through Broke (wine country) then Wollombi. Still heading south to Bucketty before turning on the gravel road to St Albans and Wisemans Ferry. A short ride on the ferry then south to Dural and the caravan park.
Dural
BMW motorcycle replacing the front fork seals again and my credit card taking another major hit. It seems that the Darwin BMW mechanic when replacing the front fork seals initially had bugger up the job. Just love those German mechanic's......
I sit in the Dural Library this day and within hours I will have the bike to the BMW dealer. Who will pack the bike away for pickup in the next day or so for shipment back to the USA.
Australia has been just a great experience and have met so many great people over my travels. There is one more email that will do the numbers and a few choice comments.
The Grey Nomad
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