after a few hiccups we r off. We left brisbane end december and went to the woodford folk festival with our family n friends.
The first freecamp of our journey was at delvene just south of warwick. Only stayed the night.
then to the next free camp bendemeer. We parked behind a caravan that had kids bikes. Got our the car n said hello to the lady n said "i know u" n she said the same to me. Turns out we met before. Small world. Bendemeer is a lovely spot beside the river. People were swimming.
We also freecamped at hay on the river. There were a lot of vans n tents there.
Mildura was 41 degrees. but we stayed in a caravan pk. Thank goodness for that.
echuca was beautiful. Loved watching the paddle steamers going up the river. We freecamped there as well on a river.
We moved on to greens lake where we met glenelg, dougwe, tony n bev n some others. Sorry i forgot the names. Only had 1 hot day , the rest were beautiful. One of the funniest things was seeing two hats in the water n on closer inspection i saw two heads. Glenelg n dougwe were having a dip. seeing the thong tree was on my bucket list n i was not disappointed. Sitting back in my chair with an ice cold drink watching the skiers n boats going in n out the water was very relaxing And they even had camels rides.
the grampians were beautiful. Has the best hot bread shop there. The pies, sausage rolls n apples cut up n wrapped in shortbread n topped with white icing were really yummy. Strop had a homemade wagon wheel. Would have liked to have an ice cream from the ice cream shop but the line up was right outside the shop. Called in n stayed with karen n steve on their farm. What a great couple. Your son is a credit to u both.
stayed at the scout grounds at timboon and seen the top end of the great ocean road. Had morning tea with troupo Who shouted us morning tea. Thanks troupo.
hay bales n cows n lots of them everywhere we have been.
we r in geelong n yesterday we went into melbourne for a train ride N tram ride n a look around.
Today strop is out watching the womens great ocean road, road race. Heard the helicopters so they must be close.
Hopefully the photos r right.
Stay happy, stay tuned For next month.
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thanks cindy for deleting upside down photos for me, will try again.
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Good start Rocket, looking forward to your blog when you set it up.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
msg said
01:16 PM Jan 29, 2017
I would like to read more blogs from members. Dougwe does it well once a month. Think I might do the same when I travel next winter. If Dougwe doesn't mind me copying him.
the rocket said
07:48 PM Jan 29, 2017
msg wrote:
I would like to read more blogs from members. Dougwe does it well once a month. Think I might do the same when I travel next winter. If Dougwe doesn't mind me copying him.j
Hi msg, great idea. I decided to stay loyal to the site n only write exclusively on here.
Dougwe said
08:19 PM Jan 29, 2017
Just make sure you find a good printer.
My printer said they are going to double the cost next month. Too late for the January Update cos that is already with them.
rayaroundoz said
08:48 PM Jan 29, 2017
Good read and pics Rocket. I have trouble with pics too. They are right way up when you go to put them in and then some gremlin turns them around for fun!
Gaylehere said
11:04 PM Jan 30, 2017
Thanks Rocket. Haven't been down that way - Great Ocean Road area in a long time. Good to know where you camped too. Always love to see photos as well.
Chris61 said
01:04 PM Feb 12, 2017
Great start Rocket, keep us informed on your travels. It is always great to see where others are travelling.
Dunmowin said
01:08 PM Feb 17, 2017
Happy days Rocket n Strop. Keep on enjoying. Good to see you on the move.
after a few hiccups we r off. We left brisbane end december and went to the woodford folk festival with our family n friends.
The first freecamp of our journey was at delvene just south of warwick. Only stayed the night.
then to the next free camp bendemeer. We parked behind a caravan that had kids bikes. Got our the car n said hello to the lady n said "i know u" n she said the same to me. Turns out we met before. Small world. Bendemeer is a lovely spot beside the river. People were swimming.
We also freecamped at hay on the river. There were a lot of vans n tents there.
Mildura was 41 degrees. but we stayed in a caravan pk. Thank goodness for that.
echuca was beautiful. Loved watching the paddle steamers going up the river. We freecamped there as well on a river.
We moved on to greens lake where we met glenelg, dougwe, tony n bev n some others. Sorry i forgot the names. Only had 1 hot day , the rest were beautiful. One of the funniest things was seeing two hats in the water n on closer inspection i saw two heads. Glenelg n dougwe were having a dip. seeing the thong tree was on my bucket list n i was not disappointed. Sitting back in my chair with an ice cold drink watching the skiers n boats going in n out the water was very relaxing And they even had camels rides.
the grampians were beautiful. Has the best hot bread shop there. The pies, sausage rolls n apples cut up n wrapped in shortbread n topped with white icing were really yummy. Strop had a homemade wagon wheel. Would have liked to have an ice cream from the ice cream shop but the line up was right outside the shop. Called in n stayed with karen n steve on their farm. What a great couple. Your son is a credit to u both.
stayed at the scout grounds at timboon and seen the top end of the great ocean road. Had morning tea with troupo Who shouted us morning tea. Thanks troupo.
hay bales n cows n lots of them everywhere we have been.
we r in geelong n yesterday we went into melbourne for a train ride N tram ride n a look around.
Today strop is out watching the womens great ocean road, road race. Heard the helicopters so they must be close.
Hopefully the photos r right.
Stay happy, stay tuned For next month.
-- Edited by the rocket on Saturday 28th of January 2017 12:10:32 PM
-- Edited by the rocket on Saturday 28th of January 2017 03:28:33 PM
-- Edited by the rocket on Saturday 28th of January 2017 03:35:10 PM
-- Edited by Webmaster on Saturday 28th of January 2017 04:11:26 PM
-- Edited by Webmaster on Saturday 28th of January 2017 04:11:56 PM
thanks cindy for deleting upside down photos for me, will try again.
-- Edited by the rocket on Saturday 28th of January 2017 08:07:46 PM
-- Edited by the rocket on Saturday 28th of January 2017 08:51:22 PM
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
Hi msg, great idea. I decided to stay loyal to the site n only write exclusively on here.
My printer said they are going to double the cost next month. Too late for the January Update cos that is already with them.
Happy days Rocket n Strop. Keep on enjoying. Good to see you on the move.