GRAFTON - 11 TO 14 JUNE 2021

 11 JUNE

It was only a 40 minute drive from Lawrence to our Grafton homestay.

The BnB was called Andavine. We were impressed straight away – great view over paddocks with horses and kangaroos, a large bedroom, sitting area, bathroom and huge deck.

We had dinner at the Clocktower Hotel.

12 JUNE

We eventually got out of bed and wandered into Grafton. We visited the huge Anglican Church

 and the Catholic Church 

which use to be a boarding school that Jacinta attended. We had a reminiscing conversation with one of the retired nuns and it turned out she knew Jacinta’s oldest brother and her mother … small world. Next stop was the regional gallery which had an interesting exhibition on photography.

The afternoon was enjoying the homestay before I dropped Jacinta into Grafton for her class reunion. This was why we were where we were.

 Jacinta had a fun night!

 

13 JUNE

We joined a few of the reunion revellers for breakfast.

I dropped Jacinta back at the homestay so she could have a sleep. I drove to the boat ramp in Prince Street, Grafton and had a kayak around Susan Island which is a nature reserve.

It was a pleasant kayak around the river island fringed with steep banks and reeds. I stopped at one stage and walked a path to the other side of the island almost. The track was too overgrown to get to the end.

 

14 JUNE

We woke feeling ill – a virus. Not covid but we decided to head back home rather than start camping! A good decision in retrospect of the following day J