Day 6 Friday 22/11/2024 Rochester, 15 – 36 Hot It was a pleasantly warm night with most of the windows and even the door open. It’s already 26 degrees at breakfast. The town fire siren goes off, there must be … Continue reading Somewhere to Rochester – Keeping our cool
Day 5 Thursday 21/11/2024 Ayson’s to Rochester, 11 – 33 On the way to the loo this morning I’m greeted with a perky “Hullo!” from Jack the cockie. For the first time this season we had a roof hatch open … Continue reading Somewhere to Rochester – The far reaches of politics
Day 4 Wednesday 20/11/2024 Moora to Ayson’s Reserve, Elmore, 9 – hot We have a slow start as we aren’t in any hurry. It’s calm here and we are camped in a sea of yellow grass. Barely a kilometre down … Continue reading Somewhere to Rochester – “Poo Jack”
Day 3 Tuesday 19/11/2024 Newstead to Moora, crisp to a warm 25 (That’s Moora, Vic not Moora, WA nor Moura, Qld) The smoke alarm woke us at 6:00am! Twice. I’m so glad we always carry clothes for all seasons because … Continue reading Somewhere to Rochester – Is this a hat trick?
Day 2 Monday 18/11/2024 Fryerstown to Newstead, cloudy 7 – 17 Woody has ants in his pants and can’t wait to hit the road again, even if we only have 18kms to do today. Like yesterday, we miss a couple … Continue reading Somewhere to Rochester – Post & Paracetamol
Day 1 Sunday 17/11/2024 Home to Glenlyon Fryerstown, warm, wet We’ve barely gone 2Kms when Woody asks “Does this mean we’ll be going through Kyneton?”. Kyneton, home of Grist bakery and their flaking fantastic curry pies. But, no, we leave … Continue reading Somewhere to Rochester – Dodging the Weather
Day 9 Sunday 13/10/2024 Yackandandah to Melbourne It’s a quick cruise down the highway, leaving the state’s North East behind. As the traffic isn’t heavy, we decide to take the rather circuitous ‘shortcut’ through Heidelberg. Whoops, what were we thinking? … Continue reading Yarck to Yack – Back to the ‘Burbs
Yackandandah, Vic Day 8 Saturday 12/10/2024 Yackandandah, sunny 5 – 21 Mother of Pearl and little Pearl leave early for home and the ballet. The spring sunshine is hot on my back, yet my toes are cold. The last drops … Continue reading Yarck to Yack – Life’s hard for a bloke in the bush.
Yackandandah, Vic Day 7 Friday 11/10/2024 Yackandandah, 8 – 23 warm sunny Once more we wake to a perfect morning. Woody walks up to the Happy Baker arriving on the dot of opening time of 7:00am and returns with a … Continue reading Yarck to Yack – Eating off old clothes & waving to astronauts
Euroa to Yackandandah, Vic Oct 2024 Day 6 Thursday 10/10/2024 Euroa to Yackandandah, 15 – 22 clear We get away at 8:30. MOP stays behind to wash her hair. Woody wants to buy more coffee beans in Benalla on the … Continue reading Yarck to Yack – Euroa to Yackandandah
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