Gosh it’s an interesting drive down to Mortlake. There are sheep and wheat paddocks, little volcanoes and charming homesteads. We stop for a walk around this historic town of bluestone buildings and rose gardens and on El Prado’s insistence we … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 12 – Lake Bolac to Terang
Day 11 Thursday 26/11/20 Lake Bolac, windy 22 We have a slow start this morning as it’s cold and windy. A caravan parks near VeeWee and later in the day they and she, realise that they’re her neighbours a few … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 11 – Crop Dusters and Hay Rakes
Day 10 Wednesday 25/11/20 Cavendish to Lake Bolac, hot low 30’s Lake Colac now Lake Bolac, there’s a pattern forming here. The drive along the southern slopes of the Grampians or Gariwerd is always a treat to the eye. Soft … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 10 – Lake Bolac
Day 9 Tuesday 24/11/20 Cavendish, part cloud 23 It’s nice to have a very long sleep in, there’s no hurry, the air is fresh with eucalyptus and we’re breakfasting, reading papers and slurping coffee in a circle around the unlit … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 9 – The Cavendish of old
Day 8 Monday 23/11/20 Port Fairy to Cavendish, cloudy 20 It’s a pleasant winding drive up the hills to Hamilton past a volcanic crater or two, large grazier’s homesteads and sheep, plenty of sheep. We stock up in the busy … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 8 – North to Cavendish
Days 5 – 7, 20 – 22/11/20 Port Fairy – The Crags There’s so much to see and do around Port Fairy and one place that we hadn’t visited is The Crags, a natural rocky outcrop just 10kms to the … Continue reading The Western Districts, Days 5 – 7 – The Crags
Day 5 – 7, 20 – 22/11/20 Port Fairy, cool This quaint and historic seafaring town is jumping with weekend visitors. Being 280kms from Melbourne it’s the perfect location to really get away from the city. The town proper dates … Continue reading The Western Districts, Days 5 – 7 – Port Fairy
Day 4 Thursday 19/11/20 Meredith Park to Port Fairy, hot 35 Following the Princes Highway and miles of drystone walls we stop for a walk around Camperdown. With its wide avenue of trees, grand solid buildings of a bygone era … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 4 – Stretching our legs in Camperdown
Day 3 Wednesday 18/11/20 Meredith Park, high 20’s It’s a glorious morning. The wind has dropped out, the lake is calm and powder blue. The fishermen camped near us have caught more fish and they really do look like ironing … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 3 – Takin’ it slow
Day 2 Tuesday 17/11/20 Winchelsea to Meredith Park, Still Windy 19 We’re woken by the bloody corellas stirring. It’s a short drive to Colac. We need to buy a new tidy bin as one of us has accidentally thrown ours … Continue reading The Western Districts, Day 2 – Ironing fish
