Hawk's Nest - 29 - 30 March 2014

Saturday, 29 March

We woke to some sunshine and some cloud, but no rain. Hopefully, that will be the end of it. I think there was only one day when we didn't have any rain.

We got a walk in after breakfast and then I got my oven out and made a slice, and did some washing. About lunch time long time friends of ours arrived for a couple of days. After I did my secretarial training in 1969 I started work at the Department of Housing in Sydney. Vicky started the next year in 1970. I started going out with Bruce in 1971 and he worked at Housing as well. Vicky started going out with Murray soon after that, so we have known each other for over 40 years. We usually catch up about once a year, and this is our catch up for this year. Vicky and Murray are staying at units over the road from the caravan park and will go home on Monday.

We had lunch at the van and talked for a while before heading over the road. There is a restaurant and bar under the units they are staying in, so they checked in and we retired to the garden lounge for a drink and talk before heading into the restaurant for dinner. We had a lovely meal. Their room is at the front of the unit complex and has a view of the water.

Sunday, 30 March

Bruce and I did a good walk this morning after brekkie. Murray was going to have a swim in the surf and Vicky intended reading the paper. They came over for morning tea about 10 and afterwards we went for a drive to Jimmy's Beach, which is on the other side of point and faces across to Nelson Bay. There is a caravan park there and it looks really nice and we would probably stay there if we came back. The one we are at suits us for this trip as it is closer to the units Vicky and Murray are staying at. Mum and Margie are coming up tomorrow for 3 nights and are also staying at the same units.

We drove through the caravan park at Jimmy's Beach and saw the same van as the one we have. We stopped to talk to the guy and asked if he had any leakage. He said he hadn't, and had had the van for 3 years. When we got back to our van Murray and Bruce started looking to see where the leak was originating from. They think they have found it - a couple of holes in the track where the water runs, and the holes go right through to inside the van so the water seeps in. Why on earth they didn't see it when we had it in last time, I don't know.

Vicky and Murray picked up a brochure at their units advertising a Jazz afternoon at the Golf Club on the last Sunday afternoon of the month - today. We headed over there. No jazz we could hear, so we asked the lady behind the bar about it. She said they stopped them about 3 years ago as they weren't getting the numbers. Bruce and Murray watched the football while we had a drink/cuppa before heading back to the van park to organise a barbecue for dinner.

The BBQ facilities at the van park were very good, although some people would miss the lack of a jug or the instant boiling water some parks have. We were the only ones taking advantage of the BBQ area so we had it to ourselves. We even had a magpie and butcher bird come in close to investigate.

After dinner, we each went our separate ways - Vicky and Murray to watch The Block and we went in to watch last week's episode of Midsomer Murders on IView.