Ararat, Vic Day 3 Sunday 21/12/2025 Ararat, 10 – 20 wet It’s quite a bit cooler today and by mid-morning the rain sets in. Woody drops me off at the Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre and heads off for a … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre
Ararat, Vic Day 2 Saturday 20/12/2025 Ararat, clear sunny 12 – 25 We probably had a few too many first night drinks last evening and Woody is prone to suffering ‘first night excitement’ even more so when it’s Bourbon Friday*. … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – First Night Excitement
Ararat, Vic Dec 2025 Day 1 Friday 19/12/2025 Home to Ararat, 25.5 – 32◦ It’s a busy but fast run through the city. At last, there aren’t any roadworks on the western end of the West Gate Bridge now that … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Vegemite & Chrissie Lights
To all our readers, thanks so much for following our adventures. Have a safe and happy festive season. Footnote: As a kid I loved Ken Maynard’s Ettamogah Pub cartoons. Nowadays, thanks to Ken, a session of doodling always seems to become a version of an outback pub. Continue reading Compliments of the Season
Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia It’s that time again, the weather has finally started getting warmer and Christmas (being Christmas, New Year and summer holidays all bundled up into one) is just around the corner. Having had a cool wet … Continue reading It’s Silly Season & They’re Here
Mackay, Qld When heading north up the Bruce (highway, that is) you’ll quickly realise that you’ve arrived in the wet tropics when you step out of the car in Mackay. The city of Mackay is a port town for the … Continue reading The Places We Love – Mackay’s Pioneer Valley
Rockhampton & the Capricorn Coast on hold Regular readers will understand why I will leave Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast until a bit later. Basically, I get a little too excited about Rocky and the Cap Coast and it will … Continue reading The Places we Love – Flaggy Rock
Tannum Sands, Qld I always enjoy watching the landscape change when we are travelling. North of Bundaberg the terrain begins to become drier, the vegetation sparser and the roadside grasses taller. This is the start of the Dry Tropics and … Continue reading The Places We Love – Tannum Sands
Elliott Heads, The Bundy Coast, Qld There are some popular places along this coast. The one that had us intrigued though was Elliott Heads. From a commercial perspective there’s not a lot here but for someone like me who loves … Continue reading The Places We Love – Elliott Heads
Bundaberg, Qld Bundy is one of those must-see cities. The main, intriguingly named Bourbong Street is wide with sculptures decorating the roundabouts. Situated on the Burnett River it is the home of Australia’s favourite spirit, Bundaberg Rum. The rum distillery … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love
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