Day 5 Monday 13/2/2023 Nicholson, overcast low 20’s After a quiet night and a good sleep, we’re up at first light to quietly move Priscilla to the new site. It only takes a short while to be settled into our … Continue reading Nicking off to Nicholson – Day 5 – How do you like yours? Rare or Charred?
Day 4 Sunday 12/2/2023 Heyfield, cool change 24˚ We laze about having coffee outside and chatting. We’re entertained by PB who is fixing something on PT’s van and as is usual for musters there are legs sticking out from under … Continue reading Nicking off to Nicholson – Day 4 – Rabbit Stew Anyone?
Day 3 Saturday 11/2/2023 Heyfield, hot 33˚ It’s a misty morning and a little cool. Last week I’d had a cuppa with the little boy who used to live next door but one, he’s 69 now and no longer the … Continue reading Nicking off to Nicholson – Day 3 – Local Knowledge is best
Day 2 Friday 10/2/2023 Yinnar to Heyfield, Warm 30˚ What a great night’s sleep that was. With windows wide open we were able to watch the stars through the roof hatch above the bed, smell the grassy paddocks, and hear … Continue reading Nicking Off to Nicholson – Day 2 – A Heyfield Haircut
Day 1 Thursday 9/2/2023 Home to Yinnar, sunny 28˚ It’s a warm clear summer morning and the weather is on the improve. We pick up the Princes Highway via Cranbourne and Berwick, never again! The new development and roadworks on … Continue reading Nicking Off to Nicholson – Day 1 – Steak & Pot Nite
Day 5 Thursday 19/1/2023 Heathcote, cold windy 13˚ It was a cool night which was perfect for sleeping. Not towing caravans, Elle and H head for home super early and before the rest of us. We take the Lancefield Road … Continue reading Historic Heathcote – Day 5 – Unseasonal temperatures
Day 4 Wednesday 18/1/2023 Heathcote, cool 23˚ It was a humid night but the morning is refreshingly cool. VeeWee gives Elle a drive of her Winnebago and she handles it with ease. They even get into a bit of awning … Continue reading Historic Heathcote – Day 4 – Upskilling
Day 3 Tuesday 17/1/2023 Heathcote, hot 37˚ It’s a very warm morning, warm enough to eat breakfast outside and even chase the shade. Cockatoos are squawking and of course, the cicadas drone at high decibels. There are dozens of cabbage … Continue reading Historic Heathcote – Day 3 – A summer storm
Day 2 Monday 16/1/2023 Heathcote, warm overcast It was a cool night, and we overslept. A warm pleasant morning means that we all take walks around town, up and down the long main street with its solid elegant buildings. There … Continue reading Historic Heathcote – Day 2 – Walking the town
Day 14 Monday 26/12/2022 Portland to Melbourne Portland is yet another town that is hard to leave. It’s now time to let the families enjoy a holiday. As we pack up a neighbour who has done little other than give a cursory wave, wanders over and says “You leaving are you?” Why is it that some people only talk when you are going? We take the road through Woolsthorpe bypassing Warrnambool and Port Fairy. This is sheep and tree plantation country. Being something of a back road it has fits and starts where it narrows to one lane but otherwise … Continue reading Explore Portland – Day 14 Time to go
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