Well, the van is all packed, the tug is all packed, all check lists complete.
We are heading off in the morning and will be away for around 8 weeks or so.
Heading for Victoria the over to Yorke Peninsular in South Aus.
Got all the winter woollies packed to, not to mention the thermal underwear.
Will keep in touch as and when we can. Stay safe everyone.
Cruising Granny said
03:39 PM May 11, 2011
I hope your heater works in the car and the van. Please keep in touch. We HAVE to catch up again. Safe and happy travels. Make allowances for road works everywhere.
Travel Bug said
03:45 PM May 11, 2011
Have a great time....
Stay safe.....
Keep on smiling.....
Cheers
ken thomas said
04:06 PM May 11, 2011
hello
Have a good trip,we are leaving Pt Hughes in the morning,had a very blowey night and had to put the awning up. Today had some very heavy rain and still blowing a gale,looks like it will stay this way for a few days.
heading back to Echuca via Mildura
Ken
DellieMay said
04:09 PM May 11, 2011
Have a great time Elaine ...Travel safe Dell
Cruising Granny said
04:38 PM May 11, 2011
Hi Ken, If you're heading back via the Northern Expressway, call in for a cuppa.
ken thomas said
04:57 PM May 11, 2011
Hello CG
heading to Clare and Burra and possibly staying at Barmera
Is this your way ??
Ken
Esmeralda said
04:58 PM May 11, 2011
Have a great trip
Firefly said
05:59 PM May 11, 2011
Look out Victoria, here they come weeeeee hawwww.
DeBe and ElBe, I hope you are ready for this guys, theres no turning back now.
Seriously you to, have a blast. x o.
You packed all the mice stuff too I hope?
jules47 said
06:37 PM May 11, 2011
Have a great trip you two - chilax, as the yunguns say these days. Keep us posted(that's us "stay at homes"envious ones)
glassies said
06:41 PM May 11, 2011
great news stay safe on the road and keep us posted i see its snowing in victoria and they reckon melbourne is absolutely freezing right now
jules47 said
06:49 PM May 11, 2011
Hey - make sure you have mouse traps or the like for the trip down!!!!!
BarbandDaz said
07:47 PM May 11, 2011
Have a great trip you two.
Hope to catch up in SA. Will keep you up with SA
Barb and Darryl
goinsoon said
08:02 PM May 11, 2011
Have a great trip guys, that's the same trip we are planning for next year (and yes in winter)
Wombat 280 said
08:21 PM May 11, 2011
Safe travel Take the fishing gear. Big salmon on the chew so I hear
Sandra K said
09:55 PM May 11, 2011
Have a fantastic trip, stay safe and warm.
Ma said
10:04 PM May 11, 2011
Got the winter woollies, got the napthalene, got the moth balls, got the peppermint oil, will keep the doors closed.
Surely with this cold weather they will have run further north where it's warmer. One can only hope.
Thanks for all the good wishes guys. Will keep you posted.
jules47 said
10:26 PM May 11, 2011
I think the little critters want a free trip north to the warmth!!!! Now go to bed - get some sleep - and take it easy tomorrow -
jack biggles said
11:49 PM May 11, 2011
Well adios amigos, SAFE TRAVELS & Enjoy, hope you will still be able to post occassionally Ma, things just won't be the same without your happy smiling faces on the forum. Almost getting teary here
Helena said
06:11 AM May 12, 2011
Make sure you pack those thermals it is freezing here at the moment have a safe and happy trip. Helena.
Smokeydk said
09:17 AM May 12, 2011
When you get to SA.......PM me please Ma....We like to catch you both
DKay said
03:14 PM May 12, 2011
We are currently staying at Wallaroo and have two bucket/bottle mouse traps set up.
Result - 230 critters over the last 5 nights.
Record to date - 71 in one night !!!!
My Jack Russell X is in his element.
Cheers
Doug
P.S.
I even caught one of these !!!
-- Edited by DKay on Thursday 12th of May 2011 03:20:03 PM
heading to Clare and Burra and possibly staying at Barmera
Is this your way ??
Ken
No, I'm north closer to Adelaide. Have a good trip. I did that road a couple of years ago and it was a bit rough and narrow.
Ma said
02:58 PM May 16, 2011
We are in Bendigo at the moment, for two nights. NIce little van park it's the A Line just out of Bendigo towards Castlemaine. Very clean and pleasant staff.
We did a "freebie" at Henty Man Reserve on the way down. Really cold but no mice that I saw.
