Author Archives: Russ

Melbourne to Rochester following Bourke & Wills

I started my journey at Royal Park where Bourke and Wills set off in August 1860.  Bit of a struggle finding a park for car and van but eventually I found one with a 1-1/2 Km walk to the cairn … Continue reading

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Lake Tyers

After 10 days at Eden I moved to Lake Tyers for our annual November Camp, its 44th year.  Sadly it was the first one that Marg has missed in all those years.  I felt her absence keenly.  It was great … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 | 2 Comments

Eden – Wonboyn

I travelled to Wonboyn yesterday to visit Jim and Jenny Ellis, friends we have had for many years and our two families have camped together many times over the years.  They have a great holiday home in Wonboyn, a very … Continue reading

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Eden #2

Visited the Eden Killer Whale museum today and found it well worth a good two hour visit.  Most fascinating was the relationship between the whalers and the killer whales.  The killer whales in three groups used to herd a whale … Continue reading

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Eden

I have enjoyed a couple of days of good weather and enjoyable outings.  Yesterday I went out to Saltwater Creek in Ben Boyd National Park, where Marg and I have enjoyed a number of camping visits.  It is much the … Continue reading

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Mt Eliza to Eden

After getting some stitches out at the doctors (a BCC removed), I hooked up the caravan only to find that the left van indicator didn’t work.  Couldn’t find the problem so set off anyway, then the brakes stopped working.  Headed … Continue reading

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TRILBY TO HILLSTON TO DENILIQUIN

We left Trilby and travelled nearly 400kms, in red bulldust again, until we arrived at a very small town, having a much welcome caravan park. The temperatures are cooler still and we have jumpers on for the first time since … Continue reading

Posted in 2007 | Leave a comment

TRIBLY STATION

For the next two nights, we are staying on a 200,000 acre sheep station (with a recent additional purchase of land), 132kms out of Bourke, on the Darling River. Our campsite is on the river bank, but we can’t see … Continue reading

Posted in 2007 | 1 Comment

Currawinya – Bourke – Quilpie

Begrudgingly left Currawinya, on what we thought would be a romp in to the next stop – only 290kms. Started off at 8.10am, and traversed possibly the worst road to date! Approximately 240kms of bulldust, corrugations etc. etc. – heard … Continue reading

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CURRAWINYA NATIONAL PARK

30 August We decided to stay another night in Quilpie, not knowing that there was a Street Party on in town that night. Everyone arrived in the afternoon, as they did yesterday (on their trek to Birdsville, even though the … Continue reading

Posted in 2007 | Leave a comment