Last day of the year - Rylestone, central west NSW

Newbie is turning into a water dog

The local school used to use this water hole for their swimming carnival- see seating top right

Anubis among the bullrushes

We're sitting out the silly season in central west NSW.
There's a golf course over the fence for Roy.
A water hole to splash in for Newbie.
And a cute little country town a stroll away for me.
We don't lack much.

Bright Holiday Park, Alpine way, Victoria. Think we should keep it a secret!

A cold Sauv Blanc and a cool Alpine brook

Keep it to yourself

It's all like this

'Adventure has a new name' - Roy hums Indiana Jones every time we cross the park's suspension bridge to town

 

 

The Silvery Nomad - dreaming in the shade

A suspension of disbelief in camping parks

It's so rare that we discover a park that ticks ALL the boxes for us.
Bright Holiday Park does.
It's a delight - idyllic, shady, quiet, with pleasant and helpful staff.
A pure Alpine stream winds through the park, graced by a charming suspension bridge - cross over and you're virtually in the middle of the village of Bright with its cafes, restaurants and shops.
 Bright Holiday Park goes right up there on our 'favourites' list.

Bright, Victorian Alps - Wow! Leura, Blue Mountains, look to your laurels!

Bubbling with enthusiasm for Bright Holiday Park

Amazing site, price and pet friendly - Blue Mountains, you've got tickets on yourself!

Bright street

Bright street

Alpine brook in front of our campsite

Enjoyed an anniversary dinner at a superb Thai Restaurant, a stroll from the campsite

Forget 'Underbelly' - Aussie town with a reputation built on crime

Notorious Ned Kelly held us up for a while

Glenrowan - crime capital? Also serves a great breakfast

A wonderful day in Daylesford, Victoria

Delightful old convent art gallery - and a restaurant - Daylesford, Victoria,

Our son Quest and partner Sarah

A wonderful get together

Part of the gallery

The old chapel

Our designated dog driver after the lunch

Victoria, South Australia, Victoria again - heading back to NSW via Melbourne

Port Fairy, after the Gt Ocean Road, Victoria

Volcanic Blue Lake, Mt Gambier, S.Australia, and the town's water supply

 Turns an odd blue in November - the Lake that is, although Roy was also pretty cold

The 12-ish Apostles and more - The Great Ocean Road, Victoria

Roy and ladies of Lorne

Mt Ottway Nat Park - stopped counting koalas in the wild at

 24...

Always thought that I'd be an...a-

The arch

London bridge

A vividly pictureque few days spent on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.

Now resting our retinas at Port Fairy.

On the Road - The Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Torquay to Aireys Inlet

Riverviews on our journey from Corowa to Moama NSW (opposite Echuca)

 

Roy and Newbie at Corowa bridge

 

Steel engineering reveals a watercolour-soft scene

Moama marina and riverside campsite - here for three days

Passing traffic - Emmylou

How long can we keep on living in The Silvery Nomad?

NSW near Albury. Howlong?

We can go on doing this forever... with campsites like this at Corowa

Absolute Murray front campsite

Surreal cows in a sea of purple... a few days ago

Granddaughters at a recreation

We're enjoying being away from the bushfire smoke, but very worried about all our friends in the Blue Mountains - praying for all.

Characters on the Silvery Nomad's Journey - a tricyclist, Bushrangers, buskers and a pub hold-up

Imam, a 60-year old Indonesian traveller

A busker at Canowindra festival

Imam was on his second trip around Australia when we met him at Canowindra.

Canowindra was celebrating its 150th Anniversary with bush-rangers, buskers, costumed locals, vintage cars and a horseback bush-ranger robbery at the local pub in the evening. (Apparently Ben Hall the notorious bush-ranger struck there once before.)
Fortunately we had a beer at lunchtime.