Well
where does the time go.
Have
just realised that it has been a WHOLE month since the last update so I guess
we will see how many this has to be divided into to get to you all. Now I believe that latest you received was up
the 21st APRIL…..
So let’s
catch up all up to date. At this point
in time it is difficult to believe that our four months on Tasmania is nearly
over with only 2 more sleeps before we get back on the ferry.
Saturday
22nd April and the beginning of our 13th week on the
island.
We had
some rain during the night but today we are heading out to Freycinet to climb
to the lookout for Wineglass Bay.
Unfortunately for us – it was still raining at the Bay and the track to
the lookout was wet and slippery and the clouds low – so could not guarantee
any sort of good shots of the bay. We
drove up to Cape Tourville Lighthouse and the cloud was obscuring most of
Wineglass Bay. We then went to Coles Bay
and then back to Bicheno. We saw the
Blowhole in action and looking at the orange rocks was awesome. Went out to East Coast Natureworld but the
rain had started again and it was very wet underfoot. We will try and visit tomorrow – fingers crossed
the rain will abate. I finished my FLAX
bowl today. It looks a bit like a bowler
hat but is quite heavy on your head.
Trying different techniques with it – and different shapings.
Sun 23rd
Apr. Misty rain most of the night and this morning. Out to Freycinet but another
no-go for the walk to the lookout so headed back up the coast and checked out
some camping spots. Near Wardlaws Point
and 4-Mile Creek we saw a great house that reminded us of a Hobbit House as it
was covered in earth and its roof was lawn and it had a fantastic view of the
ocean. We then travelled up to St. Mary’s
– an uphill road that was narrow and winding and you could see where the rock
wall had been hit by passing vehicle.
Was very thankful that we weren’t towing the van!!
Through
St. Mary’s and out to Fingal before we turned off to the North to go see
Mathinna. This is one of the Ghost towns
that we read about in the Australian Geographic. Well it is VERY much Alive. Lots of houses occupied and looks like work
being done in the town. We didn’t do the drive up to the falls as it was
beginning to rain again and there was lots of low cloud and the map says the
roads are dirt. Soo we headed back
towards Fingal and turned towards St. Mary’s and then turned south towards
Mount Elephant and Elephant pass Pancakes 😃 Was
very foggy misty when we arrived to enjoy some pancakes. I will admit that I was disappointed as they
weren’t the thick/plate covering pancakes that I remembered from our visit in
2005. These were more along the lines of
a crepe (and the filling was rolled into the crepe). Whilst here we watched the mist roll in and
roll out again several times. We then
travelled down the road and around the tight bends (meeting a bus on one corner
was a little scary) and made our way back to the Pondering Frog. The owners – Lester and Collette – are fantastic
hosts and can’t do enough for you. If you are travelling to Tasmania and need a
place to camp near Bicheno – give this place a try. Close to the road BUT close to a lot of
sight-seeing places as well and you can safely leave your van here whilst out
for the day!! BONUS.
Mon 24th
Apr. Very wet overnight. Some heavy falls interspersed with lighter
showers. Moved on to Scamander Caravan
Park and arrived just before the roads were closed due to the Targa Rally
coming through town. Stood out the front
and waved to quite a few of the entrants before it got too cool and the rain
started again. So, we had a rest
afternoon and it gave us a chance to do the washing and drying.
Tues
25th Apr. Anzac Day. More
rain overnight but it started to ease at about lunch time so we got in the car
and drove up to St. Helens, did some grocery shopping and then visited the
History rooms before finding a caf̩ open for a coffee Рin Pendrigh Place. A lovely Arty/book store/caf̩. Was a great place to sit and watch the rain
and have crafty discussions going on around you 😃.
We
then headed back to the van for a rest afternoon.
Wed 26th
Apr. Still raining this morning but we
decided to do a drive anyway so headed out at about 10am. Went to the bank at St. Helens to change coin
(so we can use the machines in the laundry) and then drove out to Binalong
Bay. Beautiful white sand and it
crunches underfoot (even saw Neptune opposite the beach with his trident 😃). We then drove up along the Bay of Fires and
to The Gardens where the wind and the rain nearly blew us away (it was
almost sleeting). We then travelled
back to St. Helens checking out all the campgrounds along the way --- for
future reference --- before stopping in St Helens for lunch at a fantastic café
called – The Coffee Spot – next to Supa IGA. The young ladies went out of their
way to ensure that we all had something that would suit our diets. We then drove out to Steiglitz and Burns Bay.
