The Pinnacle Walk is the walk to do in Halls Gap. The one walk you must do if you only have time for one walk. It doesn’t take long to discover that anyone who is anyone, is doing the Walk today. Parked cars are strung out down the narrow road leading to the official parking […]

While the forecast rain didn’t really eventuate, the wind picked up overnight, and by morning it was approaching gale force. It was too risky to attempt to drive or walk anywhere, so we settled in with a late breakfast and lazy start to the day. By lunchtime it had calmed enough for us to make […]

We saw out 2020 full of relief, and more than happy to say goodbye and good riddance.  Be careful what you wish for … since then we’ve had a dizzying merry go round of hotel quarantine breaches resulting in snap border closures – pretty much decimating the domestic tourism and aviation industries, as we are […]

The gale force winds that hit the rest of the state yesterday, finally arrived at Metung with a vengeance overnight.  We had to cling hard to the handrail on the external stairs as we transported our things to the car. We made a quick departure, hoping the wind would abate as we moved away from […]

After dire predictions of gale force winds and deluges following a cold front due today, we made a big effort to get going earlier than yesterday.  There was hardly a ripple on the lake, and the radar suggested we had at least a few hours up our sleeve. From Swan Reach, we took the Upper […]

We woke to another blue sky, with white caps on the lake as there was a bit of a breeze. I’d like to say we sprang out of bed and got started early – but that’d be a complete fabrication.  We spent most of the morning lazing about, and finally departed for our day out […]

2020 is almost over, and finally I can write about travel, instead of spoonvilles and window teddies. There is no orienteering, or overseas involved in this trip of course, but it’s memorable for being the first chance we’ve had to pack our bags and hit the road during 2020, even if only for 4 days. […]

Many new words have entered the lexicon in the past year. As we move through the pandemic, we continue to add more and more. Some of them are globally recognised; others are very local and only understood by those with shared experiences. Here’s a selection, for posterity: Super Spreader = someone who is highly infectious […]

I’ve lost track of which lockdown version we’re up to, but we are 10 days into Stage 4 (or a week if you count from the day that work came to a grinding halt), which we kind of splodged into from Stage 3, or 3a, or something. It’s all pretty much the same thing to […]

Two weeks before the re-introduction of the level three lockdown Ilze and I decided to replace our tired and inefficient kitchen pantry with a better one. We decided against the “Bunnings” standard types and anxious to be more local found a company in Kilsyth called Flat Pack Kitchens whom we recommend. We chose a fusion […]