It was a happy accident that I realised we would be near Casterton in Victoria when the annual Kelpie Muster would be on. This event is usually held on the June long weekend every year but for the last couple, hasn’t been held (as with so many other events) due to Covid restrictions. We were… Read More Casterton –Kelpie Town Victoria
There is a television program on at the moment on the ABC called Muster Dogs, in which five pedigree kelpie pups are sent to five farmers around Australia with the purpose for them to try and train the pups up to become top working dogs in just 12 months, a skill which would normally take… Read More Kelpies are the Best – Muster Dogs on ABC TV
Neo is one lucky kelpie. Firstly he is our much loved family member who we rescued over 5 years ago, so that was his first stroke of luck. Since then he has happily accompanied us on holidays that a lot of people can only dream of. The reason he is so welcome has a lot… Read More A Dog’s Life (on holidays)
We were invited to an impromptu weekend away with friends at Brighton Caravan Park in South Australia which strangely enough we had never set foot in before and in fact didn’t even know of its exact location. This is despite it being only 17 kilometres from Adelaide and pretty much in the neck of woods… Read More Brighton Caravan Park South Australia
We have just marked Fathers Day again in Australia on the first Sunday in September and for us that means it’s celebrated the way many dads would want. The time is spent very simply, surrounded by family and pets, outdoors around a campfire, burning some BBQ meat over flames, with a nice bottle of red… Read More Family, Farm, Fathers Day
Continuing on in the series of our caravan progressions, by mid-2013 we were on the lookout for another upgrade of caravan. One thing that can always be an issue in a caravan is finding the right layout and a particular bug bear can be where you sleep. One thing we had decided was that the… Read More Retro Van Number 3
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