Month: September 2018

Qld, The Characters You Meet17 Comments

Motor Mouth

Itching for Hitching

Winter 2018, Midge Point, Qld At happy hour around the fire pit we are once more relegated to the newbies position facing the breeze and inhaling the smoke. The blokes are quite talkative tonight as they haven’t been out fishing, it’s been too windy. The talk is competitive but tonight it is fuel prices and those buggers at the Nullarbor Roadhouse, “have they got a cheek to charge those prices!” Talk then drifts onto fuel economy and a verbal battle over who has the best, all Woody can do is smile as no one would believe that a Jeep could … Continue reading Motor Mouth

Qld, Signs of Life4 Comments

Where Sheds Count

Itching for Hitching

Winter 2018, Midge Point, Qld Once more we wake to a magnificent morning but with a rather cool breeze. Woody is excited about seeing the Midge Market so we walk across the park. One sausage sizzle does not a market make. There are six stalls and a bunch of shivering locals bemoaning winter. We’re not captivated by wood carvings and have a van full of home-made soap so we walk around town checking out the real estate options. We notice that there’s a certain priority in this town. The best house in town is up for sale. It has a … Continue reading Where Sheds Count

The Pubs, Vic7 Comments

Heartbroken at the Creekside Hotel

Itching for Hitching

May 2018 We’ve just arrived at Warracknabeal in Victoria’s Wimmera for a caravan club muster and our dodgy bathroom drawer has done another backflip, this time emptying everything onto the floor. While Woody directs caravans into parking spots I’m on my knees picking his heart tablets out of the floor rug. Then rain disrupts our happy hour and sends us scurrying off to the pub early. The big old Creekside Hotel with its blazing fireplaces is warm and welcoming on this chilly autumn evening and the meals are top notch. Sometimes it’s hard to guess which pub will provide the … Continue reading Heartbroken at the Creekside Hotel

Wildlife5 Comments

Meeting Crocodile Dundee

Itching for Hitching

Winter 2018, Rollingstone, Qld Crocodile Dundee? Well the other day I met our friend ‘S’ struggling up the beach after having walked from Balgal Beach. What’s so special about that you may ask it’s only a kilometre or so. Nobody, but nobody walks to Balgal Beach because there is a crocodile infested creek between it and Rollingstone. Although we can see Balgal Beach fish cafe we have to drive 14kms to get there. I guess we forgot to tell Sue about the crocs. Continue reading Meeting Crocodile Dundee

Places, Qld4 Comments

Time to go

Itching for Hitching

Yeppoon, Qld  July 2018 There was great excitement today…the newly repaired coastal scenic drive was reopened 5 minutes late at 2:05pm. It was such a hot topic at the caravan park that Woody made a point of being there to be among the first to drive on it. We saw the local media and the smiling politicians and probably made the papers as we cruised by the photographers on that smooth stretch of bitumen. I think we’ve been in this town too long. Continue reading Time to go