Booby Blog
Til next time Tweed it was great and thanks Linda for your support!
Head off time for a morning coffee at New Italy.
Quick fuel stop at Coffs Harbour, decide to surprise friends inNewcastle so a big day of driving, lucky I had Sarah Head and Shirley Friend CDs!!
Today Linda and I cruised around Kingscliff, Hastings point and Chinderah.
Headed to the South Tweed Sports Club, to chat to some locals.
Today had the chance to meet up and spend time with a school friend Liz Ross who I had seen for over 25 years, and a quick catch up with another former Dubbian Jamie Wilmen.
Spent the night with fellow Destination Outback travellers Linda and Annie, heading to the Chinderah Tavern, naming our trivia team Groovy we came second last! But had fun.
Brett was up early and had given Groovy a scrub, she is looking good again after 4 weeks on the road!
Head back to NSW find a nice park on the river for a night! Must say was pretty proud of my parking!! Overcast and rained on and off all afternoon!
Head to spent the night with friends Lindy and Brett, enjoying a slow roasted lamb shoulder and catch up.
After a relaxed breakfast and showing off Groovy to few more.
Time to get those new bras flying, thanks BCNA and Twin Waters Resort, it's been fabulous, now time to head down the highway for a night, arrive at lunchtime in Sunshine by 7pm it's pouring! Can't hear the TV even on maximum volume then time for an unscheduled mopping of the bus, I had secured one of the air vents!
Feeling for all in tents would not have been a pleasant night!
BCNA National Summit.
Two fabulous days with 198 women and 2 men learning, supporting meeting up with friends and making new friends! Getting all the latest information and statistics.
The latest statistics from the Australian Institute of Health and Wealth predict that 17,730 ( 17,568 women and 144 men ) will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year! While the numbers diagnosed are increasing every year, survival rates are also increasing.
Nevertheless, more than 3,000 people will lose their lives to breast cancer every year in Australia.
Early detection and Breast awareness is so important.
A very rewarding and empowering 2 days.
Now taking Groovy reminded me of taking my beautiful daughter on a holiday, you know when you are lying by a pool and everyones looking your way , and the drinks waiter starts heading over you feel pretty good then they bypass you and go straight to the daughter, yep Groovy gets all the attention everyone wanting photos of her!
On Friday i had the pleasure of being a Panel member speaking about my fundraising idea which BCNA has now made a national fundraising program - Dine Pink.
Last night it rained, then it poured, while I was trying to snore! Thoughts of Groovy might needing to be a boat not Bus going on in my head, then I didn't want to get out of bed in the morning!
So after blowing fuses yesterday had to get Nigel from Mobile RV out to help! Nigel and Blake were happy to pull on a Bra to show their support!
Called around to see fellow Dubbo resident Peter Brooks at his shop the smashed crab he was out, but had a lovely chat to Emma. Next stop Novotel Twin Waters to attend the BCNA summit. Pulled and greeted by Paul who got Groovy the prime parking place undercover for 3 nights!
Check in time to catch up with pink friends and start meeting and making new friends. Due to stormy weather "Mini Field of Women" and welcome which included a special traditional smoking ceremony, an ancient custom for indigenous Australians were held at reception!
Noosa it has been nice, but it is time to move on, up we head for a shower come out to pouring rain so the bras got a good wash! 10 mins later sun out pack up time to have a look around, my co - pilot heads home, so time to head down the Sunshine Coast, cruising along and the rain hits, turn wipers on, then they stop along with my reversing camera, pull into a servo, young girl no help, play damsel in distress but the 2 tradies had no idea, ring RACQ for my NRMA road side service, so looks like I have paid and not covered because of weight of vechile !!!! Ok pouring rain , bras getting another wash , its only 20kms to next stop! So I wait for rain to easy but not so easy driving without wipers!! Pull into Maroochy River Park, explain my situation to the lovely lady she said that is ok my husband will help you back in, so I see the man follow him then he comes to window and to my surprise I know him from years back, Blake said I saw your Bus and thought I wonder how Donna Falconer is doing these days, and then it's you! Do a bit of housework while waiting for a guy to come and sort out my fuses!! 9pm still waiting don't think he is coming tonight so now just listening to the rain and can only get SBS on TV! Tomorrow is a new day!
