Our kids have flown the nest and now its our time to travel throughout the beautiful country we were born and had the privilege of growing up in, and see and explore places we have never been. Australia has to be the best country on the planet – its a big place and in our breaks from work we want to see as much as we can!
Summary of our Melbourne to Tarra Valley trip (with our fluffy 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 … Read more
End of holiday at Best Friend Holiday Retreat Rainy day in the Tarra Valley. We packed up the car in the rain. It was even too wet to take dogs for walk before getting in the car ( we like to do this to calm them down). The rain did clear up along the way. … Read more
Blue Sky Day at Woodside Beach What a Beautiful day to go to Woodside Beach ( unlike the other day we visited Woodside beach). It’s what I refer to as “Blue Sky Day“. Woodside Beach is close to the starting point of the Ninety Mile Beach which starts at Port Albert and goes through to Lakes Entrance. Woodside Beach Surf Life … Read more
The drive to and through Tarra-Bulga National Park is not far from Best Friend Holiday Retreat where we were staying. It is a lovely drive through forest and while the roads are bitchumen, they are very narrow and windy. Dogs are not allowed in the National Park so we took the dogs for a long walk … Read more
Our plan today was to drive to Port Albert and have a look around and then have fish and chips for lunch. First we had some yummy bacon and eggs cooked on the BBQ at our cabin in Best Friend Holiday Retreat for breakfast. The dogs waiting patiently for David’s crumbs (and possibly a tiny … Read more
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
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