Paddy Track
“Of reddened earth And stark veined quartz Spindly forests grow The grey green haze of eucalypt And golden balls, of wattle glow” – Lindsey Wood Continue reading Paddy Track
Tag: Caravanning
A Good Hot Bath
Gwydir Thermal Park in Moree NSW is enormous with hundreds of van sites, cabins and motel units they cater to every budget. Like the last two nights of this trip the sites are very tight. The artesian water here is … Continue reading A Good Hot Bath
Kangaroo Trails
Kangaroos are creatures of habit as you can see by their well worn paths across this paddock. Continue reading Kangaroo Trails
When the Golden Wattle Blooms
It is late winter in Victoria and it is the time that we understand why Australia’s sporting colours are Green and Gold. The bush comes alive with blooming wattle in abundance, a symbol that spring is on the way and … Continue reading When the Golden Wattle Blooms
Weeding and Fertilising
Wappa Dam
This Knock About Life
In time this knock about life must end but for the time being this warmth, this simplicity must be tasted and savoured. Rolled between our fingers, felt and examined like a strange smooth seed pod washed up on a beach. Continue reading This Knock About Life
Yandina Hotel…a pub on sleds
Does everybody buy chocolate coated ginger by the kilo? Woody does. The Yandina Pub is just around the corner from the Buderim Ginger Factory and is a typical wooden Queenslander with its ribs on the outside. It was pulled to its present location by a bullock team back in 1891. Queenslanders love moving their buildings. Continue reading Yandina Hotel…a pub on sleds
In praise of heated seats
Normally when one travels north or south, east or west the brain tries to keep up, anticipating when the sun will rise or set. Throw in diagonal journeys and one gets utterly confused. A drink and a few laughs at Happy Hour and we’re left wondering where the hell the sun went and so quickly.If that’s not hard enough on the mind the body takes a battering from trying to acclimatise to weather zones that change as fast as we drive. On the NSW north coast we suffered constant heavy rain like nothing that we’re used to in Melbourne (a … Continue reading In praise of heated seats
Kilometres to Miles
If you think this is confusing try Googling distances to Miles. Continue reading Kilometres to Miles
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