Camping, photography and other ramblings
It’s December 19th and we’re driving south along the Kwinana Freeway when we’re over taken by a car with the number plate starting with “AU”. This is the regional registration identifier for Augusta, which is our destination, but is also Read More …
Mr Barval is a favourite winery of ours. It’s small, family owned and run, produces great wine and has a lovely vibe. Mr Barval is a fixed destination of ours every Christmas break, where we enjoy wine tasting, cheese platter Read More …
Our 51st trip was a bit of a last-minute affair. Mads and Quade decided they wanted to go camping, I’d had some things come up at work (i.e. a lack of it), so we thought bugger it, why not slip Read More …
That’s right, this is our 50th trip in Goldie, our much loved Goldstream Crown caravan. But before we pop the corks on the champers and release the balloons, settle back, because this shit is about to get freaky…. Today, being Read More …
With a hockey bye coinciding with a long weekend, we decided — somewhat last-minute — to take a trip. And yes, we opted for one of our favourite locales: Dryandra. Having worked a bunch of extra hours recently, I took Read More …
This year’s Easter and ANZAC Day public holidays provided the perfect opportunity to take three days’ annual leave to get a ten-day break. Although we took four days to ensure we missed the mass exodus on Easter Friday, getting away Read More …
Things change. This year particularly so, as on our annual Chrissy camping trip to Augusta, Georgia was unable to join us as she’s now “out on the beat,” keeping us civilians safe, working as a Police Officer with W.A. Police. Read More …
Our period of extended leave is rapidly approaching its end, with work back on the agenda from early Jan ’25… 🙁 We did, and could continue to, get used to this life of luxury, where an alarm did not set Read More …
A bit of a lengthy post this one, in terms of km travelled, more so than words. Leaving the Flinders Ranges we managed to tick off another Aussie travel icon that’d been on our “To Do” list for many years Read More …
We had a choice. Today is the 20th of July, we’re currently in Canberra and need to be in Darwin on the 15th of August. There are two major routes we could take, each with pros and cons; We went Read More …
Entering our 4th (counting WA) state and 1st territory of our trip, we crossed the Vic/NSW border on the Princes Hwy today, aiming for our campsite at Merimbula Lake Holiday Park. Jules found a “stay 4 nights, pay for 3″ Read More …
The Gippsland Region of Victoria is large when considered against the total size of Victoria. It provides a huge diversity of landscapes, from coastline and beaches, rainforest, woodlands, alpine snowfields, lakes and floodplains and acres of fertile farmland. And it’s Read More …
A downside of living in Australia is the massive distance between states, and with my sister and her family, and my mum and dad both living in Victoria, we don’t get together that frequently. So with that in mind, we Read More …
Let me take a moment to say a word about South Australia’s roads. F#cking atrocious! Oops, that’s two words, but the first word aptly describes how bad they are. Almost every road we’ve driven on in South Australia has been Read More …
People. People everywhere we look. People everywhere we go. And then there are these little people running around as well, yelling and screaming – I think they’re called “children”.. Sucks to be us, but that’s what happens when you park Read More …