Travel to Australia, Northern Territory, Alice Springs.

Easter saw us head off for 4 days of 4WD adventures, north up the highway, then right (or East) of Alice. To make the most of the little holiday we sped off (after dropping the boys into their favourite concentration camp!) on Thursday after work, setting up our first camp off the side of the road into Gemtree, about 40km from Gemtree itself. It was actually the first night we had felt cold since arriving back from Melb, so promptly set up a raging fire, had a few bevvies to celebrate 4 days of freedom, and then, as nanna-luck would have it felt tired & crawled into bed by about 9.30pm – must have been all that fresh air & starry skies!

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Travel to Australia, Queensland, Airlie Beach.

There's probably not a huge amount to say in this post. I spent a week on the west coast staying with Rich Miles, and probably got a little more comfortable than I should have. I originally had planned to spend the weekend in Perth and the rest of my time further down the west coast. However I only ended up spending one night down in Margaret River and the rest of the time was in Rich's house. When it came time to leave the thought of rejoining the backpacker circuit wasn't massively appealing, a few days in Cairns though and I'm somewhat back in the groove.

In Perth Rich took me to see King's Park, a fairly nice park just outside the city. Heard some local hippies playing one of the worst songs I've ever heard, D's D's double D's/ In the middle of a riddle. Can't remember the rest of it but I remember thinking Will.I.Am would be proud of some of the
Aussie Rules A game so simple even Australians can understand it.lyrics they'd come up with. Drove to the other side of the city and had a look for some kangaroos, without any success.

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Travel to Australia, Timber Creek.

Late in the afternoon the day we arrived at Bitter Springs we went for a walk down to the springs and the surrounding vegetation. The area is very lush and pretty. The springs themselves are small but have been set up with areas where you can view the bottom if you choose not to swim. Apparently there are turtles on the bottom. The most noticeable things about the area is that the vegetation has not been degenerated by the sheer number of people who overrun the Mataranka thermal area and it has no fruit bats, hence no stench. Personally we were put off by the amount of algae along the edges of the springs themselves. That did not deter anyone else but us. When we went through Mataranka in 1990 it was smelly but lush and beautiful. When we went through in 2004 it was looking sparse and was very smelly. We choose not to visit this time. We walked around Bitter Springs for about an hour taking photos before wandering back to our van. On the way we passed an Ibis which was standing in a tree, obviously there were people in his pool!

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Travel to Australia, Queensland, Hervey Bay.

So today was supposed to be Fraser Island day. But, when I got there, I quickly realized the bike couldn't handle what the island had to offer. The roads are all like beach sand. I knew that going in, but the dude at the hostel said I'd be fine. He takes dirt bikes there all the time. Dirt bikes...

The Tenere (you know, Beatrice) has tires suited for the road, not the sand. So, I still gave it a go, but in the end ended up playing it safe and only going a few kilometers to what's called Central Station and parked it, took a hike, and waited for the ferry back. Bummer because I was all set to camp out on the island with the rest of the hostel folks... They were in 4x4s... Haha.

So, even though I couldn't get to the other side of the island and romp up the coast, it was still a fun day. Well, maybe wrestling the bike through sand for like 8km wasn't fun. But it was a good workout! What a hike though!

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Travel to Australia, Victoria, Port Fairy.

From time to time I have seen traveller's pictures of Port Fairy in Victoria and thought I would love to visit this quaint town. Today we did a half day trip from Koroit and discovered that the settlement was originally called Belfast, so the Irish connection and theme followed again today, but maybe not as obvious as at Koroit. Both towns are in Moyne Shire, and that I think maybe another hint of the Irish settlement of this part of the colony.

As we drove into town we noted many old cottages and buildings before stopping at the wharf. I have seen some magic photos here with low light, still water, and reflections setting the mood. Today was cold, windy, occasional showers and not conducive of magical reflections.

We walked around the business centre and noted more closely the old buildings interspersed with not quite so old buildings. The photos tell the picture of this quaint town and the older buildings. Most of the buildings were built in the 1870s and 1880s. In Australian terms, that is quite old. Most were stone construction. Some only the facade was
Popular boat harbourstone, the balance being timber framed and clad.

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Travel to Australia, Queensland, Cairns.

