Day 7, Sunday 12th Jan 2014 Girgarre We wake to the loud squawking of baby galahs in the gum tree beside us, noisy little critters. The town is packed with locals who have come to town to visit the market … Continue reading Girgarre Moosic Muster
Day 6, Saturday 11th Jan 2014 Elmore – Girgarre It was a warm night but the breeze through the van was pleasant, so we slept well. We drive about 40kms to Girgarre to find that the whole town (population 191) has been turned into a campground. We check-in at the town hall and pay our fee of $50 per head. This covers Friday dinner, which we have missed, Saturday dinner, Sunday cooked breakfast, all music, and music workshops. In all, it’s damned good value. There is only one post office store in town, oh, and a hardware store, but thankfully … Continue reading You can play uke
Day 2, Tuesday 7th Jan 2014 Mt Franklin – Moonambel We walk up the dirt road to the rim of the crater to see the view. Sadly, it has been blocked out by the trees. But the walk through the pine forest gets our blood pumping and leaves us feeling ready to face the day. All the gadgets on the van worked well overnight making it the most luxurious night of free camping we’ve ever spent. Now the hot shower before breakfast just tops it off. But will I have to put up with Woody’s moans of ecstasy with every … Continue reading A hot shower and a flat
Melbourne, December 2013 After more than 12 months of caravanning we realized that we really (and I must emphasise the ‘really’) liked this caravanning lifestyle. We had begun thinking about how a van with a bathroom would make life easier. A caravan club Xmas muster at Warrnambool proved to be particularly wet and miserable and that was the last straw. It was time to upgrade. The poptop was advertised online and within days we were towing it up to central Victoria to its new home. We still wave to it as we pass that way. Thus, a few weeks later, … Continue reading Time for an upgrade
Day 4, Saturday 9th Nov 2013 Mansfield – Whitfield We head out of town towards Whitfield and realise that we’re being passed by race cars. Then we notice a sign announcing that the road is now closed for most of the day. Whoops, our little caravan is in the middle of a car race! Quickly we turn the thing around and get the hell out of there. Of course, that means that instead of heading north up through the King Valley we must go first to Benalla then across to Oxley, and south down through the King valley to Whitfield. … Continue reading The King Valley
Day 2 Thursday 7th Nov 2013 Lake Eildon – Jamieson We wake to another warm morning, with the kookaburras calling and little feet paddling about on the roof and scratching at the door, I guess the birds want breakfast. The … Continue reading Finding Jamieson
Day 3, Friday 8th Nov 2013 Jamieson – Mansfield It rained a little and gently overnight. It is now overcast but still warm. For the very first time, we test our year-old shower tent and it is great, but I … Continue reading Cold showers and hot cars
Wednesday 6th Nov 2013 Melbourne – Lake Eildon The Yarra Valley is lush with green growth after a long and wet winter and spring. Rows of emerald green grape vines march down the hillsides. Even the gum trees are at … Continue reading Exploring the High Country
Day 7, Tuesday 17th Sept 2013 Barham – Melbourne Once more, it rained heavily during the night and everything is wet and soggy. There are lots of hugs as we say goodbye. We go through Kerang and pass what is left of the iconic pub that was burnt down only last week. Somehow the threatening rain holds off and we zig zag to Boort, Korong Vale, then back onto the Calder Highway at Inglewood (birthplace of Sir Reg Ansett). We have a huge serving of roast lamb and ten vegetables at the Morong Family Hotel before hitting the Morong Bypass … Continue reading Not more rain
Day 6, Monday 16th Sept 2013 Barham During the night we had a tumultuous thunderstorm. We heard it rolling in then we were surrounded by booming, crashing and flashing for fifteen minutes before it slowly moved on upriver. Then the … Continue reading It’s raining again
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