I love to travel but for various reasons (most to do with dollars or
shortage thereof!) sadly no travel plans were made for this year. Most sadly, I didn’t get
to the Romance Writers of America annual conference in Florida. It’s been a
cold winter in my part of Down Under and I was looking enviously at
peoples’ social media posts from the hot summer in Orlando and feeling sorry
for myself.
But then I had to go spend some time in a town not too far from my home
town in Sydney, Australia. My daughter was on a university placement at Lake
Macquarie, near the city of Newcastle less than two hours drive away. We drove
up and spent a few days with her. While it wasn’t a vacation, it was a lovely short
break in a part of the world I hadn’t visited since I was a teenager. (And that's a long time ago!)
We stayed in a family run motel right on the lake, which is more of an inland sea. Each morning we woke to a glorious view of the ever-changing sky and water.
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| We loved the sea birds on the dock of our motel |
We stayed in a family run motel right on the lake, which is more of an inland sea. Each morning we woke to a glorious view of the ever-changing sky and water.
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| There's something about palm trees to give a vacation feel! |
We went for walks on fabulous beaches that were practically deserted in winter.
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| There's something moody about a beach in winter! |
And we ate wonderful food at cafes and restaurants not far from our motel.
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| This caramel stack was demolished in minutes! |
It made me appreciate how sometimes the nicest places to visit can be not far from home.
Do you have a favorite place to visit or vacation that’s not too far
from home? I’d love to read your comments!
Kandy Shepherd is a multi-published, award-winning author of contemporary romance
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We stayed at the Squid's Ink Motel at Belmont, NSW Australia.
2 comments:
I can get to the beach in about two hours. Mountains in the opposite direction in about the same amount of time.
dennise
Denise, that sounds perfect! To have both mountains and beach close couldn't be better, could it!
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