Today it stopped raining!!!! And as I am staying quite near to the Botanical Gardens I thought that I would see what they had to offer. Well it didn't disappoint, there were some interesting plants in the Aboriginal gardens, some lovely foliage and very unusual flowers. Also they have an art gallery and events centre which were originally storage tanks, so they are round with some metal structures in them but that's about all and they are used for concerts and all sorts of things really good inventive architecture. Cool.

Spent the afternoon in the centre of Cairns where a concert was held, free of charge and provided by the local council. There is a manmade lagoon on the sea from for people to use instead of the sea as it is stinger season in the summer here. This means that jellyfish the size of the nail on your little finger float around in the sea, if you are unfortunate to get bitten by one of the little blighters you are likely to suffer cardiac arrest and there is no antidote you either live or die there is nothing much a medical team can do except monitor you. There are
imagealso another species of jelly fish larger than this variety which although don't have such a deadly sting can make you feel very uncomfortable. On the entrance to the beach there is a bottle of vinegar and a notice which says use the vinegar and seek medical help immediately. All of this make the manmade lagoon look very inviting.

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Travel to Australia, Victoria, Philip Island.

Monday started with heavy cloud and showers, but gradually the sun came through. So the washing was done and The MH and trailer both got a much needed bath. Mary quoted the old Percil ad where 'you can really see the difference!'

After lunch the weather cleared so we decided to drive to Phillip Island. There are numerous attractions on the Island - the Chocolate Factory, The Penguin Rookery, and the amazing coast which was the feature of the day for us. Well we confess to consuming excellent chocolate and seeing penguin as well.
It was only a short drive from Wonthaggi to San Remo through rolling country side. Flocks of sheep more like seen in NZ, and cattle.
At San Remo (small town) we crossed the bridge to Phillip Island.
We planned to go around the Island clockwise, our first stop being Cape Woolamai. With a cold southerly blowing, we decided not to walk down to the pinnacles at the tip of the cape. Luckily with a powerful tele lense we were able to capture a peep at the unusual rocky shore line.
The Woolamai Surf beach is really beautiful. Today was the day that
I cheated
Picture from the visitors info centre sign boardthis beach has been declared a surfing national park.
We back tracked from there to the Colonades, an unusal ribbed rocky structure.
Heading west we passed the Phillip Island Grand Prix Raceway and there were motorcyclists out there ripping around the course.

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Travel to Australia, Queensland, Lizard Island.

This is the highlight destination of our trip! We arrived here on our 6 person prop plane! It was pretty amazing to see the Great Barrier Reef from above. We have been to 2 places that you can see from space - The Great Wall of China and now the Great Barrier Reef. We were met at the Lizard Island "airport" pavillion by some of the staff and were taken right to the resort where welcome beverages were waiting. Once we got settled in our room, we got our little boat, our picnic lunch and our snorkle gear and headed out around to Watson's Bay to get a look of the reef from below. There are a few pictures from our first snorkle visit below :) We are pretty happy with the underwater camera so far. I also got some video, but after reviewing it, I learned that I need to pan a whole lot slower! While down there we saw a sand reef shark! It was probably 5-8ft away from us and about 5ft long, but quickly swam off - I was kinda happy about that! While eating our bento box lunches - which were really good, a bunch of
It was a little tight...little tiny fish started jumping in schools around our boat! It was like they were being chased and just skimming the water - but the staff here says its just what they do. After our final snorkle, and after losing an earing while trying to take off my mask (Sorry Michael & Laura - final resting place is the great barrier reef!), we headed in for the day so we could clean up and get ready for dinner. Dinner was a 7 course tasting menu - just small portions of everything - - from tuna tartar to huge prawns to grouper to venison...the fish was so fresh - you can tell the difference.

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Travel to Australia, New South Wales, Eden.

Have you ever wondered what the Garden of Eden looked like? According to the sign on the holiday park we have used we are right there. As RV parks go it is excellent, both in appearance and cleanliness. We are parked under some kind of fig tree. Tried out a couple of leaves but they were the wrong colour. (and size)

We have heard of Eden for many years as a refuge for damaged yachts in the Sydney Hobart yacht race. We knew little else of this southern corner of NSW.

