Day 10 Thursday 22/12/2022 Portland, sunny 14 – 21 The patisserie ‘The Bakehouse’ only opens at the end of the week so Woody has to wait in a queue to buy almond croissants and pain au chocolat. But you know … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 10 & The Bakehouse opens
Day 9 Wednesday 21/12/2022 Portland, wet 14 – 21 Thinking it would be a good idea to pack a picnic and drive out to Bridgewater. I pick Woody up (after his walk) on the outskirts of town. It is beginning … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 9 Searching for the elusive
Day 8 Tuesday 20/12/2022 Portland, sunny 12 – 21 Washing day. It’s not every day that you eat breakfast while happily watching someone jump off a cliff. Yes, those hang gliders are at it again. Woody walks into town to … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 8 Hanging around
Day 7 Monday 19/12/2022 Portland, sunny breezy 12 – 21 VeeWee gets an early start to head home. I walk into town to pick up a couple of prescriptions from the chemist and end up leaning on a fence sketching … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 7 A Botany Lesson
Day 6 Sunday 18/12/2022 Portland, sunny windy 12 – 19 While Woody goes for a walk VeeWee and I catch the little tram that has a tram stop just out front of the caravan park. With poodle in hand, we … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 6 Trundling around town
Day 5 Saturday 17/12/2022 Portland, Sunny 12 – 18 Just outside the eastern corner of our caravan park there’s a red-capped lighthouse. This is Whaler’s Bluff light (1859) and although not very high the light is still operational. The antenna … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 5 Finding Blacknose & Crumpets
Day 4 Friday 16/12/2022 Camperdown to Portland, windy some cloud 11 – 16 It’s a glorious morning, there’s a blue sky and no wind. What a shame we’re leaving. We drive through more rolling pastures filled with contented cows, down … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 4 Grunting, squealing & poo
Day 3 Thursday 15/12/2022 Camperdown, overcast 8 – 16˚ Another chilly morning. This is a very quiet park and only a few workers are staying here. A quick walk to the lookout and gardens and I marvel at the size … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 3 A Taste of Timboon
Day 2 Wednesday 14/12/2022 Camperdown, cold wet, warm, cold wet, warm…7-15 We wake to rain. It had rained on and off all night. I roll over and go back to sleep. Woody walks around town. When I’m under the shower … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 2 Not there yet
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
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