Meeniyan Recreation Reserve, $10 per night, Meeniyan, Vic As tempting as it is to keep returning to favourite places it is more rewarding finding new ones. We’ve all got our favourite places, the ones we keep going back to but … Continue reading Those Faraway Places
It’s that time of year again, cyclone season up north sends floods down through the inland. The chance of searing dry heat in the south is the precursor to bushfires, though thankfully this summer has been cooler. There’s always dangerous weather to watch out for in this country. Like swings and roundabouts if it’s raining in Brisbane it’s probably dry in Melbourne and vice versa. If it’s raining in Perth then Adelaide and Melbourne will be next as the prevailing winds blow across the country. It pays to keep an eye on the weather and it doesn’t always do what … Continue reading Caravanners need to be like sailors
I’m surprised at the amount of wool cleaning we’ve come across in our travels. In Mudgee, NSW the museum guide showed me a box that the poor old sheep would be put into. Only his head would be poking out of the wooden box while he was rigorously scrubbed of dirt and burrs. In Blackall, Qld we toured the Wool Scour a building where fleeces were washed and cleaned by machine. Thankfully without the sheep in them. In Robe, SA we camped beside Lake Fellmongery, a place where wool was scoured and where wool was removed from sheep skins. Not … Continue reading Washing Woollies
Day 14 Sunday 29/11/20 Terang to Home, wet With dreary weather we decide to head for home early to beat the West Gate Bridge and tunnel roadworks traffic. Travelling Kms: 262Kms Summary 1069Kms Fuel: $164.65, avg $11.76 per day … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 14 – Time to pack up
Day 13 Saturday 28/11/20 Terang, Wet A muggy, drizzly day which I’m sure the caravan park gardener is happy about. Impressed by the homes, we drive around town and walk the shops picking up a pie for lunch. This is … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 13 – Curdies River
Gosh it’s an interesting drive down to Mortlake. There are sheep and wheat paddocks, little volcanoes and charming homesteads. We stop for a walk around this historic town of bluestone buildings and rose gardens and on El Prado’s insistence we … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 12 – Lake Bolac to Terang
Day 11 Thursday 26/11/20 Lake Bolac, windy 22 We have a slow start this morning as it’s cold and windy. A caravan parks near VeeWee and later in the day they and she, realise that they’re her neighbours a few … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 11 – Crop Dusters and Hay Rakes
Day 10 Wednesday 25/11/20 Cavendish to Lake Bolac, hot low 30’s Lake Colac now Lake Bolac, there’s a pattern forming here. The drive along the southern slopes of the Grampians or Gariwerd is always a treat to the eye. Soft … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 10 – Lake Bolac
Day 9 Tuesday 24/11/20 Cavendish, part cloud 23 It’s nice to have a very long sleep in, there’s no hurry, the air is fresh with eucalyptus and we’re breakfasting, reading papers and slurping coffee in a circle around the unlit … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 9 – The Cavendish of old
Day 8 Monday 23/11/20 Port Fairy to Cavendish, cloudy 20 It’s a pleasant winding drive up the hills to Hamilton past a volcanic crater or two, large grazier’s homesteads and sheep, plenty of sheep. We stock up in the busy … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 8 – North to Cavendish
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