Enjoyed Mt Gambier, lovely place. Our van park was very central so easy walk to shops and clubs. The Blue Lake is such an unusual colour and the water is nice to drink.The Umpherston Sinkhole has beautiful gardens in the sinkhole and is home to lots of inquisitive possums. Mt Gambier is central to some nice drives. Princess Margaret Rose Caves is a pleasant drive and does tours. Nelson is a quaint beachside place with colourful boatsheds on the Glenelg River. We are now at Southend on Sea which is a small beachside town with a good fishing fleet. Staying at Southend on Sea Tourist Park, absolute beachfront, very nice. Tony bought a surf rod and had fun when he lost a "big"one!!! The nearest largish town is Millicent with Woolworths & Mitre 10. We've moved ... read more

Spent xmas & New Year at Orbost, caravan park got quite full for new year but has cleared out quickly now. Had to go to Bairnsdale to replenish supplies & wanted to see The Hobbit, Desolation of Smoag? it was in 3D, very good, hope we get to see part 3.Stopped at Lake Tyers tavern for refreshment, beautiful place, very busy this time of year then on way back to Orbost stopped at an old trestle railway bridge built early last century, disused for the last 25 years. This weekend we're heading to Yambuk near Port Fairy, the nearest big town is Warnambool. Booked in for 2 weeks & hoping to catch some King George whiting, yummy!!!!... read more

After finally getting a transfer case from US for the GMC Sierra from Performax Motors at Gympie, we headed off & spent the first two nights of our trip at Esk Caravan Park. Very nice park with a resident koala nestled in a tree above our van. It's the first time in 40 odd years in Oz that we've seen a koala that isn't in a zoo.Esk is a friendly town and had nice warm weather. The next night we spent in a rest area just outside Glen Innes in NSW, gale force winds all night then a thunderstorm but the morning was clear & cold, 9 degrees!!!! We've been to Glen Innes before so wanted to move on.As we drove through the area we commented how much it reminded us of the Salisbury Plains area ... read more

After waiting almost 2 hours to cross the border at Friendship Bridge, we made it by taxi into Vientiane.Glad we got a taxi, cost 200 baht, as it was teeming down.The Vientiane Garden Hotel was much more modern than we had thought as all the ground floor rooms have just been refurbished & they are starting on the top floor. At the front of the hotel is Si homme guesthouse which was full of backpackers who were on their way to Vang Vieng. We found a nice restaurant overlooking the Mekong called Mekong Balcony, you have to walk through through Mr Minimart to get to it but its very nice inside. Unfortunately it rained most of the time in Vientiane & as there's not a lot to see there it was the best place for us ... read more

Finally got the blog to work!!!! We started our flight from Gold Coast via Kuala Lumpur with Air Asia, it was supposed to be a fly thru but the early morning fly thru part was cancelled giving us an 11 hour stay at LCCT Kuala Lumpur. As we've been to KL a couple of times we decided to give the Plaza Premium Lounge at LCCT a go as we got in at 4am & were really tired. Cost us the equivalent of $60 each for 6-10 hours which included shower, food snacks & drinks including alcohol. No beds but comfy chairs. Would'nt reccomend for families with small kids as there's no where for them to play but ok for weary couples or singles. Arrived at Phnom Penh to a tropical downpour which had almost stopped by ... read more