Ararat, Vic Day 7 Thursday 25/12/2025, Christmas Day Ararat, cold southerly wind 18 At 10:00am we shove the turducken roast in the oven, commenting on how good these things are, not requiring thawing. It’s then that we notice the first … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – An Aldi Christmas
Ararat, Vic Day 6 Wednesday 24/12/2025 Ararat, breezy 10 – 20 To pique our curiosity, we return to Aradale Lunatic Asylum (Aradale Mental Hospital) once more. Aradale operated as a psychiatric hospital from 1865 until 1998. This time we hoof … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Are We Mad?
Ararat, Vic Day 5 Tuesday 23/12/2025 Ararat, sunny 10 – 20 Woody does the grocery shopping early before the crowds, then we set off for the Gramps at about 10:30. The tourist town of Halls Gap is in The Grampians … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Busy as a One-Armed Shearer’s Cook
Ararat, Vic Day 4 Monday 22/12/2025 Ararat, sunny 8 – 19 Woody went off for a haircut this morning, come to think of it, we’re both looking a bit shaggy. Lunch done and dusted, we make our way over to … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – An afternoon on the inside
Ararat, Vic Day 3 Sunday 21/12/2025 Ararat, 10 – 20 wet It’s quite a bit cooler today and by mid-morning the rain sets in. Woody drops me off at the Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre and heads off for a … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre
Ararat, Vic Day 2 Saturday 20/12/2025 Ararat, clear sunny 12 – 25 We probably had a few too many first night drinks last evening and Woody is prone to suffering ‘first night excitement’ even more so when it’s Bourbon Friday*. … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – First Night Excitement
Ararat, Vic Dec 2025 Day 1 Friday 19/12/2025 Home to Ararat, 25.5 – 32◦ It’s a busy but fast run through the city. At last, there aren’t any roadworks on the western end of the West Gate Bridge now that … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Vegemite & Chrissie Lights
Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia It’s that time again, the weather has finally started getting warmer and Christmas (being Christmas, New Year and summer holidays all bundled up into one) is just around the corner. Having had a cool wet … Continue reading It’s Silly Season & They’re Here
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 11 Saturday 18/10/2025 Newstead to Home cloudy, 5 – 18 There’s a nip in the air this morning and I wake to a little voice asking if I can turn on the diesel … Continue reading Old Gold – Back to the Big Smoke
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 10 Friday 17/10/2025 Maldon to Newstead, sunny 9 – 20 Our four ‘cabin crew’ are off early, heading for home. Woody the Elder scoots back to Melbourne to visit his sons. We leave … Continue reading Old Gold – A Resting Colon
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