13/04/15 - Wagga Wagga - Cowra - NSW

After a visit to Masters to get some saddles and screws we finally got on the road at 10:30, bit later than we wanted.

The recliner chairs tend to move around a bit when we are driving, particularly
 on the not so smooth NSW roads so far!

Because the recliners also rock they tend to move around a bit, so we got some saddles to hold down the circular metal base.

First stop was at Cootamundra, the birthplace of Donald Bradman, later to become Sir Donald Bradman, Australia's most famous cricketer and Australian cricket captain.

The town has set up a museum in his honour (which we didn't visit, one can only visit so many museums!) but they also set up a Cricket Captains Walk.

The walk winds its' way through a park and is lined with busts of every Ausralian Test cricket captain since 1877, David William Gregory.

 Next to him, at the beginning of the walk stands a bust of Unaarimim (Johnny Mullagh) the leading Aboriginal cricket player in the first Australian cricket team to tour England in 1868. 

The great man himself, Sir Donald Bradman, gets a full statue showing him in full flight as the great batsman he was.

Among other notable captains on display is Vic Rchardson, the grandfather of no less than 2 other great Australian Test Captains, Ian and Greg Chappell.

    
Then there is one for Richie Benaud, who not only was a very good captain but went on to be a brilliant commentator. Richie passed away last week at the age of 83, a sad loss to the cricket world.

I could go on, but suffice to say that walking down this path and seeing so many Captains that have entertained us with some magic cricket brought back many happy memories.

Names like Bobby Simpson, Alan Border, Stephen Waugh and Ricky Ponting are but a few of the many Captains represented there.

But it was time to once again move on and travelling via Young and Grenfell, quite an historic town, we arrived in Cowra to set up camp once again.

A full list of all the Captains along the walk can be seen here

http://www.cootamundra.nsw.gov.au/tourism/attractions/captains-walk.aspx
 
together with a profile of each.

12/04/15 - Wagga Wagga - NSW

Another relaxing day around Wilks Park

This free camp is provided by the Wagga Wagga Council for self-contained vehicles.

It has toilets, but no showers and it has a dump point and also a separate tap for potable water.

In the morning we are off to Cowra.

11/04/15 - Wagga Wagga - NSW

Quiet day today, bit of shopping in the morning, then lunch back in the 5'er.

After lunch went in to town again and spotted this American Clipper Motorhome, nicely restored. 

At a guess it dates from the 50s or 60s.

Then on to the Wagga Art Gallery which houses the National Art Glass Gallery,

Decided to stay another day in Wagga, very nice camp spot and a lovely town.

10/04/15 - Bendigo - Wagga Wagga NSW

Left this morning on what hopefully will be our longest trip yet.

Heading north through NSW then in to Queensland where we will be attending the Maleny Wood Expo, from there we travel to Maryborough-Qld, then we will probably go further north.

Today we travelled from home to Wagga Wagga where we were not that long ago to attend the passing put parade of our grandson Aaron, a very moving Air Force ceremony it was too.

Aaron is now an Air Force police officer, posted to Edinburgh SA.

We are camped at Wilks Park in Wagga Wagga on the Murrumbidgee River, will try and post some photos tomorrow.

10/11/14 - Echuca Vic

Visited Echuca, about 40km NE of Lockington, last time we visited here we still lived in Adelaide, back in the 80s. It sure has changed a lot, like so many other places we visit now after many years it has become really "touristy". IMHO it has lost its' charm.

Anyway, we had a good time and took some nice photos.

9/11/14 - Lockington Vic

Next we moved to Lockington, where we had never been before, quite an interesting little town with a very nice Travellers Rest low cost camping facility, managed by a lovely helpful lady, Dorothy.

A different idea for the bathrooms.

I bet Scotland can't compete with this "monster"

 

Some nice old buildings in Lockington, this is worth visiting.

6-8/11/14 - Rochester Vic

Of on our first trip after all the excitement of purchasing and getting things organised. Stayed relatively close to home as this is really more of a "shake down" trip to make sure things are as they should be.

First stop Rochester in the Rochester Caravan Park on the banks of the Campaspe River.

Quite a nice little park with a fair percentage of permanents in both caravans and cabins, but kept neat and tidy.

Rochester was the birthplace of Sir Hubert Opperman, the famous Australian road cycle champion.

The Rochester Railway Station is also the Visitor Information Centre.

 

There are some nice old buildings in Rochester.