Clearly, we had arrived on a designated “postcard” day. Balmy, warm glassy ocean, people swanning about under dazzling blue skies. This is gunna be good…we said, and about 10 days later it was good again. It was the in-between days that tended to live at the margins. Don’t get me wrong, plenty of sunshine, butContinue reading “Christmas at The Granites”
Category Archives: The Choice is Yours
The Limestone Coast
It wasn’t long after we left Millicent that we hit the Limestone Coast proper.  All the tourist brochures have the Limestone Coast stretching way inland to places like Coonawarra and Padthaway. Considering the attraction of these destinations is obviously NOT surf and sand, seems a bit of a missed marketing opportunity. Anyway, we decided coastContinue reading “The Limestone Coast”
Ch-ch-ch Changes
So…..we’ve got the band back together. Everything old is new again. The transition has been almost seamless and Tamika is quickly finding her feet in her brave new world. In the space of just two weeks, she has started to get serious about her photography, music and writing. All creative options are on the tableContinue reading “Ch-ch-ch Changes”
Whole Again
There was still one more item that I had promised myself before leaving Victoria – a diesel heater. There are SO many on the market ranging from $130 to nearly $1300 and they ALL look the same from the outside . Nearly all are from China, except for the up-market German models. I settled onContinue reading “Whole Again”
Boys and Their Toys
Well, that foray back into the workforce didn’t end well. I thought I could dodge an old injury in the packing shed, but after seven long days, liked a long lost friend, my ulna nerve reminded me why repetitive work is SO yesteryear. Still the $1200 made was welcome news to my emaciated bank account.Continue reading “Boys and Their Toys”
Park Life
Caught between the longing for tar and the struggle for the legal tender You know, I’ve never talked about how this journey is being financed, apart from the initial burst of enthusiastic fruit picking nearly 12 months ago, you haven’t really been privy to the day to day finances that make this all possible. Well,Continue reading “Park Life”
The Great Ocean Rd Part 1
Bells Beach to Cape Otway Bells Beach Bells Beach is certainly in the lexicon of must visit locations, and was great place to start my journey down the coast. I set down in the north car park. There is only one spot that you could say is designated for large vehicles, however I straddled manyContinue reading “The Great Ocean Rd Part 1”
The Great Ocean Rd Part 2
Johanna Beach Campground I admit that the $ signs next to so many listings in the On the Road Free Campsite Guide, had sparked my determination to do this expedition on the cheap wherever possible. Caravan Parks are definitely a last resort and there are plenty of them along the way. All the listed freeContinue reading “The Great Ocean Rd Part 2”
The Warrumbungler Part 1
You’ll hear the story about that a little later, but lets start with some high anxiety first. I arrived in Coona with way less than a quarter tank of diesel, which normally would not be a problem. First the Caltex and then the Shell. BOTH had run out of diesel less than half an hourContinue reading “The Warrumbungler Part 1”
The Warrumbungler Part 2
As you can probably guess, didn’t do a real lot the next day. My calves were screaming like they hadn’t been fed and, with the cold snap arriving, a warm bed seemed a really good option for the better part of the day. With the sun scraping the top of the ridge for most ofContinue reading “The Warrumbungler Part 2”