After 10 days on the road, 4 locations and nearly 2,500 kms, we are now back to the "normality" of suburban home life. Funny thing is though, it doesn't feel so normal. The biggest thing we've noticed is that we don't feel the cold. We haven't even been looking to turn the heater on until … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 10 – the home stretch.
We are now at the tail end of our holiday and were keen to put in one more adventure before leaving the Blue Mountains. Originally, we had planned to move camp to a place near Canberra today to stay 2 nights before heading home. In reality though, it didn't seem such a good idea to … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 8 – Wentworth Falls.
Day 4 arrived and it was time to move on to our next temporary home. At least today we had a dry pack up - it made things so much better. We've been really lucky with the weather so far - a bit chilly but sunny during the day. Yesterday was even a short sleeves … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 4 – Dubbo to Lake Lyell.
Day 2 we awoke to the sound of rain on the tent. Not a big deal - we're used to camping in all kinds of weather conditions. Can't say we've been impressed by Forbes at all. The waterways look nice from the main thoroughfare, but the free camping is down the stinky end. Smelled a … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 2 – Forbes to Dubbo.
The day had arrived...... after months of planning, which included buying an off road camper trailer, only to find out our poor old Patrol needed a heart and lung transplant (well - new engine). We had the dilemma of whether or not to invest money in our 10yo beast, or to cut our losses - … Continue reading Blue Mountains Odyssey. Day 1 – Melbourne to Forbes
A little non-descript bridge in north western Victoria. Not on the road to anywhere in particular - well, nowhere too riveting anyway. This is a lovely little free campsite on the backroad between Malmsbury and Castlemaine. Last weekend was a big deal for us - the first time the "Alpha" off road camper trailer (fondly … Continue reading Warburton Bridge
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