Friends have recently bought a caravan and asked for any hints that we may have about great places to visit. At the rate that these ‘snippets’ of advice are going, this will be a book before I finish telling them … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Qld – South- Western Qld
I recently read an article by someone complaining about the boredom of retirement and no longer having the chance to learn new things. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know that this really got my goat … Continue reading Getting an Education – Qld Pubs & Gastrology, sorry, Gastronomy
Goovigen, Qld Always in search of small towns with little more than good facilities for caravanners, WikiCamps led us to Goovigen in the Banana Shire in Central Queensland last year. A perfect stopover before our Rockhampton destination we couldn’t resist … Continue reading Sketches of – Goovigen
I was recently reading an article in a caravan e-magazine that praised the benefits of hobbies on the road and how they add to the travel experience. I can certainly put a tick on Blogging, Photography, Sketching, and Ukulele playing, … Continue reading The Capricorn Coast through pen, pencil, and paint
Melbourne to Yeppoon and return, May to Aug 2023 Days 96, Nights 95. Distance travelled: 7812kms Accommodation: $2883.19, average $30.35 per night…a little more than normal due to rising prices at coastal caravan parks. At $49.52 our rate at Mulambin … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Winter 2023 – Trip Summary
Day 92 Tuesday 8/8/2023 Surat to Hebel, mostly clear 8 – 24 Gidgee trees, flat grassy plains. Half a dozen kangaroos bound out from a farm driveway. Why the driveway? Because the fences are high and kangaroo-proof. Bottle trees, prickly … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 92 – How Good is Hebel!
Day 91 Monday 7/8/2023 Theodore to Surat, cloudy 10 – 22 As we leave town we spot 3 emus grazing in a paddock with the cattle. We climb up and over the Isla Gorge Range with its towers of sandstone. … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 91 – A bit of a spat
Day 90 Sunday 6/8/2023 Mulambin to Theodore, clear 24, no wind! Ya gotta love the inland. Woah! This early start is a surprise. At last, we beat Elle to be ready, she’s gone rusty. We say goodbye to the remainder … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 90 – Mulambin to Theodore
Day 87 Thursday 3/8/2023 Mulambin, windy 16 – 23 The wind cranks up again. Woody pounds it out on Mulambin Beach, while I take a last walk along Tanby Beach. Happy Hour starts in the small hut camp kitchen but … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Days 87 to 89 – Time to Say Goodbye
Day 86 Wednesday 2/8/2023 Mulambin, short shower 17 – 22 the wind returns Elle is lucky to get an appointment with the local dentist. Ex Army he holds up the X Ray and says “It’s Effed!” She raves about his … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 86 – She must be a dingo
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