Tsunami alert

After the big earthquake in Chili, it was predicted that we may see a small tsunami here on the gold coast a bit after 8am. After brekky I walked down to the beach for a quick look, there was a SES guy there warning people not to go onto the beach so I stuck to the path above the beach and went and got the paper. I sat by the beach and read the paper for awhile before dropping in to chat with Helen at the local cafe. On the walk back home there still doesn't look like anything has happened. Move along. Nothing to see here.

Home

Home at last and its pretty hot. The car is unpacked but it will have to wait to get washed and cleaned.

Indian head camp site

I've got the whole camp site to myself (except for the kangaroos and they are pretty quiet). There was a very pleasant walk around the headlands after I setup camp and I have just refreshed my memory on the delights of the cold outdoor shower. Just the corrugated iron walls, the cement slab floor and the sky and clouds for the ceiling. It was warm enough that the cold water was refreshing and not too chilly.

Crowdy head lighthouse

I'm just about to head into crowdy bay nat park to set up camp. The weather is fine and warm but quite windy, so its not really swimming weather. I'll probably head home tomorrow and be there sometime in the afternoon.

Blue mountains

Once again a slow phone connection so I won't post a photo. Had a look around the blue mtns today and the scenery was pretty nice. It was very busy as the weather was great and a lot of people were out bushwalking. Heading to crowdy bay nat park tomorrow and then maybe home on tues or wed.

The big sheep

I've just got to Goulburn to fuel up and probably stay the night. They have this wonderfully tasteful big sheep just on the outskirts of town. Tomorrow I'll head to Katoomba and have a quick look at the blue mountains.

Lawnmower

I was going to bring this guy home to look after the grass in my backyard, but I didn't think he'd take too kindly to 1300 odd kms in the back of the Pajero. I'm heading north and on the way home. I going to go through Cooma and to the west of Sydney before heading back to the coast above Newcastle. I'll probably take about 4 to 5 days for the trip back.