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A long drive huh?

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Mildura is in Victoria’s far north east. Quite possibly its most popular caravan park is the delightful Buronga Caravan Park across the Murray River in Buronga, New South Wales. The park has a laidback holiday feel. The paddle steamers toot toot back and forth all day laden with tourists and there are lovely views of the city of Mildura just across the river. Last winter up on the north coast we have a drink with our neighbours Don and G who are from Mildura and have a shiny new van. They tell us that they checked into nearby Buronga caravan … Continue reading A long drive huh?

Caravan Parks, When Things Just Go Wrong5 Comments

Well that went off with a bang

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I usually do the planning for our trips and Woody says “Just surprise me!” Whenever we’re chatting with mates or newfound friends I note the places mentioned and ‘Heart’ the campsites on WikiCamps, gee I wish they’d give us a colour system so I know which are true favourites or someone else’s recommendation, anyway I took Woody to an ammunition dump for our anniversary. Yep, an ammunition dump, how romantic is that? What the hell was I thinking? Most women would choose a 5 star resort or hotel and break out the glad rags. Not me, I was so busy … Continue reading Well that went off with a bang

Caravan Clubs3 Comments

Pie Night

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Camped in Nagambie,Vic for our September club muster and we shared the caravan park with (or should I say we were grossly outnumbered by) hundreds of hot rods who were in town for the Cranksters Rod Run. On Saturday night the Cranksters were cranking up the music while we furiously baked our pies for our scheduled ‘Pie Night’. The games room was filled with the aroma of dozens of hot pies, peas and mash. While Woody baked his contribution in the pie maker on the van (if there is a kitchen gadget that isn’t on our van I’d like to … Continue reading Pie Night

Why Caravanning13 Comments

FIFO Travellers

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You know the ones and we’re all guilty, they fly in for a few days then fly home and talk forever about when they ‘did’ Rome or Mauritius. Or the cruise ships that once stayed several days in port but these days only give passengers 6 or 8 hours to see a city in its entirety. Oh dear as I write this Woody has just stripped naked and dunked himself in the river! Thinks he’s 17 not 71. Now where was I? Yes, 6 hours in port “Oh yes, we did Barcelona, Kyoto or Vancouver.” The antithesis of this is … Continue reading FIFO Travellers