We take the scenic route into the city, which according to the map will provide us with endless vistas of the ocean. We drive and drive. Finally we see water, driving over an inlet. The city we drive into is called “The Entrance”. Now isn’t that a cool name for a city? Oh, we live in “The Entrance, New South Wales”. This is obviously a costal community, but that’s about all we can see of the ocean. The road is tucked between houses and trees. We can sort of smell the ocean.
I notice that Dave is acting a little antsy and so is Poppa. Dave doesn’t really lose his cool until it’s serious business, so I take note. We’re almost out of gas and there hasn’t been a gas station in sight for miles. We pull over and ask for directions, so I know it is serious! Just in time, we roll into a gas station and say a little prayer of thanks. We look about for lunch and decide to check out Red Rooster. It looks fast foodish, but we’re hungry. On vacation, we tend to eat every 2-3 hours, it seems. Red Rooster serves up roast chicken and fries. Not that the fries are all that healthy, but how nice is a drive thru with roast chicken!? We ask for ketchup (tomato sauce- which is a sweet ketchupy sort of thing) and are told that is an additional 40 cents. We need a vegetable group, so sure.
Eventually we make it into the city and roll in on the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Michael safely navigates Dave to our hotel- the Four Seasons. We see familiar faces in the lobby and stop and chat with a few old friends. Our rooms are incredible here too. They overlook Darling Harbour and we can see the Rocks and Circular Quay from here. This is where, in 1788 the British First Fleet dropped 11 convict ships and the modern history of Australia began. The Aussies seem to get a pretty good chuckle out of the fact that they are decendants of convicts.
Tonight is the Jayco welcome dinner, so we change into nicer clothes and head down to the ballroom. It is so fun to catch up friends that we’ve made over the years. The hotel presents the owners of Jayco with a huge chocolate cake shaped like a motorhome with and an ice molding on top. For all the food network challenges we’ve watched, the girls are impressed.
Everyone is amazed with how much the girls have grown up. Hannah and Tate keep looking at us with pleading eyes…can we leave yet?! They convince Michael to bust them out and take a tour of the hotel and their surroundings.
I notice that Dave is acting a little antsy and so is Poppa. Dave doesn’t really lose his cool until it’s serious business, so I take note. We’re almost out of gas and there hasn’t been a gas station in sight for miles. We pull over and ask for directions, so I know it is serious! Just in time, we roll into a gas station and say a little prayer of thanks. We look about for lunch and decide to check out Red Rooster. It looks fast foodish, but we’re hungry. On vacation, we tend to eat every 2-3 hours, it seems. Red Rooster serves up roast chicken and fries. Not that the fries are all that healthy, but how nice is a drive thru with roast chicken!? We ask for ketchup (tomato sauce- which is a sweet ketchupy sort of thing) and are told that is an additional 40 cents. We need a vegetable group, so sure.
Eventually we make it into the city and roll in on the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Michael safely navigates Dave to our hotel- the Four Seasons. We see familiar faces in the lobby and stop and chat with a few old friends. Our rooms are incredible here too. They overlook Darling Harbour and we can see the Rocks and Circular Quay from here. This is where, in 1788 the British First Fleet dropped 11 convict ships and the modern history of Australia began. The Aussies seem to get a pretty good chuckle out of the fact that they are decendants of convicts.
Tonight is the Jayco welcome dinner, so we change into nicer clothes and head down to the ballroom. It is so fun to catch up friends that we’ve made over the years. The hotel presents the owners of Jayco with a huge chocolate cake shaped like a motorhome with and an ice molding on top. For all the food network challenges we’ve watched, the girls are impressed.
Everyone is amazed with how much the girls have grown up. Hannah and Tate keep looking at us with pleading eyes…can we leave yet?! They convince Michael to bust them out and take a tour of the hotel and their surroundings.
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