Monday 23rd
It was a beautiful day and we did lots of walking, etc. I made up a big batch of curried sausages that should last us a couple of days.
We all trooped up to have Happy Hour at the designated time but had only been there for about 10 minutes when a big storm front hit us and everyone scurried away to batten down the hatches! There went the afternoon! We amused ourselves for the resto of the evening by watching DVDs - not nearly as exciting as chatting to the neighbours, but what can you do?
Tuesday 24th
The morning was bright and clear and beautiful. After I finished my morning's work, we headed on into Bathurst to drive around Mount Panorama - I mean if you go to Bathurst you HAVE to drive around Mount Panorama - right?!!
We also went into the Bathurst Racing Museum which Ross found very exciting and he wanted to pack up everything and get a job there and stay there forever but I managed to persuade him otherwise :).
We managed to have a great Happy Hour with a bunch of residents this afternoon without getting rained on.
We are going to move on in the morning and see what other wonderful places we can find.
Wednesday 25th
I did my work while Ross packed up (sounds like a good plan to me!). We went and said goodbye to our new friends and headed off at about lunchtime. We went through Carcour, Cowra and then Young. We stopped at Young at the information centre (not easy to find - no signs on the building but it looks like a railway station) and they told us there was free camping at the showgrounds which is not in Camps 4, but it was still early so we kept going. We couldn't find any campsites that were going to be worth staying at so we just found a roadside stop at Illabo. It wasn't be best choice as it was right next to a railway line and the trains kept going through but we managed to get to sleep eventually!
Thursday 26th
We got on the road mid-morning and headed to Junee - what a great little town! There is heaps to see there and we started and the Licorice and Chocolate Factory. Neither of us is particularly interested in licorice, but the chocolate part definitely got our attention! We took a tour which cost only $4.00 each ad we got to play "Licorice Bowls" (you would have to be there to understand) and I won! I got to stand on the podium (stairs) and receive my award (a bag of licorice)! It was great fun.
We then headed to the Monte Cristo Mansion which is the most famous haunted mansion in Australia. It was going to cost $9.50 each to go on so we didn't bother but we did buy a book that tells a little of the history of the place. It is a fascinating story and would be well worth going to have a look at if you were more financial!
The next place we visited was the Roundhouse Railway Museum. That was $6 each and I didn't bother going but Ross went on the tour and had a wonderful time - he was in his element! The old guy let me go in and have a look at the model railway they had though, which was quite interesting.
We then headed to Wagga Wagga and decided it was time for a hot shower so stayed at a caravan park right on the "Wagga Beach" which is the inland equivalent of a beach which is a spot right on the Murrumbidgee River which was quite a nice place to stay (although the white cockatoos were quite noisy in the morning - guess we will have to get used to that). It was lovely to have a nice long hot shower for a change.
Friday 27th
I did some work in the morning and Ross went into town to try and do a couple of things. After that we checked out of the caravan park and parked the van in a parking lot and then went to have a look at the sites of Wagga Wagga. We went to the museum to have a look at "Box World" which is a miniature town built purely out of recycled boxes, etc. It was pretty interesing. We then spent the next few hours wandering around the shops of Wagga Wagga as well as checking out the Memorial Gardens. By late afternoon we were ready for a swim and headed to "Wagga Beach". After that we decided to try and find a campsite for the night and ended up at "Oura Beach" which is east of Wagga. It is so DRY around here - they haven't had any decent rain for quite a few years. It is a nice campsite but there is a total fire ban so no campfires - makes it a little less fun. We had another swim and then another one right on dark to cool us down - it is pretty warm at the moment.
Saturday 28th
We decided to have one more swim and then head off again - the water is great - perfect temperature! We headed back into Wagga Wagga and went to the Botanical Gardens for a look around - pretty nice place - they even have an animal farm there go I got to play with some of the animals :).
WE drove through Albury which is a pretty big town, but there didn't seem to be anything too interesting to stop and look at so we kept going to try and find a new new place to stay. We found a reserve called Murray River reserve or somehting like that which is not in Camps 4 but is located at the end of Moss Road Barnawartha North (Vic). It was a nice place with heaps of places to camp but all the good ones were taken so we decided only to stay for the night and then move on and find somwehere else. I can't wait to find another nice campsite so we can settle down for a couple of days.
Sunday 1st
We found another couple of campsites listed on Camps 4 but they weren't very big and there were no spots that we could get good solar power all day so we kept on going. WE got our first glimpse of the Murray River today - just love the Murray! We ended up finding a nice place called Kyffins Reserve (found in Camps 4). . We are near Tocumwal (wherever the heck that is). It is right on top of Mulwala Lake which is kind of part of the Murray River.
We went into town (Yarawonga) to check out the scene but again there doesn't seem to be too much in the way of excitement but the ladies in the information booth were very nice.
The bird life here is incredible - you name it you can find it here. There are white cockatoos, black swans, ducks, galahs, shags, egrets, water hens, magpies, pelicans, pee wees, willy wagtails, kookaburras etc, etc. It's a great little spot but there are no ammenities at all so you have to make do. We have lovely neighbours and we had happy hour with them this afternoon.
It was a beautiful day and we did lots of walking, etc. I made up a big batch of curried sausages that should last us a couple of days.
We all trooped up to have Happy Hour at the designated time but had only been there for about 10 minutes when a big storm front hit us and everyone scurried away to batten down the hatches! There went the afternoon! We amused ourselves for the resto of the evening by watching DVDs - not nearly as exciting as chatting to the neighbours, but what can you do?
