A journey through the Snowys… All along the Illawong.. Today the wind was almost mild by Snowy Mountains’ standards, just below gale force as it sent Lorraine’s hair in untold varieties of patterns before she succumbed to a beanie which relieved her discomfort a little. It’s the kind of wind that makes you turn away […]
The Road of Our Pioneers
The Great North Road Travelling a world heritage route with the spirits of our pioneers The modern M1 Pacific Motorway provides travellers with quick access between the scenic pleasures of the Hunter Valley and our largest city, Sydney. The journey takes less than two hours of pleasant travel but an inland route exists for those […]
One Step At A Time
On the very first trip soon after we met, Lorraine and I did an overnight stay at Station Creek in Yuraygir NP. The weather had been made-to-order perfect and we’d felt the sand between our toes as we strolled along beside a glassy surf caressed by an offshore breeze. On high, cirrus clouds rode the […]
Fishing The State Parks
Travelling anglers are afflicted by a state of mind that looks at road maps and sees only watercourses. These anglers prefer to spend more time on, or by, water than on the road. Every year southern anglers make the trek north to fish the tropical Top End, where most spend long periods fishing the same […]
Freedom on the Murray
Looking across the Murray River from Curlwaa, six kilometres upstream of Wentworth, the riverbank is lined with campers. It was Easter, and these were free campers. There are many similar stretches of free camping available along the Murray: places where people can pitch a tent or park a van without paying, or signing a visitor’s […]