As we had another sunny day, getting washing and servicing done on the motorhome was first priority, followed by a visit to the whaling museum.

Some ask 'what kinds of things need servicing and doing each week?" There are many, inside and outside the vehicle. Marg has a weekly spring clean, polish etc. This care of those things we have been blessed with has subtle but important value. Late this afternoon, two ladies who travel together wanted to have a look at our M.H. Not because it was for sale, but because it is the type of vehicle they are looking for, and will be in Ballina
Tom
The false killer whale 'Sheep Dog' who rounded up the humpbacks. When he died, his skeleton was preserved.(Where ours was built) in a week or so. They asked how old our van is and how far we have travelled. Theycommented that it still looked brand new.

Other servicing is preventative maintenance. Every month I go around and tighten cupboard hinges to make sure they are firmly nipped up. It only takes 10 minutes. But if hinges are loose and shaken on our bumpy roads, its not long before the holes a flogged out and need major repair.

Tyres are an important part of good maintenance. David found that he had been running his tyres way below the correct pressure on the caravan. This may well account for some of the turning difficulty he has experienced when reversing. A friend looked at my tyres some time back (40 yrs as a truch mechanic) and he advised based on measurements lifting my pressures by an additional 5 PSI. Keeping these correct gives more stable ride, better tyre life and improved fuel efficiency.

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Travel to Australia, New South Wales,Tilba Tilba.

Monday 11th dawned cool but yet another bright day which just got better and better.
Today we back track a few kilometers to visit one of NSW's heritage towns and an old cheese factory. David knew of the ABC Cheese Factory also known as the Tilba Cheese factory and thought we should visit. Well, what a great decission that was.

Central Tilba is only one kilometer from the Princes Highway, and really is a must see town. This little town had its origins in the 1800s when gold was found, but as the returns reduced, alternate employment was needed. As the area has a good rainfall, a cheese factory was established. The factory now is modern of course, but it manufactures a great variety of cheese - none of it bland like some big name cheddars for example.

There was a generous variety to sample, staff knowledgable and helpful, and a superb product range. Their 3 yr vintage was great. I sampled their Fire Cracker cheese and foolishly asked where the fire was. Just wait 30 seconds and yuou'll find out. POW! The explanation is that it is the aftertaste that distinguishes excellent cheese from the also rans.

MMMMM
Not only did the cheese shop have a great range of cheese, but we also found a great variety of other things on the shelf, some produce based, others very helpful for campers with minimal space. I found a silicon sleeve to put over hot handles on frypans etc - I great thing for me as I have singed skin a fer times when doing a realy hot fry up on the gas cooker. Problem solved.

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Travel to Australia, Victoria, Melbourne.

Hello everyone,
Hope you are all well. The year seems to be flying past. I can't believe that you are half way through the school year and we are approaching the last leg of our travelling.

We have spent the last 3 weeks in Melbourne. This is a city in the South of Australia. It is where Reuben's Uncle and cousins live, so we have been staying with him since we arrived in Australia. It has been lovely here, the weather has been super hot, so we have been staying indoors or in the shade until about 3pm, then exploring the area. It has been great spending time with family and having a 'home' for a few weeks, rather than living out of a backpack.

What have we done since we have been in Australia?

One of our adventures was that we spent a few days driving a section of road called the 'Great Ocean Road'. It is a stretch of coastline on the South of Australia that is famous because the coast line varies in landscape so much. Some of the rocks are made from a rock that wares away easily so makes lots of caves, stacks and jagged inlets. While other sections are harder rock they gently slope into the sea, rather than being jagged rocks. It was a fantastic couple of days and we saw the main attraction called 'The 12 Apostles'. We also stopped off at lots of little towns and saw other attractions, such as 'Loach Ard Gorge'.

Whilst we have been here we have been lucky enough to see lots of wildlife. Firstly we saw kangaroos and one had a joey! I was so excited and took lots of pictures. Kangarioos only live in Australia so I was really pleased I saw one. Then when we were on the Great Ocean Road, we saw Koala's sitting in Eucalyptus trees. They were much bigger than I expected and looked really fluffy. We obviously didn't get very close to them as they were in the wild, but they looked very sweet sitting and eating in the trees. Our last treat was to see penguins. We went to St. Kilda at dusk to watch the penguins coming back from hunting to feed their chicks. The chicks were really big and black, white and fluffy. The chicks hide in the rocks so they are safe and then when it gets dark they start to call for their parents. The parents swim into the beach, land on their tummies and then woddle up to their chick. It was a really special evening.

