Our last night in Coffs

November 11, 2011 Ros Lewis Leave a comment

Wednesday 9th…..We enjoyed farewell drinks with our neighbours for the past 10 days…Yvonne and Bill

Do you recognize them Bob and Bev??

Day of retail therapy

November 7, 2011 Ros Lewis 2 Comments

Hi all. Have spent a lazy day walking on the beach a couple of times, working for a short while (longer for Mal…but not much) then lots of retail therapy. Will be picking up our purchases on the way home to save carrying them!!! No surf for Mal. It is blowing onshore. The wind has come up this afternoon as you can see from my pretty average photo.

Oh well. We will just have to enjoy a wine or two with our locally caught salmon (not by us) on the BBQ.

Bellingen, SOUTH COAST...29th Oct - 10th Dec 2011

Bellingen

November 6, 2011 Ros Lewis 5 Comments

Beautiful Bellingen. I could live here again one day? Spent today exploring old haunts and shopping!! Had lunch at the Federal.

Travelled back to Coffs via North Bank Road and Raleigh. Absolutely stunning area.

Sawtell and Bellingen 010 — I took this photo for Kerry and Narelle. Brings back memories!

Sawtell and Bellingen 008 — Trees at the entrance to the High School. Walked under them many times.

Sawtell and Bellingen 012 — One of the etchings inside the Federal Hotel

Sawtell and Bellingen 014 — Inside the Federal

Sawtell and Bellingen 016 — My old home...Bank of NSW

Sawtell and Bellingen 017 — Behind the main street of Bellingen

Sawtell and Bellingen 018 — The Bellinger River. Spelt that way due to an error years ago.

Sawtell

November 6, 2011 Ros Lewis Leave a comment

Spent this morning at Sawtell. A great little town. The huge old fig trees (planted in 1946) that run down the centre of the main street really give the town character.

At one stage they were to be cut down, but thankfully they are now Heritage Listed.

Sawtell and Bellingen 006 — 2 girls enjoying an icecream while sitting in one of the trees

Sawtell and Bellingen 007 — A cove at Sawtell

Coffs Harbour

Cold Chisel

November 5, 2011 Ros Lewis 5 Comments

Whow! It is now Saturday morning and what a great concert is was. Both Mal and I saw Cold Chisel for the first time exactly 30 years ago at the Bangalow Bowling Club (we did not know each other then), and again 5 years later, and we both agree they are only getting better. Huge!!!

Mal does insist Jimmy sounds like a baby magpie calling it’s mother. Screeching and demanding continuously. But in saying that, Jimmy and the band gave an incredible 2.5 hours of non stop music to the approximate 22,000 audience. Ian Moss is amazing on his many changing guitars.

I am sitting in our caravan writing this post while listening to Cold Chisel on the stereo.

So pleased we went!!!

Cold Chisel 001 — Right at the front at the beginning!!

Cold Chisel 002 — Sorry Michael and Kathy. I just could not get my new blackberry phone you kindly gave me, taking good photos. Definitely the user. Will learn how to zoom in and out more professionally soon.

Cold Chisel 004 — We moved back slightly when the huge throb of the music was going straight through our hearts. Forget the ears. We were right in front of the speakers. No one in between.

Coffs Harbour

Still in Coffs

November 4, 2011 Ros Lewis 6 Comments

Ah well. Who said life was not meant to be easy.

Actually we are not finding it that hard, although our stay in Coffs has extended by one week due to car problems (your fault Narelle with all your talk about Jeeps!!).

We will be making the most of the stay by exploring the area more thoroughly in the next few days. Bellingen (visit my old home town), Sawtell etc.

Tonight…Jimmy Barnes / Cold Chisel Yahoo…can’t wait.