Monthly Archives: September 2010

Huge load of washing his morning plus many phone calls to tyre and caravan places in search of the right tyres for the car and the appropriate bits of plumbing stuff. Would you believe that because our Prado is the … Continue reading →

Packed up and left by 9.30 am. Amazing for us! Aim today is to get some plumbing supplies for Chris to fix our pump / water system problem. Distilled down to valve problem in pump rather than pump itself (too … Continue reading →

Off for a longer walk today….. Maybe?? Weather having trouble making up its mind what to do. Sunny one minute, raining the next, so am writing interim blog entry while awaiting resolution. Kangaroo hopped through camp while sitting contemplating nature … Continue reading →

Stopped off at the Bluff (just outside VH) on the way. Steep climb up to some great coastal views. Spotted some dolphins as well. Success at Stringybark campground! Huge choice of camp sites. Settled ourselves at site #8, which required … Continue reading →

Woke up to rain but turned into a glorious day. No one in office still (manager was unwell yesterday) to pay. Cycled ~ 20 km of the Encounter Cycleway from near our park up to Middleton via the Mitre 10 … Continue reading →

Great morning. Breakfast in the sun admiring the lake. Good day for windsurfing but considered the water might be too cold to risk (and himself from the icy wastes of the UK!). Out of the park before 10 am. A … Continue reading →

Generally driving day with option to stop off along the way for any sights. Hopeful of getting into Coorong National Park (seemed like a lot of access points were 4WD only). Had fond memories of the film “Storm Boy” from … Continue reading →

Checked out by 10.30, found somewhere to park the van in Penola and for the second time in 3 1/2 weeks got out the bikes! Pedalled off in search of more vino. Mapped out a route to 4 more cellar … Continue reading →

Discounted cave tours available when you’ve already done one so we decided on the Victoria Fossil Cave and the Wonambi Fossil Centre (self guided) tour plus the Wet Cave which is thrown in with the Wonambi one. Planned for a … Continue reading →

As expected for the day we were leaving the Grampians, woke up to a lovely sunny day. Headed out anyway, first checking again with the Visitor Info Centre re my watch (no luck) and filing a lost property report with … Continue reading →