Home Hill, Qld We overnighted here in 2016: “The people of Home Hill in Queensland allow RV’s to park for free for 48 hours on the street parallel to the highway and right in the heart of town. Is it any … Continue reading The Places We Love – Home Hill Comfort Stop
Midge Point, Qld Midge Point we were assured, was not named after sandflies and thankfully there weren’t any. That’ll teach us for laughing every time we had passed this way. We thought 3 nights would be nice and stayed for … Continue reading The Places We Love – Midge Point
Cape Hillsborough, Qld Just north of Mackay, the Cape Hillsborough Resort Caravan Park is in a rainforest setting between towering outcrops. The beach is a wide arc of sand of several kilometres which begs to be explored. The grey sand … Continue reading The Places We Love – Cape Hillsborough
Ararat, Vic Day 8 Friday 26/12/2025, Boxing Day, cold windy – 18 With the weather as it is, there is no point in free camping on our way home. We hitch up and head off. Once more hay bales are … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Taking the Long Way Home
Ararat, Vic Day 7 Thursday 25/12/2025, Christmas Day Ararat, cold southerly wind 18 At 10:00am we shove the turducken roast in the oven, commenting on how good these things are, not requiring thawing. It’s then that we notice the first … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – An Aldi Christmas
Ararat, Vic Day 6 Wednesday 24/12/2025 Ararat, breezy 10 – 20 To pique our curiosity, we return to Aradale Lunatic Asylum (Aradale Mental Hospital) once more. Aradale operated as a psychiatric hospital from 1865 until 1998. This time we hoof … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Are We Mad?
Ararat, Vic Day 5 Tuesday 23/12/2025 Ararat, sunny 10 – 20 Woody does the grocery shopping early before the crowds, then we set off for the Gramps at about 10:30. The tourist town of Halls Gap is in The Grampians … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Busy as a One-Armed Shearer’s Cook
Ararat, Vic Day 4 Monday 22/12/2025 Ararat, sunny 8 – 19 Woody went off for a haircut this morning, come to think of it, we’re both looking a bit shaggy. Lunch done and dusted, we make our way over to … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – An afternoon on the inside
Ararat, Vic Day 3 Sunday 21/12/2025 Ararat, 10 – 20 wet It’s quite a bit cooler today and by mid-morning the rain sets in. Woody drops me off at the Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre and heads off for a … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre
Ararat, Vic Day 2 Saturday 20/12/2025 Ararat, clear sunny 12 – 25 We probably had a few too many first night drinks last evening and Woody is prone to suffering ‘first night excitement’ even more so when it’s Bourbon Friday*. … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – First Night Excitement
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