Umina Tell Me We Can Gosford This?

Day: 389

Towns / Cities Visited: 297

Countries Visited: 31

Steps Taken Today: 11,965

Steps Taken Around the World: 6,049,699

When I woke up, it was with a heavy heart. Not only because the scratch I’d had in my throat the previous day had morphed into the beginnings of another bout of bronchitis, but because I would have to say goodbye to my friend. Now, anyone who knows me well will tell you that saying goodbye is most certainly not my strong suit. In fact, I have no memory of leaving people I care about without shedding a tear. As such, it was with cloudy eyes and many hugs that I bid farewell to a friend who has graced my life with her presence for more than a third of it. She had, rather strategically, not told her daughter we were leaving as she took her off to day-care, but it was sure to be the trigger for a meltdown when she got home. There was nothing else for it, though, and so I simply tucked a little money into her moneybox and told my friend to give her a big hug for me.

The time had come to continue our journey north towards the Central Coast. It was to be a brief, one-night stay, and we hadn’t overloaded our schedule for the day in order to hopefully curb any illness-based burn out. After a short drive, we arrived at the carpark beside Station Beach at the base of the steep ascent up Barrenjoey Headland. The sky was overcast, which just happens to be my favourite kind of sky — as it means I don’t have to…