TIME ELAPSED SINCE DEPARTURE : 20 WEEKS DISTANCE TRAVELLED : 8400 KM Tarra Valley Caravan Park TARRA VALLEY This little hidden gem of an area is tucked away in the Strzelecki Ranges in southern Vic and is a treat of giant tree ferns, rugged bush and massive Mountain Ash eucalypt trees – the worlds …
TIME ON THE ROAD: 13 weeks (arrival in Canberra) DISTANCE TRAVELLED: 7133 kms Parliament House The Nation’s Capital. We never intended to visit Canberra during ‘Our Great Rotation’ but neither of us had an issue doing it as we have both enjoyed previous visits. I really like Canberra. (Sooz: Me too!) It’s wide avenues, lovely tree-lined …
St George Balonne River Our detour from Roma, QLD took us to St George QLD for two nights for no reason other than it was: in the general direction that we needed to go (south) somewhat clear of flooding and a reasonable distance to travel. As it turned out, while we got some rain, the …
The Real Black Stump, Blackall There actually is a Black Stump! A small town called Blackall, about 200 km southeast of Longreach, QLD, has a monument to what I thought was a bit of legendary folklore. The Black Stump was an actual marker for surveying purposes whereby the surveyors used it as a base to …
Sunset at Sandstone CP Carnarvon Gorge The drive from the coast inland to Carnarvon Gorge took us about 6 hours. We arrived when it was almost dark and with only a quarter of a tank of fuel remaining. Problem is, we will be in this area for 3 nights and the closest fuel is 105 …
Views over Yeppoon The Yeppoon area is nice! Very nice. There are beach communities north but mostly south of Yeppoon which is the main uncrowded hub, with only 18,000 people scattered across several different beach areas. We are staying at Emu Park ( Pop 2,000), which is 19km south of Yeppoon, where there are …
Mooloolaba Yacht Club Dicky Beach, QLD It’s not every day in a man’s life when you get to meet an attractive 30-something Russian lady who was once a gymnast with the Moscow Circus! (Sooz: I CANNOT believe he opened with this comment!!!) That’s what happened at Mooloolaba when we were wandering around the wharf area …
On Thursday 11th August ’22 we vacated our abode of 18 years in Dudley St Balgowlah and hand-balled it to the NSW Govt. It should be some sort of recreation reserve when we next see it according to government planning. We don’t expect to be able to visit it for minimum two years – most …
On the road at last. Leigh has retired, and Sooz is on an unofficial sabbatical…