Goldfields, Vic Mt. Franklin, if you’ve never slept inside a volcanic crater then this is place for you. On the outskirts of Daylesford this small pimple of a volcano guarantees you a good night’s sleep as the crater rim protects … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – Places We love – Goldfields
Meeniyan, want a quick break and only a short drive from Melbourne? The townsfolk have created a park like setting for RV stopovers. You can camp on grassy lawns amongst attractive native plants with plenty of birdlife and koalas. There’s … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Gippsland, Vic
Friends have recently bought a caravan and asked for any hints that we had about great places to visit. At the rate that these ‘snippets’ of advice are going, this will be a book before I finish telling them where … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The places we love – Victoria Northeast
Day 3 Tuesday 17/12/2024 Cohuna – Tooleybuc 23 – 30 Phew, that was a hot one! But we did manage to sleep well after 11:00pm. It isn’t much of a park being more of a fisherman’s camp with a lot … Continue reading A Merry Mildura Xmas – Hooley Dooley it’s Tooley
Day 2 Monday 16/12/24 Vaughan Springs to Cohuna, Hot 21 – (expected top 46) Although it was a very hot night we slept well and woke to pink clouds overhead. It is expected to be in the 40’s today, so … Continue reading A Merry Mildura Xmas – A hot one
Day 1 Sunday 15/12/2024, Home to Vaughan Springs. 27◦ Pleasant to 34◦ Getting warm Our Xmas tradition is to celebrate early then spend the Xmas break in a Victorian country town. We take the Monash and Calder highways and have … Continue reading A Merry Mildura Xmas – Just a Sunday Drive Really
A ramble through Central Victoria, Nov 2024 Continue reading Somewhere to Rochester – Sketches & Memories
Day 12 Thursday 28/11/2024 Rochester to Home We’re greeted with a bright sunny morning, no rain, and no humidity. We say our goodbyes and hit the road south through the Heathcote vineyards. There are several large dead kangaroos on the road. From Heathcote we take the Redesdale Road crossing the old iron bridge again. At Kyneton we stop to stretch our legs and to Woody’s pleasure finally visit the Grist Bakery but not before visiting the public toilets opposite. And I must say that there’s a lot to be said for using our own toilet on the caravan, because…I push … Continue reading Somewhere to Rochester – Slip Sliding Away
Day 11 Wednesday 27/11/2024 Rochester, 17 – 28 with 15mm of rain, wet and humid We had another hot night. It began raining in the wee hours and once again I’m up in a flash closing the roof hatches. With … Continue reading Somewhere to Rochester – The Red Bridge and spilt milk
Day 10 Tuesday 26/11/2024 Rochester, warm 17 – 29 It’s another pleasant morning for wandering about and chatting. Oh, how we miss that when it rains. Reg and The Clippie drive into Echuca to see what’s going on, while the rest of us drive down to Colbinabbin ostensibly to see the silos. With the ‘Bridesmaid’ in the back and far too much chatter going on we miss our turn off and end up doing a longish tour of the district, but it doesn’t matter the wheat looks superb and the sheep are cute. By the time we arrive in Colbo … Continue reading Somewhere to Rochester – Colbo
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