Tuesday 24th
The morning was bright and clear and beautiful. After I finished my morning's work, we headed on into Bathurst to drive around Mount Panorama - I mean if you go to Bathurst you HAVE to drive around Mount Panorama - right?!!
We also went into the Bathurst Racing Museum which Ross found very exciting and he wanted to pack up everything and get a job there and stay there forever but I managed to persuade him otherwise :).
We managed to have a great Happy Hour with a bunch of residents this afternoon without getting rained on.
We are going to move on in the morning and see what other wonderful places we can find.
Wednesday 25th
I did my work while Ross packed up (sounds like a good plan to me!). We went and said goodbye to our new friends and headed off at about lunchtime. We went through Carcour, Cowra and then Young. We stopped at Young at the information centre (not easy to find - no signs on the building but it looks like a railway station) and they told us there was free camping at the showgrounds which is not in Camps 4, but it was still early so we kept going. We couldn't find any campsites that were going to be worth staying at so we just found a roadside stop at Illabo. It wasn't be best choice as it was right next to a railway line and the trains kept going through but we managed to get to sleep eventually!
Thursday 26th
We got on the road mid-morning and headed to Junee - what a great little town! There is heaps to see there and we started and the Licorice and Chocolate Factory. Neither of us is particularly interested in licorice, but the chocolate part definitely got our attention! We took a tour which cost only $4.00 each ad we got to play "Licorice Bowls" (you would have to be there to understand) and I won! I got to stand on the podium (stairs) and receive my award (a bag of licorice)! It was great fun.
We then headed to the Monte Cristo Mansion which is the most famous haunted mansion in Australia. It was going to cost $9.50 each to go on so we didn't bother but we did buy a book that tells a little of the history of the place. It is a fascinating story and would be well worth going to have a look at if you were more financial!
The next place we visited was the Roundhouse Railway Museum. That was $6 each and I didn't bother going but Ross went on the tour and had a wonderful time - he was in his element! The old guy let me go in and have a look at the model railway they had though, which was quite interesting.
We then headed to Wagga Wagga and decided it was time for a hot shower so stayed at a caravan park right on the "Wagga Beach" which is the inland equivalent of a beach which is a spot right on the Murrumbidgee River which was quite a nice place to stay (although the white cockatoos were quite noisy in the morning - guess we will have to get used to that). It was lovely to have a nice long hot shower for a change.
Friday 27th
I did some work in the morning and Ross went into town to try and do a couple of things. After that we checked out of the caravan park and parked the van in a parking lot and then went to have a look at the sites of Wagga Wagga. We went to the museum to have a look at "Box World" which is a miniature town built purely out of recycled boxes, etc. It was pretty interesing. We then spent the next few hours wandering around the shops of Wagga Wagga as well as checking out the Memorial Gardens. By late afternoon we were ready for a swim and headed to "Wagga Beach". After that we decided to try and find a campsite for the night and ended up at "Oura Beach" which is east of Wagga. It is so DRY around here - they haven't had any decent rain for quite a few years. It is a nice campsite but there is a total fire ban so no campfires - makes it a little less fun. We had another swim and then another one right on dark to cool us down - it is pretty warm at the moment.
Saturday 28th
We decided to have one more swim and then head off again - the water is great - perfect temperature! We headed back into Wagga Wagga and went to the Botanical Gardens for a look around - pretty nice place - they even have an animal farm there go I got to play with some of the animals :).
WE drove through Albury which is a pretty big town, but there didn't seem to be anything too interesting to stop and look at so we kept going to try and find a new new place to stay. We found a reserve called Murray River reserve or somehting like that which is not in Camps 4 but is located at the end of Moss Road Barnawartha North (Vic). It was a nice place with heaps of places to camp but all the good ones were taken so we decided only to stay for the night and then move on and find somwehere else. I can't wait to find another nice campsite so we can settle down for a couple of days.
Sunday 1st
We found another couple of campsites listed on Camps 4 but they weren't very big and there were no spots that we could get good solar power all day so we kept on going. WE got our first glimpse of the Murray River today - just love the Murray! We ended up finding a nice place called Kyffins Reserve (found in Camps 4). . We are near Tocumwal (wherever the heck that is). It is right on top of Mulwala Lake which is kind of part of the Murray River.
We went into town (Yarawonga) to check out the scene but again there doesn't seem to be too much in the way of excitement but the ladies in the information booth were very nice.
The bird life here is incredible - you name it you can find it here. There are white cockatoos, black swans, ducks, galahs, shags, egrets, water hens, magpies, pelicans, pee wees, willy wagtails, kookaburras etc, etc. It's a great little spot but there are no ammenities at all so you have to make do. We have lovely neighbours and we had happy hour with them this afternoon.
5 comments:
where are yez?
heh there you go, if I'd waited a few minutes I wouldn't have needed to ask ...
we iz here! (somewhere in Australia)
Hi there Ross and Lisa
Its Port Peter again . Once again its looks like your having lots of fun, And the food your cooking sounds great . The weather and here has been good and business is picking up as well . Hope all goes well for you two. take care
Peter
Hey Peter, we are having a ball and can't imagine going back to the doldrums of everyday work! I love experimenting with the camp oven and cant wait to find another great campsite that we can sit at for a few days to cook some more stuff!
Hope all is well in Port and hope Graham and Rosemary aren't getting in your way.
Lisa & Ross
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