Tuesday, April 10
6:30 am McLeans Ridges, NSW, Australia
16 C forecast high 24 C Possibility of showers.
10:30 am Birding
A White-headed Pigeon flew to the water dish this morning.
12:30 am Life
We had lunch at Lennox Head. This will likely be our last look at the ocean and the white sandy beaches, while in Australia. Unfortunately I fouled up the order for fish and chips by forgetting to ask for "crumbed" fish. The default is "battered" and it was terrible. Still, the view of the ocean from the nearby local park was a delight.
2:00 PM Geocaching
There was a second cache located near the intersection of the Bruxner highway and Cowlong road which Sue and I decided to look for after we returned from Lennox Head.
- GC2MHCN - Resting with J & M
This turned out to be a quick find, even though the GPS unit was not operating properly. A look at the nearby gravestones indicated that they were James & Mary McLean (obviously McLeans Ridges was named for them). A tree by the plot looked promising and a poke in the leaves at the base revealed the container. That is find #11 in Australia.
7:00 PM Life
Steve gave me a complete description of the procedures involved in creating woodblock prints. He then gave me 3 prints that he has made: one of a toy train, one of a rose, and one of a forest of trees. These will soon be hanging on our walls in Lethbridge. I admire his work and am surprised I don't see some of his prints in major galleries.
We had a delicious leg of lamb for dinner. What a wonderful last dinner with Sue & Steve. Tomorrow we fly out of Ballina and land in Sydney, where we will take a bus to Canberra.
