Graz and I had a cracker of a weekend down at Wallaga Lake. It all started on Friday morning. A leisurely start had us on the road by 9am, eagerly anticipating the weekend ahead. Travelling down the coast road via Bateman’s Bay, our spirits were slightly battered by constant road work and Sunday drivers on Friday (wtf?!), but it kind…
Month: February 2012
Sambos at the Snowy: Victoria’s East Gippsland
Over the recent Aussie day long weekend, I managed to fulfil a 2 year old promise to visit a good mate who has moved to Marlo in Victoria. With a sleepy population of about 300, Marlo is famous for being where the Snowy River meets the sea… and the pub. On Saturday night, there were up to 20 cars at…
Trip Report: Bare Sand Island – An explosion of awesome
It was our second trip to Bare Sand but the first since it was closed to the public. A bomb removal project was underway and access to the island was restricted to men with guns (or maybe just metal detectors), turtle researchers and us. It was through the turtle research angle that my determined housemate managed to extract a permit…
Backwater bream fishing – south coast surface action
I was lucky enough to spend last weekend camping at the Middle Beach Campground in the beautiful Mimosa Rocks National Park. Despite being in the middle of school holidays, we managed to find a great little campsite away from the families. I think the fact that this campsite is classified as ‘walk in’ keeps many people away. Funny thing is,…