Dementia Demons Go Exploring: Gone Walkabout

Now that we are members of the Gonetolongi tribe we are on our first big walkabout in our new van. Give us a wave if you ever see our totem on the road, there's a few of us getting around now. Everyone of us loves a chat, good food and a tipple or two.

First Leg : Dalmeny to Gillards Beach

First stop Dalmeny on Friday 7/2/14 for 3 nights to catch up with a couple of other Gontolongi tribesmen, Kim, Lee, Joy & Merve.
After a swim and a few beers and heaps of bullshit (spoken by the men of course) we set off to the pub for the best ever ribs plus Lee won the meat raffle & a six pack of Crownies, that's always a plus.
Saturday we went bike riding for the first time in many a year without a motor! Wew Heartbreak hill certainly stopped us. But what a gorgeous view.

We finished the day with a gourmet bbq and game of cards.

Steve cooking dinner overlooking Dalmeny Beach.

Sunday was the highlight with a trip to the Cobargo Show and Rodeo. It was unreal, straight out of the 60's! A good old country fair.

The showground with a beautiful view.

No old fashioned show is complete without a prize for the largest pumpkin, the funniest dressed up vegetable and can you believe it a prize for the Best decorated arrowroot biscuit! I love it, We used to make these for my birthday party when I was in primary school.

There was even some old motorbikes to keep Steve happy!

Then the rodeo started Yee Haaa!

How's this for horsemanship.

Get a load of the size of this Brahma Bull ( above) It was amazingly placid. Not so the bucking bulls below. Yes I said Bucking Bulls! These cowboys are either incredibly brave or stupid but it was fun to watch.

Watching grown men try to wrestle steers to the ground was hilarious not many had a chance in hell. The Cowboy weighs about 100kls, the steer about 200kls?!

Next day off to the beautiful Gillards Beach. Hopefully it's not named after Julia although it is very treacherous!!

This is a cheap bush camp with drop toilets but no other facilities, it's about 6kms north of Tathra. The beach is beautiful and hardly a sole on it. We loved it! Defineatly one of the best campsites going.but no luck fishing and the water is COLD!