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Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Lightning Ridge

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Lightning Ridge, Inland, NSW Lightning Ridge, Coober Pedy, White Cliffs, Yowah, there’s something about opal mining that screams quirkiness. Lightning Ridge though must be the quirkiest of them all. There is so much to see and do in this town.The Opal Caravan Park is excellent and a pleasant park just to kick back and relax, you need to allow yourself plenty of time here. When you’re ready to explore, there are the car door tours where you follow painted car doors to the sights in each part of town, the best of which is Amigo’s Castle. For a completely different … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Lightning Ridge

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Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Western District, Vic (Inland & Lakes)

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Dando’s campground. From the hamlet of Gellibrand in the Otway Ranges the road corkscrews downwards to the Gellibrand River and a plantation of tall trees. There is plenty of room to camp and fire pits are provided. If I recall … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Western District, Vic (Inland & Lakes)

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Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Western District, Vic (Shipwreck Coast)

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Victoria’s Western District is set on an ancient volcanic plain, so old that the volcanoes are now mere pimples on the landscape. Amongst those ‘pimples’ there are many lakes and solid townships built from basalt blocks. The same basalt that … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Western District, Vic (Shipwreck Coast)

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When Plans Go Astray

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Melbourne, Summer 2024 We tend not to go away over the summer holiday season as it is a busy time for families. Though we do like to spend our Christmas in country towns. This year, however, commitments and crazy weather have thrown every plan to the wind. We had hoped to spend Xmas up in the goldfields area around St Arnaud with our mate VeeWee but had to cancel our booking. When Xmas came around, we breathed a sigh of relief as the weather worsened, and St Arnaud flooded. It certainly was miserable weather and not suited to being in … Continue reading When Plans Go Astray

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Let’s get the hell outta here!

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Day 5, Tuesday 7th May 2013, Let’s get the hell outta here The morning is a much more agreeable 6 degrees. But the rain starts to sprinkle as we pack up. As we leave the camp the cat is soaking up the last of the warmth under the brazier while he waits for the next arrivals. Thoughts on the campground We paid $30 per night. There is no town water. There’s river and tank water only that must be boiled first. The amenities block is of old cinder block construction, with no hot water at the hand basins or hand … Continue reading Let’s get the hell outta here!