On the 11th of December last, the rear axle of my trike broke while out riding. Fortunately it broke where it did because in another minute I would have been travelling down a hill at around 35kph. I phoned my neighbour Dan who has a ute. He came and picked the trike and me up.
The story follows.
Lily’s 21st
Lily’s 21st birthday was on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. She had a celebration with her Newcastle friends on that evening but came to Sydney on the weekend to 7/8 February to celebrate with her family. We were fortunate enough to be in Sydney for the weekend and celebrate with them all at the Sangbymabasa restaurant…
Trip to Sydney
We went to Sydney for Lily’s 21st birthday celebrations. Her birthday was actually a couple of days earlier and she had some celebrations with her friends in Newcastle.
The function in Sydney was mostly to do with her family and their partners. This journal is just about the actual trip. The function at the SANG will be the feature to the next journal.
Australia Day – 2026
A couple of weeks prior to our going to Canberra for Christmas, I was asked by our local North Burnett Regional Councillor to look at providing some music for the local 2026 Australia Day celebrations to be held in the Showgrounds on the associated day. In the past Australia Day celebrations were held on a…
Adelaide to Gayndah – Day 4
January 17 is Lorraine’s birthday and on this day we stopped first at Goondiwindi then Toowoomba to charge and do some shopping and followed by Goomeri arriving in Gayndah at about 4pm.







