Pie heaven .. jalpeno steak ... fuelled for home at Coffs
Once it's time ... it's time. No mucking around - we were keen to get on the road and head for home.
At one stage thought we were going to have ot borrow a trailer to get home. With true country style hospitality- we had so much stuff to add to the car - glass sets, plant cuttings, honey, passionfruit pulp and squash.
A final game of soccer with Ceasar and we were off. As an aside, the back gate was open all night and despite his ball crossing the boundary fence, Caesar did not leave the yard to retrieve it. He was busy guarding the car and property - doing his laps of the yard - keeping unwanted visitors off the property. What a great dog!
Made great time to Coffs Harbour and after a fuel top up, made our way to the Ridgey Didge Pie shop. I kept it simple, but @Mac indulged in a steak and jalpeno pie AND washed it down with a mini kransky roll. He was in pie heaven.
We thought we would push on through for the last few hours. Ran into a storm after the Clarence River, but again, the dual carriageway - with only the occasional roadworks meant it was smooth sailing.
Did drive home in pouring rain for the last 3 hours of the journey but in terms of traffic we managed to avoid all congestion and pulled into Farrow Street in the early afternoon.
Grass and garden, green and overgrown but always welcoming. Have a few days ahead of endless washing and ironing but what a treat it has been to have an outfit for every occasion without having to worry about laundry while we were away. Did manage to uncover an unused set of training clothes (including underwear) for @Mac and we both had unused togs.
Back to routine for the run down to December and the endless chaos of Christmas.
Would we do it again - as an option to get to the Melbourne Cup - absolutely. Everything was convenient and we were comfortable and well taken care of. Was the Carnival Splendour our favourite ship - have to admit "not really." Definitely no complaints - more that we were constantly surrounded by the hub bub of noise - didn't ever quite find "just the nook or cranny" that was right for us.
Time now to look ahead to 2026 and the celebration of @Magnificent Mac ... that adventure's planning has progressed quickly.
PS: Empathy shot. "Rumour has it my grandies are home today."
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