Posted in 1 Guildford Rd, Penrith Infants, tagged clouds, happiness, light, Port Macquarie, power, the sea on May 18, 2012| 2 Comments »
It’s cloudy,
I climb onto grey rocks,
Look out where river meets sea,
Rolling, rough, powerful waters.
Walking along the breakwater
To the end.
Where:
There is only
Clouds & sea, & me.
Connected.
Shafts of light
Slices through the clouds
Plunging into the water.
Stirring rolling tides of happiness.
Posted in 1 Guildford Rd, Penrith Infants, tagged caravan, holidays, Port Macquarie, treasure hunt on May 17, 2012| 1 Comment »
A new game in the caravan park
The Treasure Hunt.
Search for hidden coins
The caravan, the site
The car,
A shiny new “zac”.
Lifting out car seats,
The treasure* …
Ha’pennies, pennies, trays, zacs or bobs.
Two bob – the pinnacle.
The meaning of the treasure
Hidden by adult game-makers
And lost on carefree kids.
Note:
* Pre-decimals. Ha’penny (halfpenny); penny; tray= threepence; zac=sixpence; bob=shilling; two bob=2 shillings.
While we’re talking about currency. Only a few years after this the following ad was running in Australia, educating us about the big change that was to happen on 14th February 1966.
Posted in 1 Guildford Rd, Penrith Infants, tagged caravan, holidays, Port Macquarie, travel on May 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
School’s finished.
The caravan is hooked up,
We’re off, heading North.
Destination:
Port Macquarie.
Fights for window seats.
The universal question:
“Are we nearly there, yet.”
Travel games.
What’s the capital of …
Name the rivers …
Whose flag is …
BP Pick-a-Box* on wheels.
Happy times ahead.
Camped by the Hastings.
Note:
* BP Pick-A-Box was a TV quiz show, sponsored by BP. Bob Dyer was the hosted, ably assisted by his wife Dolly. This clip has Bob Dyer baiting Barry Jones who was a celebrated regular contestant on the show. Barry Jones would later be elected to teh Australian Parliament.
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