About Terry Dwyer

Well here we are on the last of 5 nights at Woodside Beach Caravan Park. This has been a most enjoyable camp. The park is somewhat rustic in nature with powered sites and plenty of camping spots. There is no water connection or sullage but the amenities are very good and there is bore water and tank water available.

A walk of about 150m and you are on 90 mile beach, which as you would expect goes on “forever” to the north and south.

 

 

 

 

 

The options here are threefold: swim, fish or do nothing. The do nothing option includes watchingthe local birdlife of magpies, blue wrens, black cockatoos etc, and being entertained by the morningand evening antics of numerous wild rabbits.

 

 

 

 

Our fishing expeditions have resulted in a meal of fresh sandcrab and this evening will be a feed of nice flathead caught this morning.

The weather has been fine for our stay here and we are taking on a definite bronzed hue. Our one venture away from this restful oasis was a 25 min drive to Yarram for a small shopping exercise.

Thanks Steve for helping make our stay here a memorable one and certainly one to recommend to our friends and fellow travelers.

Yesterday was our last day in Lakes Entrance and what a great day it was. Lovely fine weather encouraged us to start with 9 holes of golf at the Lakeview Course. We wont say who won but I had a very good game.

 

 

 

 

 

After lunch back at the Burrow we headed over to Metung and captured some lovely shots of the entrance and lakes along the way.

 

 

 

 

 

Metung is a picturesque village set on the lake front and is obviously a boaties paradise. We sampled a coldie at the local hotel and had an explore around the village.

 

 

Back at Lakes Entrance we bought some fresh flathead fillets on the wharf and had a home cooked feed of fish and chips a’la Burrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This morning was threatening rain as we packed up and set off for Woodside Beach Caravan Park, travelling via Bairnsdale, and Sale where we stopped for a stretch and coffee.

We arrived here in time for a late lunch after setting up camp. Had a quick walk on the beach and dipped our toes in Bass Strait.

We are nestled in the dunes behind 90 mile beach and it is great to hear the sea. In this bush setting our neighbours have so far included black cockatoos, blue wrens, magpies, black birds, and numerous wild rabbits. We will have to keep the Burrow closed tonight or we may be invaded!!

The beach fishing appears good so we will try our hand over the next few days. Keep checking for either some evidence or stretched stories…..

With a fine cool morning we decided on a good walk to start the day and set off from our camp across the footbridge to the Lakes Entrance Surf Club.

The views back to town were good with the morning sun on the water.

We walked a bush track towards The Entrance and on the way back walked part of it along the lake edge.

Successfully wound up with wet feet as the tide was full. Watched several of the lifesaving club activities on and off Ninety Mile Beach.

After a change of footwear we headed up to Wyanga Park Winery and enjoyed a couple of tastings and a shared sample platter.

One of several chainsaw sculptures around Lakes Entrance

On a more mundane front the washing and ironing is up to date and Burrow storage re-arranged. Getting ready for happy hour and home-made burgers for dinner.

Our last night in Cann River was a cold one and we packed up this morning in trackie daks and hoodies.

The drive down the Princes Highway to Lakes Entrance was an easy one and we stopped at Orbost, on the banks of The Snowy River, for a coffee break and hedgehog at the local bakery.

It is windy, fine and cool in Lakes Entrance and we have restocked the larder and bar, and refilled the chariot, after a lunch of local fish and chips. The forecast is for a fine and cool couple of days so we will enjoy some exploring.

Dinner tonight will be Roast Pork and roast butternut  pumpkin stuffed with walnut, mustard, cheese, breadcrumbs and sage…all a’la Weber. I guess that we will find something to wash it down.

Whoops, I was going to take a photo but it looked too good so we ate it. Yum!!!

Cheers..

It was an easy hour and a half run down from Eden this morning,  and into Victoria to Cann River in East Gippsland.

We set up in fine overcast weather and went for a bush walk in a neighbouring rain-forest reserve, which is supposed to be home to a bell bird colony.

 

We didn’t hear a tinkle, and our only wild life encounter was with a brown snake which went bush at our approach.

Two nights and bit of an explore here and we are off to Lakes Entrance.

Monday morning we rolled out of Queanbeyan after a quick brekkie.

We stopped for a break and coffee at Nimmitabel and downed a very tasty spinach, fetta and tomato muffin at the local café.

Light rain had started to fall near Cooma and it slowly increased as we headed for the coast. Brown Mountain was almost greyed out in fog and rain and the trip down was a little hairy at times.

Four hours after leaving Queanbeyan we rolled into a wet Eden and set up camp in the rain.

After a brief sortie in and around Eden and a refill of gas in the chariot we had a great feed of fresh fish and chips at Eden Fish and Chips in the main street. Service was from  friendly and hospitable staff and it was great food.

