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!
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
Tuesday and the day after the Labor day public holiday. Majority of the people packed up and left early yesterday. We had a fantastic sleep in a quiet campsite. There were no kids yelling and playing ball at 6am in the morning. We slept all night with the main flap open and woke up to … Read more
Being the last day of a long weekend it was pack-up time for most of the people staying at the caravan park. Where was lots of noise around us and doors opening and slamming and cars starting up and leaving. Starting with Eggs and Bacon We cooked up some eggs and bacon on the Coleman gas … Read more
We drove the car from the caravan park into town and parked it not far from where the Chillout Parade was going to be. The big wide road was already blocked off and getting ready for action. Breakfast at Larder Daylesford on the day of the Chillout Parade The Larder in Daylesford was busy with … Read more
When I rang the caravan park for the long weekend in March I was told that there was a Chillout festival on and I was booking the last powered campsite. I checked with Dave what he thought about going camping at a fully booked campsite because the Chillout festival was on. We both decided it might … Read more
Summary of our Melbourne to Bright camping trip We took the Friday off work for a weekend trip to Bright with two nights camping in the Big4 Caravan Park in Bright. Bright is located in North Easter Victoria in Australia. 03 Feb 2017 – Day 1 | Melbourne to Bright | Highlights – Ned Kelly statue in Glenrowan, … Read more
After a shitty nights sleep I got up opened the zipper at 7.30 am to a few spots of rain. Not ideal when you are about to get up have breakfast, and pack up your tent to go home. The owner of the caravan park came up to us and apologised for the noise in the … Read more
Eurobin falls track We had gone into the visitors centre and asked for a place to go that didn’t require too much walking. The lady suggested Eurobin Falls. A short scenic drive from Bright we parked the car on the side of the road near the entrance to the track. The track is well maintained … Read more
Short weekend camping trip to Bright in Summer The plan was to go somewhere we hadn’t been before that wasnt too far away and pitch the tent and stay a couple of nights. Bright is somewhere that is great to visit all year round. In Autumn the trees are well known for their magnificent Autumn … Read more
Destination Wilpena Pound, in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia Wilpena Pound, in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia was our destination ( from Melbourne). The weather was very hot (40+ degrees) most days with a rainy day at the start and end of our trip. This was our first camping trip by ourselves ( at age … Read more