Blogs from Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, Oceania

Sunday, 12th February started well - it had been cool but dry during the night so there was no heavy dew to worry about. Graham hadn’t put any of the outside things away last night like he usually does as we weren’t in a hurry to get going this morning and he guessed things, particularly the awning, would not get damp during the night. Nevertheless, we made good progress in our packing up and we were ready to hit the road for Shepparton by about 9:45am. We have been through Shepparton before but we’ve never stayed there and we felt it would be a good place to explore and from which to visit Echuca. It would also stand us in good stead for our on-going plans which we think will take us on to Benalla in ... read more

A few photo's of our time at the Zuchinni farm in Strathmerton... read more

So after the fun-packed weekend we thought that we may go into some sense of normality but no! Monday brought Pommey Jo Sheppard (who moved here from the UK with her hubby Martin and kids Molly and Lucy 3 years ago) and kids were staying for the whole of the Easter break. We hit it off straight away; Jo had such a mucky sense of humour just like us, so it’s fair to say we had a laugh or 3. Tuesday; Bobby Swan a friend of Debbie & Padge (D & P) true to his promise came to pick me and Dim up for a day touring around the bush; it was a great day and Bobby was so funny without even knowing it. We visited bush, rivers, a cemetery, a muster station (a place where ... read more

Undera Speedway - Victoria Solo Championships Those of a non speedway disposition please look away now. My mate Howard Williams the track announcer at Undera speedway kindly transported me up to Undera speedway (near Shepparton), some 150 km from Melbourne for an evening's methanol fix. We travelled up via Nagambie (stopped off for a fish supper at a Greek chipper!!) and Murchison (Murchy has a town of his own in Oz I never realised that). The entertainment on offer was : Victoria Junior Solo Championship, the field included Declyn Adams (yup Leigh's son) who was ok but rode well within himself, Lindsay Phillips, Cooper Rirodan, Jack Halls, Jack Fallon and last but no means least Max Fricke. These guys are all potential speedway stars of the future in my opinion. The junior solos were on bikes ... read more

So this past weekend we went to the Bush to go to a rave at a camp ground. It was about a 2-3 hour drive. When we got there we set up shop...which means we prepared the van to sleep for later that evening and got into our costumes. The party's theme was magical creatures. I dressed up as a fairy and my friend went as a bat fairy...which ended up looking like the evil fairy. The party ran from noon util 5 pm the next day. The party was a blast and then returned home to Melbourne the next day. I took some photos of the drive back because we went through area where the bushfires came through. It was difficult to imagine that the entire area was on fire. This blog was a short ... read more