Well its Melbourne Cup Day and certainly not our normal Cup day. We didn’t have our own mini BBQ, we decided to go to Iluka for a pub lunch instead. Iluka is a 5 minute ferry ride across the Clarence River from Yamba or a 45 minutes drive, which is what we did.
Iluka is mainly a small holiday town, there is not much there other than the Pub, Bakery, Supermarket and some craft stores. There are lot of Caravan parks and I’m sure its a busy place during summer. There were surfers out at the breakwater, as the waves were huge at times, so I suppose they keep the town going in the off season. It was very quiet today as the shops had closed from 12 midday due to Cup Day.
We had lunch at the pub, which was unique in its own way as the photo below shows. It was not what I expected, I don’t think there was a level piece of floor anywhere inside and certainly the outside hadn’t seen any work in a long time. The meal was very good but surprising it was cash only over the bar and credit card from the bistro. To get into the pub we were interrogated by 2 people before be allowed in, I suppose its a sign of the times and something we’ll have to get used two as we move further south and head home.
Tomorrow we hit the road again as we head further south to Sawtell which is a bit south of Coffs Harbour.
Be Brave on Tour 
Good Morning Susan & Ray,🌞 Lyn & I have throughly enjoyed your travels. I know you will probably be home sick, But if you want my advice – “Keep Going” “Turn Around” “Go Back”, the entitled generation just don’t get it,😡 here in Vic. Lyn & I can’t wait to travel. Our 1st. Trip will be to the outlaws, Lyn hasn’t seen her Mum & Dad since December last year. My retirement list 📃 is getting shorter, but I’m losing my momentum & what enthusiasm I had is gone. I want a holiday. Ray – have loved the travel blog. But YOU have created a precedent ….. “Lyn says Oh wow! Can we go there!” So guys take care & – if you want my advice ” don’t come home.” Travel well 🚐, Best Regards, Chris & Lyn. 👴🏼 👵🏻
>
LikeLike
Hi Guys, good to hear from you and we’re glad your still safe and well. Hard to believe its 10 months since we met, Port Fairy seems so long ago now. When we get home and review all the blog posts I’m sure it will all come back to us. It’s been a challenging year for all but we’ve been lucky that’s for sure. We still have about 6 weeks before we get home, so there’s more posts to come. Keep well and we’ll arrange a catch up in the New Year, we should be able to move around Melbourne by then. Cheers
LikeLike