Day 10 Saturday 25/12/21 Xmas Day Chiltern, hot 35 (perfect Xmas weather) It’s another glorious summery morning. Woody walks around town. The neighbours are still watching the outside TV. I had no idea that off season television was so entertaining. … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 10 – Christmas Day
Day 9 Friday 24/12/21 Chiltern, low 30’s An early morning walk around town is rewarding as businesses are coming to life for the day. It’s nice to get a quick glimpse of the street devoid of cars as it once … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 9 – Christmas Eve
Day 8 Thursday 23/12/21 Chiltern, Warm 32 It’s a quiet day of reading and walks. We learn on the park grapevine that someone’s kids over on the unpowered lawn area have killed a rabbit and their Gran is about ready … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 8 – In a stew over rabbit
Day 7 Wednesday 22/12/21 Chiltern, Warm 31 You really can’t go past bacon & eggs for breakfast made with the bacon we bought in Albury. P & K next door aren’t touring the area as their motorhome is all set … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 7
Day 5 Monday 20/12/21 Chiltern, sunny 25˚ Rather than join the highway traffic we take the back road into Albury. We stroll the full length of Dean Street and back. Gosh it’s a long street. There are some superb buildings … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 5
Day 4 Sunday 19/12/21, Chiltern, Wet 28˚ 49mm of rain That was a roaster! It was a shocker of a night. With every window and hatch open we toss and turn under a sheet. What breeze there is, rattles the door roller blind banging the tablecloth weights with a clatter. Tablecloth weights? Yep, they work really well to keep the blind in place. Thunder booms and half asleep and naked I close the 4 roof hatches and the windows on the weather side before falling back into bed and waiting for the heavy plops. Disappointingly, there’s only enough to lower … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 4
Day 3 Saturday 18/12/21, Chiltern, hot 38˚ It’s almost too warm to have breakfast outside, Woody is eating his under a shady elm. It’s a short drive over to Rutherglen, about 17Kms and we can’t believe how quiet the town … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas, Day 3
Day 2 Friday 17/12/21, Chiltern, Sunny hot 32 I lie in bed thinking of all the night noises we hear in the van; the soft mopoke calls, the bloodcurdling scream of curlews, gurgles of rivers, surf crashing on beaches, the … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 2
Christmas has been many things to us over the years and at one time I’m quite sure that Christmas was spelt QANTAS. I do know that we did a lot to improve the airline’s bottom line at the most expensive … Continue reading A Chiltern Christmas – Day 1
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