Day 8 Tuesday 16/5/2023 Weethalle to Grenfell, sunny 19 It’s a beautiful morning, clear and chilly and the old timber buildings glow in the sunrise. This weather really is quite unusual for this time of year. I trip the power … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 8 – The Dunnies of Grenfell
Day 7 Monday 15/5/2023 Coolamon to Weethalle, 12 – 21 It’s a clear morning and there’s flat land for miles, crops, and sheep are the produce out here. We cross the Newell Highway onto Burley Griffin Way at Ardlethan. Walter … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 7 – Just a wee town
Day 6 Sunday 14/5/2023 Coolamon, sunny 20 It was a mild night. A few trains went through but they weren’t loud. It’s nice to have a lazy morning, do a few jobs and the washing. After lunch we walk another … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 6 – Temora tomorrow?
Day 5 Saturday 13/5/2023 Lockhart to Coolamon, sunny 5 – 20 Because of the short distance we have planned today, we have a late start and don’t get away until 10:00. But before taking to the road we get a call from Elle, with great excitement she tells us that she’s bought a secondhand Windsor Daintree motor home with only 4000 kms on the clock. The stove is a virgin, and it comes with all the chattels. The only thing her motor home needs is a diesel heater. I’m sure we’ll be seeing her soon. The drive along back roads … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 5 – Puppy Training
Day 4 Friday 12/5/2023 Yackandandah to Lockhart, sunny 20 It’s another icy morning and the hoses are frozen. We farewell Toothless and his Missus, they’re on their way to Broome, the long way. The bridge at Fitzroy Crossing was washed … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 4 – Have Cable Ties Will Travel
Day 3 Thursday 11/5/2023, Yackandandah, sunny Another chilly morning after a night of chasing doonas around the bed. Why is it that caravan beds inspire doonas to wander during the night and usually end up on the floor? We have … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 3 – Tuning up with too many forks
Day 2 Wednesday 10/5/2023, Yackandandah, 1-approx 16 warm sunny It was a double doona night last night, but I had forgotten to put the second doona on the bed. Thank goodness for the electric blanket. It’s an icy morning this … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 2 – Killers in the car park
Day 1 Tuesday 9/5/2023, Melbourne to Yackandandah, chilly intermittent rain It has rained on and off in Melbourne for several days and an early cold snap has brought snow to the ranges. At least the skiers are happy. For us … Continue reading Yackety Yack – Day 1 Tickling the Toureg
Hastings, Vic, May 2023 A blog post by Jacquie Lambert over at World Wide Walkies where she tells us about getting a heavy vehicle license, and a visit to the Hastings Westernport Historical Society jogged some very old memories this week. Having a few spare minutes before meeting with the ladies at the Historical Society I parked down by the jetty and did a quick rough sketch of the old fish shed that has been lovingly restored. You see, Hastings was a fishing village in the late 19th century and the daily catch was sent, as quickly as possible, up … Continue reading Driving tests at sea level
Melbourne, Vic, Apr 2023 We had often said that we would give up caravanning if one of 3 things happened. If our health, that of the caravan, or car failed. Bearing in mind that Priscilla is our 2nd van and the Jeep Cherokee is our 3rd tow car. The Jeep was causing more worry and stress than actual breakdowns and with problems that couldn’t be replicated in a mechanic’s workshop. It only gave trouble when towing, sometimes a few 100kms from home but usually more than 1000kms, and we weren’t going to take the mechanic to the back of Bourke … Continue reading Making Decisions
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