Blogs from Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Well, we moved on from our picturesque Murray river camp spot to a similarly beautiful spot on the Campaspe River near the small town of Elmore. However we are, this time, surrounded by many, many motor homes and caravans, being such a popular spot for the locals to camp at. We have met campers from Bendigo and Melbourne plus there is a local chapter of the Caravan and Motorhome Club of Australia gathered here, of which we are members, so we have been invited to share in their Australia Day Happy Hour celebration this afternoon plus their big BBQ breakfast tomorrow! Sounds good! Yet another hot day and a swim in the river will not be far away. The campsite was so good that we stayed there 3 nights but moved on today to get closer ... read more

Returning home for a summer holiday... aahhh a huge sigh of relief. Warrnambool & surrounds:this is the wild South West Coast of Victoria, the end of the Great Ocean Road... surrounded by lush dairy farms, this is a magnificent stretch of coast with extensive, long, beautiful beaches, rugged coast and cliffs, with continuous swell and waves rolling in from the Southern Ocean... this is my home, the landscape I grew up in. It is the landscape where I draw inspiration for all my artwork, it is the land and sea that rejuvenates me, fills my soul & spirit, where I belong and where I long for when I am away. It is the familiar, the comforting; where I have a history, know the stories of family, friends and neighbors, of past relatives and family stories from ... read more

“Travelling broadens the mind”, Frank Sady (Grey Nomad). “Yes, and the hips, and it turns the belly into jelly”, Irene Sady (Temporary Grey Nomad – hair appointment made for next week). Travelling makes one very casual. When we started out on our journey just over eight weeks ago, we were very regimented and organised. We were up at six am to put some of the many miles behind us. Here we are at the end of the trip and it is a different story. Now we loll around in bed until eight am (still very early for me), and get ourselves moving at a leisurely pace. Admittedly, the distance between stops is a lot less than it was. Today we have travelled about forty kilometres from Port Fairy to Warrnambool, only about three hours from home. ... read more

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We landed safely in Melbourne on Wednesday and have been staying with our friend in Hamilton. Had a good drive around, everything is so much bigger over here than it is in England, took us 4 hours to get from the airport to her place! Think that the UK fits into the State twice and the area of flooded land is the size of France and Germany, Massive!!! Had a lovely New Year sitting around the fire in the garden having tea!! Its been quite hot over the last few days 42 was the highest we've had but think its going to calm down and be 26 tomorrow :) Hope you all had a good New Year, Love Roseanna and Anastasia xxx... read more

Hello Again, The last few days have been great. On Sunday I went to Marsaxlock (Masa - Schlock) which is a little fishing village. They have a Sunday market where they sell fresh fish and lots or crappy bric and brac. I dined on various local foods including hot date cakes, frsh fruit, octopus/seafood/capsicum and olive salad and yummy apple cakes. It was my favourite day because I felt like I'd really go the feel of Malta. Untill that afternoon when I had stomach cramps and nausea. Fortunately this didn't last too long and I was able to go to a religeous festa at another village with some other girls in the hostel. Monday consisted of swimming, relaxing, swimming and more relaxing whilst today has been another sightseeing day. I'm off to a tae-bo class tonight ... read more