Thurs
27th Apr. Chris was not well
this morning so we have decided to stay in Scamander another day so she can –
hopefully – get over her illness. She
told us to go for a drive as she will stay put.
After ensuring that she was – in fact ok – Darryl and I drove up to
Weldborough (to check out camping at the pub.
Only to find NO ONE camped there.
We were later to learn that people have been avoiding camping there as
the new owners have put a $10 per person camping fee and a request that you
must at least have a drink at the pub to stay).
We then turned around and headed down to Pyengana – stopping at the
rainforest walk [a fifteen-minute walk through the track which was very
interesting] and on to the Cheese factory (Not bad cheese [not sure on the Caraway
infused cheese though] and had morning tea here). We then drove out to St Columbus Falls. It took us 10 minutes to walk along the path
to these majestic Falls BUT took us 20 minutes to walk back up the path to the
car 😃. On the
way back we stopped at The Pub in the Paddock for lunch and saw ‘Priscilla II’
and her companions. Priscilla is a
beer-swilling pig. Our lunch was a
simple meal but very expensive. After
Pyengana we headed back towards St. Helens and turned north towards Halls
Falls. When we arrived, it was to find
that the recommended length of the walk was 90minutes and as it was already
2.45pm we decided it would probably be too dark by the time we returned. So instead we drove up the dirt road to
Lottah and up to The Blue Tiers and the Ghost town of Poimena (Poy-meena). The Blue Tiers is now the starting point for
bicycle mountain-bike racing, but it was a town. You can do several walks from here that can
take from 40minutes to 7 hours. The
landscape captured our hearts. The moss
is so thick on the ground in places that you feel like you are walking on
REALLY thick pile carpet. The different
lichens are amazing. Before heading back
to St. Helens we went for a walk through the ‘Goblin Forest’. Ohh my….. It looked like there had been a
snow storm UNDER the trees. It was
different varieties of coral-lichen and finger-lichen. No matter where you looked this was all you
could see. It was magical. The moss on the ground and going down to the
creeks was SO green. IT was cooling down
fast up there but my, oh, my it did attach itself to our hearts.
When
we got back to the van it was to find that Chris was feeling better – so we
decided that we would move on to Scottsdale in the morning.
Fri 28th
Apr. We arrived in Scottsdale with no
issues. The road up was not as bad as I
had remembered and Chris coped with it really well. Mind you we were travelling at about 60kmph
on the winding hilly roads but thankfully we were not pushed along by any
trucks. We have also noticed that not
many of the truckers use Channel 40 on the UHF to communicate with. Makes it very difficult when trying to let
the know that you will pull over to let them past or whatever. We had a lazy afternoon once we arrived and
set up.
Sun 30th
Apr. Up and out on the road by 9.45am
after saying farewell to Lynne and David.
We headed East again through Branxholme and Derby before turning north
towards Gladstone. On the way we stopped
at the Little Blue Lake. A very pretty
little lake that looks like it is in an old quarry. The blurb at the lake says that the water is
reflecting the colour of the sky – WELL, today is very grey and overcast BUT
the water is a beautiful bright blue!!
Once we reached Gladstone we turned NE towards Musselroe Bay. This will take us to the furthest EASTERN
Point of the island (we have been to the furthest WESTERN point of the island
when we visited Woolnorth Station in February).
After Musselroe Bay we headed back across the top towards the west and
called in to Tomahawk to check it out and hopefully have some lunch – but no
such luck. The township of Tomahawk is
very nice and the caravan park there is HUGE.
We then travelled back towards Bridport and had lunch in the Bridport Café
which was lovely. On the way back to
Scottsdale we were lucky enough to see TWO rainbows in the storm in front of
us.
On
arrival back in Scottsdale we detoured to the Hospital (on the journey Chris
had again been struck with her illness and it was best to get her checked
out). We spent 2 ½ hours at the hospital
before getting her back to the comfort of her own van.
Mon 1st
May. We headed to Launceston today so
that Chris could have a CT Scan and then back to Scottsdale for a review with
the Doctor. He has referred her to a
specialist in Launceston and she has to ring in a couple of days and see if she
can get an appointment.
Tues 2nd
May. Chris has requested that we go to a
Caravan park so that we can be on Power for heating so she doesn’t use all her
little canisters for her portable heater.
