Monday 9th March 2015 weather pleasant Charlton to Mildura A beautiful morning, with Veewee we leave the Ollies cooking a farewell breakfast for the family and head off to Mildura. Sea Lake is a quiet stop for morning tea and … Continue reading Go West, Day 3 – Mildura
Day 2 Go West Sunday 8th March 2015 Charlton We wake to the smell of the Aussie bush. After walking around town looking at the houses, shops and the river the three of us try to attach Veewee’s new pole carrier to the underside of her new van. Of course, this may seem a simple task to most members of our caravan club but to us climbing Everest would have been easier. We take turns in rolling about under the chassis and groaning while Tillie leaps about giving dog assistance (not). Woody had left the clips from one end at … Continue reading Go West, Day 2 – Charlton
Where to now? That is the question. Like most people, we are confined to home or should I say we’ve been given a licence to veg out in front of our screens. When you look back at the times in … Continue reading Where to now?
Day 26 Tuesday 17/3/20 Broken Creek to home, glorious Overnight we’ve decided not to tarry any longer, we’ll go straight home and prepare for an unknown future. That being the case, our last sleep in the van for what will … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 26 – Home
Day 25 Monday 16/3/20 Colac Colac to Broken Creek, bright sunny 26 We fill our water tanks at the Corryong Saleyards as ‘Clack Clack’ only has bore water. There’s seems to always be something happening at these saleyards. Last week … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 25 Broken Creek
Day 24 Sunday 15/3/20 Colac Colac, sunny 6 – 25 A cold double doona night followed by an equally cold morning with the humming of diesel heaters. Mid morning we pop into town to visit Jack Riley’s grave and the … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 24 – Colac Colac
Day 23 Saturday 14/3/20 Colac Colac, sunny 22 It’ a very cool morning so we stay inside taking things easy. We all do a bit of washing, Elle hangs hers on the cow paddock fence. The Prado van bursts a … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 23 – Colac Colac
Day 22 Friday 13/3/20 Colac Colac, mid 20’s then rain We take a leisurely drive up to Khancoban and along the way see a herd of cattle being driven along the roadsides. Khancoban township was built for the construction of … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 22 – Colac Colac
Day 21 Thursday 12/3/20 Towong Flat to Colac Colac, warm We wake to another bright clear morning. The river has dropped a little overnight but it is still muddy and brown. We stop at the Corryong dump point which is … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 21 – Colac Colac
Day 20 Wednesday 11/3/20 Towong Flat, Warm 29 The boys run into town early to get water and supplies for tonight’s burger night. We have another deliciously lazy day in the sun. I spend the morning the sketching the farm across the road. It’s bliss. Woody takes a walk along the river and has to return quietly after he stumbles across a couple enjoying a private moment on the riverbank. Veewee arrives exhausted after a long drive, her poodle co-pilot is a bundle of energy. El Prado cooks the burgers on the barbie and we sit chatting until dark. “I … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 20 – Towong
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