On the Road Again - Iluka, Australia

Dear Ethel, Family and friends,

After a busy 2 weeks work back on the Sunshine Coast fixing up our unit, we are now free again to pursue our wanderings as our house is still rented out until November. We bought ourselves a campervan and are now travelling the east coast of Australia, heading towards Bathurst, where Louises’s Mother lives. It is a 1000km of coastline and we have covered about 300km in our first week. We have been staying in caravan and campgrounds along the way. We figure that after 10 months out of a suitcase, the campervan is sheer luxury.

We didn’t stay on the Gold Coast as it is too expensive and started our new trip in Fingal Head, just across the New South Wales border. We are still amazed at the cost of everything since we have arrived back and are fitting the Grey Nomad profile very well, studying the price of everything in great detail and driving slowly on the highway to conserve fuel and save money. Still a very pleasant existence, stopping at every small bay and headland along the way.

All the best for now and we will let you know if anything interesting happens.
Ric & Louise