Then a "freebie" just outside Yarrawonga, which I wouldn't recomment as it is "4WD" most of the way in. Lots of scurrying over the top of the van but nothing that I have noticed inside thank goodness.
I will PM you when we know for sure if we are coming to SA Smokey. It will all depend on Debe and their movements. Will let you know as soon as I can.
Happywanderer said
07:31 PM May 16, 2011
Whats the weather like in Bendigo Ma, good spot, I shop there a lot. Have a good time.
Ma said
04:31 PM May 17, 2011
We only got one night in Bendigo, last night, and it wasn't too bad really. Certainly a lot warmer than the previous two nights.
Anyway, as I said we only got one night there as Blue's son rang to say that "Little Blue" wasn't waiting around for another week or so and decided that hibernation wasn't his thing.
Here it is 36 hours later and he's still procrastinating as to whether he wants to make an appearance or not.
We hightailed it out of Bendigo this morning and are now at the Crystalbrook Van park in Doncaster, sitting twiddling our thumbs waiting for a phone call. We will go back to Bendigo one day and do all the things we had planned on doing this trip.
Esmeralda said
05:00 PM May 17, 2011
Hey Ma - my sister was in the goldfields area last weekend and apparently there is gold to be found washed down in all the rain. It might be worth the investment in the necessaries, but if I remember rightly isn't Blue into a bit of fossicking anyway?
Well, the van is all packed, the tug is all packed, all check lists complete.
We are heading off in the morning and will be away for around 8 weeks or so.
Heading for Victoria the over to Yorke Peninsular in South Aus.
Got all the winter woollies packed to, not to mention the thermal underwear.
Will keep in touch as and when we can. Stay safe everyone.
Please keep in touch. We HAVE to catch up again.
Safe and happy travels. Make allowances for road works everywhere.
Have a great time....
Stay safe.....
Keep on smiling.....
Cheers
hello
Have a good trip,we are leaving Pt Hughes in the morning,had a very blowey night and had to put the awning up. Today had some very heavy rain and still blowing a gale,looks like it will stay this way for a few days.
heading back to Echuca via Mildura
Ken
Dell
Hello CG
heading to Clare and Burra and possibly staying at Barmera
Is this your way ??
Ken
Look out Victoria, here they come weeeeee hawwww.
DeBe and ElBe, I hope you are ready for this guys, theres no turning back now.
Seriously you to, have a blast. x o.
You packed all the mice stuff too I hope?
Have a great trip you two.
Hope to catch up in SA. Will keep you up with SA
Barb and Darryl
Have a great trip guys, that's the same trip we are planning for next year (and yes in winter)
Got the winter woollies, got the napthalene, got the moth balls, got the peppermint oil, will keep the doors closed.
Surely with this cold weather they will have run further north where it's warmer. One can only hope.
Thanks for all the good wishes guys. Will keep you posted.
Now go to bed - get some sleep - and take it easy tomorrow -
We are currently staying at Wallaroo and have two bucket/bottle mouse traps set up.
Result - 230 critters over the last 5 nights.
Record to date - 71 in one night !!!!
My Jack Russell X is in his element.
Cheers
Doug
P.S.
I even caught one of these !!!
-- Edited by DKay on Thursday 12th of May 2011 03:20:03 PM
No, I'm north closer to Adelaide. Have a good trip.
I did that road a couple of years ago and it was a bit rough and narrow.
We are in Bendigo at the moment, for two nights. NIce little van park it's the A Line just out of Bendigo towards Castlemaine. Very clean and pleasant staff.
We did a "freebie" at Henty Man Reserve on the way down. Really cold but no mice that I saw.
Then a "freebie" just outside Yarrawonga, which I wouldn't recomment as it is "4WD" most of the way in. Lots of scurrying over the top of the van but nothing that I have noticed inside thank goodness.
I will PM you when we know for sure if we are coming to SA Smokey. It will all depend on Debe and their movements. Will let you know as soon as I can.
We only got one night in Bendigo, last night, and it wasn't too bad really. Certainly a lot warmer than the previous two nights.
Anyway, as I said we only got one night there as Blue's son rang to say that "Little Blue" wasn't waiting around for another week or so and decided that hibernation wasn't his thing.
Here it is 36 hours later and he's still procrastinating as to whether he wants to make an appearance or not.
We hightailed it out of Bendigo this morning and are now at the Crystalbrook Van park in Doncaster, sitting twiddling our thumbs waiting for a phone call. We will go back to Bendigo one day and do all the things we had planned on doing this trip.