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Travel to Australia, New South Wales, Shellharbour.

It is so easy to miss some very import places to visit. Shellharbour is one of those places.

Shellharbour Village is the old seaside settlement with descendants of the original migrants still living in the area. We met one lady at the Visitors Information Centre, and the family has the history of ariving here on sailing ships, coming ashore, marrying (almost instantly) and raising their families. Tough times built a rough and tumble society including home stills providing whisky (??) to the original inhabitants.

So, besides the history of the village, there are three more important historical sites, the wreck of a ship, a light rail museum and of interest to David and myself, HARS.

This museum restores all sorts of aircraft, mostly military, both for display and flying to various airshows on the East Coast.

The most famous aircraft is Connie - the only remaining flying Super Constellation. How things have changed in our life times. It would taken a years salary for the average worker to purchase a one way ticket to London. Now we see international flight more like a bus service. Connie is a real crowd drawing aircraft. This was the first really
Beach Shellharbour Southsuccessful commercial airliner that could travel relatively big distances while carrying passengers in comfort.

There are two restored Caribou military aircraft. These aircraft could land and take off from most any clear paddock, climb incredibly fast, and carry troops, land rovers, or stretchers as required as well as dropping loads from the rear ramp.

Aussies and Kiwis are both familiar with flying boats, both during WW2 and in commercial service subsequently. Slow, yes, but a huge capacity to stay aloft for extended periods of time, more than 24 hours in some configurations.

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Travel to Australia, Western Australia, Yallingup.

The Margaret River region is 300km south of Perth and abundant with wineries. Approximately 10 years ago we visited a lot (pre-kids) and you could enjoy wine sampling at hundreds of wineries, have dinner at some fantastic fine dining locations and relax in adult retreats. So....with 2 kids under 5 this did not seem like a good holiday for us or somewhere that we would want to take them. But my, the times they are a changing :)

Margaret River is a tourist mecca. The amount of things down there is unbelievable. We are so happily suprised i am trying to work out how i can go down there again soonish. Along with 150 wineries all within 1 hour of each other from boutique wineries to some of the largest in Australia (and the world?), there are now also 8 boutique breweries, 2 icecreameries, 2 chocolate factories, a number of dairy and cheese factories, plus lots of kiddie things (and adults) such as Mazes, mini golf, supa golf, farms, etc etc. Plus of course some of the best surf beaches Australia has to offer.

So on Friday i took the kids on the 3 hour drive to Yallingup. I
bootleg brewery playgroundhad booked us in to 4elements farmstay and we had a 2 bedroom chalet. I had hoped they would fall asleep but they refused, being very excited about a trip to a farm :) And the farmstay was really nice. THe chalet was more like a transportable but it had very nice furnishings, was very clean, had a fireplace for winter and a huge amount of paddocks all around it for the kids to run about in. And it was very safe for me to just let them go and do whatever...joy :) A thing i thought was a little strange was we were the only people there with kids - but at a lot cheaper price than townhouses in the super-touristy dunsbourgh i can see why adults would happily stay on a quiet farm.

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Travel to Australia, Western Australia, Pinnacles.

It was time to leave Busselton, not a bad town but full of ignorant drivers who dont give way to pedestrians and who have no idea how to use an indicator properly. We drove north towards Bunbury before heading for the South Western highway at the town of Harvey, so many pretty towns but no where cheap to eat or drink. We passed through a number of similarly lovely towns as we travelled north toward Armadale where I pulled over to set up my GPS device which proved really useful in navigating the cities poorly designed highway system, I couldnt believe how many traffic lights they have on their highways. Eventually we made our way onto the Great Northern Highway arriving in New Norcia an hour or so later.

