Fate and Mate’s Mates

September 7, 2017September 3, 2017 Itching for Hitching

By chance we are staying in a town that up until a week ago we’d never heard of. We’re camped at the Bowling Club enjoying the sun and the company of good neighbours. We join them for dinner and it turns out that they hail from West Rosebud, on the Mornington Peninsula and not far from us. The food by the way is great. We spend four days at the Kandanga Bowls Club, soaking up the sun and chatting happily with our neighbours and it takes that long for any of us to realise that one of them went to … Continue reading Fate and Mate’s Mates

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Snippets from Kandanga

September 6, 2017September 3, 2017 Itching for Hitching

I’ll bet you’ve never heard of Kandanga and neither had we. Kandanga is in the Mary valley up in sunny Queensland. Kandanga is about 28kms south of Gympie with a population of 600 not counting the cows. There’s a large … Continue reading Snippets from Kandanga

Point of Interest, Vic23 Comments

Bugger, now I’ve broken the bloody pick!

September 5, 2017September 3, 2017 Itching for Hitching

Most Australians have heard of the Welcome Stranger nugget but unless you’ve visited the site you may not know the humorous and typically Australian back story. The Welcome Stranger the largest nugget of gold ever found was unearthed at Moliagul … Continue reading Bugger, now I’ve broken the bloody pick!

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Mendooran Primitive Camp

September 4, 2017September 1, 2017 Itching for Hitching

Winter 2017 Heading south we drive through Gilgandra, NSW and stop to let the dogs water the trees at Mendooran Primitive Camp. This is one of our mates favourite spots and it is a large level grassy area on the … Continue reading Mendooran Primitive Camp

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Tragedy Averted

September 3, 2017August 31, 2017 Itching for Hitching

I’m in the campground toilet and I hear a moan, an awful moan. What do I do? She must have fallen in the shower. With my jeans around my knees I’m helpless. My mind is racing. When I finish I’ll check on her then call for help. Bones are bound to be broken so we’ll need an ambulance, the office isn’t that far away. Then I hear it. That telltale plop. Just another difficult poo. Continue reading Tragedy Averted

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A Foggy Morning

September 2, 2017August 31, 2017 Itching for Hitching

How cold is it? Maybe 1 or 2 degrees. The bush is still wrapped in a foggy shroud. Mist hangs on paddocks. Mirror reflections on dams. Cobwebs drape bushes like he finest of crocheted doilies. Miners tracks weave through the … Continue reading A Foggy Morning

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Memories

September 1, 2017August 31, 2017 Itching for Hitching

A trip shouldn’t end when you return home. A friend of ours once said “I spent $100,000 on overseas travel and I don’t remember $80,000 of it!” It is for this reason that I began a journal on our first caravanning trip and have continued to do so. That journal becomes a private blog as we travel for family and friends to know where we are. The photos become a DVD when we get home, not for boring our friends to death but to cheer us up on a cold night. Random snippets from these blogs end up here on … Continue reading Memories

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The Case For Flying Home

August 31, 2017August 25, 2017 Itching for Hitching

Sometimes we are needed at home. A special family birthday, a wedding or a birth. The best way to solve this dilemma is to grab a cheap flight home and do what has to be done. Remembering of course to pack the things that you may need, silly things like a hairdryer or your favourite pillow that you can’t sleep without. And medication…don’t forget your medication, you won’t be any use to anyone if you arrive dead. Afterwards when obligations have been fulfilled you’ll find yourself wondering what the hell happened “was I really home last weekend? Sleeping in our … Continue reading The Case For Flying Home

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