Day 7 Thursday June 12th 2014 Stockton It was a warm night but now overcast. We caught the ferry across the Hunter River to Newcastle. What a bargain $2.50 for an all day ferry and bus pass and it takes … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 7 – Walking Newcastle
Day 6 Wednesday June 11th 2014 Moss Vale to Stockton Last night was mild and the morning is foggy but clearing as we leave. It is 11 degrees at 9:00am. We drive through Bowral and Mittagong then join the Hume … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 6 – Happily wrecked on the Hunter
Day 5 Tuesday June 10th 2014 Holbrook to Moss Vale We had a cold night last night the only sounds were that of the constant trucks and a lone mopoke calling. It is a bright clear morning and 6 degrees at 9:30. The sky is streaked with jet streams. It is a long haul up the many hills to Yass and we average only 80kms/hour. We walk around Yass and admire the grand old buildings and huge old hotels. There are more hills before we reach Goulburn but in sight of the Big Ram there is a Bunnings store so … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 5 – Changing plans as usual
Day 4 Monday June 9th 2014 Healesville to Holbrook It was a very ‘nose cold’ night but we slept in until 7:15am. It is around zero degrees. Woody leaps under the shower and there is only a trickle of water. After racing about to check the taps he decides on a quick ‘bush shower’ under what water there is. Then it is my turn and guess what? We hadn’t filled the tanks at home expecting to keep our weight down until Healesville and now there is nothing left and there is a burst water main out on the Don Road. … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 4 – We’re away
Day 3 Sunday June 8th 2014 Healesville (Badger Creek) We wake to a beautiful chilly morning and rush off to find the local market, but there is none. The coffee shop proprietor sends us on a wild goose chase to Chateau Yering winery but we buy some goodies from their shop anyway. We visit Train Trak wines then wander captivated through the antique shop at Yarra Glen. It is an absolute paradise of nostalgia. A cold beer at the Yarra Glen pub revives us for the return to camp. We have another game of Klop beside the lake and this … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 3 – wining a lot
Day 2 Saturday June 7th 2014 Healesville (Badger Creek) The night was clear but nowhere near as cold as we had expected. It started to rain at about 6:00am. After breakfast we pile into two cars and set out for Warburton following CJ’s GPS. We soon find ourselves crossing the shoulder of Mt Donna Buang on a dirt road in thick fog. Obviously, it is not a popular road as we see only one other car. But to our joy three lyrebirds scurry across our path and the last one steps out and gives us a display of his tail … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 2 – Now you see ’em
Prologue With the uncertainty of Covid times in this world many of us are either in lockdown or tentatively ‘peeping through the curtains’ and wondering whether it really is safe to venture out. At present we are waiting for our state Premier to announce (hopefully this morning) whether we can venture more than 25kms and actually leave Melbourne Having been free to roam New South Wales for four months, a few days ago we jumped in the car to go shopping in a favourite suburb and grab a bowl of pho only to suddenly realise that it was out of … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 1
A piece that I think somehow missed the blog Everywhere we go people ask where we’re from. “Melbourne” we say and they laugh and pull faces and say “Bet you’re glad you’re up here”. We agree and we all laugh … Continue reading Banned on the Run – Summary
Day 123 Sunday 11/10/20 Finley to Home After a warm night we wake to a brisk sunny morning. We’re weighed with sadness. This will be the last brekkie in the van for a long time. Sun streaming in the window. … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Day 123 – Swapping freedom for lockdown
Day 122 Saturday 10/10/20 Griffith to Finley, warm 23 Our vans are looking like they’ve been to the moon and back. Elle is wondering how to stow her roses while travelling and El Prado suggests standing them in the toilet. We were thinking about going south to the border to maybe sit on the river for a few days before heading home but now we realise that we will have entered the ‘border bubble’. What does that mean for us? As arranged over dinner last night we meet Bill at his winery. He shows us his impressive cellar dining room … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Day 122 – Last drinks folks
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