Kalorama and our travels
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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…
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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
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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.…
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2022-03 Ballarat to South Australia
So after weeks and months of COVID lockdowns, we really felt the need to get away. Even the risk of being with several thousand people was not enough to put us off heading to Port Fairy for the folk festival. Prior to going we had a chat with Kirsten, our travel agent and she suggested…
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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…
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2021-08 Spring in Kalorama
Spring is impressive in Kalorama with lots of beautiful flowers. Kalorama Park has an amazing display of daffodils that were presumably planted many years ago when the area was farmed. Our garden is also best in spring because of all the Azaleas and Rhododendrons. Here are some shots from Kalorama park Web gallery ZoneramaHTML gallery:…
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2021-08 & 2021-11 A couple of trips to Yarrawonga
In August 2021 we decided to head north to try to find some better weather. Thanks to COVID, we were restricted to staying in Victoria and we ended up at Yarrawonga via Winton Wetlands. Our trip was cut short due to lockdown being reintroduced but at least it was a break. Web gallery ZoneramaHTML gallery:…
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2021-07 Bendigo, Lake Tyrell and Mildura
In July 2021, we decided to escape the winter weather and the storm damage and set off for Mildura via Bendigo. We also visited Lake Tyrell which is a really amazing place. Web gallery ZoneramaHTML gallery: 1
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2021-06 The Storm in Kalorama
On the night of the 9th June in 2021 Melbourne was hit by a storm created by an east coast low pressure system. The effect of such a weather system is for the winds to come from the east which is very rare over the Dandenongs. As a consequence the trees have grown to withstand…
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2020-12 The Victorian High Country
In December of 2020, the lockdown was relaxed enough for us to be able to travel up to the Victorian high country for a few days. We travelled to Bright via Benalla and spent 3 nights there. We then went up to Dinner Plain for a couple of nights and from there to Buchan for…