Day 4 Sunday 19/12/21, Chiltern, Wet 28˚ 49mm of rain That was a roaster! It was a shocker of a night. With every window and hatch open we toss and turn under a sheet. What breeze there is, rattles the door roller blind banging the tablecloth weights with a clatter. Tablecloth weights? Yep, they work really well to keep the blind in place. Thunder booms and half asleep and naked I close the 4 roof hatches and the windows on the weather side before falling back into bed and waiting for the heavy plops. Disappointingly, there’s only enough to lower … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 4

Day 3 Saturday 18/12/21, Chiltern, hot 38˚ It’s almost too warm to have breakfast outside, Woody is eating his under a shady elm. It’s a short drive over to Rutherglen, about 17Kms and we can’t believe how quiet the town … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas, Day 3

Day 2 Friday 17/12/21, Chiltern, Sunny hot 32 I lie in bed thinking of all the night noises we hear in the van; the soft mopoke calls, the bloodcurdling scream of curlews, gurgles of rivers, surf crashing on beaches, the … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 2

Christmas has been many things to us over the years and at one time I’m quite sure that Christmas was spelt QANTAS. I do know that we did a lot to improve the airline’s bottom line at the most expensive … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 1