Why Caravanning8 Comments

Leaving for the Winter

Itching for Hitching

Leaving for the Winter Ukulele chords (Apologies to ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane’) (G7) Oh the (C) van is packed, we’re (F) ready to go We’re (C) standing here, out (F) side the door (C) Chatting to our neighbour (F) and sayin’ good (G7) bye Oh we’re (C) leaving, (F) going to Queensland (C) Don’t know when (F) we’ll be back (G7) again (C) Oh (F) gee, can’t wait to (G7) go   (G7) Oh the (C) dawn is breaking, it’s (F) early morn Woody’s (C) waiting, he’s (F) blowing the horn (C) Already we’re so pumped (F) that we could … Continue reading Leaving for the Winter

NSW, Point of Interest8 Comments

Hamilton Hume and William Hovell

Itching for Hitching

Mar 2019, Albury, NSW Time and again we cross the path of great explorers. Europeans who set off into the unknown with little more than hope and dreams in search of arable land and inland seas. People who would have seemed small and under nourished by today’s standards, yet filled with tenacity and courage. We’ve crossed Burke and Wills ill-fated route in many places on our travels. They crossed the continent from south to north only to perish part way home. Sturt, McDowell Stuart, Leichhardt, Mitchell and Hume and Hovell among others. In Albury while walking in the park we … Continue reading Hamilton Hume and William Hovell

Vic, When Things Just Go Wrong1 Comment

Service with a smile

Itching for Hitching

2015 A rocky start to a Western Victoria tour As we head along Eastlink tollway we remark that the car feels like it is dragging the caravan and we don’t normally notice much difference when the van is on. It is then that we see the electric braking system flashing a warning. As we’d only had the van serviced three weeks earlier we turn off the tollway to the service centre in Dandenong. Yes, they tell us the brakes are locked on and the problem is not theirs but with the braking system and that would have to be checked … Continue reading Service with a smile