Ararat, Vic Day 7 Thursday 25/12/2025, Christmas Day Ararat, cold southerly wind 18 At 10:00am we shove the turducken roast in the oven, commenting on how good these things are, not requiring thawing. It’s then that we notice the first … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – An Aldi Christmas
Ararat, Vic Day 6 Wednesday 24/12/2025 Ararat, breezy 10 – 20 To pique our curiosity, we return to Aradale Lunatic Asylum (Aradale Mental Hospital) once more. Aradale operated as a psychiatric hospital from 1865 until 1998. This time we hoof … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Are We Mad?
Ararat, Vic Day 5 Tuesday 23/12/2025 Ararat, sunny 10 – 20 Woody does the grocery shopping early before the crowds, then we set off for the Gramps at about 10:30. The tourist town of Halls Gap is in The Grampians … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Busy as a One-Armed Shearer’s Cook
Ararat, Vic Day 4 Monday 22/12/2025 Ararat, sunny 8 – 19 Woody went off for a haircut this morning, come to think of it, we’re both looking a bit shaggy. Lunch done and dusted, we make our way over to … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – An afternoon on the inside
Ararat, Vic Day 3 Sunday 21/12/2025 Ararat, 10 – 20 wet It’s quite a bit cooler today and by mid-morning the rain sets in. Woody drops me off at the Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre and heads off for a … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre
Ararat, Vic Day 2 Saturday 20/12/2025 Ararat, clear sunny 12 – 25 We probably had a few too many first night drinks last evening and Woody is prone to suffering ‘first night excitement’ even more so when it’s Bourbon Friday*. … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – First Night Excitement
Ararat, Vic Dec 2025 Day 1 Friday 19/12/2025 Home to Ararat, 25.5 – 32◦ It’s a busy but fast run through the city. At last, there aren’t any roadworks on the western end of the West Gate Bridge now that … Continue reading Christmas Crackers – Vegemite & Chrissie Lights
To all our readers, thanks so much for following our adventures. Have a safe and happy festive season. Footnote: As a kid I loved Ken Maynard’s Ettamogah Pub cartoons. Nowadays, thanks to Ken, a session of doodling always seems to become a version of an outback pub. Continue reading Compliments of the Season
Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia It’s that time again, the weather has finally started getting warmer and Christmas (being Christmas, New Year and summer holidays all bundled up into one) is just around the corner. Having had a cool wet … Continue reading It’s Silly Season & They’re Here
Mackay, Qld When heading north up the Bruce (highway, that is) you’ll quickly realise that you’ve arrived in the wet tropics when you step out of the car in Mackay. The city of Mackay is a port town for the … Continue reading The Places We Love – Mackay’s Pioneer Valley
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