A Meal

 I'm not that fond of coffee but used to be.  These days we have a coffee machine so a decent cup or mug of coffee can be given to visitors and ourselves once in a while.  I usually drink water but have a cup of tea for breakfast. These beans below go into the grinder and are an Italian blend.  I add to the coffee for visitors, sometimes for us too.  Visitors seem to love it. What do I add?  Jameson Irish Whiskey is one spirit I use; another is Frangelico or Tia Maria both a liqueur. 

A Capuchino is what I prefer, one I made below.

Prawn Cocktail for Entree, and below Barramundi fish, salad and chips for dinner in the evening.

Sunset at Ballina, NSW

On the home front here in Launceston, Tasmania there has been very strong winds and rain.  Two people from the same family were standing outside in a paddock on the northwest coast and were killed as the tree fell. It was a large strong looking tree but alas - the wind.  Trees all over the roads, falling on houses in the whole of the State of Tasmania, no power for so many people fortunately we were lucky.  No planes flying, no ferry across the sea all too rough.  Today it's a lot better as many workers have cleaned the mess up over the weekend.  Now to continue todays post.

Ballina is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.  It lies 740km north of Sydney and 185 km south of Brisbane, Queensland. The urban population in 2021 was 46,190 people. 

There are few lovely beaches in the area and of course fishing for those that love to fish. The town center has everything one could need.

We've stayed there a few times in the past as we travelled towards home and looked about the area.  

Photos taken at a caravan park and just a few steps to take these photos of the sunset and Richmond River.

The Big Prawn situated in the carpark of a hardware store known as Bunnings in Australia.