For anyone heading to the North of Victoria. We have heavy rain and strong winds. Bad enough not to go outside today.
Also flood warnings were issued for the north east area including around the Goulburn River. The Goulburn enters the Murray east of Echuca so not sure how that will affect the Murray which was high anyway when I was down there at the weekend.
I was going to the movies today to see Red Dog but won't be leaving the house unless it clears by lunchtime. Looks like its set in for the day. Maybe for a few days.
Rip and Rosie said
10:40 AM Aug 17, 2011
Hey Marj How's Myrtle? Washed, polished and now it's raining !
Rosie
pricey43 said
11:21 AM Aug 17, 2011
Saw Red Dog yesterday. Loved it. But take a box of tissues with you. :)
jules47 said
11:24 AM Aug 17, 2011
SE Qld - warm, few clouds, may get rain tonight -
Happywanderer said
12:17 PM Aug 17, 2011
Done a lot of work in Myrtle, all lino and carpet laid and looks so good, so fresh (white and blue) and makes her look so much better than the 30 year old brown lino. Should have taken photos yesterday, now far too wet to go outside. Have all my bedding and linen etc stacked at the front door waiting to go out as well. Tried to polish her, done quite a bit but the arthiritis in my arms is really playing up so will have to take a good friend up on offer to use his electric buffer. Will have to check timetable at movies to see if Red Dog will still be on when the rain stops. I really wanted to see it. Jules, stay where you are for now. It is raining so heavy here can hear it through a tiled roof.
jonathan said
12:20 PM Aug 17, 2011
.. not exactly warm here either .. Currently at Macquarie Woods (halfway between Bathurst and Orange in NSW) ..
4c min and 9c max today .. light rain expecting to get heavier today ! Its a lovely place with lotsa room .. freecamping but also has drop toilets and push button toilets as well .. but a very cold place in winter ..
Here for a few days then into the Sydney area for a short while ..
Jon
JRH said
12:30 PM Aug 17, 2011
Have seen Red Dog and in my opinion it is a marvellous movie, as has been mentioned, take a box of tissues with you, you will need them.
milo said
01:02 PM Aug 17, 2011
top of 14 here in nowra, anad drizzel so far, and I think ill wait for the dvd of red dog, dont know if i could handle it just now although i did watch marley and me recently on tv, balled my eyes out.. yeah im a sook , but dogs have a specail place in my heart..
Steve and Maria said
02:10 PM Aug 17, 2011
sitting on the bank of the goulburn east of echuca (river bend caravan park) water level seems unchanged for now. hopefully will stay like that till 2morow morning. fingers crossed
billeeeeeee said
02:26 PM Aug 17, 2011
howdyeeee earthlings,, so its still cold in Vic,,,??? the north side of Brissie, today beautful, sunny and warm,went for a ride through Boondall wet lands, 40 klms a bit bugged now,,hehehe
Had visitors and we had nibbles and drinks out in the courtyard.
We will possibly have a late shower and it's expected to go to 8 deg. overnight but will reach 24 deg. again tomorrow.
jimbo said
03:07 PM Aug 17, 2011
Seems I left just in time Marj.....It was very Muddy over the weekend I was there.....
shadyandme said
03:08 PM Aug 17, 2011
Hi everynone sorry Marj but its shorts and thongs in gladstone have to stay here for a week to see mechanic to reset or replace timing belt but can still drive to rockhampton to get it done, have met some other solo lady travellers not members here so I told them and they will get on site to have a look, we are still having a great time see you in november. Norma
Happywanderer said
03:14 PM Aug 17, 2011
Yes Jimbo, I've been told its impossible to get in there after a lot of rain. Could be the same out at Riverbend Steve and Maria. Think thats the place my son and family stayed last summer. The road in and out can get quite chopped up. But great park, the family loved it.
Esmeralda said
06:08 PM Aug 17, 2011
Heavens! I hope it warms up a bit and dries out some before I come home. I have about 10 days before I have to head home. The weather has been good since I arrived in Qld last week.
