Gaz and I decided to visit a few haunts from past trips – in particular we had always liked Red Rock and it was less than a 20 minute drive away. We weren’t disappointed. Some beautiful calm bay/beach areas as well as some lovely scenery.
It was then on to Arrawarra Headland, about 10 minutes’ drive back towards Woolgoolga. It also offered spectacular views and scenery as well as a lovely paved walk around the headland – Gaz made sure he kept well away from the edge. There was a lot of lovely native vegetation – very pretty.
All this viewing of nature’s majesty had worked up an appetite so we called in at a cute café back in Woolgoolga and shared a bacon & egg burger and apple pie, cream, and ice cream. It was to die for. Really nice food, all locally grown and home cooked – you could tell.
Before heading back to the cabin, we drove up to the Woolgoolga Lookout which also provided a lovely vista and paved walking tracks. It is apparently all part of a walking track – both paved and natural that goes all the way up the coast – very cool.
It was time for golf for Kev and Gaz, so they trotted off while I relaxed, reading my book and icing my ankle for the billionth time. Maz took Buddy for a walk along the beach but I decided to rest up the ankle. I got really cold and retreated under the blankets to read and fell asleep for 30 minutes. Must be all the action of the morning that tired me out … not. Gaz said he had a shocking round of golf, losing three balls on one hole by hitting the same shot each time. He said Kev played well though. Finally, there are photos that actually prove they played – including an interesting selfie. The rest of the afternoon was spent chilling out and starting to pack for our journey home tomorrow.
We have been waiting the whole trip to try the delights of White Salt, a fish and chip shop here in Woolgoolga, that was recommended by my cousin, Doug. Doug has now attained legendary status as it was a fabulous meal – the calamari and scallops in particular were scrumptious.
After that awesome meal, it was back to our cabin for the finale of the euchre tournament. You may recall that we were tied at four rubbers all and this was the decider. Kev and I took were quick out of the blocks and won the first game, though it was close with Maz and Gaz pressing us all the way. The second game was a whitewash with both Maz and Gaz going alone with a march, getting four points each along the way. When they won that game I think we only had two points. That set it up for an amazing finish. The deciding game was neck and neck and when Maz dealt what was to be the last hand, Kev and I were ‘all but’, needing only one point and Maz and Gaz needed two points to win. What happened? I ordered Maz up which meant it was all to turn on this hand as if we won it, we got the one point we needed and if they won, it was a euchre and they would get two points. Incidentally it was the first time in 9 nights of playing that I had ordered anyone up. I won’t leave you on tenterhooks any longer … Kev and I won and have claimed the title 2019 Road Trip Euchre Champions.
A great way to wrap up our holiday. It’s been fun. While the weather has been disappointing at times, everyone agreed Gaz had chosen great spots for us to stay and the company has been great. We started talking about where we might go for 2020 Road Trip … but that’s a story for another day.
(PS – A bit of trivia - I just looked and I have written over 10,000 words for the blog this trip … and this will be my 201st blog post of all time!)
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