Day 13 Christmas Day Sunday 25/12/2022 Portland, warm sunny 21 We’re up early, sorry, Woody is always up early. I’m up early to catch the misty sunrise over the harbour. Then, it’s a morning of phone calls and preparing lunch. … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 13 Christmas in the sun
Day 12 Saturday 24/12/2022 Portland, warm 21 A walk into town for more bread is a lovely amble around the now busy shops. Christmas carols are playing and street stall sausages are sizzling. I love the hush on Christmas Eve, … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 12 Christmas is coming
Day 11 Friday 23/12/22 Portland, cloudy 14 – 19 Woody picked up the last of the Xmas groceries before breakfast, after which we walked down to The Bakehouse to buy cakes for Xmas day. Tucked behind a lot of old … Continue reading Exploring Portland – Day 11 In praise of saints & wombat droppings
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
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