Forster, Australia

Dear Ethel, Family and friends,
Just a quick email to report that nothing has happened in the last week... except Louise’s Birthday and another few hundred kilometres of scenic coastline. However we stayed 3 nights in Iluka followed by Wooli, Sawtell, Nambucca Heads, South West Rocks and Port Macquarie and today we are at Forster. We are on a nice site here overlooking Cape Hawke Harbour with the bridge and fish markets opposite. The boat ramp is within sight of here with 20 or 30 Pelicans permanently parked on the grass waiting for the fisherman to return. Some of them look way too fat to fly.

We are quite settled into our van now and don’t mind the routine of packing and making the bed everyday. We have an annex for the side of the van and a second to move around depending on where the sun is. The weather is cooling down fast now with the evenings cool enough for blankets. We are enjoying the cooler temperatures as we have been chasing the heat for the last 12 months or so.

We have changed our plans slightly and are now heading towards Canberra for fireworks night on 21 March, so we now have 2 weeks to get there and will pass through Newcastle to Sydney and down to Batesman’s bay before turning in towards Canberra.

So all the best till next timeRic & Louise