What a difference a few days makes.Newcastle was nice but made us feel old and out of place in a Youth Hostel full of Youth! We roll into Bellingen and find a funky little YHA Backpackers that fit our family just right. Then to add to the magic, Shane and Georgi appeared from Tazmania with their four beautiful kids and trailer in tow.
Talk about Australian friendliness, these happy Tazies made us part of their family and showed us a good time as we explord the Bellingen area together. Probably the wildest thing for me was that when I mentioned I'd been in Lune River, Tazmania 20 years earlier he quickly picked out the name of the person I'd visited with all those many years ago. Its good to hear that Ian has finished his post and beam home and moved out of his mud hut that was his home when I knew him.
So what started as a tentative one nighter in a hill station on the way to the Sunshine coast quickly became three nights in a place that many find so nice they just don't leave. We spent long days along the river, swinging on the rope swing and tubing the local riffles. We rested in the mid day heat and then came out as the sun went low to explore the rainforest and crystal clear streams in the Dorrigo hills.
Shane and Georgi, we look forward to a time when we can share our Virginia home with you. May you find peace and prosperity in your new home!
Paul
1 comment:
your stories are wonderful! keep em coming. now that i've found your blogspot, i'm hungry for more!
stay away from those freshwater crocs, will ya?
pink sheep? glow worms? eels? platypus?
stay cool,
love, Unlce Kevin
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