The folowing day we had a big breakfast to soak up the after effects of the alcohol. Rowan and I made the decision to stay on another night to be able to have some quality time with the brides. Clean up is a lot faster and easier, it doesn’t take long at all. By lunch time everyone has left except James & his partner Steven who has got a stomach bug of some sort. Not sure what from as everyone else ate the same stuff and feel absolutely fine. As time goes on they realise that he isn’t fit for travel, wahoo we have some friends for tonight. We end up going into town and picking up pizza for dinner, about 8 adults and the 2 kids. Sitting around a drum fire chatting about the wedding. Then it is just the three of us, it was really good to get to know James properly and have an easy going night. By this time the off grid bathroom is failing, the power is no longer working, the lights are dim, finally it goes out as I am attempting to get dressed and brush my teeth. We end up sleeping in the church. I go to sleep earlier around 10pm. Rowan and James last a few hours longer.

In the morning I run around trying to find gear to make a coffee. Absolute success, I find everything beans, grinder, hot water, pretty teacups and milk. But wait no plunger, I hope James has one in his campervan. Alas we can make coffee! Rowan sorts out breakfast, I make tea and coffee. Steven emerges feeling a lot better. We sit around drinking extreme amounts of coffee and Heather turns up. I am not sure how long but at least a few hours goes by. It is about 1pm when I suggest we go back to the house and say goodbye to Katie, Huntah & Ben. After lots of hugs we are on the road. We are on a hunt for Cold Rock an icecream place that Rowan has been talking about taking me. Along the way we find a dead snake on the road and stop to take a look.

We find a Cold Rock in Maitland not far from Dungog. I get a medium size one but it really is too much, should have got a smaller one. You choose your icecream(s) then you get to choose a bunch of toppings that the crush and mix into it on a frozen plate. I notice there is a 2 hour delay caused from a crash on the motorway. I find there is a more inland scenic route through national park which will take the same time but at least won’t put us in stop start traffic. It is a great idea and I am glad we went this way, we had Wollemi National Park on the right and Yengo National Park on the left. We get back to Sydney around 8pm. Joanne is like an excited puppy, I think she has been locked up too long from covid haha