We had a big sleep in and took the dogs for a play in one of the off leash areas before heading off on a drive to the closest off leash beach where dogs are allowed. We left Tarra Valley at around midday and headed off to Woodside beach which is about a 40 minute … Read more
A holiday to Tarra Valley with the dogs Planning this road trip had a couple of ways of doing it – with or without the dogs. David’s back was still not up to the whole camping thing (packing heavy stuff and putting up and down a tent), so we decided to book a holiday in … Read more
In the first half of 2017 we visited these fantastic Australian places: Flinders Ranges – South Australia Bright – Victoria Daylesford- Victoria Mildura-Victoria We drove to all of these places from Melbourne and camped in each and had a wonderful time. Flinders Ranges was definitely our favorite trip with magnificent scenery and beautiful places to … Read more
We live about 30 minutes drive from Olinda. Drives out to the Yarra Valley or going for a drive up through Montrose to Olinda is one of our favorite things to do on the weekend. We lived in Kalorama for 5 years, and Kallista for 5 years and often went for walks in and around the … Read more
A weekend at Warrandyte | Olivignia, The Yarra River and Pound Bend Reserve Warrandyte Sometimes we forget that we have the most beautiful places to visit so close to home. We had a friend visit from Perth and he has been to Melbourne many times over the years but had never been to Warrandyte. My … Read more
Summary of our Melbourne to Mildura camping trip We took the Friday off work for a long weekend trip to Mildura. We planned on staying four nights camping in the Buronga Riverside Caravan Park in NSW, and returning on ANZAC day. The Caravan park is located on the Murray River and Mildura CBD is close by, on the other … Read more
90% chance of rain We were meant to stay another night at the Buronga Riverside Caravan Park however after looking up the forecast for later on in the day and over night decided to pack up and go home a day earlier. Our campsite was a few meters from the river and quite boggy. A few … Read more
View from our tent window We woke in the morning and could see birds walking around the front of our tent. Firing up the Coleman cooktop we cooked up some bacon and eggs and toast and enjoyed breakfast overlooking the river. There seems to be lots of activity on the river with boats and people in … Read more
Mildura Visitor’ Centre We found the visitors centre in Mildura and got some local advice on activities for the day. On the list of things to do was to visit the Big Brekkie & Market at the Botanical Gardens, Orange World, Varapodio Estate, Gol Gol Hotel, Wentworth Gaol and the township of Wentworth, and Perry’s … Read more
The car was packed up with all our gear for camping in Mildura. Its always a bit of puzzle to get it all fitting in but Dave always seems to make it work. With the dogs on Dave’s lap and me driving we set off on our way to the dog prison ( kennel). We … Read more
For the long weekend in March 2017 we decided we would like to go to Daylesford and camp there. A few years ago we had stayed in a lovely self contained unit in Hepburn Springs. We had a swim in the hots spas, and ate at local restaurants. Camping in Daylesford with Chillout Festival Goers. … Read more