In Albany in Western Australia’s south there is a suburb called Dog Rock. A strange name one would think until you happen to drive south east along the main road and realise that one of the large granite rocks does indeed resemble a dog’s head. Continue reading Dog Rock
West Coast winter 2015 When not staying in caravan parks we are constantly aware of our consumables. The water tanks give us about four days. Gas for cooking, fridge and hot water is quite cheap and lasts for ages. Solar … Continue reading Java Blues
Sheep shit, possum poop, duck droppings, kangaroo crap and wombat whoopsies are part of life when you’re on the road. It’s a veritable frenzy of fertiliser out there a sewerage stew. The worst part is that these feathered and furry … Continue reading Up Shit Creek
Any Victorian who has ever towed a ski boat from Melbourne to Echuca* and back would know this pub. This imposing edifice dominates the town of Rochester and as you can see in the photo, this is where anyone heading south … Continue reading Shamrock Hotel, Rochester
Paddle steamers commenced plying the Murray Darling river system back in 1851. Wool and supplies were shipped from as far north as Bourke on the Darling when river levels permitted. And the wait must have been interminable when the country … Continue reading Paddle Steamers of the Murray
South of Corryong, up in the Nariel Valley at Stacey’s Bridge where the road becomes gravel and heads over the mountains to Omeo you’ll find a grassy camp ground that stretches across both sides of the road. There are drop … Continue reading Stacey’s Bridge
The Murray River was dammed near Albury Wodonga in 1936 to form what is now known as Lake Hume. In the 1950’s the dam was enlarged and the dairying town of Tallangatta was moved to higher ground 8kms west to … Continue reading The Town That Moved in the 1950’s
In the supermarket at Tallangatta, Vic (on the Lake Hume) the bloke in front of us pays for a block of cheese. “Goin’ fishin’ are you?” says the checkout girl. When it’s our turn we just have to ask her how she knew what he was doing and she tells us that they catch Murray Cod with cheese “Cut ‘em open and they’re full of it!” Continue reading Say Cheese!
Having been recommended to us by the local Corryong auto electrician we grab ourselves a site at Colac Colac (pronounced ‘clack clack’) Caravan Park beside the pretty Nariel Creek. Green lawns run down to this burbling little trout stream. There … Continue reading Colac Colac Caravan Park
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