We had booked e-bikes to go on a cycle ride today. We set off early to collect the bikes at about 9.45am NSW time, which is 8.45am Queensland time. We are quite close to the NSW border here which does make planning and booking activities problematic given that Queensland does not have daylight saving. We […]

They get up early in the Gold Coast as that’s when it’s coolest. And the birds wake up and cause a commotion from about 5am. Evidently Lee and Mark are often up at 5am, off to walk the dogs and then have coffee or breakfast at a cafe and then to work. That seems to […]

Our check out and transfer to the airport all happened very efficiently. We filled the car up at the airport petrol station and were in time to catch the 9.45am shuttle from Apex Rentals to the terminal. Sufficient time to have a coffee and relax before we headed to the gate for our domestic flight […]

We awoke to a blue sky day and forecast warmer temperatures which was perfect for our planned day cycling. There is a cycle shop not far from the apartments so we made our way over there and got 3 e-bikes plus a normal bike for Steve. We were going to bike up through the botanical […]

Tuesday was chilly as in cold! We caught up with work in the morning and then Mike and I set off for a drive. We first went through the closest suburbs to town starting with Batter Point which is the Remuera of Hobart. Close to town, lots of sea views and many larger, older homes. […]

We had a work catch up day on Sunday and didn’t do anything until we went for a walk in the late afternoon. It was still a bit cold but mostly fine. We wandered down and around the town, which was largely closed except for the many bars and hotels. Steve and Fiona drove to […]

It was fine but chilly for our pack up from Strahan. We got away earlier than expected and were on the road by 9.30am. Steve and Fiona did the first 2 hours of driving until we stopped at Lake St Clair, which is a national park just a few kilometres from the village of Derwent […]

We were unable to get seats on the rail trip (it was booked out) so booked on the Gordon River Cruise. A 6 hour cruise across the Macquarie Harbour and then up the Gordon River. The cruise options were: premium lounge – where you get a buffet lunch, seats upstairs and an open bar for […]

Mike was quite unwell and spent all day in bed. I went back to the IGA and associated pharmacy and got some more paracetamol and cough mixture as well as more dinner provisions. There is quite a bit to Strahan. It’s spread out around this big bay but only has the one block of proper […]

The pick up and transfer to Adelaide airport (with breakfast boxes) all went as planned and we arrived at the airport about an hour before the flight. There was next to no traffic on the way. We ate bits of our breakfasts in the airport, (the yoghurts were good) then boarded the plane. We got […]

I got up early to try and finish some work tasks, which took longer than expected as I couldn’t connect for ages. The wifi was ok but not a strong and consistent connection there. That meant we had to race over to the hotel across the road for breakfast. There were vouchers for the breakfast […]

We had a reasonable buffet breakfast at the Country Club. The cockatiels are not nearly as noisy in the mornings thankfully. We set off on a beautiful morning down to the township for coffee, which we drank in the small square beside the market. It actually is more of a small town than a village. […]