Category: Local 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

  • 2023-10 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,…

  • 2023-02 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

  • 2022-05 Healesville with Kate

    2022-05 Healesville with Kate

    On a misty day in May 2022, Hazel, Kate and I headed off to Healesville Sanctuary for a day out. We left the mountain in bright sunshine, only to find that flatland, including Healesville Sanctuary, was blanketed in fog. It took a couple of hours but eventually the fog cleared and the sun came out.…

  • 2022-01 A Picnic in the Forest with Rob and Kate

    2022-01 A Picnic in the Forest with Rob and Kate

    Kurth Kiln regional park is about 35km from where we live and until recently had been an unexplored gem. Apart from being a nice area of bushland with the usual birds and animals, it also has a fascinating history. There is no point in me reproducing that history here, you can find it at Kurth…