Day 5 Wednesday 11th March 2015 Burra to Port Augusta We breakfast in the sun, the sheep look like brown balls on the yellow hillsides. Burra is an historic copper mining town and is in heritage condition. There are lots … Continue reading Go West, Day 5 – Port Augusta
Day 4 Tuesday 10th March Mildura to Burra SA The Ollies water system has failed so Double or Nuthin changes the filter. We fill up with petrol and coffee and leave the oasis of Mildura for Renmark in South Australia. … Continue reading Go West, Day 4 – Burra Gorge
Monday 9th March 2015 weather pleasant Charlton to Mildura A beautiful morning, with Veewee we leave the Ollies cooking a farewell breakfast for the family and head off to Mildura. Sea Lake is a quiet stop for morning tea and … Continue reading Go West, Day 3 – Mildura
Day 2 Go West Sunday 8th March 2015 Charlton We wake to the smell of the Aussie bush. After walking around town looking at the houses, shops and the river the three of us try to attach Veewee’s new pole carrier to the underside of her new van. Of course, this may seem a simple task to most members of our caravan club but to us climbing Everest would have been easier. We take turns in rolling about under the chassis and groaning while Tillie leaps about giving dog assistance (not). Woody had left the clips from one end at … Continue reading Go West, Day 2 – Charlton
Where to now? That is the question. Like most people, we are confined to home or should I say we’ve been given a licence to veg out in front of our screens. When you look back at the times in … Continue reading Where to now?
Day 26 Tuesday 17/3/20 Broken Creek to home, glorious Overnight we’ve decided not to tarry any longer, we’ll go straight home and prepare for an unknown future. That being the case, our last sleep in the van for what will … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 26 – Home
Day 25 Monday 16/3/20 Colac Colac to Broken Creek, bright sunny 26 We fill our water tanks at the Corryong Saleyards as ‘Clack Clack’ only has bore water. There’s seems to always be something happening at these saleyards. Last week … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 25 Broken Creek
Day 24 Sunday 15/3/20 Colac Colac, sunny 6 – 25 A cold double doona night followed by an equally cold morning with the humming of diesel heaters. Mid morning we pop into town to visit Jack Riley’s grave and the … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 24 – Colac Colac
Day 22 Friday 13/3/20 Colac Colac, mid 20’s then rain We take a leisurely drive up to Khancoban and along the way see a herd of cattle being driven along the roadsides. Khancoban township was built for the construction of … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 22 – Colac Colac
Day 20 Wednesday 11/3/20 Towong Flat, Warm 29 The boys run into town early to get water and supplies for tonight’s burger night. We have another deliciously lazy day in the sun. I spend the morning the sketching the farm across the road. It’s bliss. Woody takes a walk along the river and has to return quietly after he stumbles across a couple enjoying a private moment on the riverbank. Veewee arrives exhausted after a long drive, her poodle co-pilot is a bundle of energy. El Prado cooks the burgers on the barbie and we sit chatting until dark. “I … Continue reading The Empty Esky Tour, Day 20 – Towong
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