Day 5 Thursday 19/10/2023 Heyfield, quite warm 6 – 25 It’s a delightful sunny morning which makes sitting outside under the shade of the awning with a coffee in hand a real treat. Missus Toothless and I fiddle with their … Continue reading Gippsland Bound – Don’t close the blind, I’m watching tele!
Day 4 Wednesday 18/10/2023 Heyfield, clear 2 – 23 We wake to a chilly morning and the diesel heater quickly warms the van like a sauna. How different from Monday when we were swinging off the awning in driving rain! … Continue reading Gippsland Bound – Not another paradise!
Day 3 Tuesday 17/10/2023 Maffra to Heyfield, sunny 7 – 18 With such a short distance to travel and currently having power, Toothless’ Missus puts on a load of washing before we leave, to be hung out when we get … Continue reading Gippsland Bound – Heyfield Wetlands
Day 2 Monday 16/10/2023 Maffra, 8 – 15 rain very windy with sunny patches every 15 mins We’re woken at 6:00am by the van shuddering in the wind. We should have been protected by the ‘Toothless’ van which is very … Continue reading Gippsland Bound – When your caravan thinks it’s a yacht, check your attire
Day 1 Sunday 15/10/2023 Home to Maffra, overcast 14˚ We’ve had a few days of cold snap which hasn’t been conducive to caravanning so we haven’t been in any rush to get away. We normally pick up the M1 at … Continue reading Gippsland Bound – Maffra Golf Club
Daylesford, Vic It would have been nice to have stayed in Daylesford for another week just to sketch the variety of buildings around town. Vincent Street remains as it was at least 65 years ago, though the wares certainly are … Continue reading Sketches of – Daylesford
Inverell, Gwydir Highway, northern New South Wales. We had passed through this town several times before, grabbing a quick pie and remarking on how pretty the town was but continuing on, in haste to be somewhere else. This time we … Continue reading Sketches of – Inverell, NSW
Day 8 Sunday 17/9/2023 Newstead to Home, sunny It’s a beautiful morning and Woody suggests a big breakfast at Das Kafffeehaus in Castlemaine. He’s a sweet talker, how could I say no to salmon and scrambled eggs and good coffee. … Continue reading Daylesford Muster – Breakfast?
Day 7 Saturday 16/9/2023 Daylesford to Newstead, sunny 6 – 21 The last 5 vans pack up and head for home, but not us, we’re having another night away before hopefully tackling Melbourne’s traffic on Sunday. We all have our … Continue reading Daylesford Muster – Newstead & Sheep Crutching
Day 6 Friday 15/9/2023 Daylesford, sunny 9 – 18 With the muster officially over the majority of our group leave for home today. There is quite a bit of last-minute chatting, farewell hugs, and ‘see you next times’. When things … Continue reading Daylesford Muster – The Convent Gallery
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