Today we’re driving to Sydney to stay with our friends Dave
and Toni. The drive along the Princes highway starts well, with little traffic
but gradually becomes busier especially with motorbikes of all descriptions
going both towards and away from Sydney. We’ve decided to make a midway stop
for brunch somewhere past Noowra. It soon becomes apparent that Glad is
suffering this morning, the engine management light on the dashboard is making
a more regular appearance, by the time we reach Berry, Dave has reset it twice
already.
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| The Berry pub |
Berry is a quaint small town with lots of cafes, antique
shops, market stalls and old hotel. It seems to have all the bases covered,
bar, bbq, café, sports coverage, betting shop and gaming machines. The covered
decking area is littered with biker types in leathers and families with small
children. We opt for a tomato and feta salad for me and a bbq lamb kebab for
Dave, now somehow and I still don’t understand how we’re also served a very
good beer battered fish!
Suitably full after the excellent meal, we push on towards
Sydney, but Glad is clearly not well. The frequency of the engine light making
it’s appearance is increasing and at more inconvenient points on the road,
usually just before a hill. The roads are now wide fast moving freeways, not
ideal for a large slow moving motorhome to be slowing to a crawl going uphill
on a blind bend. Gertie the sat nav continues to do her job giving excellent
directions as we limp along with Glad. It’s with much relief that we reach Dave
and Toni’s. we are made to feel so welcome and drinks and a bbq restore us.
First task tomorrow phone the van doctor to fix Glad.
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