Our first Christmas with our family for many a year; it was so good; we arrived for a luscious breakfast of ham, eggs, bacon, finished off with fresh tropical fruit.
The joy of watching our grandchildren opening their presents gave us much pleasure, Leanne enjoyed the things I had been gathering for her over the year.
A break, then the lunch was laid out - duck, ham, and lots of prawns, and all the trimmings, including Jessica's Caesar Salad, in deference to the hot humid weather the pudding was ice cream, summer berry pudding and chocolate mousse wending our way "home" about 9 p.m. after having another tuck into the leftovers.
Boxing Day traditionally we watch the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, this time was with our family, and so another lovely day.
Monday 27th we woke to threatening clouds, they had been like this for days as it was torrentially raining further north in Queensland, but it held off as we departed and we got away about 7:30 a.m. but it increased as we drove along.
As expected there was holliday traffic congestion along the way, at Ballina, Woodburn there was 2 accidents, but after we got through these it was fairly straight running, so we pressed on, having takeway and refuelling at Taree then overnighted at a truck stop south of Taree. On waking at 4.45 am we found the place inundated with other travellers. Setting off at 5.30am for Raymond Terrace, Maccas breakfast, then pressed on to Yass and Christine and John's property, arriving about 4 p.m.
The next day we began pulling stuff out of the van to air off, annexes, clothing, carpet all of which had absorbed moisture in the almost continuous rain. Loads of washing was done and it dried in the sun and wind. We slept in our van as the house was full of guests already and prepared to celebrate the New Year.
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