On the way up here from Young we stopped at a freebie called Hickey Falls, tween Gilgandra, and Coonabarabran, soon as the van was opened we shot of down to the pool to see if it was usable, as it looked a bit suspicious I declined to go in, but my Game and adventurous Judy had her thongs off and was wading out to the deeper water, all the while exhorting me to join her,, "come on in in its shrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiccccck, the scream echoed around the rock walls, the trees shook, and all the semi-trailers on the hwy 500 mtrs away put on thier brakes Moving as fast as she could she shot out of the pool shaking her leg furiously, the poor hungry little leech didnt have a chance, I think its still up in the tree, I laughed my head off, , your turn will come she threatened, sure enough I wandered into a patch of stinging nettles, quite uncomfortable for a while nice place for a photo shoot, but dont leave your van l
Basil Faulty said
09:34 AM Jan 15, 2009
mike and Judy wrote:
On the way up here from Young we stopped at a freebie called Hickey Falls, tween Gilgandra, and Coonabarabran, soon as the van was opened we shot of down to the pool to see if it was usable, as it looked a bit suspicious I declined to go in, but my Game and adventurous Judy had her thongs off and was wading out to the deeper water, all the while exhorting me to join her,, "come on in in its shrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiccccck, the scream echoed around the rock walls, the trees shook, and all the semi-trailers on the hwy 500 mtrs away put on thier brakes Moving as fast as she could she shot out of the pool shaking her leg furiously, the poor hungry little leech didnt have a chance, I think its still up in the tree, I laughed my head off, , your turn will come she threatened, sure enough I wandered into a patch of stinging nettles, quite uncomfortable for a while nice place for a photo shoot, but dont leave your van l
Leaches... OH yeah ask anyone who has been to Vietnam about leaches.... they were so big they could make you pass out from blood loss.... Oh and I'm so pleased you said THONGS in the plural had it been in the singular eyebrows would have been raised......
dave06 said
10:38 AM Jan 15, 2009
a thong in nettles OOOOOOHHHH!!! that would make your eyes water,
the first campground at halls gap is surrounded by tall grass, we went to pick up fallen timber for our fire, upon return the dragon said to me to have a look at tmy legs, they were covered in the buggers, dozens of them
VK3FEMT said
11:14 AM Jan 15, 2009
dave06 wrote:
the first campground at halls gap is surrounded by tall grass
Is this Burrough Huts your talking about Dave? Not much grass around em now since the fires, but its growing back, burrough huts have been redone up, as most campgrounds have since the fires.
The most boring campground we have here is the pines, off Mt Zero road, you get the pines, theres something about that campground I just don't like, I wouldn't stay there.
But hell forget the campgrounds, theres a vacant block opposite my joint that hasn't seen human life in years (except for the mowing each fire season).
dave06 said
11:50 AM Jan 15, 2009
yes I think it was burrough huts, it has a little creek running through it, first on your right after halls gap itself heading west, lovely spot, I was admiring the view one day when out of the mist a herd of reindeer thingys came out, absolutely magical, but I have since heard they are a pest or something, shame, they reminded me of that famous painting "the stag at bay" or something like that
Bubs said
12:21 PM Jan 15, 2009
I stayed there last night!! Glad I didn't go walking in the long grass. Very, Very embarrassed this morning as I have had to return to Melbourne for a much needed forgotten to pack item. I won't tell you what it was, because I will never hear the end of it. Will go back as far as Ballarat this avo after a cuppa! Cheeers!
drongo & wendy said
01:24 PM Jan 15, 2009
G,DAY Talk about rashes as u nearly were, must be something about the Halls Gap/Horsham area. We were camped at Hosham and naturaly went for a hit of golf, and would u believe i hooked one straight into high grass weeeeeeeeeeeell it started a little rub here a little rub there [tried to stop wendy rubbing there ummm another story] being short i had this rash right up to the tackle and for 15 years that rash came back. even swimming in the sea gave no relief even doctor couldnt come up with a cure so about march i used to shudder buggger now im itching hope u people dont start hehe
Basil Faulty said
01:42 PM Jan 15, 2009
Bubs wrote:
I stayed there last night!! Glad I didn't go walking in the long grass. Very, Very embarrassed this morning as I have had to return to Melbourne for a much needed forgotten to pack item. I won't tell you what it was, because I will never hear the end of it. Will go back as far as Ballarat this avo after a cuppa! Cheeers!
