Gidday all,

Still hanging around southeast of Melbourne, were taken for a Sunday drive around the coast   by our friends and had a good look around. Only a couple of days left before we sail off, will tidy and clean the camper and eat through the remaining fruit and veg in preparation.

The weather has been kind, hope it stays calm for the crossing.

                                                  couple of cockies cleaning out the nest

                                          looking back towards Melbourne from Woolamai

                                                 looking at French Island from Corinella

                                                                  view from Settlement Point

 

 

 

 

Gidday all,

Lingered on the banks of the Murray River watching the water skiers going up and down and relaxing. Also fixed the parking brake on the truck. Headed off to Bendigo and then south towards Melbourne. Contacted some friends southeast of Melbourne and they invited us to a Christmas eve BBQ, so set the GPS for Cape Paterson. Thought we were going on the freeways around Melbourne but it changed it’s mind at the last minute and sent us straight through the city. A lot of traffic and a couple of hours later we found our way to the destination. 

So staying for a couple of days and then have a look around the coast till it’s time to board the ship for Tassie. Been a bit slack with photos so will put some on next time. Merry and safe Christmas to all.

Gidday all,

Sitting on the banks of the mighty Murray River at Echuca, on the Victoria side. Spent the last couple of days on a creek bank south of Hay. May stay a couple of days, or may not, don’t know yet.

Temps in the 20s, good to feel cool again.

                                             on the Cobb highway to the Vic boarder

                                                        driving on the Hay plains

                                                              the headless horseman

                                                   strange creatures of the black swamp

                                                                 natural sculptures at billabong creek

Gidday all,

Finally getting cooler, turned westward at Parks and spent the night at a lake near Condoblin on Friday. Saturday morning the powerboats started to arrive and it got crowded so we left and found a nice spot at Booberoi Weir 60k down the road, on the Lachlan river, spent the weekend there not a soul in sight.

Will head south from here to Hay and Denilliquin.

                                              relaxing at the weir for a couple of days

                                 just off the road a marker for the grave of the king of Clare tribe

                                                        old pump shed at the weir

                                                     the boiler used to power machines

                                                                       the weir itself

 

Gidday all,

On the road again, decided to leave the heat of North Queensland behind and we are heading back to Tasmania.

Left on the 4^th of December and headed south. Called into some friends in Carmilla and Hervey Bay then met up with my sister Janice and Mark at Wongi state forest for a day. We parted ways, they headed northish and we went west. Went to Biggenden, then Mundubbera, south to Dalby and over to St. George, then south to Hebel and crossed over into NSW. Mind you that took us 3 days.

Now sitting just north of Coonamble. The weather is still hot, went through a couple of massive dust storms, big winds out on the plains.

Have got a few weeks before we sail off so will meander through NSW and Victoria, hope it gets cooler soon.

                                                        At Wongi water holes

                                                                         More of Wongi

                                                     Lunch at the start of the dingo fence

                                                  Stanley the emu outside Lightning Ridge

                                                        Stanley made from VWs

                                                          Hay  man near Walget