Mar 2015, Esperance, WA Esperance is a very windy town. It seems that everyone has a saying for Esperance. “Windy all ways”. “You’ve gotta pick your days at Esperance, there’s only one”. Yet apart from all of this cheek it is a stunningly beautiful spot and the ocean views are purely magical. Perhaps its got something to do with that wind? Advertisements Continue reading Esperance
Lately in our travels I’ve noticed that the word ‘Yeah’ has morphed into two words. Two words similar in sound but quite the opposite in meaning. When someone says…”Yeaah no” they mean “yes”. When they say “Yeah naaah” they’re saying “no”. Tricky eh? Continue reading Changing Vernacular
A Melburnian may laugh at this post yet if you look again with fresh eyes. The eyes of someone from elsewhere you will see a wonderful beachfront campground that stretches for kilometres. Soft sandy beaches, stunning bay views and stands … Continue reading The Rosebud Foreshore
After a nudge from Jonno and Jo over at Jwalking I believe it’s time that I explained one of the more important aspects of caravanning for couples and that is “Blue Jobs and Pink Jobs”. We tend to have our favourite and not so favourite jobs that we each choose to do. Now I’m quite sure that it does vary from couple to couple and of course also depends on one’s own physical abilities. When we arrive at a caravan park site and have levelled the van we set to work: Blue Jobs Plug into power. Remove load levellers / sway … Continue reading Blue Jobs & Pink Jobs
May 2018, Winton, Qld After having been thwarted in our attempt to free camp unpowered behind the North Gregory Hotel because of our failing fridge, we set up camp (powered) at the Pelican Caravan Park and I head off to … Continue reading Waltzing Matilda round and around
March 2013, Newcastle, NSW A lone surfer strolls up the beach just after sunrise. The morning light illuminates Nobbys Lighthouse, a few hundred metres away espresso machines gurgle into life and a city wakes to a new day. Continue reading Nobbys Beach
March 2018, Robe, SA Late in the afternoon I pop into the Caledonian Inn (1858) to pick up a crisp white for dinner. We’ve eaten at this pub many times over the years. We’ve even stayed in what I call their ‘Rooms in the dunes’ cottages that back onto the beach overlooking Guichen Bay. “Lovely day” I say to the young assistant. “It’s a real pearler isn’t it?” She says. You’ve just gotta love The Cally. Continue reading Caledonian Inn
July 2018, Mirani, Qld A popular swimming hole, Platypus Beach is below the cane railway bridge over the Pioneer River at Mirani. There’s plenty of room on the wide sandy beach for 4×4’s as well as picnickers. But you’ve got … Continue reading Platypus Beach
July 2018, Eungella, Qld I had originally planned that we’d stay at the Broken River Bush Camp at Eungella National Park. Fortunately our mates ‘The Sugars’ in Mackay recommended the Finch Hatton showgrounds as the best option for touring the area and I now know why. Finch Hatton is central and the road up to Eungella is steep with a gradient in places exceeding 15%. If you’ve travelled the Waterfall Way in NSW it is reminiscent but steeper. Lined with palms, tiny waterfalls spurt from the rock face and halfway up a road crew are working to repair the edge. … Continue reading Eungella
Oct 2018, Mornington Peninsula, Vic There’s warmth in the air and a spring in every step. Melbourne has turned on one of those days when Port Phillip Bay is perfectly flat and a soft powdery blue. Families are drawn to … Continue reading Capel Sound
