For the last few days, Jill and I have been staying at the RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria) Resort at Healesville. It is the first time that we have been away together since Jill’s accident in Singapore last September. It was a test to see how well we would cope with some time away…
Apollo Bay is one of my favourite places to visit. Last week, I managed to spend three days there in the company of 22 other members of my Probus club. Jill’s mobility has increased enough for me to leave her for a few days, although I was careful to stock the fridge and do the…
We have spent the last three nights at Tidal River on Wilsons Promontory, the most southerly part of Victoria. The National Park here covers over 500 square kilometres (including offshore islands) and has always been one of my favourite bush walking venues. Over the years, I have walked to every remote camping location on the…
I am back in Launceston having completed the second of my two back to back photo workshops in Tasmania. We left last Saturday and the whole six hour journey to Corinna was in drizzling rain. Corinna is at the southern edge of the Tarkine Wllderness which has the highest annual rainfall in the state. We…
I’ve just returned to Launceston, Tasmania, after spending five days at Cradle Mountain with my friend Michael Snedic and a fellow group of quite serious photographers. This is a good time to be in this alpine area as Australia’s only deciduous native tree, the Nothofagus Gunnii, is turning yellow and gold as we near the…
It’s been a busy few days for us this week, Just after returning from Perth, we have been thrown into a flurry of activity. Our eldest grandchild, Audrey, (14) has decided to have a shot at undertaking the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Their official website tells us that this award is “An internationally recognised program…
Over the last four days, we have had lots of fun exploring some more of Perth and spending time with our grandsons. I had offered to cook fish for lunch for the family on Good Friday, and if I say so myself, we had a nice meal of Barramundi in lemon cream sauce.. It was…
The weather in Perth is balmy and sunny. We are enjoying a few days of mid 20 Degree Celsius temperatures. After two days of being here, we haven’t yet seen Yuki, our Japanese daughter-in-law. Apparently, she just can’t be interrupted while she is working. Japanese women rarely make it to senior organisational roles, so dedication…
We have finally travelled to Perth, Western Australia to visit our family and grandchildren. The state has been completely closed until recently because of Covid-19 and has just recently reopened. Our flight across the breadth of the country was very frustrating. With a combination of more people starting to travel, along with Easter coming on,…
I have just spent the last three days with 24 fellow members of my Probus Club in the towns of Castlemaine and Maldon. We had a wonderful time exploring this historic area of Victoria together. We first met up for lunch in Malmsbury – buying a roll or pie at the bakery and then enjoying…
We delayed our departure from Deniliquin this morning because the local Museum opened at 10.00 am and we wanted the opportunity to see inside. This was the house in which Jill’s grandfather lived whilst he served as the Inspector of Police in the town from around 1931 to 1938. It appears that the police stopped…
Jill’s grandfather was promoted to Inspector around 1931 and was posted to Deniliquin after studying and passing the necessary exams whilst he served as a Sergeant in Queanbeyan. He retired in 1938 and moved back to Moss Vale firstly and then to Queanbeyan where he was appointed Coroner, a position in which he served until…