Digital Nomads

We stayed the weekend in Glen Innes with friends where we attended the Glen Innes show, played games and had a much-needed catch-up.

This morning, we hit the road again, this will be the first week we’ve had where we won’t be visiting people, we’ll be on our own, so it is starting to sink in that this is life.

Our first destination was the Standing Stones in Glen Innes. We’d never heard of this place, but we were glad to get the opportunity to explore it. At the quaint Crofters Cottage, we indulged in Cornish Scones, a delightful variation on the classic treat, a little lighter and less sweet than the average scone. As we enjoyed our brunch, we attempted to master the ancient Celtic game of “Brandubh”, with varying degrees of success—we may need a bit more practice to master this.

Following brunch, we wandered around the Standing Stones which consist of an array of 38 standing stones 24 of which represent the 24 hours in a day. The sun didn’t show much so we weren’t able to try out the shadows to see how they worked. They were pretty cool to look at though. We tried to pull the Excalibur Sword out as “The who so ever pulleth the sword from this stone, shall be endowed with Great Knowledge and Wisdom”. Unfortunately, neither of us left with this great knowledge or wisdom. We gave the drone a bit of a test but people were starting to arrive, so we didn’t stay up too long. We still need a bit of practice before we are comfortable with it.

Our journey continued as we strolled along the Skywalk, taking in the breathtaking views. There is an interactive tour where you scan a QR code, and it loads a website that shows different points of interest when you face the phone in the direction of each interest. Unfortunately, it crashed every time it got in a certain direction, but it was still a cool idea.

Leaving Glen Innes, we headed to Stonehenge, a settlement that is located 1067m above sea level. The flat plateau is strewn with granite boulders some of which are over 5m high. The name comes from the local granite outcrops that were reminiscent of Stonehenge in England.

Now we are settled in for the night at Mother of Ducks Lagoon, a free 24-hour campsite in Guyra. We both have work to do tomorrow so we will stay put for the day before heading somewhere else for the night.