Rest day at Noosa no driving just a refreshing swim, a walk then just chatting to other travellers.
Comment of the day guy comes over and says you know what? when I was young i had dreamt about a bus full of boobs it has taken 62 years but I reckon I can now say I have seen it, so dreams really do come true!
Thanks to the Salters for a lovely night, time for quick look around Maryborough home of Mary Poppins.
Visit to Sue and Dave Shuttleworth for a quick cuppa , then its on the road again! Heading to Noosa
Pull up for a lunch at the Hell Town Hotrods on the Bruce Highway just out of Gympie, as soon as we hop out of Groovy a lovely lady comes over to say they pasted us a couple of times ( which surprises me I like to hoot along) anyway it was a good thing as it started a conversation with her husband about the message 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed by 85 and 150 men a year in Australia! She wanted to say thanks and get a photo of groovy!!
Maryborough Viv and I are headed your way, first stop to pick up another Pink Bra thanks Nikki. A girl can every have to many pink bras!!
Off we go music on singing along, time for a break so pull up not in the car park but out the front on the road big table drain
I didn't channel my inner mountain goat so in long grass and thongs started to climb up the steep bank only to slip down then landed face first, Viv saying what are you doing? I was laughing my thongs were slippy so I couldn't getup and my thoughts where for the people that would have seen me oh well I am sure they had they laugh!! Back on the Sunshine Highway pull up in Maryborough visit my cousin Leah her husband Craig and daughter Ella!
Time to say farewell until next time to beautiful Bribie Island, to our wonderful friends Barry, Ann, Flash and Sandra and to the many lovely people we met! Fly the bras back to Bellmere for a night.
Up ready for a busy day, take Groovy and set her up next to the Blue Anchorage Restuarant ready for a photo shoot for Island and Surround newspaper interview.
Also ready to show her off at the monthly Connect Ladies luncheon where I also had the pleasure of sharing my story of Breast Cancer, founding a charity, and Groovy to a group of 30 business women! Highlight when 2 ladies came up to say they would now make the time for a screen!
We then took Groovy out to see the local Dragons Abreast ladies, as they headed out for a paddle.
We enjoyed a lovely BBQ at the Farley's!
Thanks to Ann for another new Pink bra!
Happy International Women's Day, Viv and I had a lovely guided tour of Bribie Island with Ann France. Stopped off for coffee and cake at Seaclusions Cafe. A quick look at shops yes managed to pick up a couple of pink things!
Then lunch at Blue Anchorage for a wine and bite then meet up with the Farley's at the lovely Sandstone Hotel for dinner. Groovy was given a new Pink Bra to fly, and also met Barry France beloved little red GTO Pontiac!
Today with Viv in the co pilot seat it was time fly the bras to Bribie Island, arrive as we are driving along we are flagged down by 2 ladies Joie and Bev , they wanted to know all about groovy, we sit and have a coffee with them, they are members of the Bribie Island Dragon Abreast, Bev a survivor and Joie a supporter!
Visiting were a group of Red hat ladies who were keen for a photo with Groovy!
Lunch of fish and chips in the park and a bird decides to let me know how luck I am!!
Then telephone interview with local community newspaper Island and Surround
Then off to meet up with Barry and Ann France friends from Destinaton Outback, off for a drink at Sandra and Flash Farley, off to girls drinks and dinner at bowling club.
Today took a drive to Redcliffe to met poet Shirley Friend,Viv and I sat at her kitchen table having a cuppa, chatting, we asked Shirley if she would recited some of her poems we were in stitches!!!
A lovely lady and legend we could have spent all day listening to her stories.
Today Viv had organised for me to take Groovy to met the 20 ladies at the Crafty Tarts group, Margaret and Doreen had made 2 beautiful cushions to match the quilt they had help Viv make for me!
After a big week on the road its Rest day!
Up for a coffee then head down to checkout the Yamba markets, I might have found a couple of pink things, and a fresh sweet pineapple, after saying goodbye to the Jones, on the road again, next stop Lismore for lunch with the Coxsedge's ( Robert & Joy) also former Myer co- workers!
Driving up the highway getting lots of thumbs up and smiles!
Also get a call on my UHF, Groovy we going to overtake!
Arrive at Bellmere the Dawe ( Viv & Michael) BBQ dinner and drinks!
