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
Day 5, Tuesday 25/2/20 Broken Creek, warm 33 The boys drive into Benalla for newspapers. I shoot the sunrise over the sheep paddock. Over by the quarry there are rabbits skittering about and a family of purple swamp hens walking single file and busily chatting to themselves. We carry our coffee machine over to the camp kitchen to use the power and pay Doc an extra $1 privilege. It’s a beautiful morning to eat breakfast in the camp kitchen overlooking the paddocks and to have a little more room to stretch out for a change. We pile into one car … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour – Day 5 Broken Creek
Day 4, Monday 24/2/20 Vaughan to Broken Creek, overcast 33 A hot night and we slept well, the air smells of dry grass. We leave the others to pack up and we head into Castlemaine. We park beside the gardens and a friendly council worker explains that we qualify to park in the space marked ‘No Parking except for 6 metre vehicles’, it’s right behind the IGA supermarket if you’re interested. Now that’s good to know but at this point in time Woody has just realised that he has lost his car keys and that the car may have been … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour – Day 4 Vaughan to Broken Creek
Day 2, Saturday 22/2/20 Vaughan Springs, warm This camp is so quiet, yet below us the Springs Reserve is jumping with families having picnics and kids swooshing down the big old metal slide. It’s a perfect day for taking it … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour – Day 2, Vaughan Springs
