An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 9 Thursday 16/10/2025 Maldon, warm breezy 10 – 30 It’s a delightful warm morning. After an al fresco breakfast, I take the Bridesmaid, Silicon and Woody the Elder on a heritage tour. Toothless … Continue reading Old Gold – Nothing to See But Ruins
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 8 Wednesday 15/10/2025 Maldon, sunny, warm 5 – 24 We farewell Cousin Bert, who must head home for his own medical stuff. It’s a warm sunny morning and we wander about looking at … Continue reading Old Gold – A Ghost Park
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 7 Tuesday 14/10/2025 Home to Maldon, sunny 19 After 14 hours of sleep and feeling tender but much better, I see the doctor. The verdict is a dose of Diver Dan, diverticulitis, oh … Continue reading Old Gold – Diver Dan
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 6 Monday 13/10/2025 Tarnagulla to Home After another bad night I’m on all fours on the floor in pain. As we’re not all that far away, we decide to head for home. With … Continue reading Old Gold – Technicolour Yawning
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 5 Sunday 12/10/2025 Newstead to Tarnagulla, 6 – 15 That was a chilly night, and I was kept awake with stomach pains. Woody had been bragging about wanting to be first to the … Continue reading Old Gold – Almost a Ghost Town
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 4 Saturday 11/10/2025 Newstead, sun & cloud, warm 10 – 19 We have a totally lazy morning. Woody walks into town for bread. We sit about reading the paper paper and yacking. After … Continue reading Old Gold – Milling About
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 3 Friday 10/10/2025 Redesdale to Newstead, overcast with strong winds I stand in the shower looking up through the roof hatch to a bright blue sky. It is however short-lived as the clouds … Continue reading Old Gold – Household Marvels
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region Day 2 Thursday 9/10/2025 Riddells Creek to Redesdale, sunny, strong winds, 20. We’re certainly not going far this morning, so we make a nice slow start. While Mrs. Doubtfire puts on a load of … Continue reading Old Gold – Four tourists, a one-legged man, and a dog walk into a bar
An amble through Victoria’s Goldfields region. Day 1 Wednesday 8/10/2025 Home (Melbourne) to Riddells Creek, warm, grey clearing to 20 degrees Whenever we need to go through the city, we usually try to get away on a weekend as the … Continue reading Old Gold – A Lost Apostrophe
Day 54 Thursday 7/8/2025 Wangaratta to Melbourne, frosty 2 degrees We wake up to a crisp wintry morning. The caravan looks atrocious; washing is piled high and threatening to fall over, and everything needs a good scrub. But that is … Continue reading A Cool Coast – Stamping Our Feet to Keep Warm
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