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Barossa Valley for a change of pace

Good Old Chinwagging Posted on 5 January 1999 by Chinwagger21 December 2017

We decided not to stay the full distance in the Innes National Park, the weather was far too hot and dry and our camping conditions were far from ideal.  We decided we needed a place with a little more sophistication and luxury so  we packed up and drove to the Barossa Valley. It was the right day to leave for this for this … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998 West from Canberra, Road Trip | Tagged Attractions, Barossa Valley, Borossa Valley, Camping, Canberra, Innes National Park, Tanuda Barossa Valley, Vineyards | Leave a reply

History everywhere in the park

Good Old Chinwagging Posted on 4 January 1999 by Chinwagger11 July 2017

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Posted in 1998 West from Canberra, Road Trip | Tagged Cable Bay, Camping, Ethel, Ethel Beach, Innes National Park, Inneston, Pondalowie Ba, Shipwreck, Shipwrecks, Snorkelling | Leave a reply

Toilet paper and snorkelling

Good Old Chinwagging Posted on 3 January 1999 by Chinwagger21 December 2017

The morning constitutional, is always a ritual taken with some trepidation when camping. The facilities can vary from nothing at all, that’s the dig your hole and bury your own business,  to full clean flush toilets with hot and cold water.  Most commercial camp grounds have the later, but at National Parks they often have pit toilets (aka long drops), these … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998 West from Canberra, Favourites, Road Trip, Toilet Stories | Tagged Cable Bay South Australia, Camping, Innes National Park, National Parks, snorkelling, Toilet | Leave a reply

Yorke Peninsular and Innes National Park

Good Old Chinwagging Posted on 2 January 1999 by Chinwagger27 March 2019

It was sad to leave the Clare Valley, but Australia is a big country and we wanted to go as far south as we could in the time we had, to do that our next stop would the Innes National Park Yorke Peninsular South Australia. It was a very hot day, the outside temperature was 39 degrees,  just before entering the York … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998 West from Canberra, Road Trip | Tagged Attractions, Camping, Innes National Park, National Park, National Parks, snorkelling, Yorke Peninsula | Leave a reply

Around the Clare Valley

Good Old Chinwagging Posted on 1 January 1999 by Chinwagger21 December 2017

I had hopes of a better day than yesterday, and I only mean that in respect to my dreadful driving experience yesterday. The Clare Valley is inland in the North Eastern corner of South Australia, it is a grape growing district of note with more than 40 vineyards. The wineries lie along a narrow 40 kilometre corridor, between Auburn and Clare. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998 West from Canberra, Road Trip | Tagged Camping, Clare Valley, Taylors Winery, Vineyards | Leave a reply

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Houseboat on Caboolture River

Buying a House Boat

The phone call came late in the evening. I usually leave calls after eight at night. The phone played that stupid noise I had assigned the ring tone. Who the hell is this bloody phone bloody scam? I thought I'll ...
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A pair of Ugg Boots

Carpet Laying by Gazza

Through my life my close friend and ally in the sometimes serious and sometimes mischief passage of our joint existence has featured in a number of incidents that somehow become known as the Gazza Curse, I will leave the reader ...
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The Forklift

My son and I own a small flooring store, part of a bigger franchising network. He runs the store and I get to do all the jobs that are not selling flooring. There appear to be a lot of these ...
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First Red Claw Catches

First trip for our camper, we  travelled very west of here, to a place called Lake Boondooma . This is a man-made lake which has a huge area for camping. The camping is "bush camping", off grid no power, no ...
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Sun Moon Lake Here We Come

Sun Moon Lake Here We Come

After my assignment in Taipei Al and I decided to brave the wilds of inner Taiwan and find somewhere to spend a few days doing very little other than a some walking and perhaps some bike riding. Our destination is ...
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Coast Guard Rescue

Coast Guard Rescue

Sometimes things just don't go as right as they could and sometimes when that happens particular people are always present. You feel that perhaps, just perhaps they have a little bit influence, it could be some sort of bad air ...
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Caught by a Lure

Caught by a Lure

“Bugger it’s got me” The sound of a fisher that’s just been hooked by their own lure. Fishing in the Upper Noosa we only use lures. Mostly traditional lures, although we have tried various squidgy soft baits and this time ...
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Is Easter fishing cancelled again

Its Thursday 21st April 2011 and its been raining for three days, our back garden has had 24cm, 23cm and 19cm, Harley tells me there has been more further north at Cooroy. Great as Cooroy is close to where we ...
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Toilet paper and snorkelling

The morning constitutional, is always a ritual taken with some trepidation when camping. The facilities can vary from nothing at all, that's the dig your hole and bury your own business,  to full clean flush toilets with hot and cold water ...
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