This weekend I took myself on a road trip to visit some friends. Two people who mean a lot to me have moved to Yamba (separately and coincidentally!) and I thought why not invite myself to invade their spaces and have a glorious weekend away! … I am so glad that I did because I had a fabulous time and recharged all the batteries… I also managed to avoid some chaos at home which was probably a good thing!

The drive started with Friday afternoon traffic – which is diabolical!… and almost ended with my car in the river! Anyone who has ever driven somewhere new with me will tell you that the gps and I are not great friends, and I am really not good at knowing what 500m looks like, or on the odd occasion, the difference between left and right! (Don’t judge!) … so in this case, a wrong turn led to a necessary u-turn that almost had me reversing into the very very close river! Thankfully the crisis was averted and I made it safely to my destination!

My first stop was with one of my girlfriends. K who I have been friends with for a few years now. She is a fellow widow and the person I went to Malaysia with a couple of years ago. She moved down there a couple of years ago now and while we talk all the time, it’s been ages since we have actually caught up in person! It was really lovely to be able to spend time in her part of the world and with her new person…

We spent a couple of fabulous hours walking the beach, talking about all kinds of things and collecting driftwood. The water this weekend was a bit mucky with run off from all the rain further down the coast, so no swimming for me, but the sky was blue and the air temperature just right! The beach is always my happy place, so it actually wouldn’t matter what it looked like, I would still love it!

Her place is fabulous .. she’s a huge green thumb, so plants everywhere! I love her dog Milo (gentle giant) and the new puppy Indie was a hyperactive bonus bundle of fun!! It was super nice sitting on the couch eating pizza, watching tv and talking shit!

I also caught up with another good friend. Our kids went to school together so I have known him for a long time and we have had some great adventures together before. He recently retired and has gone for a full sea change and bought a place down there. It is perfect and he is loving it… and I can see why! He took me out and about in his van and showed me a whole bunch of fabulous places all around. I don’t know if I have a favourite spot… they are all beautiful, but the nap in the van listening to the waves was definitely a high point! … there is nothing quite like sleeping to the sound of the waves!

I had some yummy breakfasts and dinners and met some lovely people! My cup is full! It was a truly lovely and relaxing weekend, and I will absolutely head down there again – probably much sooner than I should lol!