Happywanderer said
06:20 PM Aug 17, 2011
You lucky girl Norma, I'm so jealous and Esmerelda, can't you stay up there a bit longer. I'm hoping it fines up by the weekend, Daughter due next week, hoping to have baby before Monday so it can be a Leo starsign and also because bubs already weighs 8lb 12oz and not even out yet. Could increase a lot in another week. I'm hoping it fines up before she goes into labour, not nice having to travel nearly 100 ks in this terrible weather to have the baby.
Esmeralda said
06:34 PM Aug 17, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
You lucky girl Norma, I'm so jealous and Esmerelda, can't you stay up there a bit longer. I'm hoping it fines up by the weekend, Daughter due next week, hoping to have baby before Monday so it can be a Leo starsign and also because bubs already weighs 8lb 12oz and not even out yet. Could increase a lot in another week. I'm hoping it fines up before she goes into labour, not nice having to travel nearly 100 ks in this terrible weather to have the baby.
No, I have to be home by Father's Day. Now my parents are in their 80s I tend to treat each special occasion like it could be the last - i.e. don't miss unless absolutely necessary.
sandsmere said
06:34 PM Aug 17, 2011
G'day Billeeeeeee .
Yes , beautiful in SE Qld. today .
By the way , I see by your attachments that you have been to my local pub . Joes Waterhole .
Cheers , Brian
rockylizard said
07:22 PM Aug 17, 2011
Gday...
I really do apologise for posting this ...
Presently sitting on the Barcoo River bank, Isisford QLD, in a free-camp.
Max temp today - 30degC but a bit windy
Current temp (7pm) 22.4degC - calm
Min overnight 9degC
Max tomorrow forecast 25degC - fine with no rain in sight for the coming week apparently.
Life's SOOOO hard on the road
Again .... apologies
Cheers
John
Pejay said
07:41 PM Aug 17, 2011
At present at Nundle, so far have missed the rain that obviously has fallen (puddles on the road etc) but only a few spots whilst coming up from Forbes. Rather a little nippy, but OK, particularly when the caraffe of wine 'mysteriously' emptied over dinner!! Another three nights, then it's home for us (nth of Bne) for a couple of months. Sounds like we too got out of Echuca just in time.
We have had a wonderful time for the last 7 weeks discovering Tassie and other places in between.
Looking forward to having you up our way Marj when you can make it.
Pete & June
-- Edited by Pejay on Wednesday 17th of August 2011 07:44:21 PM
Rip and Rosie said
10:29 PM Aug 17, 2011
I LOVE Nundle, Pejay...pretty place and besides being an intersting gold mining town, is full of my family history. Love exploring it and can't wait to get back. Rosie
Cruising Granny said
10:40 PM Aug 17, 2011
It's all very well for you folks up north. We folks down south are tolerating the cold, wet winter. The 20+ deg we had more than a week ago was a little sniff of spring. Even the plants got confused and a little excited. Now it's back to winter and the ground is slushy and slippery, the wind is cold and it's no fun at all. Orange and that western plains country of NSW has to be the coldest region of this country. You can have it.
Pejay said
03:54 PM Aug 18, 2011
Let me tell you GC, it isn't real warm here at Nundle today!!! Thought I had finished with the long johns once we had left Tasmania, but dug 'em out again this morning so we could head out and try our uck at a little gold-panning - or at least Pete did, too wet and cold for moi!!! Decided to do a little stitching in the van with the heater going - think I have had enough cold weather for the time being.
Happywanderer said
11:19 PM Aug 18, 2011
A Wangaratta caravan park was evacuated tonight because of rising rivers expected to flood.
For anyone heading to the North of Victoria. We have heavy rain and strong winds. Bad enough not to go outside today.
Also flood warnings were issued for the north east area including around the Goulburn River. The Goulburn enters the Murray east of Echuca so not sure how that will affect the Murray which was high anyway when I was down there at the weekend.
I was going to the movies today to see Red Dog but won't be leaving the house unless it clears by lunchtime. Looks like its set in for the day. Maybe for a few days.
How's Myrtle?
Washed, polished and now it's raining !
Rosie
Saw Red Dog yesterday. Loved it. But take a box of tissues with you. :)
Tried to polish her, done quite a bit but the arthiritis in my arms is really playing up so will have to take a good friend up on offer to use his electric buffer.