It did get down to 1.1-degree last night --- so we moved on to Low Head
and the van park there. We then had a
lazy afternoon, sitting in the tiny camp kitchen, in the sun out of the bitter
wind. The specialist contacted Chris to
say they have an appointment next Wednesday – can she come in to the rooms to
fill in paperwork before that?? We will
do that on Friday once we arrive at Old Mac’s Farm in Launceston.
Wed 3rd
May. Out and about early and up to the Low Head Lighthouse for a self-guided
walk around and then we made our way down to the Pilot Station. What a great complex. Most of the cottages are now weekend
accommodation but a couple of the buildings are a museum that is open to the
public. We spent over 2 hours here. Brilliant.
After here we drove to check out the tree carvings at the East Coast
Caravan Park and then the ones at the Windmill Point and Patterson’s Monument
at George Town.
What a
great town. We stopped for lunch at the
Hebe Reef Café which was nice. After
lunch we visited the Bass and Flinders Museum and checked out the replica of
The Norfolk and Tom Thumb, that were used by both Bass and Flinders during
their explorations. Such tiny vessels. Darryl and I had a great time in there –
Chris opted to sit in the car.
We
went to go to the Watch-house but it was closed, so we travelled out of town to
Mount George and the lookout. Saw a
wonderful view of the mouth of the Tamar river and across to Beauty Point and
Green Beach on the eastern shore of the Tamar.
Chris
has met up with another Rolling Solo lady who lives in the caravan park that we
are staying in. A lovely lady named
Marilyn.
Thurs
4 May. Very foggy this morning and a low
of 0.2dgrees overnight and a frost too. Off
to Bell Buoy Beach this morning for a look-see.
A very pebbly beach 😃 initially but as the tide goes out it becomes
sandy.
Back
in towards Low Head to find a tug pulling a ?fishing vessel off the ??rocks and
into the channel and turning them down river towards George Town. We then went into George Town and visited the
Watch-house and saw a beautiful display of quilts from the NSW quilt
competition. All the quilts were about
12inches (30cm) in size. A great display
on the bonnets for both babies and women from the Female Prison in Hobart and
George Town. We had lunch across at the
pub before heading down the Tamar and across the ‘Batman Bridge’ to Rowella and
a Lavender farm. Chris got some lovely
gifts for the women in her family, before we headed back to the vans.
Fri 5th
May. HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE
MIDWIFE. Today we headed out of town and
moved to Old Mac’s Farm at Norwood, a suburb of Launceston. Old Mac’s is a
low-cost camp with access to toilets but no showers. A lovely camping area only
10 minutes from the middle of town.
As
soon as we were set up we headed in to Launceston proper so that Chris could
see the specialist and complete paperwork before her procedure next
Wednesday. It has been decided that we
will move to a caravan park on Tuesday so that Chris has access to facilities
before we take her in to the Private Hospital on Wednesday. We dropped her off and headed in to have a coffee
whilst we waited. An hour and a bit
later we went back and picked her up and headed out to Cataract Gorge. This was not as I had pictured it in my mind.
:C I had thought that it would be a deep
gorge with huge cliffs but it wasn’t.
Apparently if we had gone on the Cataract Gorge Cruise we would have
seen cliffs but not up where the pool is or the gardens. Once back to the van we got the fire pit out
as we are able to have a fire – but the wood just would not burn or give off
heat. The other campers suggested that
we ask Old Mac for some wood – which he did deliver and we finally managed to
get some hear. Marilyn (from Low Head)
has travelled down and she will be camping with us until Monday.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER JENNY and our niece-in-law Kasia. Small short showers of rain overnight. We met up with Lynne and David Wilson again
this morning at breakfast and we will see them again this afternoon. In to the
Information Centre this morning and then moved the car across to the museum
carpark (advised this is good as it only costs $3 for the whole day) before
walking back into the city. We visited
the Launceston Fresh Fruit, Veg and meat market and got some nice fresh
foods. Then we walked up through the
city and the mall before going in to Target.
When we came out it was to find that the rain that had been threatening
all day – had finally arrived. We made
our way back to the car and then the vans.
Sun 7th
May. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DAUGHTER
Beckie. We headed south of Launceston
today to Evandale markets. Brilliant
market with lots of interesting goods.
