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
Jamieson, Vic The tiny town of Jamieson is at the junction of the Jamieson and Upper Goulburn Rivers. Below the town, the rivers become an arm of man-made Lake Eildon which was built to supply Victorians back in 1956. For … Continue reading Jamieson River Walk
Nov 2013, Jamieson, Vic We follow the now wild Goulburn River towards the town of Kevington. Skipworth Reserve is a jaw dropper, one of the best. It’s a large park with shady ash trees and plenty of mown lawn. There are new drop toilets and concrete fireplaces with BBQ plates attached. There is a phone number nailed to a tree for the local wood man who delivers dry firewood, what a good service. The Goulburn River skirts the park and the sound of the rapids and the huge cicadas is both deafening and wondrous. There are about eight other vans … Continue reading Finding Skipworth
Whenever we’ve camped in the Upper Goulburn valley we’ve remarked on the impeccable condition of the camp grounds. No rubbish, well mown grass and clean toilets. Even the fire pits are tidy and have no stray ash. On our last … Continue reading The Forestry Boys
Our mate El Prado and his dear lady Elle spent a few days at the Jamieson Caravan Park recently. One evening they walked across town to a little restaurant called Mingo’s for dinner, which they tell us is well worth the visit. After an evening of most pleasant inebriation they left the restaurant for the stroll home in the warm evening air. Suddenly a large pig of about 250 – 300kg loomed out of the dark with a certain attraction for our mate El Prado. Much oinking, snuffling and nudging ensued before they reached the safety of their caravan, their … Continue reading Pink elephants? Never!
Skipworth Reserve near Jamieson in Victoria is a bird watchers paradise. Fairy Wrens, King Parrots, Bower Birds, Wattle Birds, Black Cockatoos, Magpies, Kookaburras, Wonga Pigeons, Currawongs, Tree Hoppers. Big fat Wonga Pigeons scour the grass for tidbits. Fairy Wrens hop … Continue reading The Birdlife of Skipworth Reserve
Whilst camped at Skipworth Reserve just out of Jamieson, Vic the boys from the DSE (Dept of Sustainability and Environment) have lunch with us as they do their rounds of cleaning the park. They suggest that we check out Granny’s … Continue reading Granny’s Flat
We’ve just returned from Jamieson in the Victorian high Country. It is one of those places that we find grabs us and calls us back annually. A place where the world can be forgotten for a day or two or … Continue reading Jamieson, Vic
We get chatting to a butcher in the high country in Victoria. We tell him that we’re camped out at Skipworth Reserve on the upper reaches of the Goulburn River.” Catching any fish?” He says. “No” we sheepishly reply “we … Continue reading Poor little critters
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