Author Archives: committedtravellers

This photo was taken 4 years ago, a week after Tilly and Bluey doubled the size of our family. Tilly was learning she is allowed to watch me knitting, but not try to help. Today she enjoyed some time outside in the sun, after the ignorant, arrogant, selfish neighbours left the showground. They abused meContinue reading “Around Horsham”

We are working our way west. As we drove out of St Arnaud, we stopped at the painted silos. Most of the murals in this town are black and white, like the portrait on the wall opposite the silos. The silo art at Rupanyup is not a favourite. A nearby derelict railway station detracts fromContinue reading “St Arnaud to Horsham”

We spent half a day exploring the nearby towns of Maldon and Castlemaine, also former gold mining areas. Maldon is recognised as having a variety of architectural styles, with many buildings being largely unchanged since the 1850s. The tourist brochure had a lot of hype about Maldon having the oldest continuously operating bakery, but weContinue reading “Maldon and Castlemaine”

After hanging out a load of washing, we drove to town to do a couple of errands, then rewarded ourselves with coffee. Bluey was very tolerant of a sticky toddler who kept cuddling him. The critters have been behaving very well, and been friendly with each other. Tilly jumps into the laundry basket whenever IContinue reading “Eating Around Bendigo”

We took Bluey with us to the Bendigo Corner Store Cafe, but it was too cold for us to sit outside, so he stayed in the Toyota. The coffee was OK, but the food has room for improvement. We headed towards the railway station, but I had to stop to take photos of these uniqueContinue reading “Busy Day in Bendigo”

I rode the vintage tram around Bendigo with my sister. It starts from the Central Deborah Gold Mine and returns 45 minutes later. Passengers can hop-on and hop-off at any of the stops. There are hundreds of well-kept historic statues and buildings in Bendigo, many of which we could see from the tram. We didContinue reading “Bendigo Tram”

It wasn’t so cold last night at 9° minimum. We ran the diesel heater on low all night to make sure we didn’t freeze. It didn’t take long for us to pack up and hit the road. The first half hour driving along the Maroondah Hwy was troubling, with idiot drivers speeding when overtaking. WeContinue reading “Mansfield to Bendigo”

It was very cold last night, but ended up being a warm sunny day. We had breakfast at the Produce Store, despite not having made a booking. It was warm enough to sit outside with Bluey. My French toast with berries and maple syrup was lovely. The Produce Store building is interesting with a high timberContinue reading “Last Day in Mansfield”

I took Bluey with me on a trip to Yarra Glen to visit my aunt and uncle. It was a long return trip of 272 kms on B grade roads with lots of pot holes. On the forward journey, there was a constant stream of caravans heading north. As soon as I put Bluey onContinue reading “Yarra Glen”