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The Barossa Valley to Coffin Bay SA

Mark at Chateau Tanunda cellar door in Barossa Valley We spent a couple of days in the Barossa Valley, but as we had no room for too much wine in Katya, our motorhome, we had to resist temptation. Rather than ramble on as I usually do, I thought I’d post a few photos from theContinueContinue reading “The Barossa Valley to Coffin Bay SA”

Kangaroo Island, after the fires, and heading up to Adelaide

Knowing that at least 1/3 of Kangaroo Island was burnt out in the recent devastating bush fire season, we wanted to go anyway. We arrived on Friday afternoon after getting a ferry an hour later than originally planned because Mark wanted to get cheap fuel that took us 20 minutes out of our way. ThankfullyContinueContinue reading “Kangaroo Island, after the fires, and heading up to Adelaide”

Colours of the desert – Broken Hill to Mount Gambier

Pro Hart is a favourite painter of ours and we never knew until arriving in Broken Hill that this is where he had lived and worked. The colours he used in his paintings are vibrant blues and reds, which I had always thought were a bit too unreal, but when you see the desert inContinueContinue reading “Colours of the desert – Broken Hill to Mount Gambier”

Westward bound – Windellama to Cobar

I sometimes marvel at how things turn out for us. We completed our tour of Victoria, having managed to see the East Gippsland and Victorian mountain areas before they were devastated by the recent fires, and we now have memories of those beautiful areas that we will treasure even more knowing that it will beContinueContinue reading “Westward bound – Windellama to Cobar”

Christmas and New Year in Central and Southern Victoria

The fires near Windellama have stopped 5 km away from our property. There isn’t any bushland left to the north, south and east of it, but it is safe. Knowing the tragedy that some people have lost their homes, their only homes, we feel very grateful. Our Windellama holiday home is quite remote and surroundedContinueContinue reading “Christmas and New Year in Central and Southern Victoria”

Down Thunderbolts Way – Moree to Gloucester

Is there a purpose to travelling? I’ve been wondering about this as the unaccustomed, luxurious feeling of going where we want, for as long as we want, slowly filters into my normally highly strung and minutely planned way of being. It felt too haphazard, too selfish, and too lacking in purpose. But it is becomingContinueContinue reading “Down Thunderbolts Way – Moree to Gloucester”

An opal-hearted country – St. George to Lightning Ridge

In St. George, Queensland, there is a shop and museum which houses the collection of Steve Margaritis, who carved emu eggs for 60 years. The first egg I came across in the museum was the one he carved to commemorate the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, and I was surprised and proud to see the nameContinueContinue reading “An opal-hearted country – St. George to Lightning Ridge”

George in the Gorge – Emerald to Roma

There isn’t much between Townsville and Emerald, so I’m skipping that bit. Although we did meet an interesting character when we stopped for the night by the road halfway. We started setting up a fire, and Doug pulls up asking if he can join us – safety in numbers he said. We shared cheese, saladContinueContinue reading “George in the Gorge – Emerald to Roma”