Day 8 Friday 1/12/2023 (Summer!) Heathcote, cloudy 13 – 23 It rained during the night, but the morning is lovely. The mats under our awning are a muddy mess, they’ll need quite a bit of TLC when we get home. … Continue reading Ho Ho Heathcote – Missing the Platypus
Day 7 Thursday 30/11/2023 Heathcote, cloudy 13 – 23˚ Sometime during the night, the park managers crept around judging our Christmas lights for the Pimp Your Van competition and taking promotional photos for the park. Our boys are up early … Continue reading Ho Ho Heathcote – All I want for Xmas is Heathcote Shiraz
Day 6 Wednesday 29/11/2023 Heathcote, cool wet Most folks hibernate for the day, but by late afternoon the weather clears. I sit in a bus stop in town (because it has a dry seat) and sketch the old building across … Continue reading Ho Ho Heathcote – Christmas Dinner
Day 5 Tuesday 28/11/2023 Heathcote, pleasantly warm, storms expected 11 – 26˚ At each Xmas muster we have a Kris Kringle and auctions and raffles of goods we no longer need (usually camping gear) or have donated. Our mate H … Continue reading Ho Ho Heathcote – A Coffee Machine Fills the Coffers
Day 4 Monday 27/11/2023 Heathcote, sunny 11 – 24˚ A warm sunny morning is most appreciated. Another bunch of vans arrive, and there’s a kerfuffle of cars, vans, awnings, and ropes. Elle puts up her decorations and some extra guy … Continue reading Ho Ho Heathcote – Not Your Average Glass Ceiling
Day 3 Sunday 26/11/2023 Heathcote, cool 14 – 22˚ Woody endeavours to walk the rail trail but gives up because there are too many kangaroos bouncing out of the scrub. Toothless and his Missus spend the morning untangling Xmas lights. … Continue reading Ho Ho Heathcote – A shiraz or two
Day 2 Saturday 25/11/2023 Heathcote, late showers 15 – 22˚ The kangaroos didn’t come out to feed on the lawn last night, but we do have a pair of plovers (Masked Lapwings) with 3 overactive chicks that run around like … Continue reading Ho Ho Heathcote – Cotton Balls on Toothpicks
Day 1 Friday 24/11/2023 Home to Heathcote, Overcast 18 – 25 storm expected at 7:30pm Two days ago, an aerial guy replaced the cable that runs from the aerial through the wall to the inside of the van. After trying … Continue reading Heathcote – Upon Closer Inspection
Melbourne, Vic How could I not drop everything and sketch this delightful building while it is fresh in my mind? I call it a ‘Travel Sketch’ as I have drawn it from my photo and unlike ‘Urban Sketching’ I have … Continue reading No.2 Goods Shed in Pencil
Melbourne, Victoria In the last few decades, Melbourne has outgrown its CBD and has stretched west into what has become Docklands. When ships were smaller this riverside area was a hub for cargo handling with wharves, sheds, and railway lines … Continue reading No.2 Goods Shed
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