Hoping that tomorrow will be a finer day as we are planning a walk in the Ben Boyd National Park at Green Cape Lighthouse.

Well the day dawned a replica of yesterday after a wet and blowy night. Rain or shine we were determined to drive to Green Cape.

We could only imagine what the views would have been like on a finer day but still they did not disappoint.

 

Disaster Bay lookout was our first stop and then on to the track leading to City Rock. By now the chariot was mud covered.

The walk out to the lighthouse and back was a case of “hang on to your glasses”.  The wind was quite strong  and we thought of the sailors who had been shipwrecked here in years gone by,  and of the Sydney to Hobart yacht racers who have had to put into Eden on numerous occasions.

The coastline here is very rugged.

Back at The Burrow we are listening to the tinkle of bellbirds and are contemplating a dinner of chicken Maryland and baked butternut pumpkin on the BBQ. Someone has to do it. The forecast is not good for tomorrow.

Well tomorrow arrived and the BOM were their usual accurate selves. We have clear blue skies and a light breeze.

Off to Merimbula and Pambula and we had a pleasant coffee stop beside the lake at Merimbula before vising the beach at both towns and a quick look at Pambula Lake. A walk on the local boardwalk showed us some local wildlife with our first glimpse of the bellbirds.

Our camp was visited by some local kangaroos and we have finished a fine day with a glass or two with our neighbours, and a lovely feed of fresh fish which we bought at the Snug Bay wharf, and cooked on the BBQ.

Next stop is Cann River tomorrow.

 

After 3 weeks, a new radiator and electrical repairs to the chariot, and rejuvenated suspension to The Burrow, we have left Sydney (not sure where in the world it is anymore), and continue on to see Australia.

Heading for Canberra on Friday, the plan was to camp at the Cotter Campground for 3 nights while catching up with family and friends in the capital.

About 5 minutes away we were confronted by a flashing sign advising that it is closed for a week for maintenance.

Plan B swung into action and we ended up at Queanbeyan Riverside Park where the roads were melting in the heat.

 

 

 

We spent a delightful evening sharing pizzas and wine with some friends we have not seen for some time.

Life is wonderful with its unexpected pleasures.

We are in for a warm weekend and will roll out of here on Monday headed for the coast and places to the south.

Saturday we enjoyed lunch with Dawn’s sister and brother in law and after a wine tasting at Jim Murphy’s in Fyshwick we were home to The Burrow for a short Nanna nap and BBQ’d lamb chops.

Such is life!!

Today we have another lunch with a long time friend of Dawn’s and it is shaping up to be a very warm day. We are planning an early start tomorrow morning with an overnight stop on the way to our first coast stop on the run down to Melbourne.

We have left The Burrow in storage at Camden and headed down to Batemans Bay for a few days with Dawn’s friend Moira. Rained all the way here and has barely stopped for more than an hour or two. So far since leaving The Sunny coast we can count the fine days on one hand.
Must end soon with all the global warming we hear about!!

Heading back to Sydney at the weekend and  some repairs to both The Burrow and The Chariot. Nothing too major. Just keeping on top of any potential issues.

At this point we plan to be in Sydney for another week or so before The Burrow rolls southwards.

Getting to Wollombi via the Cessnock Shire roads is definitely an experience to be remembered and avoided in the future. Even the locals claim that they have the worst roads in Australia.

 

We arrived and nestled in behind the Tavern to be greeted with a thunderstorm just after a chance for a quick drink at the bar.

 

 

 

 

After a wet night we awoke to a foggy morning which cleared to a fine few hours which gave us a chance for a walk around the village and a stroll to a local winery, where we sampled their wares.

Our second afternoon caved in to another thunderstorm and any chance of a Neil Diamond Tribute concert took a dive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A helicopter flew in took a look and nicked off. Campers around us were drenched and we were very happy to be in the dry. A brief respite enabled another trip to the bar and then into bed for an early departure for Sydney.

Well here we are in Sydney after dodging 312 bikies on the back roads to the highway. The Burrow has travelled well from Wollombi but we noticed a wheel alignment issue with it on pulling in to The Poplars here at Camden, so will need to get that checked, hopefully tomorrow.

More to follow on The Journeys of The Burrow.

After a windy day yesterday it calmed down and rained lightly for most of the night and that has continued into today.
Despite the forecast the wind has not risen so far and the river looks placid with light drops of rain. A few little fish were biting this morning but not much action.

Ignore that….just as we started cooking a date and nut cake on the Weber dark clouds started building and before the cake was done it started to blow and rain. Almost left the cake out in the rain…reminiscent of a song I heard once.

 

 

 

Our gas hot water has just gone AWOL so will need that looked at. Meanwhile boil the kettle.

All shut in now and ready for a drop and nibbles a la Burrow