This mural on a wall in Alexandra, Vic reminded me of a record that was once talked about in households across the nation. “In 1930 Charlie Heard created the longest continuous taxi fare in the world by taking three lady passengers to Darwin and return to Melbourne via Brisbane.” Continue reading The Stuff of Legend
If you need him his shed is opposite the Woolworth’s supermarket in Maryborough, Vic but I’ll doubt that you’ll find him there anymore. Continue reading Tank Maker
One of the things that one must consider when caravanning is the constant climate change and the need to carry clothing and bedding to suit all seasons. A decent day’s drive can mean that you’ve travelled from winter to summer sometimes without realising it. Thus, on a hot night in Bowen, Qld a male voice loudly declares, “We’ve got 2 doonas, 3 blankets and all we need is a sheet!” Yeah and I’ll bet he blames his wife for the van being overweight. Continue reading Climate Change
Like most RVers we uphold the rule that our toilet is not to be used for number twos except in dire circumstances. But after several months on the road I’m over listening to women moaning in the toilet each morning. Some even mutter words of encouragement to their bowels! “Come On, Come On!” they shout like Lleyton Hewitt at his pinnacle at Wimbledon. Continue reading Ready to Go…Home
The Menindee Lakes are situated 100 kms east of Broken Hill in New South Wales and are a part of the Darling River system. We visited in the Spring of 2012 and camped on one of the smallest of the … Continue reading Copi Hollow
Winter 2014 After crossing the Hunter River by ferry from the perfectly situated Stockton Beach Holiday Park our day on foot in Newcastle is to be spent chasing our travelling needs. Newcastle is a hilly city and it throws up some interesting sights. Fuelled with fresh coffee we need a supermarket and the nearest is in Newcastle West, thanks to Google Maps we’re off along King Street and we spot an interesting looking hilly garden. Up the stairs we go. It is the old churchyard of the Christ Church Cathedral and each step bears the inscription from a long gone … Continue reading The Reverend David Campbell
August 2014 We’re in western Qld and neighbours at the back of the roadhouse are Melburnians desperate for a good coffee but too tight to pay $20 for a powered overnight site. So they lug their coffee machine over to the picnic table and plug into a free power point there. Such a hassle when the poor old roadhouse owners are struggling to make a buck out here anyway. Woody calls these types ‘Tight Arse Tuesdays’. Continue reading Just to Save a Buck
July 2014 Welcome to Normanton “Outback by the sea” says the sign. The slogan pretty well sums it up although the sea is the Gulf of Carpentaria 70kms away at the mouth of the Norman River. It is very much … Continue reading Normanton
Winter 2014 At Mullumbimby Leagues Club we ask a couple of regulars for the camp ground caretaker. “See that bloody big Norfolk pine over there, ask for Marg”. Bordered by the footy ground, a golf course and the river, the … Continue reading Mullumbimby Leagues Club
Port Douglas, Qld Winter 2014 About four vans down from us there is a caravan with a monstrous bra hanging from the clothes hoist. Clothes come and go, but the bra stays. I wonder if they’re using it as a satellite dish? Continue reading Dodgy Reception
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