Well, what a hectic last couple of days packing & finalising everything.  We finally got away at 3.37 pm on Friday 2 July.  A lot, lot later than we had hoped.  It was a miserable 5C and raining as we left & rained all the way to Four Mile Hill rest area just south of Taree were we pulled up at 11pm, set up the Kimberley & had a sleep. We saw a bad accident on the other side of the F3 southbound near the Hawkesbury River with fire & rescue vehicles in attendance & traffic blocked up for miles.  Thankfully we had a fairly clear run, with the amount of traffic diminishing as time wore on.

Up at 7am & on the road again, a quick stop at Caltex & Maccas for refueling then on to Grafton.  Clear blue skies & not a drop of rain.  We reached Grafton at 11.30am Saturday morning and wished dad a happy 86th birthday with family & fiends.  It was great to catch up again & we set the Kimberley up on the driveway next to the house.

Canberra to Grafton via Taree.