Australian holiday destinations
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
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
The Sydney Opera House is one of the most well known performing art centres in the world. Located on the edge of Sydney harbour on Bennelong Point, the Sydney Opera House is the most recognisable building in Australia. The white shell shaped roof are just spectacular and it doesn’t matter if you approach the opera … Read more