Day 68 Saturday, 16/7/2016, Mackay, Oh Lord the sun is shining…briefly 21 degrees We wake to the sound of silence, no relentless drumming on the roof. It rained for 36 hours. Lunch is at the Austral Hotel downtown with the … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 68 – H is for Hospitality
Day 43 Tuesday 21/6/2016, Rollingstone, lovely 25 degrees We have a day of total relaxation and that’s what we came to Rollingstone for. Our neighbours tell us about Wonga Beach, north of Port Douglas and how much they enjoyed staying … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 43 – No, that’s a log
Mar 2021, Melbourne, Vic Oh, what a crazy world we live in. So many people are still in lockdown and we all live in fear of this damned virus. Here, in Australia we do our best to live normally (with masks and social distancing) but every so often the virus seems to break out of a quarantine hotel forcing a snap lockdown and yet another eradication. Thankfully, the vaccine rollout is now underway and being oldies who’ve been through this before we can’t wait to get our text to line up for the jab. Funnily, or perhaps not so funny… … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 1
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 68 Tuesday Aug 12th 2014 Ilfracombe It is cool and quite windy. It blew all night long and the TV reception was pixelated and impossible, but we’re not here for the TV. Although some folks are, and we’ve seen people pack up and leave because they can’t get any tellie! The Ilfracombe Historical Society has garnered tractors, trucks and heavy machinery from properties all over the district. Each one has been painted up in the original colours with a plaque telling of its history. This, in an unusual way gives the history of the area from a farming perspective. … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 68 – The Machinery Mile
A few days ago I mentioned that our mate Elle had cooked a heavenly cod casserole. As promised here’s the recipe courtesy of the cook herself. Please enjoy! Elle’s Smoked Cod Casserole in creamy corn mornay sauce 3 hard boiled … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Day 105a – Elle’s Cod Casserole
Day 105 Wednesday 23/9/20 Mylestom, warm 26 I’m processing a few photos when I hear banging outside. I look out the window to find a brush turkey beating the hell out of a zip lock bag of bread that I’d left on the table earlier. I chase after him and he takes off, bag in beak, strong legs pounding across the park. Woody goes for a long walk along the river while listening to a podcast when a chap on a first floor veranda calls out to him. The guy had been hosing his veranda when the top door had … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Day 105 – Talking turkey…
Aug 2020, Coraki, NSW Before we leave Coraki, it seems I must speak up in support of the town as it does appear that I tend to photograph those buildings that are most in need of paint, repair and renovation. To warm your hearts here’s a joyous and welcoming home that sports a rainbow of colours… Continue reading Banned on the Run, A splash of colour
