Dark Times in Bentleigh East

Blog Day 393 - Sunday 25 April 2021 (Anzac Day) Just arrived in Dubbo on my drive to the Hunter Valley.  I have checked into my motel and considering whether I should go to the Bowling Club, the local RSL or a neaby pub for a beer to clear the dust of the road from my throat. Last night I stayed in Hay and my word I had forgotten how flat and featureless the Hay plains are.  Funny story, as I was driving towards Hay I could see these large buildings in the distance, a few ks south of the town and nothing around them. As I got closer I became more intrigued as to what they were.  Anyway, there was a sign near the truck entrance saying 'Ascot gin' and I thought that is a funny place for a gin distillery, must need the large building to store all the juniper berries.  As I drove further along I came across the main entrance and a bigger more informative sign, which told me that it is actually a cotton gin, not a gin distillery. When I checked into the motel in Hay I tol...

Blog Day 389 - Wednesday 2021 Currently getting ready to drive to the Hunter Valley in a couple of days time so the blog may be a bit irregular whilst I am away.  I am meeting up with Flashy and Lady P and some of their friends from Cairns for a few days of eating and drinking.  A mini bus and driver has been organised so no driving once we are all there.  We are staying in a large house on a vineyard near Broke and there are many many wineries and restaurants in the immediate area. I am driving up there via Hay and Dubbo and staying a night in each place on the way, the return journey will be down the coast with overnight stops in Ulludulla, Mallacoota and Lakes Entrance.  I will miss Anzac day in Melbourne however I might attend the dawn service in Hay. Some of you may recall that a few years ago I had trouble with the two naughty little dogs next door coming through holes in the fence into my back yard.  That problem was solved some years ago with a new fence...