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Jan 13^th, 2025 at 1:57pm

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We are hoping that this year will be another good one for us.

We have a family camping trip organised for Easter so far and I are working on an around the country trip to kick off not long after that.

Might try and organise a COG before then.

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Reply #1 - Jan 14^th, 2025 at 6:19pm

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How long will you do it over?

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Reply #2 - Jan 14^th, 2025 at 6:24pm

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Don’t have a plan on time.

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Reply #3 - Jan 15^th, 2025 at 6:46am

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Derek wrote on Jan 14^th, 2025 at 6:24pm:

Don’t have a plan on time.

That's how I want to do it in 2026.
Too much pressure to be back on time last trip.
Lauren and Kris are heading off sometime this year for a year or two.

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Reply #4 - Mar 26^th, 2025 at 5:59pm

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Well with the COG a no goer Maggie and I didn’t really want to go straight home.

Monday and Tuesday nights we stayed at the MacLean Showgrounds. We came close to moving there when we retired. I even bought a boat for fishing down this way. Grin

Alas it wasn’t to happen though.

Yesterday had a good look around Yamba and that part of the coast.

Left there this morning and are now at the Reflections Caravan Park at Lennox Head. The northern beaches of NSW are amazing and well worth a visit.

It has been showering with occasional heavy scuds but we are going ok.

Sat on the waterfront and had fish and chips for dinner.

Here are some photos from around here. The surf is up.

Going for a drive up to Byron tomorrow.

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Reply #5 - Mar 26^th, 2025 at 8:44pm

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Looks a bit bleak out to sea.

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Reply #6 - Mar 26^th, 2025 at 10:01pm

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Hi Derek
I hope you and Maggie are having a good break away
Thank you very much for the photographs
regards Kev Wink

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Reply #7 - Mar 27^th, 2025 at 8:32am

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Probably enjoy it more if I was a duck Kevvie. Rained here all night and still showery.

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Reply #8 - Mar 27^th, 2025 at 10:24am

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Hi Derek
enjoy where you are at least you can see a beach. You don't have that at home Grin

Kev

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Reply #9 - Mar 27^th, 2025 at 1:34pm

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Byron Bay between the showers certainly hasn’t changed that much. Still has lovely beach’s and the lighthouse views are amazing.

$10 to park up the lighthouse but I am too old to climb that hill these days. Grin

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