Travel in Australia
The End of Our Time in Cobram
We arrved home yesterday afternoon after a drive that included stops at a number of unplanned places along the way. After we passed through the little town of Katamatite (which the navigation system in our car gave a weird and unexpected pronunciation) we passed the old silos that were once by the railway line. These […]
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More Exploring on a Wet Day
Today has been a wet and rainy day. It’s the weather that i thought we were getting yesterday. As a result, our outdoor activities have been somewhat curtailed but we still found some interesting places. Just before we crossed the bridge to go to the NSW town of Barooga we came across Thompsons Beach. It […]
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Exploring Around Cobram
Happily, I can report that the weather today was not as bad as forecast. There was some rain early in the morning but most of the day was just cloudy with only a light shower now and then. We had expected rain to fall for most of the day. Using Google to find local attractions, […]
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We are in Cobram for a Few Days
Some weeks ago, we decided to return to Cobram where we spent a pleasant few days about a year ago, Again, we are staying at the RACV Resort, just a little out of town. Rather than get here by driving straight up the highway via Semour and Shepparton , we decied to take a more […]
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A Return Visit to Puckapunyal
On Saturday, I (along with my long-term mate Ken Wriedt) attended a service at Puckapunyal to unveil a plaque commemorating its role in training the thousands of young National Servicemen over the years from the 1950s to 1972. We always preferred to be called National Servicemen (shortened to its slang term of ‘Nasho’s) rather than […]
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New Plymouth and Mount Taranaki
After two days of driving, we set yesterdayaside to explore the local area around Mount Taranaki and New Plymouth. We left our motel around mid-morning and drove about 30 kms to New Plymouth on the western coast. New Plymouth It is named after the English city of Plymouth, in Devon, UK from where the first […]
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Coastal Scenery Near Inverloch
There are some very interesting parts of the coast line between Inverloch and Cape Patterson. Yesterday, we explored the cliffs and beaches along the way. This area is located in the Bunurong Marine National Park. It has place names such as Eagles Nest, Shack Bay, Twin Reefs and The Caves and is ideal for photography. […]
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We Have Returned Home
On our last day of our trip from Port Douglas, we only had a little over 220 kilometres to go from Sale to get back home in Melbourne. We had some spare time to see a number of things on our list of places to visit in Sale. The first was the War Memorial outside […]
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Sale – Our Last Night on This Trip
Tonight, we are in the city of Sale and this is our last night before arriving home tomorrow. Today, we had a pleasant and unrushed travel day with plenty of time to see some of the places that we encountered on our drive from Eden. For the first part of our drive, we travelled through […]
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Some Enjoyable Time Around Eden
Yesterday’s drive from Ulladulla to Eden was in stark contrast to the day before when we had driven on motorways to avoid Sydney. Instead of just driving to a destination as we did the day before, yesterday’s travel was very pleasurable. We were able to enjoy the countryside, beaches and forests that we encountered along […]
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Two Days of Traveling South
Our last two days of travel have been less than exciting – one by accident and one intentionally. Yesterday we were late in leaving Port Macquarie after fiddling around checking some local sights and stopping at the supermarket. It was after 1100 by the time we were on the road. Our plan was to travel […]
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Farewell to My Good Mate, Max
Last night when we checked into our hotel, we noticed a group of people looking rather haggard. They were the participants in this year’s Queensland Variety Bash travelling from St George in Central Queensalnd to Port Macquarie – an arduous drive of ten days. Variety Bash cars must be a minimum 25 years old . […]
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