Local Getaways
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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On Our Way to Port Douglas – First Stop – Albury
We left home this morning in cloudy and windy weather to begin our drive to Albury for the first day of our road trip to Port Douglas in Far North Queensland. The best spot for lunch turned out to be the tiny village of Yarck in the upper Goulburn Valley. With a population of less […]
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We Are Heading Off On Our Next Trip
We are packed and ready to leave on another trip to explore some more of Australia, starting on Tuesday, July 8. This time we are heading back to Far North Queensland to see some new (and some old) territory. We will travel north across the Muray River to Canberra and then through some rural areas […]
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Home From Benalla Along the Silo Art Trail
We arrived home from our trip to Cobden late yesterday afternoon. We had a cool start in the morning with a temperature of around 4C but the sun was warm, especially in the car behind glass. We choose to drive home via Benalla and along the Silo Art Trail route via the towns of Tungamah, […]
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Exploring Around Cobram
The weather up here was fine and sunny, although a little cool – much better than the day on Melbourne with cold weather and showers. It was a pleasant day for exploring around this area. Cobram is located in the Murray River, about half way between Yarrawonga and Tocumwal. Along this stretch river there are […]
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We Are on a Short Road Trip to Cobram
I picked up my replacement car last Thursday. It is a very nice BMW X1. It’s a little smaller than the car that I sold back to the dealer but it’s very well equipped and nice to drive. It’s just about the right size for us and much easier for Jill to get into and […]
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Abandoned or Reused
For the last three days we have been back in Victoria’s central gold fields region having a break after Christmas. I have written about this area before in previous posts – https://www.wilsons.id.au/more-exploration-around-creswick/ On this visit, we have noticed many old buildings that have been abandoned or now serve a different purpose. Some of these date […]
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Avenues of Honour
An Avenue of Honour is a memorial road or pathway lined with trees, planted to commemorate individuals, especially soldiers, who served in wars or conflicts. This tradition was popular in Australia and New Zealand, symbolising the remembrance of those who served and, in many cases, those who died. Although significant after World War One, this […]
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Paris at the Bendigo Gallery
We have just spent a few days in Bendigo (Victoria’s third largest regional city) where there is still a strong history of gold mining. We had a sunmptuous dinner at our favourite regional restaurant (The Woodhouse) with its fine steak meals as well as a few hours at the Bendigo Gallery which is one of […]
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More Exploration Around Creswick
We had a lot of rain overnight and we watched it move across our area this morning on the weather radar on my phone. It had cleared by mid morning so we were clear to do some more exploring. Rather than head west as we did yesterday, today we drove north towards Castlemaine. Our first […]
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Revisiting Central Victoria’s Gold Towns
As someone who prefers landscape photography, this area around Creswick is a bit frustrating. There is very little stunning scenery – just a lot of ‘goldfields country’ that is characterised by scraggly forest of box and ironbark trees. The topography is rather flat and the soil is a golden colour that is very stony and […]
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Today’s Tour Through Some of Victoria’s Early Gold Mining Towns
We’ve taken a few days off to spend at the old goldfields town of Creswick, near Ballarat. It’s nice to get out of Melbourne although the city sprawl is now so large that it took us well over hour. to feel that we had reached the end of suburbia. It’s easy travelling along the Western […]
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