Dry as a chip
Mar 2014, Pyalong, Central Victoria Continue reading Dry as a chip
Mar 2014, Pyalong, Central Victoria Continue reading Dry as a chip
Mar 2013, Gold Coast, Qld Continue reading Currumbin Surf Life Saving Club
At Happy Hour somewhere, we debate the odds of breaking an ankle on the step well. Now we’ve heard of people falling out of caravan doors and we’ve even seen folks hobbling into camp kitchens bruised and broken but not wanting to miss out on their red wine and steak. Woody too has gone face first, splat on the ground thanks to the seemingly sturdy chequer-plate box-step that came with our van. It might look caravan cool but it has now been relegated to the shed, replaced by a more practical step with non-slip sturdy angled legs. Our door is … Continue reading Step routines
Mar 2013, Port Macquarie, NSW With its perfect climate Port Macquarie is getting a name as the retirement capital of the east coast but as you can see not all the residents are arthritic. Continue reading Getting higher
Nov 2019, Fyansford, Vic On a particularly wintry Melbourne day we packed a picnic and headed to Fyansford near Geelong. Being cold and dreary as well as midweek there wasn’t much happening but we did manage a bit of a poke about the old buildings and got a feel for what must have once been a vibrant industry and thriving community. Though I must admit our picnic lunch in a park shelter did get a few giggles from passing dog walkers. Continue reading Fyansford Paper Mill
Oct 2012, Silverton, NSW Continue reading Old Daydream Mine
In for repairs between caravan trips, I’m sitting in the doctor’s waiting room quietly reading when I overhear two women behind me chatting. “I was just putting the third load into the washing machine when I decided to give up and go naked.” No, I didn’t look. Continue reading Baby Boomer Logic
Cousin H visits Mildura to find lost relatives and discovers an old bloke, a school friend of her mother’s. Giving her the once over he says, “Yep, you’ve got Mallee dust in yer girl”. Continue reading Mallee Dust
Mar 2018, Adelaide, SA I don’t know about you, but when we’re on a caravan park concrete slab we don’t bother to check if we’re level. We just assume that the slab is perfect and they normally are. Except one night in Adelaide camped only a few vans from the beach, when I got up to go to the bathroom and… walked into the fridge. I’m quite sure that the slab was level when it was laid but nature and the sand had other plans. Great spot though! Continue reading What, 4 degrees out?!
Nov 2019, Lake Tyers Beach, Vic Sometimes you just want to kick yourself, don’t you? You hear somebody raving about something that is almost in your backyard and you’ve driven past countless times and never been there, never seen it. … Continue reading Lake Tyers Beach