Mark Fanthorpe: We had a dreary, wet, miserable day at Kingscliffe...

Mark Fanthorpe: We had a dreary, wet, miserable day at Kingscliffe...: We had a dreary, wet, miserable day at Kingscliffe. The beach appeared to have been wrecked - we were told that engineers had designed a bri...

We had a dreary, wet, miserable day at Kingscliffe. The beach appeared to have been wrecked - we were told that engineers had designed a bridge over the river and the engineering works had changed the flow of the tide. The result was a washed away beach. The rain and washed away beach didn't stop the local kids from going surfing though. The day was rescued by a fabulous meal at the Katmandu restaurant on the seafront! For every cloud............

Gold Nugget Caravan Park - Bendigo

An old Gold mining town which is well worth a visit. Loads of brilliant old Victorian banks and bars all overlooked by a statue of Queen Victoria herself! Colin from the park has been in contact to point out that my sketch says 'Golden Nugget' whereas in fact the name of the park is 'The Gold Nugget Caravan Park'. Apologies to Colin - not done on purpose but good to see he found my blog!

Sydney Botanical Garden

Sat in the sun and sketched a couple sitting under a tree looking over the harbour.