Tuesday : C'bran to Orange

A shorter trip today meant a nice slow start in the morning. Coffee and chat under the big tree after breakfast while kiddies made the most of the freetime to colour in or ride bikes (guess the gender!!)
A quick bite of lunch in Dubbo then on to Orange arriving in time to get settled into a nice park by the showgrounds.
Once again kids were out playing and making friends with other caravanners or kicking the ball with Mitch & David. Anne & Barry took to the bikes to have a look around Orange, especially some of the beautiful old buildings in the town centre.
A slight mix up with the accomodation ended up with 2 families in one cottage with a big enough kitchen and lounge room to let us have the evening indoors. Nights getting chilly!!
The boys bbq'd meat and Erica prepared the best hamburgers we have had in a long while. Apparently hamburgers, coke and cherry ripes were standard fare for the Tasmanian bike trip, so that's what we had.
Being the third and final night of the trip, everyone was prepared for the final of "Anne's questions', which tonight were:
"what was your first impression of your mate when you first met?" answers including,
"gee he's tall!", (2 of them)
"what a dish!",
"what's a youth worker wearing a tie for?"
"wow, a cool city guy!",
"she's cute AND wearing RM Williams boots" and
 "oh no, not a greenie!"
The second and final question was:
"what were the values that have been passed on to us from Dad/Pop, and what are your memories of him?"   answers including,
"His practical christianity and availability to all"
"He was amazingly clever (mechanically)"
"He was greatly respected by all, and carried that respect within him."
"He was the complete English gentleman"
"He was a rock, always the same, in spite of the enormous responsibility and pressure he must have had at work. He always had time for his family and whoever needed him."
"Although not a preacher, he lived the christian faith is such an authentic way that made us want to live that way too."
"You NEVER touched his cars"!!!
A lovely way to finish the trip.
Over coffee and cherry ripes Ian laid out the plan for tomorrow, while Erica awarded the Welsh Plug Award to Gayle (&Cam) for looking after 3 kids on the DKTRide.