Quite chilly in the breeze but didn’t take too long to warm up. Evandale hosts the yearly Penny Farthing
cycle races in February. After the
markets we headed a little further south, to Clarendon House. Built in 1825’ish for James Cox. Had a great time exploring here and then had
a Devonshire tea before heading back to Evandale and out to Blessington and
Upper Blessington and Ben Lomond. When
we got to the Ben Lomond turnoff there was a sign saying “Sorry we are closed”,
so we turned around and headed back to the vans. Only to be told later that the dirt road [called
Jacob’s ladder] up to the resort on Ben Lomond was open BUT the resort itself was
closed. We were also told that it had
snowed during the night and there was still plenty lying around up there.
Mon 8th
May. Today we headed south east to
Poatina and then up the mountain to the Great Lakes and Cramps Bay. We were lucky enough to see snow along the
roadside and up high on the mountain.
Back down through to Cressy where we stopped for lunch and a meet up
with a fellow ACC (Australian Caravan Club) member – Bernie. He was returning to Longford after a muster
in New Norfolk. It was lovely to catch
up with him. We were going to go for a
tour of Woolmer’s Estate but unfortunately it was only ½ hour before they
closed for the day – so decided it would be on our next trip. 😃
Tues 9th
May. Said farewell to Lynne and David
and we headed to Legana – a whole 17km away.
Settled in to the park and whilst Chris got herself sorted Darryl and I
drove up to the supermarket and then out to Grindelwald – The Swiss Village. We
even climb up the Tamarhorn – a manmade hill that is VERY steep but gives you a
nice view of the village and valley and surrounding township. Back to the van and did more washing. It never goes away 😃
Wed 10
May. Up and on the road by 8.10am so that we could have Chris to the
hospital. Once we dropped her off we
headed in to the town to find some coffee and breakfast. We parked the car in a 3-hour lot and walked
along the waterfront to the Home Bay and Seaport. Lots of shops/café’s along here but not ONE
open for a coffee at 9am. We walked back
in to the city itself and found a food hall that had not long opened and were
able to get a coffee at 9.30am. We
wandered around having a look at different touristy things, renewed the parking
meter and wandered some more before getting a call to collect Chris at
12.45pm. So off we went and got her back
to the van. All good and a good report
from the doctor. Our friend Bernie is
going to pick Chris up in the morning and take her out for the day.
Thurs
11 May. Darryl and I headed out at 9.15
am towards Bridgenorth and Notley Gorge.
This is also called the fern gorge.
We did the 5-minute walk to Brady’s Tree (a bushranger’s hideout) and
then the 10minute walk back up to the car. The whole walk was supposed to take an hour
but we decided because it was still wet and the path steep and covered in leaf
litter – that we would leave that for another day. We then drove on towards Frankford, where we
stopped for morning tea at the Blue Berry Barn Café. Saw lots of silky chooks in the gardens and
met a young man who is an entrant in the ‘Shitbox Rally’ raising money for
cancer research. The vehicles that they
drive are to cost no more than $1000.00 and must have over 200,000km on the
odometer. They are travelling from
Adelaide to Cairns on some of the roughest outback roads.
We
then drove up towards Beaconsfield and called in to the Holwell Gorge to go for
a walk BUT the sign said grade 5 and Experienced walkers only. So we gave that one a miss too. We then travelled down to Westbury, Deloraine
and out to Quamby Corner. We were
thinking of moving on to there after Legana, so decided to do a reccy first.
Back to Deloraine for lunch then back to Westbury, Hagley, Carrick and Hadspen
before returning to Legana. We only just
missed seeing Bernie after he dropped Chris off. From all accounts they had a great day going
up Jacob’s Ladder to the resort at Ben Lomond and then back to Evansdale for
lunch.
Fri 12
May. HAPPY INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY.
Misty rain this morning but we decided that we would still move on to
WESTBURY. Only took us just on an hour
and we set up in the Sports Ground and then went Up to Andy’s bakery to check
out if they still have camping. No – not
any more. The bakery has been bought by
the local IGA owner so that she can build a whole new store in where camping
was permitted. So off to Deloraine to
the information centre and looked at the four major quilts there and then
museum. The quilts took 300 people and 3
years to complete. Absolutely beautiful
works.
The
rain is still falling and the clouds have barely lifted off the ground all
day. We wandered around the town for a
little before heading back to Westbury.
Sat 13
May and beginning of week 16.
Very
foggy this morning but no rain today so we headed back to Deloraine and
wandered the streets of this very Arty-farty town. There are small sculptures on nearly every
corner and in front of certain businesses.
