Alpine Shire holiday
We returned to Mount Gambier today after a lovely two-week holiday in the Alpine Shire region of North East Victoria, where we used to live. (more…)
Mount Buffalo
Visited Mount Buffalo yesterday. Here’s a picture from The Gorge.
Milawa and Beechworth
Today we visited Milawa and Beechworth.
I wrote about the Milawa Cheese Factory and Milawa Mustards in February 2005.
Not much has changed. They are still wonderful places to visit.
This time we also went to Walkabout Apiaries, where they offer honey tasting and sales.
Unfortunately we followed a bus load of elderly tourists into the cheese factory and mustard store, so it was nice to find ourselves alone at the honey farm.
The owner gave us a description and tasting of about six different honey varieties. (more…)
Old Butter Factory
Today was my 43rd birthday. I don’t feel any older, of course, and milestones come around so quickly now they no longer excite me.
It’s nice to celebrate a birthday while on holiday though. That’s been my practice for the past four years.
I enjoyed my usual Saturday morning newspaper routine. However, in addition to The Age and The Australian, I read Albury-Wodonga’s Border Mail, one of the best regional newspapers in the country.
At 11.30am Juliet and I left the lunatics in charge of the asylum (the kids at the house) and went out for lunch. (more…)
Porepunkah revisited
We visited Porepunkah today for the first time since we left almost four years ago exactly. (more…)
Early start, long drive, hot day
I was awake about 3am this morning and we left Mount Gambier at 5am with first light just breaking.
We caught the sun rising over a ridge near Casterton (pictured). (more…)
Qantas frequent flyer
I took out an American Express card earlier this year, which came with a bonus 25,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points.
Thanks to that, a Mastercard I’ve had for two years and some holiday spending, I have accrued 85,000 points. It’s a significant amount, and I now have some attractive flight options.
For instance, I could book a return flight to India, Japan or South Africa.
I could book two return tickets to Auckland, Christchurch, Cairns, Darwin or Perth. (more…)
