On previous trips to Adelaide we had visited the winery area of McLaren Vale to the south but had never gone further, so as we had a spare day, Karen and I decided to head down to the Fleurieu Peninsula to have a look. After clearing the city and passing through the vineyards of McLaren …
After a good night's sleep we were awake about 8am. Breakfast was quickly eaten and we were on our way by 9am. About half an hour later we came to the charming town of Kaniva. The sign at the start of the town followed by the metal artwork alluded to the fact that Kaniva is …
Here in Australia there is a continual battle for football supremacy between the AFL (Australian Football League) and the NRL (National Rugby League) with soccer in definite third place. Each code keeps trying to produce an idea that will give them the edge, not only on field but financially through memberships, sponsorships and TV rights …
Now that our youngest son, Jay lives and works in Sydney we fly up a few times a year to spend time with him. As it turned out one of our trips coincided with the first round of AFL football and our team, Melbourne, was playing Sydney so not only did we go but our …
When we aren't travelling the world or caravanning somewhere in Australia we live in one of the best places in Australia, on the Mornington Peninsula. So when our local Australian Plants Society group took a cool summer's day walk at Bridgewater Bay in Blairgowrie we joined in. There aren't a lot of car spaces but …
The following morning was a much brighter looking day so we did a quick walk through the holiday park with Mel before breakfast. The narrow Steavenson River was a delight to see and hear. After breakfast we loaded up our water bottles in a daypack and made the short 700m walk to the trailhead of …
We had thought about a trip to Marysville for a long time since the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires had swept through the town and surrounding countryside. In the end we decided an end of summer weekend trip while the weather was warm would be good. Getting there proved a little hair raising as the road …
When Karen retired from teaching she didn't want a fuss made at a grand function. However her colleagues felt something needed to be done to mark the occasion after over 30 years. Two friends in particular who Karen had previously done the Oxfam 40 km walk with as a team thought a walk and lunch …
Inspired by my wife Karen completing the Oxfam 40 kms in 48 hours walk, in a team from her school, we thought we would revisit a short section of the trail with some other friends. After having Sunday lunch in Mt Evelyn we dropped a car up in Warburton and returned to Yarra Junction to …
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