Day 22 (5/11/2015) Got out early & headed to Shepparton. Saw the Ardmona SPC clearance outlet which sells food CHEAP. The rain closed in pretty early making for a rather bleak day; darting from shop to shop in between the rain. Had lunch at the Shepparton RSL. $10 meals including Barramundi or Roast among several others. Headed back via Numurkah where it pelted down with visibility limited to less than 50 metres with windscreen wipers on the fastest setting. Returned to the caravan park at Cobram to find it flooded after they had 32MM of rain. About 2 hours after getting back the heavens opened again, flooding the caravan park with another 21MM & leaving many people unable to get out of their caravans. The knee was extremely painful today as I try to not use ... read more

Day 17 (31/10/2015) Proposterous weather with thunder, lightning & teeming rain, followed by heat & no sign of the storm. This alternates regularly throughout the day. Flies are stickier than chewing gum on your shoe; you need bloody good insect repellent here as well as a hat net or you end up eating flies! Visited Tocumwal just down the road for the local markets on a Saturday morning which was quite pleasant (once the sun came out) & lots of good produce on display. Went out to the Barooga Sports Club which is quite a nice facility. They also send a bus to pick you up & take you home so that you don’t have to drink drive! Day 18 (1/11/2015) Woken up at some ungodly hour by massive thunder & lightning which rocked the caravan. ... read more

Day 13 (27/10/2015) Departed Jindabyne at 9.55AM & arrived Tumut at 1.30PM. The drive up into the Great Dividing Range & the Bogong Mountains was quite difficult with the caravan on. Narrow roads from the top of Lake Eucumbene until just before Talbingo made it hard going. Following this, the steep descent into Talbingo was ridiculous & extremely harsh on brakes. At under 40KMH and a drop of greater than 45 degrees, the smell from the caravan brakes was quite apparent. One thing is for certain, we will never travel on this road again. Arriving in Tumut was a breath of fresh air; pretty little town with 6 pubs, an RSL, Woolies & Coles all within easy walking distance & one of the nicest caravan parks we have ever seen. Large sites, quiet & peaceful, good ... read more

Day 8 (22/10/2015) Today was going to be the worst day of the trip weather wise; 11C & rain all day. Decided to head to Cooma for a leisurely drive. Deb managed to pick up some bargains in the shops (as always). Went there to see the Snowy Hydro Display Centre & completely forgot about it. Dementia must be settling in methinks. Had a chat to Mick the guru at the Alpine Angler about all things fishing, then headed off the beaten track (eat your hearts out Leyland Brothers) to a Winery/Brewery/Distillery along a wet boggy dirt road which the Nissan ate for breakfast. Had a few tastings & bought some of the local product for future consumption. Back onto the wet boggy dirt road to make the Nissan completely filthy as it should be. Mud ... read more

Day 1 (15/10/2015) Left Cranbourne at 8.05PM to get a start & shorten the following day’s drive. Arrived Seymour at 10.35PM & camped near a 24hour service station. Day 2 (16/10/2015) Departed Seymour at 3.45AM. Extremely busy road with hundreds of semi trailers, but being a 2 lane highway in each direction made it an easy drive. Arrived Wangaratta at 5.10AM for breakfast. Caffeine need was high & it gave the necessary kick to get the body into second gear. Departed Wangaratta at 5.50AM. Stopped in Albury to get petrol: Unleaded $129.7/L 48.74L 379.5km 12.7L/100kms Arrived Gundagai at 9.35AM. Took some photos of the dog on the Tuckerbox & had a brief walk to stretch the legs. Departed Gundagai at 10.05AM. Had lunch 30km from Canberra under a nice shady tree just to freshen up before ... read more