After falling into bed well after 1.30am, the alarm woke me at 6am.
I had a shower and cleaned the bathroom then methodically went through the remaining items on the checklist.
We left the house just after 7am to have our host's car cleaned, to get those last basic groceries that they would need upon their return and to buy some 'thank you' flowers.
We returned to the house, put flowers in vases, collected the rest of our belongings and finished packing the car.
It was a hectic 2 hours!
We decided to do breakfast on the beach at Manly, where there is a lovely little eatery right on the water. We were served by the most attentive and kind waiter on the planet, who tended to our GF dietary requirements with precision and care.
It was a delicious breakfast which we took our time over while admiring the view and enjoying the cool sea breezes.
We tipped our waiter and thanked him for his kind service, before heading to The Motivator's old stomping ground at Fairlight Beach. We sat on the grass in the shade of some big old trees and wondered out loud why anybody would want to leave such a beautiful spot.
It's so pristine, with deep blue water and the people were so relaxed and 'at home' there. I didn't want to leave!
Eventually, common sense prevailed and we decided to make a move.
We had to return to the house to catch up briefly with our host and about 90 mins later, when we were ready to leave Sydney, the car told us that the battery in the key needed replacing! Ugh!
This meant a trip back to Manly where the serviceman took an hour to fix both keys.
By now it was 3.30pm.
School time = 90 minutes to drive 42 kms.
So frustrating!
We finally made it out onto the highway and the traffic dissipated to give us a clear run.
Then we required a pitstop for peeing and eating (in that order) and found a fabulous organic take away food joint at a big service centre! What a find!! We stocked up on salads and GF chocolate brownies, all of which were bloody bewdiful!
From there, we drove and we talked and we sang and we drove some more, followed by lecturing other drivers, more talking and more driving.
It was 8.30pm by the time we drove into the motel carpark in Port Macquarie and not a moment too soon. It was the last 2 bedroom apartment available at a bargain price of $125 for the night.
It's a bit dated and one bedroom doesn't have a fan or air conditioning, but it's clean and tidy with good beds and a kitchen so that we could cook up our chicken and pork, which will be our protein over the weekend when they are feeding us vegan meals.
So it has been yet another long and tiring day. We are looking forward to getting a solid night of sleep and will head off between 8-9am tomorrow.
It will take about 5 hours to reach Byron Bay and hopefully we'll have a couple of hours rest before we need to register and begin our workshop.
Right now ... I need sleep.
Nite all
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