Day 2, Friday 12/6/20 Benalla to Jugiong, clear .04 – 15 degrees As usual El Prado and Woody are rushing about trying not to keep each other waiting. We drive off forgetting to turn off the gas, change the fridge … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Day 2 – Jugiong
I was sitting in the sun wondering if the wandering ibis would eat the slice of tomato I’d just dropped when Elle mentioned that she’d just finished reading the Go West blog posts. I almost choked on my lunch. Having scheduled the last of those posts weeks ago I’d completely lost track of time. Which considering the current state of the world is not a bad thing. Background The Victorian government loosened the Stage 3 Covid restrictions for the Queens Birthday weekend in mid June and in an effort to boost tourism asked people to take a holiday. We decided … Continue reading Banned on the Run, Day 1 – Benalla
Day 113 Saturday 27th June 2015, fog and mist 6 degrees at 7:30 Ballarat to Melbourne An icy cold winters morning. The sun is trying hard to break through the clouds. Our windscreen wipers are squeaking on the glass as they haven’t had much use lately. We’ve heard from the Ollies and they’re in Western Queensland on their way to Brisbane. We hear on the news that another climber has fallen and died in Hancock Gorge, Karijini National Park. It is a place where nature is to be respected. What’s that on the horizon? Melbourne! A constant supply of good … Continue reading Go West, Day 113 – Melbourne
Day 112 Friday 26th June 2015, grey 9 oh no, now it’s 8 – 13 Tailem Bend to Ballarat This is ridiculous we’re on the road at 7:30! I guess that’ll make up for the half hour that we’ll lose at the border. Last night we nodded off to the honking of water hens which certainly worked for me anyway. We cross the border into Victoria. Sheep, shearing sheds, grain silos and gnarly old red gums. Feels like home. Eek HOME = Ironing and I haven’t done that since Perth. The town of Kaniva has painted sheep statues on the street … Continue reading Go West, Day 112 – Ballarat
Day 111 Thursday 25th June 2015, 14 degrees, overcast, feels like: winter Port Augusta to Tailem Bend The Port Augusta Big 4 certainly was an improvement on the Shoreline Top Tourist where we stayed on our way west. We would stay here again. Under the Port Augusta Bridge if you look carefully on the southern bank on the inland side, there are the ribs of an old boat sunk into the mud. Nearby there is a disused railway turntable with at least eight railway lines fanning out from it. I do hope they restore it. Heavy grey clouds hang above … Continue reading Go West, Day 111 – Tailem Bend
Day 110 Wednesday 24th June 2015, cloudy 9 – 14 degrees! Coober Pedy to Port Augusta Woody got half-way through his 20 cent shower when the lights went out. He had to run out turn on the light then run … Continue reading Go West, Day 110 – Port Augusta
Day 109 Tuesday 23rd June 2015, 7-17 degrees Erldunda to Coober Pedy Yesterday I counted 40 crutch hops each way to the loos. I figured that I must build up my strength so did it twice (180 hops) ended up … Continue reading Go West, Day 109 – Coober Pedy
Day 108 Monday 22nd June 2015, -1.5 – 25 degrees Ti Tree to Erldunda We’re woken at 5:00 by the talking thermometer telling us that the temperature is minus 1.5. “Good morning the temperature is minus 1.5″ she keeps on … Continue reading Go West, Day 108 – Erldunda
Day 107 Sunday 21st June 2015, 13 – 22 degrees Elliott to Ti Tree We’re eating breakfast and outside the window is one motor home, two nylon tents and three peacocks. I think there’s a song in there somewhere. It’s … Continue reading Go West, Day 107 – Ti Tree
Day 106 Saturday 20th June 2015, a cooler 26, Katherine to Elliott Homeward bound with the crip. We get away at 8:30 which is pretty good considering that it’s the first day of a new routine and Woody has to … Continue reading Go West, Day 106 – Elliott
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