Day 6 Thursday 19/6/2025, Cassilis to Uralla, minus 1 to 15.5 That was the coldest night we’ve had in the van, and at least being on power we had electric blankets to keep us warm. The water that drained out … Continue reading A Cool Coast – Buttons no Bows & Tasty Pastry
Day 5 Wednesday 18/6/2025 Lithgow to Cassilis minus 1 to 13, cold Another chilly morning and we have 4 handsome grey turkeys gobbling about our door. Obviously, the guinea fowls have spread the word that there are a couple of … Continue reading A Cool Coast – A Bowling Club with no Green
Day 4 Tuesday 17/6/2025 Carcoar to Lithgow, strong chilly wind, 0 to 11 We wake up to frost and ice this morning, the grass is frosty and our water pipes and hatches are frozen. Thank goodness for the diesel heating. … Continue reading A Cool Coast – Goats in Coats
Day 3 Monday 16/6/2025 Junee to Carcoar, cold 2 to 13 Before we leave Junee, I forgot to mention in yesterday’s post that Junee is a railway town. There’s a large rail turntable for repairing engines and an interesting collection … Continue reading A Cool Coast – The Town That Time Forgot
Day 2 Sunday 15/6/2025 Benalla, Vic to Junee, NSW, wet 8 to 10 degrees The rain started in the wee hours and it was nice to be toasty and snuggled under two doonas listening to the pattering on the roof. … Continue reading A Cool Coast – Junee
A brief interlude from ‘The Places We Love’ while we try to chase some sunshine. Day 1 Saturday 14/6/2025 Home to Benalla, 3 degrees clear It’s an icy morning as we squelch through oak leaves and half chewed bright purple … Continue reading A Cool Coast – Day 1 Benalla (not the coast)
Charters Towers, Qld (136Kms west of Townsville) What can I say about this unique town? Well, it got its name when gold was found here in 1871 and the surrounding hills were named after the Gold Commissioner, W. Charters, who … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Charters Towers
Carnarvon Gorge, The Gemfields, Theresa Creek Dam Carnarvon Gorge Sometimes things just don’t get promoted and when it comes to Queensland the coastal region gets all the publicity when there are little-known world class attractions inland. Carnarvon Gorge is one … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Qld’s Middle
Hebel, Qld For anyone visiting Lightning Ridge the next town north is tiny Hebel 69kms up the Castlereagh Highway. When I say tiny, it is. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the population was 62 at the 2021 census. … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Qld’s Middle
Kynuna I have to mention Kynuna because, though it’s a mere dot on the map it does have the iconic Blue Heeler Hotel which dates back to the 1860’s when it was a Cobb & Co staging post. During the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Western Qld – Kynuna to Mt Isa
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