2011on the road

Melbourne to Tweedheads NSW

Well we have now spend enough time south in cold victoria and are once again on the road, it took 5 month due to house siting and some health isues, but with my last test coming back clear and the plumbing working once more we hooked on and herewe are in Tweedheads NSW.

Since leaving our summer base we have travelled to Wodonga to stay a few days at Bianka's sisters place,

Our first stop in wodonga at shirleys

and nice it was, than headed of North to what we thought warmer weather ha it seems the cold and wet is to stay with us, mind we have had some nice days with the sun shining.

First stop Holbrook to see the RAN submarine HMAS Otway.

HMAS Otway submarine speaks for it selves

HMAS Otway

and as always a fasinating look, than our first overnight stop Goulburn, after setting up, some sight seeing, the War memorial lookout,

War Memorial Goulburn/Lookout

Goulburn from the lookout

than the Big Marino interesting.

The Marino at Goulburn

What a Marino sheep sees

Read the sign

First of the sunsets on this trip

And the moon rises

Cold night with frost in the morning and on the road once again, decided to travel straght to Nelson Bay 50 Km north of New Castle or part of Port Stevenson we met our friends Errol and Lyn here once again.

Our first swim for the year cool but nice

They have a Sand dune erea here that stretches some 32+ KM along the coast, you are able to drive these dunes.

Start of 32K's of sand dunes

Heading out on the beach first

Tin city

Tin Cty

Tires a litle to hard at 28 down to 21 for the dunes

In to the dunes for some fun

Down we go height

Bianka behind the wheel for a run

Bianka in the sand

The sea claims and

So does the sand

Down once again

Great fun

We spend all afternoon driving these dunes, even Bianka had a go some of these dunes where 30 feet high, and the sand soft as powder great fun, among this was a number of tin huts which initily was a town called Tin city and has been here since early 1920 anestabilished by some war veterans. it is now starting to fall down as the sand takes over mind there still are a few people living here.

Sunset over Nelson Bay

From the lookout looing over port Stevens

The Sand dunes from the lookout at Nelson Bay

Stayed for a week than of to Newcastle to see Bill and Dawn for 3 days this was great and a great catch up time went to the Maitland Caravan show out to diner , etc. the weather was not the greatest, cold, wet and miserable at times, but not much one can do about that.

The Weather at Byron Bay

Leaving on the Saturday we had intentions of stopping of at Byron bay but instead decided to sight see Byron Bay drove up to the light house with the van behind bit dodgy seeing it was pretty steep up or down but we made it and looked at some awsome scenery.