My holiday is over but yours is just about to begin.
My intention was to have a holiday and blog it at the same time. What a joke! In just over two weeks away, I managed to get only two posts up. As an exercise in blogging on the move, it was a miserable failure. “Internet access available” does not always mean you will get online. But I am back home now and my connection is guaranteed. (I think).
If you recall, my first stop was Yamba. I will carry on from the morning we were leaving.
I Love The M1 – Did I Speak Too Soon?
As we left Yamba to head back to the M1, we went through Maclean. Maclean is known as “The Scottish Town in Australia”. Some say you can tell it’s Scottish by the lampposts.
Each Lampost is Different
I knew it was Scottish because it’s only a small town but has two pubs.
Two Pubs in Maclean NSW
There’s probably more pubs in Maclean, I only had a short walk around.
Maclean, as you can see, is on a river (look behind the lamppost!). Of course, it’s the Clarence River, same as Yamba. It has a small and cosy looking main street which is just seconds walk from the river. With a population of around 3,000, it looks like a cool place to live. Especially if you can get in with the right clan.
After Maclean we were headed for Port Macquarie. Once again I was on my beloved M1 (Australian style). But we hadn’t been on it more than ten minutes when the dreaded “Road Work” sign appeared. We were just about to approach major road works that, we were informed, would last for 32 kilometres.
Imagine that! The M1. Connecting the three biggest cities of the country, Brisbane to Sydney and Sydney to Melbourne. So I was on the stretch joining the third biggest, Brisbane, to the biggest city, Sydney.
It is the summer holidays. Schools are out. A 32 kilometre contraflow. OMG! – the queues are going to be forever. HaHa! No they’re not. This is Australia! This is the Australian M1! There was no queue. Nothing. We just have to slow down a bit, out of respect for the workers. So we have to go at 50 MPH instead of 70. So I think the delay cost us 6 minutes.
Jealous?
Next stop, Port Macquarie.
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- We Interrupt This Holiday for…erm… A Holiday!
- Why Most Australians Holiday in Australia.
- We’re All Going On A (Australian) Summer Holiday
- Australia’s Unofficial National Holiday
- Holiday Prices Compared Between Australia and the UK
