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New South Wales

Eleven Nights for Eleven Years

June 16, 2019 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 58 Comments

When reading this post, please take into account that I actually started writing it an entire month ago. Life, somehow, keeps overtaking my best intentions. When Bill and I moved to our current abode - an apartment in an over-55s complex, on a golf course, beside the beach - I used to tell everyone . … Continue reading Eleven Nights for Eleven Years

Casino to the Gold Coast via Nimbin

April 19, 2019October 18, 2019 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 24 Comments

6th March, 2019 Various birdsong brought us to our senses this morning. The house in Casino where we have spent the night is on acreage and rural. I sit up and notice the family golden retriever has moved to the rug on Bill's side of the bed through the night. When we retired the night … Continue reading Casino to the Gold Coast via Nimbin

From Coffs Harbour to Casino via Grafton

April 11, 2019October 18, 2019 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 21 Comments

5th March, 2019 After checking out of our Coffs Harbour accommodation, Bill and I headed up the road to Grafton, NSW, taking the inland route that you may be able to see marked in red on the below map. For the benefit of my overseas followers, the yellow line marks the border between New South … Continue reading From Coffs Harbour to Casino via Grafton

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