Today started with introductions to Daniel who arrived last night. He has been in Australia from the USA for 3 weeks.
We announced our intention to have the day off and set about "dressing up", our usual helpx clothing is not fit for a trip to town, in fact it is almost ready for the rag bag, torn trousers and paint spattered tops. Not that they will be any great loss as we have been purchasing working clothes from op shops, at 50c - $3 an item, however we get our money's worth.
We spent the day in Bellingen following the historical walk guide after first visiting the old cheesery now a market and cafe. The town originally called Boat Harbour had a wharf from where cedar was shipped to the UK. The initial Bellingen township was at Fernmount about 6 kms down the road, but was moved in about 1900, apparently whole buildings were moved by bullock cart.
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| Court House |
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| The Commonwealth bank circa 1938 |
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| Old war memorial circa 1921 |
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| Look closely at the writing on the building |
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| Great community project |
As it is school holidays the town was bustling, presumably with holiday makers, the town has loads of cafes, and most were doing a brisk trade. There is also predominance of "arty" type shops with price tags that made us shudder.
Our only purchases lunch and coffees, and a 50c computer magazine for Simon from an op shop. After lunch we drove out to Promised Land along the loop road - very pretty, home, rumour has it, to various film/media personalities.
Homeward we walked through the Bellingen/Fernmount cemetery, where most of the headstones were in a poor state of repair, hardly readable, prompting some theorising on our parts as to why... bushfire, flood, mildew.... who knows....
The days conclusion revolved around food, as usual, spicy chicken burritos and sticky date pudding, yumm.
And a last paranoid moment as yet another tick was removed from my neck/shoulder. We think it hopped aboard when we walked down to the river before lunch, the little blighters can wander about a body for a few hours before latching on, uugh. I am sure my neck is feeling stiff!
Night folks
Susan
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