Author Archives: dipidydoo
Wings and Wombats
We headed away from the coastline, and inland to Nowra, to pay a visit to the Fleet Air Arm Museum (ie the Navy’s Aviation arm). A very impressive hangar style building showcases the history of Australian Naval fixed wing and helicopter operations throughout the 20th century, beginning with a Sopwith Pup and progressing through the […]
Booderee – New Territory
The north wind dropped, allowing the humidity back in. Booderee National Park forms the southern part of Jervis Bay. We crossed the state border into Jervis Bay Territory, and paid our park fee. Captains Point was chosen as the site for a Royal Australian Naval College in 1911, with the first graduates in 1916. It […]
The White Sands Walk
Jervis Bay is famous for its gleaming white sand and crystal clear water. Fittingly, the White Sands Walk connects a string of beaches along the curve of the bay, from Plantation Point to Hyams Beach. We chose Green Point Beach as our starting point for an out and back walk; the beach was our first […]
Wusty the Wombat
A long travel day with not much to note as we made the familiar trip up the Hume Freeway, ticking off the exits. Sadly it was too warm for the traditional pie stop at Holbrook. We just kept driving until the petrol ran low, at Goulburn. It is always fun to see the Big Merino […]
Concrete Canvases
As always, just click on any image to see it enlarged. Another short trip to use up bookings made in 2021, and unrealised. We deferred this one until after the summer school holidays. After such a wet spring, we were wondering what the weather would hold in store, but its been a hot start to […]
It’s All About The Light
Click on thumbnails to view full size images … We luxuriated in a late morning. The temperature had reached the 30s very quickly, and a north wind was strong enough to swirl leaves and small twigs off the gums. Our destination was the Noojee Trestle Bridge, followed by a walk to see the Toorongo Falls. […]
Trees Twisted and Tall
As always, click on a thumbnail to see a full size image … Reluctantly we packed up and bid farewell to our lovely room at Peppers. Another night would have been nice … Today’s destination was Lake Mountain, the closest ski-able mountain to Melbourne (cross country, not downhill). In summer, the village becomes a departure […]
Crossing the Rubicon
At last! After a delay due to heat, then another due to rain, we finally spent the day doing what we came to Taggerty to do – crossing the Rubicon. Fortunately for us it was not a point of no return, but as we followed the aqueduct for much of the hike, the Roman analogy […]
Frog Spotting
Every holiday has one – that day when things don’t go quite to plan, so you end up doing something that you’d never even considered, and it turns out great. Today was that day. We woke to gloomy skies and much cooler temperatures. With a load of washing to do (me) and a payroll to […]
Dam Hot
Last night a gusty wind change blew through in the evening, and we expected cooler weather today; the plan was to explore the Rubicon Valley Historic Area on foot. But by the time we were ready, it was already well on the way to 30 degrees and any sign of the cool change was gone. […]
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