Will have to check timetable at movies to see if Red Dog will still be on when the rain stops. I really wanted to see it.
Jules, stay where you are for now. It is raining so heavy here can hear it through a tiled roof.
.. not exactly warm here either .. Currently at Macquarie Woods (halfway between Bathurst and Orange in NSW) ..
4c min and 9c max today .. light rain expecting to get heavier today ! Its a lovely place with lotsa room .. freecamping but also has drop toilets and push button toilets as well .. but a very cold place in winter ..
Here for a few days then into the Sydney area for a short while ..
Jon
Have seen Red Dog and in my opinion it is a marvellous movie, as has been mentioned, take a box of tissues with you, you will need them.
although i did watch marley and me recently on tv, balled my eyes out.. yeah im a sook , but dogs have a specail place in my heart..
sitting on the bank of the goulburn east of echuca (river bend caravan park) water level seems unchanged for now. hopefully will stay like that till 2morow morning. fingers crossed
howdyeeee earthlings,, so its still cold in Vic,,,??? the north side of Brissie, today beautful, sunny and warm,went for a ride through Boondall wet lands, 40 klms a bit bugged now,,hehehe
A beautiful day here in the Brisbane Valley.
Had visitors and we had nibbles and drinks out in the courtyard.
We will possibly have a late shower and it's expected to go to 8 deg. overnight
but will reach 24 deg. again tomorrow.
Seems I left just in time Marj.....It was very Muddy over the weekend I was there.....
Hi everynone sorry Marj but its shorts and thongs in gladstone have to stay here for a week to see mechanic to reset or replace timing belt but can still drive to rockhampton to get it done, have met some other solo lady travellers not members here so I told them and they will get on site to have a look, we are still having a great time see you in november. Norma
Could be the same out at Riverbend Steve and Maria. Think thats the place my son and family stayed last summer. The road in and out can get quite chopped up. But great park, the family loved it.
Heavens! I hope it warms up a bit and dries out some before I come home. I have about 10 days before I have to head home. The weather has been good since I arrived in Qld last week.
I'm hoping it fines up by the weekend, Daughter due next week, hoping to have baby before Monday so it can be a Leo starsign and also because bubs already weighs 8lb 12oz and not even out yet. Could increase a lot in another week.
I'm hoping it fines up before she goes into labour, not nice having to travel nearly 100 ks in this terrible weather to have the baby.
No, I have to be home by Father's Day. Now my parents are in their 80s I tend to treat each special occasion like it could be the last - i.e. don't miss unless absolutely necessary.
G'day Billeeeeeee .
Yes , beautiful in SE Qld. today .
By the way , I see by your attachments that you have been to my local pub . Joes Waterhole .
Cheers , Brian
Gday...
I really do apologise for posting this ...
Presently sitting on the Barcoo River bank, Isisford QLD, in a free-camp.
Max temp today - 30degC but a bit windy
Current temp (7pm) 22.4degC - calm
Min overnight 9degC
Max tomorrow forecast 25degC - fine with no rain in sight for the coming week apparently.
Life's SOOOO hard on the road
Again .... apologies
Cheers
John
At present at Nundle, so far have missed the rain that obviously has fallen (puddles on the road etc) but only a few spots whilst coming up from Forbes. Rather a little nippy, but OK, particularly when the caraffe of wine 'mysteriously' emptied over dinner!! Another three nights, then it's home for us (nth of Bne) for a couple of months. Sounds like we too got out of Echuca just in time.
We have had a wonderful time for the last 7 weeks discovering Tassie and other places in between.
Looking forward to having you up our way Marj when you can make it.
Pete & June
-- Edited by Pejay on Wednesday 17th of August 2011 07:44:21 PM
Love exploring it and can't wait to get back.
Rosie
The 20+ deg we had more than a week ago was a little sniff of spring. Even the plants got confused and a little excited.
Now it's back to winter and the ground is slushy and slippery, the wind is cold and it's no fun at all.
Orange and that western plains country of NSW has to be the coldest region of this country. You can have it.