An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 3 Friday 10/10/2025 Redesdale to Newstead, overcast with strong winds I stand in the shower looking up through the roof hatch to a bright blue sky. It is however short-lived as the clouds … Continue reading Old Gold – Household Marvels
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region Day 2 Thursday 9/10/2025 Riddells Creek to Redesdale, sunny, strong winds, 20. We’re certainly not going far this morning, so we make a nice slow start. While Mrs. Doubtfire puts on a load of … Continue reading Old Gold – Four tourists, a one-legged man, and a dog walk into a bar
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 1 Wednesday 8/10/2025 Home (Melbourne) to Riddells Creek, warm, grey clearing to 20 degrees Whenever we need to go through the city, we usually try to get away on a weekend as the … Continue reading Old Gold – A Lost Apostrophe
Summary Melbourne to Gold Coast and return 54 Days, 53 Nights Accom: $1999.60 avg. $37.73 per night Fuel: $1284.08 avg. $23.78 per day Total Kms: 5586Kms Thoughts When I named this trip ‘A Cool Coast’, I was not referring to … Continue reading A Cool Coast – The Washup
Day 54 Thursday 7/8/2025 Wangaratta to Melbourne, frosty 2 degrees We wake up to a crisp wintry morning. The caravan looks atrocious; washing is piled high and threatening to fall over, and everything needs a good scrub. But that is … Continue reading A Cool Coast – Stamping Our Feet to Keep Warm
Day 53 Wednesday 6/8/2025 Yas to Wangaratta, sunny 2 – 12 It’s an early start and a chilly morning, early enough that the road is reasonably quiet with mainly trucks. The landscape now is green rolling hills, sheep and lambs, … Continue reading A Cool Coast – Yass to Wang
Day 52 Tuesday 5/8/2025 Mannering Park to Yass, sunny 9 – 15 We slept well, but we do need more, lots more. We didn’t hook up to the leaky tap last night, so Woody runs the dishes over to the … Continue reading A Cool Coast – Yass, We Have No Bananas
Day 51 Monday 4/8/2025, Uralla to Mannering Park, sunny 19 (by the afternoon) The power and phones are still out. The snow has melted and we pack up and get an early start. As we drive through town we see … Continue reading A Cool Coast – A Soggy Coast
Day 50 Sunday 3/8/2025, Uralla, freezing cold We wake up to the sun trying to break through the clouds, and the sound of snow clumps falling off the roof. Lucky Woody parked the van on a slight angle. Fellow campers … Continue reading A Cool Coast – Thawing Out
Day 49 Saturday 2/8/2025 Uralla, Very Cold -1 @ 11:00am Well, there’s no point in rushing today. It started raining last night and hasn’t stopped. I snuggle down to read in bed while Woody reads the paper on his tablet … Continue reading A Cool Coast – Not Those Hearing Aids Again!
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