Solos (Northern Rivers Robins) - Kyogle

This post will have to be a summary of our trip to Kyogle as so much has happened and with overseas visitors present I don't have much time to write.

Here goes:

On

Tuesday 2 April 2019

we left at approx 11 am for our trip to Kyogle and arrived 1 1/2 hour later at Tully Memorial Park near North Maclean. We had a bit of rain on the way, but nothing much to worry about.

On our way

Cooking in Kevin's coaster

Kevin's coaster at TM Park

Flood markers at Tully Memorial Park

The same markers after dark

Kevin reading the information

We rested and talked a bit and set up for the night.  I rang Stephen for a catch-up and Kevin rang his sister Fay, who was in hospital and also son Brett.

Wednesday 3 April 2019

Up at about 9 am I rang Suzanne to get some help with facebook and then we went in search of a nearby cache which was an easy find.

#2076 - Flooded (cache)

We left at nearly 10 am for a short trip to Beaudesert, where we stopped at the Visitors Information Centre to look around and walked to ...Bean to? for coffee and lunch.

Did some shopping at the chemist and Woollies after which we visited the Beaudesert historical Museum.

Back in the school benches

After all that we drove to Woodenbong where we had an overnight stay at Bob & Colleen's MSO (Member Stop Over).

A few pictures of our drive to Woodenbong which was rather scenic.

Mt Lindesay

Thursday 4 April 2019

In the meantime we are on NSW time (daylight saving) and are an hour ahead of Queensland.  We felt like sleeping in and after that we talked to Bob & Colleen.  The horses were walking free and were quite inquisitive.

Beautiful views

Kevin's bus

Kevin's enjoying his morning tea

Bob proudly showed Kevin his truck and caterpillar which he had built himself from scratch.

After this we went to the front yard to look for a geocache which we knew was hidden there.  Bob didn't give me a chance to search, but pointed out straightaway where the cache was.

#2077 - Old Collection (cache)

A few pictures of the front yard.

We said goodbye to Bob & Colleen and left at 11.30 am.  We stopped for coffee on the way at the Wiangaree store and arrived at Kyogle showground at 1.45 pm.  Once we'd parked and settled we walked to town and had coffee and a scone at The Espresso Edge.  In town we found a geocache at the Visitors Information Centre.

#2078 - Info for All

We were back in time for happy hour at the showground.

Friday 5 April 2019

We felt like sleeping in and had a late breakfast after which we paid for our accommodation and the sausage sizzle.  We walked into town again to find out where the CWA hall was.  We stopped again for coffee, this time at the Sugar Bowl. We stopped at two Op Shops and took a funny photo at the chemist, which displayed an appropriate title for the upcoming festival's Countries theme. 

"El Kyogle Drug Cartel"

We shopped at IGA and walked back to the showground for a brief afternoon nap after which we sat outside for a while, relaxing.

Happy Hour started at 4 pm and a large group played Finska.  I joined in too and we had a lot of fun.

Next we joined the sausage sizzle and then we (Kevin, Col and Laraine) played Bush Rummy.

Saturday 6 April 2019

On the day of the festival we walk to town to have morning tea at the CWA hall.  I take a picture of a mural on the wall.

Next we visit the local museum, which is only a month old and everything is well-presented.

Lunch was sushi at Dave's Bakehouse.  Back at the showgrounds we lie down briefly for an afternoon nap.  The weather is still great and we relax outside the camper until happy hour.  

Frank, who has built his own teardrop caravan, showed Denise and me around.  What a perfect little abode.  It even has a wine cabinet:

We met Jen P. with whom I had had morning tea a while ago to discuss our trip to join the tagalong in May.

Dinner was leftovers and at night we played cards with Col and Robyn.  

Saturday 7 April 2019

Daylight Saving ends today in NSW, so we have an hour extra.   On the way back from the showers I talk for a while met Ineke, a solo member who was born in the Netherlands.  It's a nice day, so we have breakfast outside after which we packed up to go home.

We left at approx. 10 am and stopped for a cache at the Ray Smith Memorial Lookout.  The views were excellent, but the cache was eluding us.

At Murwillumbah we stop for lunch at the Sugar Beat Cafe.  Kevin has raisin toast and I enjoy a date and walnut slice.  We walked back to the bus and left at 12:15 pm.

Part of our trip leads along the Tweed River:

Sugar Mill along the river

As there are very few (or rather no) free camps along the coast we book into a caravan park for the night, Ingenia Holidays, at Kingscliff.  We relax for a while before we walk to the beach where we sit down and watch the surf.

We have happy hour back at the caravan park and later an easy dinner.  We played cards together till 9:30 pm, followed with a shower and then it's time for bed.

Sunday 8 April 2019

We left the caravan park at 9:30 am and stopped at the Yatala Pie Shop for a pie.  I search for a geocache as well, but it was too busy and I didn't have a lot of time, so this was a DNF.

Crossing the Tweed

Yatala Pie Shop

We were at Alexandra Hills at 12 pm.  Kevin switched over to his car so we could pick up son Kevin's Xtrail at Albany Creek, which I needed since my own car was being repaired.  On the way home I stopped off at the chemist at Burpengary and was home at 3 pm.