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Category Archives: Caravanning
Lake Towerrinning
It has been a while since our last caravan trip (actually it was over to Melbourne for the Footy Grand Final at the end of September in 2015) so we were very pleased to be on the road again. Although … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Cowaramup, Margaret River
Tagged Inland lake, Lake Towerrinning, Lakeside Camping, Water Skiing
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The Great Ocean Road
After a few days in Melbourne we are now slowly making our way home. The trip over from Perth to Melbourne was pretty rushed; 3,423 km in four and a half days towing the caravan – the trip home will … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River, Victoria
Tagged Great Ocean Road, Kennett River, Koalas, The Twelve Apostles, Victoria
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AFL Footy Fever in Melbourne
Melbourne is awash with Eagles blue & yellow and Hawks brown & gold colours being worn with pride by their supports. In Friday’s grand final parade our nephew, Jamie Cripps, was enjoying the moment as a West Coast Eagles player. … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River, Victoria
Tagged AFL, AFL Grand Final, AFL grand Final Parade
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Bryah Station
We finally get to visit Bryah Station. This map of Western Australia shows its location. Dane’s family sold Bryah many years ago and unfortunately in recent times, with no one living at the station, the homestead has fallen into disrepair. … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Cowaramup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Wildflowers
Tagged Bibbingoona Pool, Bryah Station, Gascoyne, Gascoyne River, Murchison
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Exploring the Murchison
After meeeting up with our brother-in-law Dane we began exploring the area between the Murchison and Gascoyne rivers. We set up camp on a little ridge overlooking the plains. Dane prefers sleeping outdoors in his swag…with Fenton (the dog) nearby. … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Cowaramup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Wildflowers
Tagged Fenton, Gascoyne River, Murchison River, Peak Hill, Peak Hill Cemetery, Wildflowers
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Heading North
We have just returned from 10 days camping north of Meekatharra between the Gascoyne and Murchison rivers. Our brother-in-law, Dane, grew up on Bryah Station and we decided to take a short holiday to visit the area with him. Departing … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Cowaramup, Margaret River, Western Australia
Tagged Bilyuin Pool, Cue, Murchison River, Nallan Lake
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Historical York
On our recent caravan trip the only town we stayed overnight in was York – the oldest inland town in WA. Founded in 1831 on the banks of the Avon River, York has some lovely old buildings, many still in … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River
Tagged Historical buildings, Patchwork on Avon, The Sock Factory, York
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So much to see!
We next travelled to Kokerbin Rock to see Australia’s third largest monolith, after Uluru and Mt Wudinna in South Australia. Mount Augustus, also in WA, is twice the size of Uluru, stands at 858 metres, is 8 km long, but … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River
Tagged Cuballing, Dog Cemetery, Kokerbin Rock, Little Bank, Shackleton, Yealering;, Yornaning, Yornaning Dam
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Caravanning Again
Our first few days we have spent at Congelin Campground, a bush camp about 20 km from Williams. Tracks and walking trails take you through the Dryandra Woodlands where white barked wandoo, powder barked wandoo and sheoak are home to … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River
Tagged Congelin Campground, Dryandra Woodlands, Scarlet Robins
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Back to WA
We are now back in Western Australia and thankfully it has been a trouble free trip. We have done 14,500 km and both the Navara and caravan have been great, even on the very poor quality NSW roads. We were … Continue reading
Spear Creek
Having left Broken Hill we travelled back into South Australia to Spear Creek Caravan Park – a tourist park on a sheep station in the Flinders Ranges in the upper Spencer Gulf. The station, a 7,000 hectare property running about … Continue reading
The Long Paddock and other things!
Travelling around we have seen the ‘long paddock’ being put to good use. The long paddock is traditionally a designated Travelling Stock Route for drovers to feed their stock as they move them from one region to another as the … Continue reading
Orange – colourful and green!
Orange, also known as the Colour City, was in full bloom when we visited. The city sits at an elevation of 865m and has cold winters making it ideal for apple, pear, cherry orchards and grape vines for cold climate … Continue reading
Petrol Heads Delight!
I have taken over from Kerry for this blog. A bonanza for a petrol head like me – two motor shows in two days. We just happened to stay over an extra day in Mudgee and, by chance, found there … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River, NSW
Tagged Classic Cars, classic motor bikes, vintage cars
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Happy Days in Mudgee
The historic town of Mudgee is situated on the Cudgegong River and only about three hours from Sydney. Many of the beautiful old public buildings date back to the 1850’s and although a little dry in the area the gardens … Continue reading
Imagine my surprise!
We recently stopped to use the public conveniences, which I must say, were pretty good compared to some we have used along the way. Imagine my surprise when I stood up, flushed, looked down and then saw these little eyes … Continue reading
The beautiful Hunter Valley
We have arrived in the Hunter Valley and are pleased to see that the vines are shooting – giving that lush green feel to the valley. Living in Margaret River we are spoiled for quality wines and some pretty impressive … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River, NSW
Tagged Hunter Valley, Hunter Valley Wineries, Wollombi
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Whale Watching
The weather the last couple of days has been so beautiful that we decided to travel a little further down the coast to enjoy the lovely days. From the lookout over Nelson Bay you get to appreciate just how much … Continue reading
Our last days along the East Coast
We are spending our last couple of days on the coast here at Seal Rocks before heading back inland to the Hunter Valley, Mudgee and then making our way home. The beaches are beautiful. The view from Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse … Continue reading
Beautiful Butterflies
One of natures beauties are butterflies and the Butterfly House near Coffs Harbour has many Australian butterflies. The short life of a butterfly, the average is about 3 weeks, means that the continual cycle of breeding butterflies is an ongoing … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River, NSW
Tagged Australian butterflies, Coffs Harbour Butterfly House
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Coast to Coast
We have now travelled from coast to coast and have clocked up 8,000 kms in doing so. We are on the Mid North Coast of NSW and are amazed at how many large rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean. The … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River, NSW
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The Waterfall Way
The highway over the Great Dividing Range, from Armidale to Urunga, passes through Dorrigo and Bellingen and is called the Waterfall Way as there are many falls along the route. From Bellingen we have been exploring this scenic area and … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River, NSW
Tagged Bellingen, Dangar Falls, Dorrigo Rainforest National Park, Dorrigo Skywalk, Gleniffer
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It reminds us of Italy!
Travelling through the Great Dividing Range through Ebor, Dorrigo and Thora today was a graphic reminder of our time in Italy last year. Not only was the scenery pretty but the very winding and narrow roads certainly made us reminisce … Continue reading
The Dish and The Opals
‘The Dish’ as it is generally referred to is near Parkes and was made famous as the prime receiving station for the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. It also played a similar role in the Apollo 12, 14, 15 and 17 … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River, NSW
Tagged Black Opals, Lightning Ridge, Parkes, Parkes Radio Telescope, The Dish
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Cowra and it’s WW11 history
Cowra holds great significance in WW11 events in Australia’s history. The POW Camp housed Japanese, Italian and Indonesian soldiers and was the place of the historic Cowra Breakout by the Japanese. Today only a few concrete footings and the rebuilt … Continue reading
Margaret River & Beyond 