Just a quick post today to thank my home-town newspaper Grafton's Daily Examiner for running a story about my blog about the Brushgrove Hotel.  A link to the story.
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It's been hot.  Really hot. 
And I made about 15 batches of iced tea yesterday - to do as the weather man said and stay hydrated. Also gave me a chance to try out the yellow rock sugar that's been lurking in my cupboard for months waiting for a good excuse to come and join the fun.
Didn't do much for my sleeping last night - all that caffeine came back to bite me, and bite me hard.
Needless to say I've found my tipple for the rest of the summer, and may have to experiment with a few alcoholic a...
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How good is a road trip?  And how good is a road trip where you get to scoff prawns fresh off the trawler just a few hours before you arrived.  Sweet!


Fresh prawns in the shell - not sure about the alfalfa, but the rest of lunch was fantastic


Twenty minutes or so north of Grafton, and less than 30 seconds off the Pacific Highway - the Brushgrove Hotel is definitely worth a brief detour from a boring drive along the highway.

I've made the pilgrimage to visit the family on the north coast of New ...
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