Oct 25 ... Tenterfield

Our last week at Mooloolaba was dominated by cloudy skies and rain showers. A couple of times we got to the beach for a swim but the warmth was short lived as the constant southerly wind was cool and blew in the clouds. We did go for a few beach walks but most of our time was spent reading and organizing our Mediterranean cruise for 2012.

Mooloolaba on one of many dull days

Again Garry went up to the Surf Club to watch Australia win 3rd place from Wales in the Rugby World Cup. He got to watch the final (NZ Vs France) in the comfort of Maurn's lounge.
There was a bit of a highlight on Friday when 21 of the Air Forces newest jets flew over the coast in formation. It was very impressive to see and I was disappointed not to get a photo.
Jae was to visit on Saturday but that was truly a dismal day so he and Sophie joined us on Sunday. It was so good to see them both as we had a lot to catch up on. As soon as we had decided to have a coffee out of the rain, the sun came out and from then on it was a beautiful day. We all had lunch at The Deck before they returned to Brisbane and we drove down to Bribie.

Jae and Sophie

It was a little disappointing that we did not get nicer weather while we were at Mooloolaba but really we feel we have been most fortunate over the past six months and should not complain. Both of us have enjoyed every minute in the van and we hope to continue with elements of the lifestyle once we get home to Tenterfield.

We just had the one day at Bribie with Maurn and we got a few maintenance jobs done for her. We quickly came to realize how unfit we have become over the past few months! Travelling can be quite an "easy" lifestyle.

Mooloolaba on a good day

Sunshine, blue sky and a beautiful beach.

On our last day we had to stop in Brisbane to see a couple of Specialists, just for checkups, or so I thought. It turned out that I need to go back into hospital again so that has changed our plans for the next few weeks and we will be back in Brisbane in the very near future. Llew came out to the Wesley Hospital to join us for morning tea.

Llew

The trip home was uneventful as most of our driving has thankfully been. In total we have covered 18703 kms as we circumnavigated mainland Australia. It has been a most wonderful experience and one we truly enjoyed. We successfully managed to evade all of the bleak winter weather and we saw many fantastic things and places. We met some lovely people and have countless photos to support our happy memories. What an excellent Winter Escape it has been in 2011.