Robyn and I decide we need some time out and we head out with no real destination in mind
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home – Chapter 2 – Another Day in Rockhampton
We head out in search of places to see, things to do. Firstly evidence of the memorials to our servicemen and women.
The Long Way Home – Chapter 3 – Rockhampton to Gladstone
Thankfully the Telstra Shop is not busy and we are immediately on the trail of the issue.
The Long Way Home – Chapter 4 – Gladstone Day 2
One also wonders how the grey nomads in general, deal with this type of issue. Do they simply “keep going” as we are prepared/required to do, potentially falling off the perch in a cliff jumping event at some later date
The Long Way Home – Chapter 5 – Gladstone Day 3
While waiting for Robyn to complete her tests I received an email from an accounting client wanting urgent work completed. A suggestion that I would not be able to even look at the work until the testing was completed are met with “why not”
The Long Way Home – Chapter 6 – Gladstone Day 4
The train even made a “special” stop to let us off closer to their house than have to alight at Narrandera Station and walk home. The perks of the job I suspect.
The Long Way Home – Chapter 7 – Gladstone Day 5
I created a folder of them on the back end of the website, but when I go to upload them into a blog the folder is not evident. I suspect another “user error” issue
The Long Way Home – Chapter 8 – Gladstone Day 6
In time we are off to John’s place where we are faced with the entire Gladstone Parnaby Clan rather than the intimate gathering we were expecting. Everyone has brought something to nibble including some large prawns
The Long Way Home – Chapter 9 – Gladstone Day 7
Back in Builyan there is the coffee shop we were supposed to meet at the start of the day. It is named Kirsten’s Cottage and given our daughter’s name is Kirsten we must take a picture of it and send it to her.
The Long Way Home – Chapter 10 – Gladstone Day 8
I had strategically parked the Cruiser in front of the local hotel and given it was that time of day, we decided to eat there. Good pub meals can make or break a visit to a town.
The Long Way Home – Chapter 11 – Gladstone Day 9
We are not alone, sometimes we just don’t know it. Our investment in Business Blueprint has continued for in excess of ten years and is just as important now as it was when we first started in the program
The Long Way Home – Chapter 12 – Gladstone Day 10
While I make and receive these calls the lorikeets are nesting for the night, There is a cacophony of noise and the parrots seek refuge in the trees for the night, that all but drowns out conversation