We have arrived at Gulmarrad which is near Maclean and which is about 50 km north of Grafton.
Let us rewind to this morning which actually started last night. We checked the thermometer at around 8 and the ground temperature was already -2.5C with frost already forming on the camper cover.
I prepared for the night by digging out my long johns and thermal top. We were in bed by 830 me resplendent in my thermals woolly hat and gloves. This morning the gauge said the overnight minimum was -4.2. Of course we were toasty warm in the swag. We awoke to a carpet of white frost. This soon melted away under the morning son. We packed up slowly giving the sun time to dry the swag and the awning,
We also took the time to have a chat with our neighbours Bob and Heather who were waiting for an exchange motor to be fitted to their 4WD coaster bus. We have an interesting conversation covering modes of travelling and destinations. They have done a heck of a lot more than us with a lot more adventure.
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| Raspberry Lookout (click to enlarge) |
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| Boundary Creek falls |
We stopped at a couple of look outs and walked down to Boundary Creek falls which is where we should have camped last night. At Grafton we parked at the "big" shopping centre where we partook of some excellent coffee before heading up the highway to Gulmarrad.
We arrived just before dusk and met our host Carl who familiarised us with the property and the main task the straw bale extension. The ground here is wet in fact it is waterlogged testimony to the rainy weather. One surprise driving up the highway was sugar cane growing. We didn't know cane was grown this far south. Due to our late arrival we decided to sleep in our swag tonight. It is much warmer here so it will be comfy (i.e.14C as i type this). We have decided to sleep in the camper in our time here. There is plenty of work to do so we won't be bored. Tomorrow we should start on the hay bale walling which was mostly done but was partially dismantled due to the builder taking off and it being impinged upon by the weather. Wet straw is not good! There is another helpexer here, Misako a Japanese girl who cooked a spicy duck and rice dish for tea.
The weather forecast for the week ahead is looking pretty good so hopefully some of the water will dry up else we will be buying rubber boots!
night folks
Cheers Simon
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