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We were busy cleaning out dust and doing multiple loads of washing and drying. Our condensation woes continue. I unscrewed the large front window frame which contains the blockout blind and flyscreen on rollers. The blockout blind was wet so I removed that and dried the frame and wall and screwed it back on. WeContinue reading “Dog Wash Day”

It has been a long time since we woke to frost. This ute was parked next to us. I took the photo through the caravan window as I wasn’t going outside until I had to. The post breakfast dish washing extended into helping the staff pack up the cooking equipment. We were willing workers butContinue reading “Orroroo to Nuriootpa”

It was sunny all day but still very cold, except in areas getting sunshine out of the wind. We realised our battery storage problem on the Bushtracker might be an issue with the control panel. We pressed the “synchronise” buttons and the reading rose from 50% charged to 100% fully charged. This annoying feature ofContinue reading “Last Day Orroroo”

While we are finding the cold a challenge, we at least have a warm van thanks to our diesel heater. Some of our Roadie friends are here in small campervans with no heating. After breakfast we drove into town to buy the papers and have lunch at the Orroroo pub. A couple of Roadie friendsContinue reading “Cold As!”

After having a Roadie breakfast and helping with the dishes, we drove the 10kms into Orroroo. It is colder today than yesterday because of the wind. The prediction is it will drop to zero tonight. We found moisture absorbing tubs in the IGA so now have four in cupboards and behind the bed. Hopefully theyContinue reading “Orroroo”

It was unpleasantly cold and drizzly this morning as we packed up in Burra. The water hoses and electric cord become hard and more difficult to roll up. I wear protective gloves but these don’t stop my hands from aching with the cold. Last night and this morning the man on the next site offeredContinue reading “Burra to Orroroo”

We were again up and about before sunrise. The best of the scenery from the Royal Hotel carpark was a TV aerial! There is a convenient dump site at Sea Lake where we discovered a small camping area with powered sites. Our coffee was disappointing but drinkable. We followed some minor roads with hardly anyContinue reading “Sea Lake to Burra”

We were awake early – so early I took these photos at sunrise just before we hit the road! The exit from our caravan park is onto a two lane section of the Warburton Hwy where the speed limit is 80kph. Vehicles turning right need to exit quickly when no vehicles are on the highway.Continue reading “Lilydale to Sea Lake”

It was wet and cold at the caravan park when I drove out to see my father. I made a detour to buy a loaf of sourdough bread from a bakery at Bayswater. At the South Vermont shopping centre I also tried to buy a simple digital watch for my father as his had sufferedContinue reading “Rain Finally Ends”

It wasn’t raining when we drove to Hallam, but was when we left and it rained  for the rest of the morning. We had breakfast with Anita’s sister at Cafe Transylvania. I was sceptical about Anita’s choice of cafe that serves Hungararian and Romanian food, but it was terrific. The coffee was great, cake selectionContinue reading “Hallam and Yarra Glen”