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20260425 NSW Long Flat, Frederickton, Iluka, Mullumbimby to Home

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25/04 We woke to drizzling rain so after we filled our bellies we left heading towards Port Macquarie along the Great Dividing Range, OMG talk about a winding slow descent, especially in a motor home and we had to endure 164km of it, but the ones I felt for were the poor buggers stuck behind us, especially the bikes, but lucky for them Des is considerate and always pulled over when he could. The road is known for extreme twists and steep sections so no wonder the bikes like it. The scenery as we reach the bottom of the range, finally. We enter the town of Long Flat, another one of those small towns you pass through on the Oxley Hwy, established in 1876. The town prides itself in a strong history of Rugby League, playing in 24 grand finals and winning 12 premierships since 1947. After reading about this Town I wished we would have stopped to check it out. The Long Flat Pub that was opened in 1876 and the original building still stands. Apparently the Pub has a reputation as one of the b...
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20260424 NSW Waltcha to Apsley Falls

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20260424 On the New England Highway and once again we are dealing with roadworks, it baffles me why there’s two worker’s (not working) sitting in there cars or on a chair on the side of the road watching the traffic go by, when there’s traffic light signalling to stop or go. So not only do we pay for traffic lights to control the traffic we also pay two workers to watch the traffic go by. I’m also told these so called worker’s get around $80 an hour, what a bloody joke. Rant over we pass through Glen Innes and Armidale and on to Uralla where we continued onto Waltcha. This is a common site of where the taxpayers money is going, we literally are paying these people to watch traffic go by while they play on their phone's, it’s bloody disgraceful. It’s very dry heading to Waltcha but also very pretty. Waltcha as we enter the town, it looks like a picture Post Card. Another one of those quant little towns with  a  wonderful display of sculptures scattered through the streets ...
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Location: Walcha NSW 2354, Australia
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20260420 NSW Mullumbimby to Drake to Deepwater

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20260420 Des decided to do a short trip to give the motor home a bit of a run, w e packed the van and headed south towards Lismore following the M1, Pacific Motorway. The sun is shining and the road is clear ahead so put the metal to the peddle and put some distance between us. Our bellies need food so we decided to stop in the old hippy town of Mullumbimby. Now this place brings back some memories of our younger days in this cool hippie town. There was no fear of getting caught while bartering on the streets in broad daylight. The delight in those days were a bickie or a bag of the good stuff, but off cause we never indulged . 🙅 The town of Mullumbimby and it still has that charming appeal about it. Mullumbimby, also known as "Mullum" is one of those unique towns typically known for its laid-back vibe, wellness, and organic living. A hippie town that’s often described as a "hippy holdout” and to this day still retains a strong 1970s alternative lifestyle, a great town ...
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Location: Mullumbimby NSW 2482, Australia
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20251217 Shirakawa-go's, Japan

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17-12-25 We all piled into the car for a 45-minute drive to visit the historic town of Shirakawa-go. Its history centres on a unique, isolated mountain way of life that led to the development of the distinctive gasshō-zukuri style of architecture—meaning “constructed like praying hands.” This building style first appeared in historical records around 1176, with evidence of human life in the region dating back between 7000 BC and 2300 BC. What an incredible village, one that has held onto its traditions along with its communal living and farming practices, which led to its World Heritage status in 1995. Since then, the village has been protected under a strict “no sell, no rent, no destroy” policy to preserve its centuries-old character and communal spirit. Shirakawa-go is surrounded by the Hida Mountains to the east and southeast, and the Ryōhaku Mountains to the west and southwest—a volcanic mountain range that includes Mount Hakusan, one of Japan’s Three Sacred Mountains. Mount Hakus...
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Location: Shirakawa, Ono District, Gifu, Japan
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