They are all made from recycled aluminium. So many interesting shops and art work. Very talented people in this town. We called in to the “Cruisin’ in the 50’s
Diner” for lunch. So many memories in
that collection. Have decided that we
are going to go back to Evandale markets tomorrow – because we can – and hopefully
get another couple of music CD’s.
Sun 14
May. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL. Arrived
at Evandale markets at about 9.15am and had another great look around before
finding the musicians – Stephanie and her mentor, Mark White – playing their
Chapman Sticks (a fretboard instrument). Stood listening to them for a little
while and then got their CD’s before heading out through Bishopbourne and
Bracknell, heading to Liffey Falls. Well
– we didn’t find them, and the top road to the falls is closed for
repairs. So back to Hagley and on to
Westbury. Chatted with a young lady that
we first saw at Scottsdale then at Low Head and now here. Her name is Elixir (pronounced Alixa), she is
a Kiwi and she is a Blues Singer. She is
also a taxidermist who drives a motorhome that has got fly-fishing on the art
work on the van. Her performing name is
Elixir Blues. We have had several
interesting discussions over happy hour coffees.
Mon 15th
May. Drove out to Mole Creek and
Marakoopa Caves today. We did the tour
of King Solomons Cave (It had the least number of steps that any of us had to
climb) which was amazing, and we were the only three on the tour group. Afterwards we headed in to Mole Creek and had
lunch at the Café Bozzey. This was a
nice meal in a nice atmosphere. On our
way back to Westbury, we detoured down through Meander to Meander Dam and
Huntsman Lake. The dam is very low in
water level but lovely country.
Tues
16th May. Down to 0.2 degrees overnight and some frost on the
windscreen. Today we went down to the 41
degrees South Salmon and Ginseng farm.
We had a nice time wandering around the farm that is still trying to
resurrect itself after the floods in June of last year. They lost 10,000 fish and most of their
infrastructure that day. It is taking
them a while to get back on their feet.
We walked up to Lower Montana Falls which are nice cascading falls that
are only able to be viewed from a distance.
We then travelled out past Westmore Creek, through Caveside and back to
Mole Creek, where we had morning tea at Café Bozzey. Back in to Deloraine and Chris was able to
collect her parcel from the post office and then we headed back to the van. Desperate for the loo – I used ours, only to
find that I had filled it :C, so Darryl and I drove back to Deloraine and
emptied it. We also ran into people that
were camped next to us at Old Mac’s Farm – Donna and Greg from Western
Australia. Next thing we knew we had
been chatting for nearly 2 hours – so headed back to the van.
Wed 17th
May. Today we left Westbury and
travelled up the highway to Railton. We
settled ourselves into the Motorhome Park and then wandered the town checking
out all the Topiaries. At the post
office there is one of a child posting a letter in the letterbox, there are
elephants, kangaroos, sharks, spiders, people mowing – all nature of
figures. We walked most of the way but
then headed back to the car to drive to see the ones further out along the
roads. We had a great day. My only concern is that I have got a
toothache that I have not been able to get rid of :C.
Thurs
18th May – My cousin Ena is going to travel down from Penguin to
Visit with us before we leave the island. Ena arrived at about 11.30 and after
chatting to some new travellers that pulled in to the park, we walked up the
street and had lunch at the café/bakery.
We then walked around some of the topiaries to show Ena. Back to the van and all too soon Ena had to
head back :C. Was so good to catch up
with her again.
I
spent the afternoon nursing my sore tooth and sitting in the sun weaving.
Fri 19th
May. Moved a whole 14km today to the
Caravan Park at Latrobe. We are doing
this as the prediction is for 3months of rain over the next 3 days. If that is the case then all of us have
decided we would rather be on power to have heating available. After setting in the park, Darryl and I drove
up to go to the Raspberry Farm and Creamery at Christmas Hills. On the way out I called in to the dentist to
see if they had any emergency appointments available – but no they don’t as
half their dentists are over in Melbourne for a conference :C. They took my number in case of a
cancellation. So off we went and checked
out the Creamery first. Was quite nice
and the coffee good and we got some lovely jams. We then went across the road to the Raspberry
farm where the restaurant/café was humming.
People everywhere, and no seats available for about 20 minutes. So we left and headed back into Latrobe and
stopped at the Cherry Shed and Darryl got a nice bottle of Port before we
headed back out to the van.
Whilst
I was doing some washing in the late afternoon, the rain started – ever so lightly.