New Norcia is certainly unique established by Spanish benedictine monks as an aboriginal mission in 1846 it is Australia's only monastic town. The large buildings are built in various styles including byzantine and gothic. Twenty seven of the towns buildings have been heritage listed, I was particularly impressed with the beautifully decorated abbey church which holds the earthly remains of Resondo Salvado the communities founder. We decided to have lunch at the stunning Spanish style hotel where I tested the local brew and purchased a glass.

It was then time to travel the two hundred fifty kilometres to Jurien bay located on the coastline north of Perth, we are here so that we can visit the Nambung National Park home of the Pinnacles Desert. Jurien is another lovely seaside town, unfortunately we can only stay one night as the caravan park is full due to the long weekend.

Friday morning we moved from the caravan park to the foreshore where a great english guy Matt, was renting out kayaks, he was a really funny pleasant bloke who gave us all some great tips and taught me how to get back on a kayak in deep water. Later he taught Ruth and I how to use a snorkel and mask correctly, before giving me some great advice on what to look for when buying a kayak.

We grabbed some fish and chips for lunch before moving down the road some twenty five kilometres to Cervantes where we rested, washed clothes and ourselves until we left town around 4pm to see the pinnacles.

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Travel to Australia, Queensland, Rainbow Beach.

We arrived in Rainbow Beach from Tin Can Bay, quaint little town, but right on the backpackers trail and so the townies don't like these "your not from around here, are you, types" infiltrating their little patch of tucked away paradise. We tried to do a spot of free camping by the ocean side park, but it looks like ranger phil, is on the beat, and has harassed several van packers, slapped them with a goldcoast type fine for breaking hick town bylaws, anonymously passed in an out of session midnight council meeting when topped up with the sauce they passed these draconian bylaws, where you are not allowed to sleep in your car, any where in town, unless it is in backpacker alley. you guessed it, backpacker street is full of hostile hostels, where all the young dudes party like there is no tomorrow and for some of them, by the way they party, there probably won't be. Sooooo let me set the scene, bilbo and basho did the right thing and parked our freedom machine in backpacker street, with all the other ten thousand party vans, all knockin and a rockin, till sunrise, ah, did not sleep a wink,
amazing streak art rainbow beachwith all these party types yahooing, yaheeing, all night long, some of them did a lionel ritchie, and were probably dancing on the ceiling, you get the feeling, that we were reeling,

meanwhile back in the town that is reminiscent of a 60's style byron bay where every shop sells surf boards or surfwear, or alcohol or sometimes all of these at the same time, don't mind packing the back packing dollars just don't want them freeloading in suburbia. like check out the only laundromat, oh yeah, its owned by the fish and chip shop next door, that will also sell you a shower for five dolleros. so clean your clothes, clean yourself, before you bring your stinky arse into my house of greasy stuff thats probably been festering all day, o'k we havn't slept a wink, we probably stink and its raining, maybe the towns not that bad, did i mention its raining,

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Travel to Australia, New South Wales, Griffith.

During those months of being ill and the recovery period that followed, I craved to be well enough to have long walks in nature, enjoy bike rides and to kayak down rivers. I pictured myself as a bit of a "Solo" Woman, the great outdoorsy type. Just realised today, I'm actually doing it and it's making me extremely happy. I don't quite match the picture I had in my head but the reality is better. A relaxed lifestyle with time for all the things I love doing. Here's a peek at our time along the Murrumbidgee River with our "Flailing Paddles", the name given to our kayak. It's our version of "Dueling Banjos".

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Travel to Australia, New South Wales, Coffs Harbour.

We had a dream - bright sun, Camera's a clicking every day, But day four has come - what a blast, A tropical low has made us run.

Over the years we have driven through and camped in some scary weather from blizards to fierce tropical storms. The present storm while not spectacular certainly has brought challenges. The wind have been switching as well as extreme gusts, probably around 80-100ks. Driving became hazardous with trees down, bits and pieces flying. In Ballina yesterday a gust of wind picked up and moved tables and chairs at an outdoor eatery.

The plan was to meet up with David and Mary at Yelgun and then first stop Ballina followed by various NNSW beaches until Sunday - BUT, the tropical low changed that.

