Day 13, Wednesday 4/3/20, Yackandandah, rain, soggy 16 – 21 As forecast, we have light rain for most of the night and by breakfast it is heavy. It continues all day. We meet Phil at the museum as he is … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 13 – Yackandandah
Day 12 Tuesday 3/3/20 Yackandandah, 10 – 29 light cloud We do a little grocery shopping for dinner as we’ll put on a roast for the Prado’s arrival tonight. We buy Gumtree pies for lunch and I can’t resist the Lamb and mint sauce pie. These pies are so good that the owner was awarded ‘Yackandandah citizen of the year’. The Prado’s arrive looking a little worse for wear. El Prado is recovering from a dose of ‘ship flu’ and Elle is sporting a black eye from cataract surgery. Phil, a mate of Toothless’ drops by for a chat. Toothless … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 12 – Yackandandah
Day 11 Monday 2/3/20 Yackandandah, sunny 28 Woody drives into Albury to do some shopping, I say shopping as he went for beer and came back with two new shirts. I meet my old school friend C for morning tea … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 11 – Yackandandah
Day 10 Sunday 1/3/20 Yackandandah, sunny 33 We finish the washing, clean the roof hatches and enjoy the sun. It is as pleasant as being in a garden here. Lush lawns, shady specimen trees and the little Yackandandah Creek bubbling. … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 10 – Yackandandah
Day 9 Saturday 29/2/20 Broken Creek to Yackandandah, warm 29 We wake early and pack up. There’ll be no lazy brekkies in the camp kitchen with this lot. As we drive out they’re already queueing for the toilets and showers with towels draped over their arms. We have a good coffee and gooey brownies in Benalla at Polly Pocket cafe and I buy a T shirt from the attached screen printing business. We pick up a few necessities and wash the van before ambling off through the King and Ovens Valleys to Beechworth and Yack. We settle into the Yackandandah … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 9 Yackandandah
We walk around Benalla and do a little shopping. Last night we had half a dozen camps here for the 60th birthday party on the weekend, but after lunch they really started rolling in. This property would be about 20 acres in size with loads of room for everyone. The weekend visitors are all packed in tightly and Woody is assuming that they prefer not to walk. Our peace has been shattered. Woody is getting anxious because they’re filling their tanks with Doc’s water. There’s a van under our kitchen window and a tent near our back bumper. We eat … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 8 – Broken Creek
Day 7, Thursday 27/2/20 Broken Creek, mid 20’s We have breakfast in the camp kitchen again as it is pleasant and sun filled. My shower got a little cool, so afterwards I threw another log in the choofer. That takes … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 7 – Broken Creek
Day 6, Wednesday 26/2/20 Broken Creek, cloudy 24 There are a few more showers overnight and it is a little cooler. The morning is washed clean and bright. The cockies wheel and screech. It’s time to clean off the dust … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 6 – Broken Creek
You can’t miss the Devenish Pub when you visit the painted silos because there’s a mouth watering sign telling you that scones, jam and cream are available at the pub behind you. And the hosts are as welcoming as their … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 5 – Devenish Hotel
Day 5 – On our North East Silo Trail visit we discover Tungamah Lions Park RV stopover. Situated on Boosey Creek at the southern end of town this is a large freedom camp with creek views. Corella Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour – Tungamah Lions Park
