The up-side of being behind the news is that, dear readers, you avoid hearing about the necessary but mundane bits that keep the wheels turning. Three weeks in Melbourne for preventative maintenance on Jeep and van – and I’ll spare you the blow by blow. But what started as a tiny hose replacement essentially turnedContinue reading “Gone in 60 (hundred dollar bills)”
Category Archives: VIC
Omeo-my!
Best be up early, I decided. Omeo was an unknown quantity. It could be all over in an hour or a mine of opportunities. As it turned out, it landed somewhere in the middle. Anglers Rest is pretty close to the highest driving point on this run up to the high country and it wasContinue reading “Omeo-my!”
Pig in a Point
Tallangatta sits on the Murray Valley Highway, that skirts Lake Hume for the best part of 30klms, eventually bottoming out at Albury. While the quickest way back to Melbourne, it certainly held no surprises for me. I was much more interested in the Victorian High Country and the town of Omeo. In an idle moment,Continue reading “Pig in a Point”
Eh, Mallacoota, iAy!
Lucky I’m not writing this on first impressions, but more on Mallacoota shortly. I spent an extra day at Cann River as the rain had set in for the day and with a badly bruised toe (don’t ask), laying around was what the doctor WOULD have proscribed. I was thinking of putting together an article for OnContinue reading “Eh, Mallacoota, iAy!”
The Wilderness Coast
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, as you would expect, IContinue reading “The Wilderness Coast”
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 three suspension guys in Bairnsdale. Most getContinue 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”
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”