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Hi friends and family, Rodger and I went bush this week for a few days with my cousin Marise, hubby John and Sam the dog (John UK – Marise is one of the twins). I just want to try out our travel blog and see if it still works. Sunday 30th was my mum’s 87th birthday and our planned outdoor event had to be cancelled due to rain. Tuesday 1st November is our Melbourne Cup – which is a BIG horse racing day in OZ. I held my usual Cup party, but I have given up on the big garden parties now and have a few selected friends invited for a ‘High English Tea’ event (No alcohol....would you believe?) This year I served for hot/cold savoury food – Crumbled chicken slices on a bed of herbed ... read more

Today we were up by 6.30am and busy pulling down our site, ready for our BIG move up north. The map will show you are far we travelled........... lol. So we are settled here in Harrington (where we go fishing every year.) Cheryl, Jeff, Katrina and little baby Ruby is staying in the same caravan park. Also Natalie and little baby Lily visited this arvo. It was great. Harrington is mainly known for its fishing (except when Rodger hits town ..hehe) and is a popular tourist stop. It is coastal, with wonderful beaches, inlets and streams. The scenery is beautiful as you will see from the pics. I must remind you all to arrow down, down, down under the ad banner, to see all the pics that I put up when you receive your blog update. ... read more

I hope you enjoy the pic. Rodger is still due home on Tuesday with my home. Luv Di... read more

Hi everyone. I hope this blog finds you all well and happy. Weather getting warmer for my Northern Internationals and colder and wetter for my OZ bloggers. We are in Melbourne and Rodger is helping his old boss out with a few days work. Hey, me not complaining, I get to do what I want. Today I went off and had a manicure, spa pedicure, hair cut and colour. Oh boy did I need some attention after being in bush camps, carrying rocks, hunting for firewood etc. Rodger is happy to see the workmates again; I just wish he didn’t have to wake me up at midnight last night to tell me all the news....lol. This caravan park in a Melbourne suburb is great. They even have heated floors in the amenities. This is the first ... read more

Sunday 29th May. I can’t believe that we have been on the go for 2 months now and have loved every bit of it. We could do this for the rest of our lives, except we will probably run out of money. Diesel is our biggest expense and towing a big heavy van does not help. We have found that we cannot travel over 85 KPH or we get less than 5 Klm per litre and when it costs anywhere from $1, 60 to $2.09 per litre, you have to be careful. We save by free camping, which we love and cooking our own meals. I am not complaining, just letting you know some facts in case you are thinking about doing what we are doing. Today we spent the day touring all around the region ... read more