Category: Trips

  • 2024-01 Blue Lotus & Warburton

    2024-01 Blue Lotus & Warburton

    Early in 2024 we had a day out at the Blue Lotus watergardens and Warburton with our new friends, Julie and Julian. Here are some photos of the day. Web gallery ZoneramaHTML gallery: 1

  • 2023-12 Christmas in Brisbane

    2023-12 Christmas in Brisbane

    For a complete change, we decided to spend Christmas in the Stamford Plaza in Brisbane. We were lucky because the weather in Brisbane was far better than it was in Kalorama and so we were able to wander around the parks and gardens and see many birds and animals. Web gallery ZoneramaHTML gallery: 1

  • 2023-10 Marysville

    2023-10 Marysville

    We planned to head up to Marysville for Hazel’s birthday and to do some hiking but the weather forecast was terrible and so we cancelled. The forecast was accurate, and we were glad not to have gone. The following week, the forecast was great and so we rebooked and headed up. The weather was fantastic,…

  • 2023-06 The Kimberley

    2023-06 The Kimberley

    The holiday that was originally booked in early May 2019 finally happened in June 2023 more than four years later. We all know what happened in between. Anyway, it was a terrific holiday over 30 days with both a land and a sea component. The trip is described below. To skip everything except a few…

  • 2023-04 Lord Howe Island

    2023-04 Lord Howe Island

    Lord Howe Island is a dot in the south Pacific ocean, 600km due east from Port Macquarie in New South Wales which in turn is roughly halfway between Sydney and Brisbane. We set off for Lord Howe Island via Sydney from a miserable damp Melbourne and travelled via taxi (Steve of course) and two flights.…

  • 2023-02 Warby Ovens National Park, Yarrawonga and Murrundindi Reserve

    2023-02 Warby Ovens National Park, Yarrawonga and Murrundindi Reserve

    Yet again, we headed off to Yarrawonga, a place that keeps drawing us back because it has plenty of bird life and is so very different from Kalorama. On the way, we dropped in at Warby Ovens National Park and climbed Chick Hill. It is quite a challenging climb being very rocky and steep. One…

  • 2023-01 Blue Lotus Watergardens

    2023-01 Blue Lotus Watergardens

    As ever, the watergardens are a terrific place to visit. Here are shots of our visits this season. On one of the trips we were accomanied by our good friend Kate. Web gallery ZoneramaHTML gallery: 1

  • 2023-01 Point Nepean and the Great Australian Beer Festival in Geelong

    2023-01 Point Nepean and the Great Australian Beer Festival in Geelong

    In the middle of January it was the Great Australian Beer Festival again in Geelong. We were kindly invited to stay again with Allan and Lorelle and so we headed down to Geelong via the Mornington Peninsula and the Sorrento to Queenscliff ferry to avoid the city traffic. Whilst down that way, we decided to…

  • 2022-08 UK Trip

    2022-08 UK Trip

    After 5 years and a pandemic we have finally managed to head back to the UK to see friends and family. The flight on Qatar was comfortable and the food was excellent. Web gallery ZoneramaHTML gallery: 1 We arrived in Lymm on the 19th August and headed down to the Saddler’s Arms to meet up…

  • 2022-07 Yarrawonga

    2022-07 Yarrawonga

    After some miserable damp and rainy wintery weather on the top of Mount Dandenong, we decided to escape to the Sebel in Yarrawonga for a bit of sunshine, good food and a lot of walking. Web gallery Zonerama2022-07 Yarrawonga