SUNDAY 2 - MONDAY 3.06.2013: Left Toormina at 12.10pm and arrived at Bellingen at 12.30pm - yes we are easing our way into our extended driving schedule! Loved Bellingen, very much like Morpeth - needed additional cash for all the craft on offer! Visited the Old Butter Factory which was first opened in 1906 and was built by well known local builder George Moore for the Upper Bellinger Co-operative Society Ltd. at a cost of 554 pounds. Carole bought a pair of hand made sandals and we drooled over many other items! We then visited The Yellow Shed - again, a shopper's paradise.
Bellingen is a small town on Waterfall Way. The township lies on the Bellinger River. In 1841, Government surveyor, Clement Hodgkinson visited the area. When naming newly discovered places, he preferred to use existing native place names rather than foreign ones, so he used the Gumbaynggir name for river and "Billingen" as the name of the area. We made a Laundromat stop and called in for a drink at the Federal Hotel. Great idea with large garden pots in the main street filled with herbs that the locals collect for use in their home cooking. Spent two nights at Roses Park at Thora (Gold coin donation). On day one of our stay we woke to rather a wet floor. On our last trip we realised that it was easier and more cost effective to carry casks of wine instead of bottles. We had placed a cask bladder in the fridge to cool. Minor detail - something in the fridge had pierced the bladder. It is amazing how 5 litres of unrestrained wine can impact a motorhome. Finally cleaned the fridge, rebagged all the food and dried the rugs. Pulled up to view the scenery and parked on a s-l-i-g-h-t- slope. Opened the fridge and the thawed dog's meat (blood included), slid out onto the floor - yes, another clean up ensued!
Bellingen is a small town on Waterfall Way. The township lies on the Bellinger River. In 1841, Government surveyor, Clement Hodgkinson visited the area. When naming newly discovered places, he preferred to use existing native place names rather than foreign ones, so he used the Gumbaynggir name for river and "Billingen" as the name of the area. We made a Laundromat stop and called in for a drink at the Federal Hotel. Great idea with large garden pots in the main street filled with herbs that the locals collect for use in their home cooking. Spent two nights at Roses Park at Thora (Gold coin donation). On day one of our stay we woke to rather a wet floor. On our last trip we realised that it was easier and more cost effective to carry casks of wine instead of bottles. We had placed a cask bladder in the fridge to cool. Minor detail - something in the fridge had pierced the bladder. It is amazing how 5 litres of unrestrained wine can impact a motorhome. Finally cleaned the fridge, rebagged all the food and dried the rugs. Pulled up to view the scenery and parked on a s-l-i-g-h-t- slope. Opened the fridge and the thawed dog's meat (blood included), slid out onto the floor - yes, another clean up ensued!
