I knew where I wanted to go, but I didn’t know it had a name. The Wilderness Coast is a stretch of about 100klms between Marlo and Mallacoota on the Victorian east coast. Just a hand full of small villages break the coastline, usually at the end of a detour off the Princes Highway. But,Continue reading “The Wilderness Coast”
Category Archives: The Choice is Yours
Welcome to my Hotel California
Bairnsdale……you can check out any time to you like, but you can never leave…apparently. That temporary repair on the broken suspension leaf proved VERY temporary . It lasted all of 150klm. A slow and steady retreat back to Bairnsdale was my only option. First thing Monday morning I hit the phones. Luckily there were threeContinue reading “Welcome to my Hotel California”
Along the Silt Road
I WAS supposed to be somewhere else by now. Well, I am, but only just. The van repairs fell at the final hurdle, when the paint job on the repaired section bubbled and had to be stripped back and done again. Another five nights confined to barracks. Again, Ray the motel owner, came to the rescue and steered meContinue reading “Along the Silt Road”
The Den of Nargun
Mythical creatures, mysterious caves, secret rituals. A quest out of World of Warcraft? No, but more on that later. Welcome back peeps. Year four of the ‘junko’ blog starts…..NOW!  Firstly, the Photo Gallery is soooo close. All the galleries are ready to upload, but to get it to do what I want, I’m transferring the domain to a hosting siteContinue reading “The Den of Nargun”
Lake Cargelligo
There are lakes and there are lakes. As Mick Dundee would say; “That’s not a lake…..THAT’S a lake”. Now, I’m sure there’s bigger out there, but it certainly dominates the view from just about anywhere in the township and surrounds. According to my guide, there was only one free campsite close to town, Frogs Hollow,Continue reading “Lake Cargelligo”
To the Murray….and Beyond 1
It was sad to leave Lake Congelligo, but as they say, duty called. My partner in musical crime, Phil had his second AZ shot… and lived, and Tamika had ‘persuaded’ me as only she can, that it was the right thing to do….if not for me, for the country. I took the precaution of checkingContinue reading “To the Murray….and Beyond 1”
Beyond…finally! 1
There’s nothing like being marooned on the wrong side of the Murray and in lock down to run out of ideas to amuse and entertain my loyal readers. I could not offer any relief to the tedium you have all been experiencing since my last post. However, Dan Andrews did provide a window of opportunityContinue reading “Beyond…finally! 1”
Tilting At Windmills
Wow I’m not going to make a habit of this Anyway, I’m guessing not many of you have got up close to these guys. They are like towering sentinels with their gaze fixed on some unseen horizon. Imposing and yet elegant. I started to wonder why anyone would object to wind turbines in the ruralContinue reading “Tilting At Windmills”
It’s all about The Dish, ’bout The Dish, no Trouble
As far as I know there are two reasons to go to Parkes. One, if your an Elvis impersonator (get a life people) and two, to see the radio telescope made famous by Sam Neil et al in The Dish. So, I’ll go with whats behind door number two please. After spending two days withContinue reading “It’s all about The Dish, ’bout The Dish, no Trouble”
It’s Zoo Time!
The run to Dubbo was uneventful. It took a while for the Warrumbungles to finally dip below the horizon but soon had the interior of the Jeep like a warm bath. I had a ‘to do’ list in Dubbo including the Western Plains Zoo that afternoon. However, I’d lost time and soon realized that WellingtonContinue reading “It’s Zoo Time!”