Sunday 20th May 2012 In May of 2012, I sat my final university exam. I had been studying for two years as a part-time mature-age postgraduate student, during which time I discovered that Uni consider mature age as twenty-five, not fifty-five. (Going to Uni was a bucket list item. I didn't actually have an undergraduate … Continue reading Following the Murray River: Narooma to Corryong
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Belting around Bathurst
Day 9: Thursday 14th July 2011 Millthorpe – Bathurst – Lithgow – Sydney It was just in the last few days that I was complaining to Bill that all country motels were built forty or fifty years ago, and hadn’t changed in design, except that the breakfast serving hatches had been closed up, and here … Continue reading Belting around Bathurst
From Wellington to Millthorpe, rainforest to log fires
Day 8 - Wednesday 13th July 2011: Wellington- – Stuart Town – Orange – Millthorpe We started this morning with a reasonably early departure from the Wellington Motel, first driving around the tidy township. Wellington is located on the junction of two rivers, the Macquarie and the Bell. It is around 362 kilometres (225 mi) from … Continue reading From Wellington to Millthorpe, rainforest to log fires
The Reluctant Retiree 