Fryerstown, Vic, Nov 2022 Day 4 Wednesday 9/11/2022 Fyerstown, warm 23 We’re up early for a trip to Castlemaine. The hikers leave even earlier and we discover that they’ve flooded the second bathroom. Our boys get in and clean up … Continue reading A hearty brekkie and a cemetery walk
Fryerstown, Vic, Nov 2022 Day 3 Tuesday 8/11/2022 Fryerstown, warm 25 brief evening thunderstorm I take a walk up the hill to the All Saints Anglican Church (1861) which is now a private house. Wandering up the dirt lane that … Continue reading Fryerstown ambling about
Day 2 Monday 7/11/2022 Fryerstown, humid 24 passing thunderstorm I wake to a warm sunny morning. But perhaps that’s because I slept in so late. With power available on the veranda, we move our coffee machines over there and sit … Continue reading Exploring Fryerstown
Fryerstown, Vic, Nov 2022 Day 1 Sunday 6/11/2022 Home to Fryerstown It’s warm and sunny at last after weeks of cold and record-breaking rain. The air feels dry, something that we’d forgotten existed. Being Sunday, it’s an easy drive and … Continue reading Discovering a hidden gem
Day 8, Tuesday April 1st 2014 Euroa – Melbourne We had a warm night and it was the first time this trip that we were able to leave the windows open. After a lazy breakfast outside in the sun, we bid our farewells and head for home. Summary 1080kms, 8 days 7 nights, Fuel $148.24, Accom $115.00 ($16.43 per night) But why were the toilet signs in Bosnian? 2022 Note: In less politically correct times many towns had nicknames (to our family anyway). Those along the Hume Highway, See more at Seymour, Euroa da boat and I’ll catcha da fish, … Continue reading Euroa da boat
Day 7, Monday March 31st 2014 Nug Nug to Euroa We wake to a brilliant green park, blue skies and wisps of cloud clinging to the hillsides. There is much activity as vans are packed to go. Some are off … Continue reading Seven Creeks Hotel
Day 6, Sunday March 30th 2014 Nug Nug, Vic Once again we wake to rain! It plops and plops all morning so that everything that had finally dried is now wet again. We wander about chatting under dripping awnings or … Continue reading Doubtful prospects
Day 5, Saturday March 29th 2014 Nug Nug, Vic It is a warm misty morning and there are shafts of sunlight glinting through the trees. The weather forecast is for the high 20’s and no rain. The sun warms us and folks drift fireside for a yarn. A few folks wander off to town to see the local market, others to check their phones. A couple of the blokes return with a boot load of chestnuts and spend the afternoon shelling them. The ladies get to talking about knitting and a crochet and knitting group swings into action with needles … Continue reading Chestnuts roasting…
Day 4, Friday March 28th 2014 Nug Nug, Vic We were convinced that the night would be dry but were woken by heavy rain in the wee hours and scramble to close the hatches. It is refreshing having breakfast outside, … Continue reading A fish shop by any name
Day 3, Thursday March 27th 2014 Nug Nug, Vic It rained all night, and we wake to a magnificent but soggy emerald green world. We have morning tea under the BBQ shelter and welcome P and C who arrive still … Continue reading And so, the weather clears
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