Forgot Something?
Woody wanders out of the amenities block to find a distressed woman pacing about and in need of help. He obliges with “You in there Warwick? Here’s your towel mate.” Continue reading Forgot Something?
Tag: Caravanning
A Sea Change
Barwon Heads, Vic Back in 1998 Australians were captivated by the TV series SeaChange starring Sigrid Thornton and David Wenham. SeaChange offered visions of a pretty holiday town far enough from the city to make one feel carefree. Stressed out … Continue reading A Sea Change
Lamb Shanks a la Camp Oven
Toothless Johnno and his missus Madam Secretary are known to be pretty good camp oven cooks. Remember the time Toothless almost blew us to smithereens when he put the camp oven beside the fire forgetting that there was a plastic … Continue reading Lamb Shanks a la Camp Oven
The Rip
Anyone who has sailed or dived the southern end of Port Phillip Bay will understand the dangers of navigating The Rip. Port Phillip Bay covers an area of 1930km2, yet its entrance to Bass Strait is a narrow 2kms. An … Continue reading The Rip
Geographical Gymnasts
Take one campfire, add a bunch of caravanners and a beer or two, toss in the odd glass of wine. What do you get? A Gaggle of Geographical Gymnasts. Sitting around any campfire anywhere at Happy Hour and the talk will nostalgically lead to places people have been and the good times they’ve had. It goes something like: “We were in Maryborough.” “Which one Queensland or Victoria?” “Queensland.” In that instant all minds have done a zig zag up a mental map of the country and they’re now all focussed on Maryborough, Queensland. You know, just north of Brisbane. Then … Continue reading Geographical Gymnasts
Early Morning Barwon Heads
Nov 2018, Barwon Heads, Vic A chill in the air, the tide running and a new day dawning. The joy of caravanning is a new view outside your door, every day. Continue reading Early Morning Barwon Heads
Threading the eye of the needle
Bass Strait separates mainland Australia from Tasmania. It wasn’t discovered until 1798 when Bass and Flinders circumnavigated Tasmania thus proving the existence of the Strait and shortening the sailing distance from England to Sydney by 1300kms. However, the discovery came at a price. Bass Strait is only 250kms wide and has more than 50 islands. It is known for being one of the roughest stretches of water in the world. “Bass Strait is both twice as wide and twice as rough as the English Channel.” – Wikipedia There are over 600 shipwrecks on the Victorian coast alone. Not surprisingly sailors … Continue reading Threading the eye of the needle
Target Practice
Nov 2018, Cavendish, Vic The Cavendish Recreational Camping Ground is beside the Wannon River. We visited with our Caravan Club on a cold Friday morning. Yet another place for the bucket list when in this area as there are toilets … Continue reading Target Practice
Nature the sculptor
Coastline near Twelve Apostles on Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast. Continue reading Nature the sculptor
Lake Tooliorook
Nov 2018, Derrinallum, Vic I’ll bet you thought there was nothing to see in Derrinallum but drystone walls, yet there are 3 freedom camps for the weary traveller. In the heart of town and close to the pub one can camp at the reserve. There’s also Deep Lake where we chose to stay and a few minutes away in what is technically, Lismore there is the much larger Lake Tooliorook, another volcanic lake. Tooliorook is popular with boaties and there is a large campground and a toilet / shower block. Even though we’ve grizzled about the showers and BBQ’s not … Continue reading Lake Tooliorook
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