Sat 20th
May. Beginning of week 17. We are into
our final week in Tasmania.
It has
rained most of the night and it hasn’t eased up all day. NOT heavy but constant and my toothache has
not gone away :C and I am finding it difficult to open my mouth wide enough to
get food in it.
Thank
goodness for power as Darryl has been playing his computer game all day and I
have been weaving.
Sun 21st
May. Out to the Markets at the Axeman’s
Hall of Fame this morning. Foggy but no
rain. Not many stalls as, those who are
here say, the rain frightened others away.
Darryl and I had a great time chatting to many of the stall holders
(these markets were mostly new goods) and eventually went back to the park and
got the car before heading up the town to the other markets (these markets were
mainly trash and treasure). I walked to
the supermarket trying to get some teething gel to put on my tooth – but no
go. We headed out of town and down to
Sheffield – the town of Murals. We had a
great time wandering the streets, looking at all the different paintings. We called in to the House of Marbles but we
all got the feeling that we were interrupting something – so we left on the
pretext of having lunch. Which we did
but we didn’t go back. Got back to the
van and inside just as the rain started again – lightly but it was still coming
down. We are going to stay in Latrobe
for another night so that we can travel to see Tasmazia tomorrow.
Mon 22nd
May. The rain is still coming in showers
with some gaps between. Managed to get an appointment at a Dentist in Devonport
tomorrow morning at 9am. YAY. Up to the shops and got some medigel from the
chemist before heading out to Spreyton and then down to Sheffield before
heading out to West Kentish and Promised Land and “Tasmazia and the Village of
Lower Crackpot”. On the way we passed
signs for ‘Nowhere Else’ so decided to go find it. Unfortunately we couldn’t find any town signs
with that on it so turned around and headed back to the road sign. Off to Tasmazia. What a great place. Several different mazes to go through and the
Village is just wonderful. We spent 3
hours here.
Off we
went down to Cethana and over the river and up to Moina. ON the way back we called in to have a look
at Wilmot Power Station on Cethana Dam and then up to Round Mountain
Lookout. Couldn’t see too much as the
trees were too tall.
Back
to Latrobe.
Tues
23rd May. In to Devonport
nice and early and got my tooth looked at.
A cracked tooth at upper back on the right, infected sinus on that side
and a deteriorating filling. So filling
fixed and a course of antibiotics for the infection with review later this week
if need be. Got back to the van and
Chris ready to move on. So we all packed up and it started to rain whilst doing
that :C and then we drove up to West Ulverstone to the Blue Wren Tea Gardens
and set up camp. We will stay here until
we leave on Sunday.
Once
settled in we headed into Ulverstone, went shopping and had lunch and the rain
began again.
Wed 24th
May. Tooth feels a bit better today but
my cheek and gum are very swollen and tender.
Had a massive storm at 4am that last about 2 hours. Drove out to Forth and visited Alchemy at the
Purple House. A lovely café that serves
great Gluten free foods and has the foods that Chris can eat also. From there we went to Penguin and met up with
Ena for lunch. Our visit was over way too
quickly. Hopefully we will see Ena and
Graham in Brisbane later this year.
Thurs
25th May. Off to Burnie this
morning – in the rain. We visited
Hellyers Distillery and then in to town.
Spotlight got some business and then out to the Makers Workshop. Spoke to some lovely artisans there for about
an hour before moving in to the town proper.
Went to Target and got some warmer PJ’s and then found a lovely café for
lunch that did Gluten Free. My jaw is
starting to hurt again and I can barely open my mouth again. Rang the dentist and she will see me tomorrow.
Feeling
‘off’ and a bit unbalanced also. Back to the van and into bed for me. I awoke 4 hours later with a swollen face and
terrible pain in my face.
Fri 26th
May. Rain during the night. My face is
tender but my tooth not so bad at present.
Doing some tidying around the van before we head to Devonport. On our way in we got a call to say the
dentist was ahead of schedule – and I said we were on our way – and arrived 6
minutes later. Well after examination
and a second opinion – the problem was not the new filling but a crack in my
wisdom tooth on the upper right side.
Once that was removed – most of the pain disappeared. I am now on stronger analgesia for 96 hours,
softer foods for 48-72 hours and no strong swishing for 72hours. I have emergency contact numbers if any
problems over the weekend.
We
have two more sleeps before we board the ferry back to the big Island. This is my last update of the blog before
that happens – so keep safe and well and we will see most of you after we get
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