Author: Itching for Hitching

I'm the author of "Itchingforhitching". I'm a ukulele playing food lover, coffee drinker and traveller. I may be retired but I'm working awfully hard at enjoying every inch of Australia.
Caravanning Hints10 Comments

The Aldi 7 speed camp chairs

Itching for Hitching

Recently Aldi had a special on camping equipment. This is an event that happens a couple of times a year and sends even the most frugal of caravanners into a state of excitement. When we started this particular jaunt Toothless and his Missus rocked up with brand new Aldi Adventuridge camp chairs. These chairs have 7 different seating positions which they both took great joy in demonstrating at each happy hour. With these sort of shenanigans is it any wonder Elle stows her gin in her bra? By the end of the trip Aldi had sold us another four chairs! … Continue reading The Aldi 7 speed camp chairs

Blogging13 Comments

Bloggers Bash Awards 2019

Itching for Hitching

A big thank you to the very kind reader who has nominated my blog for the Bloggers Bash Awards of 2019 Best Travel Blog. Is it a travel blog or the memoir of a misguided meanderer? That I can’t say. I do subscribe to the theory that only dementia can steal your travel memories. So, if the unthinkable happens, I’ll at least be able to enjoy reading the travels of someone of whom I don’t know. Continue reading Bloggers Bash Awards 2019

Wildlife4 Comments

Two Worlds

Itching for Hitching

This morning I read a quote from Margy on ‘Fueled by Chocolate‘ which reminded me that yesterday I found a Huntsman spider (about the size of my palm) sitting on our caravan tidy bin. I quickly raced him outside and left him to scamper across the Whorouly grass. “I wish you’d kill those things!” said a wary Woody. “Under our floor, spider families. Two worlds an inch apart.” – Mike Garofalo On reading that quote this morning I suddenly remembered the spider that Woody tried to kill in Lake Bolac last November and whose body I had never found. The … Continue reading Two Worlds

Freedom Camp, Vic2 Comments

Old but not forgotten

Itching for Hitching

Mar 2019, Cann River, Vic The Cann River Rainforest Campground was once a caravan park. It now provides a grassy 48 hour stop for those travelling the long stretch between Gippsland and the Sapphire Coast in New South Wales. The amenities are decent and there is water. The small but vibrant town of Cann River is only a very short walk away on the other side of the bridge. Continue reading Old but not forgotten