After a bit of a sleep in we had some breakfast and headed into Cowes to find a voting booth. With the dogs in the car we took it in turns to go and join the queue to vote in the 2019 federal election. We then headed to San Remo where we could see the … Read more
With warm weather forecast for the weekend we decided to take the jPod and the dogs for a weekend away camping. We wanted to slot in a weekend away before the cold and rainy winter weather. We made a booking for the Foreshore Caravan Park in Cowes, Phillip Island. Taking the Friday off work we … Read more
We took the week off following Easter Monday for a short trip to Bairnsdale – camping in our Jayco Jpod, with our 2 dogs. Summary of our Melbourne to Bairnsdale camping trip Bairnsdale is a city located in the East of Gippsland, Victoria in Australia. 22 April 2019 – Day 1 | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland … Read more
This was meant to be our last day in Bairnsdale, however as the morning progressed we decided to pack up early and go home. We would have ended up stuck in the caravan and the dogs in their crate for most of the day. Along with the thought of having to sort out wet camping … Read more
Thursday 25th April ANZAC day I am a proud Australian and it was great to experience an ANZAC day parade in a country town. We walked with the dogs from the caravan park up to the main street. It was blocked off to cars, in preparation for the parade. The main street in Bairnsdale is … Read more
We started with the Lakes Entrance Tourist Centre. They were busy and not much help. We really wanted to get some fresh fish and prawns but still were not quite sure how it worked or where we needed to go. With no real plans we drove around and came across the Eastern Beach car park … Read more
After a crappy sleep due the loud noise of trucks belting down the highway adacent to the Caravan Park we had breakfast and then headed off to the Bairnsdale Tourist Information Centre to get some ideas on what to do. A few of the suggestions were to visit St Mary’s Church ( next door), the … Read more
New Transmission and Brake Controllers for the Jeep Not long after returning from our last trip to Beachport, we had problems with the Jeep’s transmission and at the same time our brake controller had a recall. The Jeep had trouble changing gears. The engine warning light kept coming on in between visits to Jeep to … Read more
Hot potatoes are always great when camping. Slicing and layering with onion and baking in a foil or oven proof dish creates a delicious side dish to any meat. You can vary the ingredients depending on what you have got in your pantry. You can skip the bacon, add a handful of cheese, or use … Read more
Leftover Sausages and bread make a yummy toasted sandwich for lunch when you are camping – All Cooked in the Weber® Baby Q™ . ( You can fry up the sandwiches the small fry pan too). Use whatever you have on hand and like in a toasted sandwich – steak, cooked onions, cherry tomatoes, ham, … Read more
This recipe for Spanish Eggs is a great idea for something different to cook up when camping. Make it for dinner or breakfast and serve with or without bread. The mix can even be made up in advance (without the addition of the eggs 🙂 ) and frozen, and then defrosted and heated up when … Read more