Blogs from Mildura, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
January 9th 2012
Well this is the first blog that i have ever done and i am mainly doing it so people at home can keep a track of what i'm doing and also so that i can remember! I am too lazy to write in a diary every day so this is a much better way of doing it! I left England on May 11th 2011 and flew to Perth hoping to get regional work however this did not happen! So i flew to Sydney where i met up with Tamsyn, we managed to find a working hostel in Red Cliff's where Gail the manager said she could get us work. We packed up our belongings, bought a campervan and set off on the road trip. It took us nearly three days to get there, after sleeping in ... read more
Technical Hitch Sorted - We are now on air!
Published: November 14th 2011Oceania » Australia » Victoria » MilduraNovember 14th 2011
Saturday 12 November Our first day saw us fly into Mildura, get to grips with the houseboat (well, our Skipper Bee did), stock up with food and perhaps just a few bevies. By 2.30 we were on our way with a 3pm booking to get through the lock. A great experience with a drop of 3.2 metres. Then we were on our way to our overnight stop – somewhere on the river the near the Botanic Gardens. Spent a few hours with a few drinks before calling it a night. A not altogether uneventful night from all accounts – I slept through it all!!!!! But Bee & CB needed to check for intruders. Not sure if that was just wishful thinking or perhaps I created shadows when I woke up and turned off my light!!!!!!!! Bee ... read more
August 16th 2011
Langwarrin to Ouyen 489 km CADES DIARY We set off at 10.30 am .We had a couple of stops along the way where we kicked the football. We made it to Ouyen . Then Kicking the football some more before going to the skate park ,netball court and BMX track.... read more
July 7th 2011
Thursday 7th July We decided to do a trip to Orange World, not expecting much, we were pleasantly surprised. The owner was the tour guide - he did a little singing as well as a very good tour and explained all about growning oranges, mandarines and lots of other citrus fruit. This is the peak picking season for citrus fruit so there are lots and lots of over burdened citrus trees all around the Mildura area. We had a taste and the oranges and mandarines were just so tasty and juicy. We should never buy overseas fruit so these farmers stay in business as the fruit is so much nicer when it is freshly picked off the trees.... read more
Mildura and the Paddle Steamer "Melbourne"
Published: July 5th 2011Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Mildura
July 4th 2011
Monday 4th July The weekend was quite cool and rained on Sunday - pretty crappy - we are not used to this as this is only the second time we have seen rain since we been on the eastern side of Oz. Today we took the Cruiser in for some muffler repairs then we walked throught the main streets of Mildura and checked out all the old Art Deco buildings - the photo is of the T&G Building but there were many others. Checked out the lovely Grand Hotel which was built as a Tea house because the Caffey Bros did not want drink to affect the work of their workers - it was many years before the Tea House received a liquour license and become a Hotel. Then we boarded the paddle steamer 'Melbourne' and ... read more
July 2nd 2011
Eventjes een korte situatieschets… Het is zaterdagochtend, iedereen vertrekt naar zijn werk, terwijl ik rustig van mijn eerste koffie geniet (uiteraard gaat er nog een tweede volgen, gewoonweg omdat ik vandaag de tijd heb) en stiekem lach met de mensen die chaotisch als mieren rondlopen. Ja ja, na vijf maanden werken kan ik eindelijk zeggen… laat de vakantie maar komen! Vooral na de laatste maand vind ik écht wel dat ik het verdiend heb!:) Zoals altijd, een korte toelichting over wat ik me nu weer op de hals gehaald heb… werkwijs. Deze maand ben ik weer begonnen met de covers afhalen. Een beetje puur toeval, en een afschuwelijk werk sinds het kouder en natter werd (en dan bedoel ik letterlijk vriezen in de ochtend, of ja, toch ergens rond de één of twee graden). Kan je ... read more
July 1st 2011
Friday 1st July 2011 Today was retail therapy day - John had to have the Exhaust system checked as it was making a noise - is booked in on Monday to have it fixed while we do the paddle steamer cruise. Mildura is a large city and we have just found the Centro Shopping centre and the main street that has all the other big shops like Bunnings, Harvey Norman, BCF etc, etc and also Spotlight and had to call in and so some shopping for Lily. She is being a flamingo for her Artware Show this year and needed some pink feathers for her costume and we found them at Spotlight, so Granparents can shop anywhere in Australia for the grandchildren especially those that live in Exmouth with very limited shops. Had fish and chips ... read more
June 30th 2011
Wednesday 29th Travelled from Berri, SA to Mildura, Vic then crossed the border to NSW to the RiverGardens Tourist Park in GOL GOL, NSW. Three states in one day!!!!!! This park is a small park right on the Murray River - just gorgeous so we booked in for 7 nights for $150 (1 night free so saved $25). Thursday 30th June Went for a tourist drive around Mildura and found Loch 11 just as the paddle steamer the "Melbourne" was coming through the loch - it was quite exciting seeing the loch gates open the the steamer going through. We are going to go on this steamer on Monday for a ride up the Murray River. Went back to have a sausage sizzle on the free BBQ at the caravan park then sat by the Murray ... read more
May 18th 2011
Ik leg me er bij neer, ik ben enorm slecht in consequent een blog bij te houden. Deels omdat er op zich niet zo heel veel gebeurt, de dingen die er gebeuren ik vaak niet belangrijk genoeg vind om te vermelden, ik afgeleid word en opeens andere dingen te doen heb of omdat ik gewoonweg te lui ben (dat recht heeft iedereen wel eens af en toe). Dus ja, ik besef maar al te goed dat het alweer meer dan een maand geleden is dat ik mijn blog bijgewerkt heb; Ik beloof dat ik wat meer zal neerpennen het moment dat er ook meer gebeurt! In ieder geval… Ik zit nog steeds in Red Cliffs een poging te wagen tot sparen. Uiteindelijk heb ik best wel veel gewerkt, maar het grote geld zit er gewoonweg niet ... read more
May 6th 2011
Hey Hey Mildura was lovely... This was a great fun couple of days with my family and friends. Attempted water skiing and wake baording - Got up eventually woohoo! So much fun on the biscuits, my cousin driving the boat trying to flip us off.... My arms ached for days. xxx... read more
