Woolgoolga

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Went to Woolgoolga yesterday, about an hours drive away, met a friend of Toni's, Annabella, a lovely woman.  We had lunch at Woolgoolga and then all headed to Emerald beach for a swim, water was superb !  So different having waves, something all the locals take for granted but living in NQ all my life, where the reef protects the beaches, we rarely had waves of any significance Annabella lives in Bellingin, a bigger version of Nymboida but not to far away so we may see her again someti...

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Bom Bom Forest - Minne Water

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17 Jan Took the mountain bikes to Bom Bom Forest, the local MTB riding area around Grafton, unfortunately they have a lack of single track so it;s mostly riding on firetrail and 4-wd road.  Never mind, had a bit of a look around, then headed to Minnie Water, which is a small coastal village, not far from Grafton. Has some great camping spots, it's surrounded by Yurangir Nation Park., which also has many beautiful vistas vistas. Plan to come back and camp some time, take the snorkelling...

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Worm Farm and other jobs

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Constructed the enclosure for the Worm Farm today, nothing special, scrounged the wood from bits around the property, a bit of Alu. cladding for the roof, and old bathtub I managed to find in Grafton, a piece of carpet scrounged from the local carpet shop .. anyway, you know the drill. The shade cloth is held taut at the bottom clipped into place and can be rolled up out of the way if you need to get in the side, as well as serving duty to give the little blighters shade from the afternoon Sun. Managed...

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Moved in and underway

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Moved in mid December 2009.  Finally settled in a  little, just had satellite internet installed so am able to update the blog. I had started building mountain bike trails on the property, there is a separate blog for that here .  All the chores associated with getting a small rural property up and running  have to be attend to.  Taking into consideration the place is self sufficient in water and power. I have my wonderful new partner with me, she tries hard to understand...

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