The Yelgun meetup on Monday all went to plan as did driving to Ballina Wednesday morning except we went to the Horizon Motorhome factory to have a small leak repaired. Six hours later after the roof hatch was removed and fully remounted (all done under warantee) we caught up with David and Mary at Bicentenial park for the night. By now the weather was deteriorating to the extent that
Satalite Imageitappeared likely that the Clarence or Richmond Rivers could flood. So today (Friday) we made the dash from Ballina to Coffs Harbour and sit out the weather system for 2 or 3 days. We could see 200mm rain here tonight and tomorrow.

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Travel to Australia, Victoria, Frankston.

We spent our last day in Tasmania driving around the outskirts of Devonport, admiring the farmland and walking along the beach at Shearwater. It was an extra low tide with a wide sandy beach – we smiled at the big distance between the life savers on the sand and those few in swimming. The shells growing in abundance on rocks looked like baby mussels. We went back into town and had a last look at Devonport - all done, tick it off. We did enjoy our time in Tassie.

We had our early start yesterday, leaving the caravan park and queueing at the Devonport wharf to catch the 9am sailing for Melbourne. There were other motor homes, caravans, cars and motor bikes waiting to board. It was another smooth nine hour trip, made pleasant by the company of two couples we met and sat with – one from Victoria, the other from Queensland. There were lots of swapping of stories of trips taken and things seen.

Melbourne was bathed in sunlight when we arrived at 6pm – it had been a 35C degree day there and it was still warm, many people were out along the waterfront making the
The lifesavers are way back there behind Dougmost of the weather. We drove off the boat, found our way through Melbourne traffic and booked into the Coburg caravan park once more.

After a rather sleepless hot night, we woke to a cooler, grey day and even a few spots of rain which didn’t last long. We were going to drive down the western side of Port Phillip Bay and then get the ferry across to the Mornington Peninsular. With the weather being as it was and visibility not that crash hot, we decided we’d just drive down the eastern side to the Peninsular.

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Travel to Australia, South Australia, Adelaide.

My time in Melbourne was very busy but I have now moved on to Adelaide and with the heat here being in the high-30's, I have decided to hide out in my hotel room and catch up with a few things. As there's quite a bit to update you on, I'll probably do at least two separate postings about the past five weeks.

So, a few months ago I pre-booked a two-week stay in a 'serviced apartment' in Fitzroy in Melbourne for the duration of the Australian Open because I knew that accomodation convenient for Melbourne Park would be hard to come by. However, when looking for somewhere to stay for my first 3 days in Melbourne the same apartment was much more reasonably priced so I booked it. Once I'd been there for a while and liked it a lot, I then negotiated a good rate for the rest of my stay in the city. It is so much more pleasant having a fixed base rather than having to pack up and move every few days. The apartment had everything
Fitzroy Gardens
Old bandstandI needed, it was close to a park, close to trams and only a 20 minute walk to Melboune Park for the tennis. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful and I felt really comfortable there. Also, rather than staying in a hotel it meant I could self-cater which is so much cheaper than eating out all the time.

My arrival in Melbourne started with a bit of tennis star spotting at the airport. Waiting for baggage I saw Daniela Hantuchova, Sania Mirza, Fabio Fognini, Marinko Matosevic and veteran Peter McNamara all waiting around for their many bags and sports equipment. My first few days were spent getting my bearings and finding out about transport etc., buying food, washing clothes - the unglamourous side of travel! I also managed to fit in watching the rest of the Sydney tennis tournament which was finally won by Bernard Tomic, the talented but troubled young Aussie, and Agnieska Radwanska, last year's Wimbledon finalist.

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Travel to Australia, New South Wales, Griffith.

It's been a while since the Lonie Rangers have blogged. Dave's been busy with poetic ramblings and I with photographic pursuits. Due to popular demand we have resurfaced. This time I'll be adding short blurbs with snaps (not photography) and Dave will add special issues to interest, delight and tickle your fancy I'm sure.

Darlington Point, you may wonder where, what and particularly why?

A small town on the Murrumbidgee River, 35km south of Griffith. We've been camping along the river for the past month and it started as a raging current up stream and has been dwindling the further we travel down stream. This is due to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Canals pumping 1.2 megalitres of water out to water crops.

Why do we stay here for over two weeks? Beautiful walks along the river, tracks to bike ride, a gentle current to kayak up stream and cruise down and heaps of dirt bush roads to drive and discover other little oases along the river.

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