Day 3 Wednesday 2/2/22 Castlemaine to Maryborough, sunny breezy 21 It’s a cool morning. Woody discovers that he’s left the solar panels at home. The caravan has two batteries so we’ll just have to use our power a little smarter … Continue reading To Great Western, Maryborough
Day 2 Tuesday 1/2/22, Castlemaine, cooler El Prado races into town to the Lyal Eales store. Any campers visiting Western Victoria could easily find themselves in a campers paradise in these stores which are dotted about the larger towns in this area. His camp chair has broken and he is in need of a part, he returns with the replacement part and a tube of Locktite to keep his nuts in order. We walk across the road to the historic Mill for coffee at Das Kaffeehaus. Instantly we wish we hadn’t already had breakfast as the meals look superb and … Continue reading To Great Western, Castlemaine
Day 1 Monday 31/1/2022, Home to Castlemaine, overcast humid 34 We get away at 12:30pm after a bit of maintenance; a car service and a mammogram. We had planned to all meet up in the crater of Mt Franklin but it is a bit too hot. Not the volcano, the weather. In other words, we’re a bunch of wooses and prefer power for some air conditioned comfort. Thus Toothless’ Missus, Madam Secretary has booked us and The Prado’s into a caravan park in Castlemaine. We have no set plans for this trip it’s just nice to get away again now … Continue reading To Great Western, Castlemaine
Anglesea, Vic, Nov 2016 It was one of these little guys who gave our mate Toothless his nickname. Poor old Johnno was eating lunch in the sun when he broke a tooth off his denture plate (we’re still not quite … Continue reading The Red Wattlebird
Hay Plains, NSW. May 2016 When the highway stretches to the horizon and the road is as flat as a pancake. When there’s nothing but stunted bushes and tufts of cotton caught in the weeds. When the phone reception has dropped out and you’re counting down the kilometres to the next town…suddenly there’s an emu on it’s knees drinking and there it is …that wow moment of the day. Continue reading The things you see on a boring stretch of road
When we popped into the Blackwood Pub in 2016, these regulars placed their order ahead of us. They reckon the steak is pretty good. Continue reading We like our steak blue, thanks
Colloquially known as the Bin Chicken, the ibis is common in coastal areas and one could say that they have adapted rather well to city life. Especially on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Continue reading Ibis
While we’re on birds, I thought I’d drag a few of our feathered friends from the archives. Anywhere in Victoria’s high country you’ll be guaranteed to see these large friendly parrots. They wear their plumage well don’t you think? Continue reading King Parrot
Feb 2020 Tungamah, Vic Continue reading Corellas
Sept, 2012 Mallacoota, Vic Continue reading Why Pelicans Love Fishermen
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