Taking the scenic route, one day at a time
Now that we’ve been home a few days and worked our way through the unpacking and cleaning, we’ve had a chance to sit back and take stock of the ‘big trip’. What were the big expenses? (No prizes for guessing that one … fuel!) And did we really spend that much on … alcohol, bakeries…
Followers of our Roe’ving Australia blogs may recall that we’ve previously visited several silo art towns to date on this trip (think Northam, Albany and Ravensthorpe in Western Australia, and South Australia’s Tumby Bay, Cowell and Kimba). Well, we’re about to ratchet up the pace a bit, by exploring several Victorian silo art trails. Our…
It seems a long time since our last blog, back in South Australia’s Barossa Valley. And there’s no truth to the rumour that we are still there, slowly sampling our way through each and every winery! In fact, we’ve spent the last three weeks slowly meandering along Australia’s largest river, the mighty Murray. (We’ve also…
We were determined to take things slowly on this trip. Unlike previous trips before we retired, this one was going to be relaxing, with no long days darting hundreds of kilometres from Point A to Point B, whizzing past towns and scenery. This intention was fine in theory, until we heard about South Australia’s famed…
So, we thought we had things all under control. And then, suddenly, there were only four more sleeps before we were due to leave on our BIG caravanning trip. You know the one – that trip we’ve talked about for years (decades?) and started planning in earnest well over six months ago. Well, it’s now…