Day 1 Tuesday 13/12/2022 Home to Camperdown, overcast 20˚ We have a good run up the Eastlink tollway but the Monash grinds to a halt at Moira Street. We sit in stop-start traffic surrounded by trucks and wondering if the … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Camperdown
Fryerstown, Vic, Nov 2022 Day 4 Wednesday 9/11/2022 Fyerstown, warm 23 We’re up early for a trip to Castlemaine. The hikers leave even earlier and we discover that they’ve flooded the second bathroom. Our boys get in and clean up … Continue reading A hearty brekkie and a cemetery walk
Fryerstown, Vic, Nov 2022 Day 3 Tuesday 8/11/2022 Fryerstown, warm 25 brief evening thunderstorm I take a walk up the hill to the All Saints Anglican Church (1861) which is now a private house. Wandering up the dirt lane that … Continue reading Fryerstown ambling about
Day 2 Monday 7/11/2022 Fryerstown, humid 24 passing thunderstorm I wake to a warm sunny morning. But perhaps that’s because I slept in so late. With power available on the veranda, we move our coffee machines over there and sit … Continue reading Exploring Fryerstown
In these pages, I often mention funny place names and signposts that leave us wondering how on earth the name came about. One of those familiar with southern motorists is Turn Back Jimmy Creek near Jerilderie in New South Wales. Some months ago I was grateful to receive an email from Robert in Perth who solved one mystery for me. Robert’s grandfather was a pioneering farmer in Coleambally and to quote Robert “Jimmy was told to go into town to get supplies but when he got to the creek he changed his mind (about going into town). He returned empty-handed … Continue reading Turn Back Jimmy Creek
Day 107 Monday 19/9/2022 Woomargama to Home, cold We’re up before dawn and we have short showers because we’re low on water and don’t want to top up the tanks. There is enough water to wash last night’s dishes so … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 107 – Back in town
Day 106 Sunday 18/9/2022 Marulan to Woomargama, icy wind 8 – 14 We have a warm toasty night with two doonas on the bed. The van quickly warms when we fire up the diesel heater though the outside ambient temperature … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 106 – Fit for a King
Day 105 Saturday 17/9/2022 Maitland to Marulan, 23 @ Hawkesbury 13 @ Sthn Highlands It was a cool night and we woke to dew on the grass. Trotters are clop-clopping around the arena. The GPS (she who didn’t know Blomfield … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 105 – Did we fly in?
Day 104 Friday 16/9/2022 Nambucca Heads to Maitland, warm 24 It rained all night, but thankfully stopped at 6:00am and became warm and steamy. We trundle down the Pacific M1 freeway and arrive at the Maitland turnoff around noon. There … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 104 – Maitland
Sept 2022, Nambucca Heads, NSW There’s a wonderful spear fisherman statue in the garden by the V Wall that explains how the indigenous people of this area knew when the mullet were running. Hairy grubs, butterflies, and wattle blooming were … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Days 102 & 103 – Time to say goodbye again
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