The 2nd largest state in Australia, after Western Australia (but that’s not big, it’s mammoth) Qld is 1.853 million square kilometres, that’s pretty damned big It’s two and a half times larger than Texas The state population was 5million as … Continue reading Queensland, bigger than Texas
Aug 2018, Cobram, Vic I don’t know how other Victorians feel but to us and Victoria being such a small state, that by the time we reach the border we feel like we are already home. We often find ourselves in a Murray River town like Tocumwal or Cobram putting our feet up and talking about the trip that was. When you want a getaway or to catch your breath after a lot of driving the RACV Cobram Resort is well worth it’s price tag of $44. Well organised, huge, yes huge sites with a patch of lawn as well. … Continue reading RACV Cobram
Mar 2016, Trentham, Vic (near Wombat State Forest) Continue reading Two Fat Wombats
No matter how large a van is you really don’t have much storage space and what you have must be used wisely. Personally, I do worry about storing potatoes under the fridge, but here’s some sage advice from Toothless Johnno “Don’t store you bike helmet next to the hot water service”. Continue reading A Storage Hint
Rain, steady gentle soothing – raindrops become diamonds to drip from gum tips. Continue reading Rain
May 2019, Bendigo, Vic The grand city of Bendigo developed after the discovery of gold in Central Victoria in 1851. Today it is a bustling city of close to 100,000 people with sprawling developing suburbs, and evocative names like Kangaroo … Continue reading Bendigo a Golden Streetscape
Apr 2019, Kyneton, Vic A chill in the air that’s enough to make you gasp. Bluestone gutters littered with autumn leaves, old brick pubs, slate footpaths, stone buildings repurposed to become trendy stores, Bed and Breafasts tucked behind hedges and … Continue reading Kyneton in autumn
May 2019, Harcourt, Vic Beyond the apple orchards of Harcourt in Central Victoria and down a short stretch of good dirt road you will find the Oak Forest. Stands of oak, conifer, pine and cork were planted here in 1900 … Continue reading Oak Forest Freedom Camp
Jan 2019 We’re getting ready to go away and Woody checks the caravan batteries only to discover that they aren’t charging from the 240volt power lead. He plugs in the portable solar panels and poof, they go up in a puff of smoke. The mobile caravan repairman arrives and finds that the solar panels need a new regulator but it’s probably time that they were replaced anyway. The batteries? Well they are a much simpler problem, the plug wasn’t connected properly! Continue reading Battery Blues?
Sometimes they tell us where we are or aren’t, other times they’re amusing or confusing. Many honour folks long gone, and some point to a past we wish we could change. Bet Bet Betley Road (links the areas of Bet … Continue reading A Cryptic History
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