Where to now?
Where to now? That is the question. Like most people, we are confined to home or should I say we’ve been given a licence to veg out in front of our screens. When you look back at the times in … Continue reading Where to now?
Category: On the Road
The Empty Esky Tour, Day 26 – Home
Day 26 Tuesday 17/3/20 Broken Creek to home, glorious Overnight we’ve decided not to tarry any longer, we’ll go straight home and prepare for an unknown future. That being the case, our last sleep in the van for what will … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 26 – Home
The Empty Esky Tour, Day 25 Broken Creek
Day 25 Monday 16/3/20 Colac Colac to Broken Creek, bright sunny 26 We fill our water tanks at the Corryong Saleyards as ‘Clack Clack’ only has bore water. There’s seems to always be something happening at these saleyards. Last week … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 25 Broken Creek
The Empty Esky Tour, Day 24 – Colac Colac
Day 24 Sunday 15/3/20 Colac Colac, sunny 6 – 25 A cold double doona night followed by an equally cold morning with the humming of diesel heaters. Mid morning we pop into town to visit Jack Riley’s grave and the … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 24 – Colac Colac
The Empty Esky Tour, Day 23 – Colac Colac
Day 23 Saturday 14/3/20 Colac Colac, sunny 22 It’ a very cool morning so we stay inside taking things easy. We all do a bit of washing, Elle hangs hers on the cow paddock fence. The Prado van bursts a … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 23 – Colac Colac
The Empty Esky Tour, Day 22 – Colac Colac
Day 22 Friday 13/3/20 Colac Colac, mid 20’s then rain We take a leisurely drive up to Khancoban and along the way see a herd of cattle being driven along the roadsides. Khancoban township was built for the construction of … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 22 – Colac Colac
The Empty Esky Tour, Day 21 – Colac Colac
Day 21 Thursday 12/3/20 Towong Flat to Colac Colac, warm We wake to another bright clear morning. The river has dropped a little overnight but it is still muddy and brown. We stop at the Corryong dump point which is … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 21 – Colac Colac
The Empty Esky Tour, Day 20 – Towong
Day 20 Wednesday 11/3/20 Towong Flat, Warm 29 The boys run into town early to get water and supplies for tonight’s burger night. We have another deliciously lazy day in the sun. I spend the morning the sketching the farm across the road. It’s bliss. Woody takes a walk along the river and has to return quietly after he stumbles across a couple enjoying a private moment on the riverbank. Veewee arrives exhausted after a long drive, her poodle co-pilot is a bundle of energy. El Prado cooks the burgers on the barbie and we sit chatting until dark. “I … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 20 – Towong
The Empty Esky Tour, Day 19 – Towong
Day 19 Tuesday 10/3/20 Towong Flat, mid 20’s Being a non travel day we have a gloriously lazy morning. When Woody gets up for a shower I open the blind and read in bed watching the river. A rare pleasure. We read in the sun and I write a silly song for our club. The council guys come in to tidy up the park. They mow and snip and leave it looking a treat. After lunch we drive the 6 or so kilometres into Corryong. The town is busy. El Prado has a haircut and a distressing discussion about the … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 19 – Towong
The Empty Esky Tour, Day 18 – Towong Flat
Day 18 Monday 9/3/20 Burrowye Bend to Towong Flat, sunny mid 20’s After the rain it was a warm night but very relaxing, the only sound to be heard was a couple of growling possums. Perhaps they were fighting over … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 18 – Towong Flat
