Bay of Fire, St Helens, and Scalamander
15. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
The scenery continues to provide a photo opportunity every time we stop to drop a line, lots of photos, still no fish! Saw a giant Mantaray today, suspect he hoovered our fish.
Back to the mainland.
16. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
After far too short a stay in Tassie, we're heading back to Ballarat and Bendigo for a spot of gold fossicking. Anticipate finding tonnes of gold and becoming rich overnight!
Spent the last dayLue lisää
Bendigo, VIC
18. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Farmers - don't look, new meaning to dry and drought. More roo poo than grass here! Owners gave up on the farming, they now herd campers instead. Located right amongst the gold mines and prospectingLue lisää
Prospecting, near Bendigo.
19. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Exact location top secret! Learning to use our new Gold Monster detector. Alex prospecting, I'm on lookout for slithery things. My job involves less beeping.
Bush Pizza.
20. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Magic night in the boonies. Woodfired Pizza, craft beer, and company of some neighbouring campers.
Easter Sunday, Bendigo
20. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
No need to move from my comfy bed.
Freaky skies, Bendigo, VIC
20. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Freaky!
Lake Eppalock, VIC.
20. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
More 'not' fishing. Gorgeous spot. Lake level is a bit low in the drought.
Not a Roo Proof fence, Bendigo, VIC
21. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
A toothache and 6hrs in Bendigo hospital for Alex. Home now for a quiet night in. A walk around the property offered up the standard great photo opportunities.
MatkaajaWas horrible! Had to go into hospital again at 7am and have the abcess lanced. Feel like I've been kicked in the head! Or perhaps Julie did when she couldn't get to sleep........
Talbot, VIC boomtown,... then bust.
25. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Sometimes it's those spur of the moment left-hand turns that lead to a nice surprise. Talbot, once a bustling goldrush town, boomed in the 1880's - everyone was gone by 1890.
Super cute houses, realLue lisää
Snake Valley, VIC
26. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Alex assures me the name relates to the serpentine like diggings of the goldmines, I'm not so sure!
Spending the day prospecting. Alex on the 'Gold Monster 1000', me vigilent for aforementionedLue lisää
Prospecting treasure!
26. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Lots of finds today.
Unfortunately, none of them gold.
Alex found an old-timers goldpick, a fragment from a bronze pot (we're claiming Chinese origin for a good story), and a handful of spent .22Lue lisää
City fix. Melbourne & a few sweet rides.
27. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Cowboy went to town. Alex ogled a few shiny cars.
Lorne, VIC
28. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Fishing drought broken.
Size, does not matter!
12 Apostles, Great Ocean Road, VIC
29. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Stunning landscape.
The edge of southern Australia. Next stop, Antartica. Big, rolling ocean swells, ... then,.., more ocean.
Vast, beautiful, ..., a must see, tip of the bottom of theLue lisää
Yambuk Lake to Robe, SA
30. huhtikuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Crossed the boarder into South Australia, Boarder crossing monumental,.. small yellow bin where we surrendered our Melon, grapes, and banana.
Stopped off at the Blue Lake in Mt Gambia, fast-trackedLue lisää
Robe,SA
1. toukokuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Sunrise and coffee, set for the day.
BushRanger Beijen
1. toukokuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Local BushRanger lore - Irish Midget took to the roads robbing the locals astride an Ostrich (for a quick getaway through the marshy ground) Bizarre, but true!! Alex looks to recreate theLue lisää
Barossa Valley, SA
2. toukokuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Chilled day sipping wine and enjoying the sunshine. Shiraz is #1 in these parts. Took a bit to tune in our Pinot Noir taste buds , but I think we're getting the hang of it.
Full tummies and tiredLue lisää
Adelaide, SA
3. toukokuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Oh dear,.. you shouldn't take a foodie girl to the market, so many delicious things had to come home with us!
Alex found more rodeo animals!
Lake Bumbunga at Lochiel
4. toukokuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Lake nearly dried up but they used to harvest the salt by dray horses and scrapers in the 1800s.
Found a small sea creature too....
Adelaide to Kimba, SA
4. toukokuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Driving, driving, driving. Another day when you realise how big this place is! Fun drive, Bruce just ate up the kms.
Alex worked on taming a random dragon.
I found a Willy willy ( dust storm).
Ceduna, SA
5. toukokuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Modeling our latest fashion accessories. Glamorous, but oh so good at keeping the damn flies off. Coastal again, loving the warmth.
Nullarbor, SA
6. toukokuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A whole lot of empty,..., except for the 23 gazillion caravans!
Nullabor Roadhouse.
6. toukokuuta 2025, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Overnight, come 4.00pm all the van's and trucks roll in. Fine dining at the Roadhouse, portions were small.
On route, attractions not to be missed,.. "Comet & Southern Cross'', Australia's biggestLue lisää
MatkaajaNo sign of a line!