Oh do tell..... thats part of the esprit de corps of the forum..... Must be your camera or your dog I reckon....
drongo & wendy said
03:05 PM Jan 15, 2009
"O" NO NOT THE 9 IRON
Wombat 280 said
04:07 PM Jan 15, 2009
Basil Faulty wrote:
mike and Judy wrote:
On the way up here from Young we stopped at a freebie called Hickey Falls, tween Gilgandra, and Coonabarabran, soon as the van was opened we shot of down to the pool to see if it was usable, as it looked a bit suspicious I declined to go in, but my Game and adventurous Judy had her thongs off and was wading out to the deeper water, all the while exhorting me to join her,, "come on in in its shrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiccccck, the scream echoed around the rock walls, the trees shook, and all the semi-trailers on the hwy 500 mtrs away put on thier brakes Moving as fast as she could she shot out of the pool shaking her leg furiously, the poor hungry little leech didnt have a chance, I think its still up in the tree, I laughed my head off, , your turn will come she threatened, sure enough I wandered into a patch of stinging nettles, quite uncomfortable for a while nice place for a photo shoot, but dont leave your van l
Leaches... OH yeah ask anyone who has been to Vietnam about leaches.... they were so big they could make you pass out from blood loss.... Oh and I'm so pleased you said THONGS in the plural had it been in the singular eyebrows would have been raised......
Those ones are so big I once landed next to one thinking it was a fuel bladder positioned by the grunts for a hotstop refuel
Pam said
09:01 AM Jan 16, 2009
Bubs wrote:
I stayed there last night!! Glad I didn't go walking in the long grass. Very, Very embarrassed this morning as I have had to return to Melbourne for a much needed forgotten to pack item. I won't tell you what it was, because I will never hear the end of it. Will go back as far as Ballarat this avo after a cuppa! Cheeers!
My guess is you forgot either the free camps bible or maybe the cobb cooker
dave06 said
10:04 AM Jan 16, 2009
Bubs was this your first true night on your own if so how did you go, no reason to be frightened was there, no boogeymans, please tell us how you got on,
perhaps we need a "guess what she left behind" lottery or something
my guess with the much needed pack item was the "power cord", no-body with an ounce of sense would leave the house without the bible or the cobb!!!
VK3FEMT said
08:36 PM Jan 27, 2009
Bubs wrote:I stayed there last night!! Glad I didn't go walking in the long grass.
Bubs, if you come down again in the next few months (with the exception of the jazz festival, Im working then), I can show you some good spots to camp, I know I am going to spell this wrong, Burryong (thats kinda how its said) in the Vic Valley isnt a bad spot, and some of the others in the Southern End are even better, like the one near Billima Falls.
Moving as fast as she could she shot out of the pool shaking her leg furiously, the poor hungry little leech didnt have a chance, I think its still up in the tree, I laughed my head off, , your turn will come she threatened,
sure enough I wandered into a patch of stinging nettles, quite uncomfortable for a while
nice place for a photo shoot, but dont leave your van
l
Not much grass around em now since the fires, but its growing back, burrough huts have been redone up, as most campgrounds have since the fires.
The most boring campground we have here is the pines, off Mt Zero road, you get the pines, theres something about that campground I just don't like, I wouldn't stay there.
But hell forget the campgrounds, theres a vacant block opposite my joint that hasn't seen human life in years (except for the mowing each fire season).
Will go back as far as Ballarat this avo after a cuppa!
Cheeers!
Talk about rashes as u nearly were, must be something about the Halls Gap/Horsham area. We were camped at Hosham and naturaly went for a hit of golf, and would u believe i hooked one straight into high grass weeeeeeeeeeeell it started a little rub here a little rub there [tried to stop wendy rubbing there ummm another story] being short i had this rash right up to the tackle and for 15 years that rash came back. even swimming in the sea gave no relief even doctor couldnt come up with a cure so about march i used to shudder buggger now im itching hope u people dont start hehe