We're on our way to Iluka

Well, we have actually been at Iluka for 4 days now, but we have had 4 days of rain and wind and strong winds and strong rain and gale force winds and gale force rain and thunder, lightning and yet no flooding. There is a strong low off the coast and it is staying around for a while.

The drive up was pretty nerve wrecking. It was raining, but thankfully the traffic was less than normal. It took us 2 hours to get from Corindi to Iluka. The more people we meet up with the more horror stories we hear about and these all run through my head at one time or another as we are moving up the Pacific Highway. Even though we have electric brakes fitted it still takes a while to stop the train. I just drove at the speed I was comfortable going. rosy reckons I was doing pretty well. Thank goodness I could I could turn the radio up to take my mind off things.

Iluka Clarence Head Caravan Park is only small and is surrounded by the Iluka World Heritage Rainforest. It's pretty basic but the facilities are clean. One good thing is the Manager offered to back our caravan into its spot because it is really only big enough for a large pop-top caravan. We jumped at his offer. Even with his small tractor he only missed the other dwellings by inches. Anyway, he got it in the spot and when we checked out the levels it was perfectly flat both length ways and width ways. Wahoo!!

On the second day we knew the gale force winds were going to hit us, so we put up the annex to give extra strength to the awning. Then we sat and waited for it to happen. To tell you the truth, even though the wind gusts were to get up to 90kmh we were as snug as a bug in a rug. Everything was fine. The van and annex stood firmly in it's spot. It's been quite exciting, actually.

The beach is about 1km away from the park, so I tend to drive it as the beach is a 4km return trip.

Oh, speaking of the car, a friend of ours suggested we use a water spray to stop Angel kicking up a stink when we turn the engine off. She gets squirted at the first squeak of a noise and she has now got the message. Thanks Carol. Today I was just sitting with Angel on my lap, giving her ears a tickle and I said "A pat is better than a squirt in the face, isn't it?" Rosy and I both burst out laughing. I guess you had to be here. Oh, that's right. You're not! Ha. Ha.