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Climate Change:

Are we getting The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing but The Truth? The title of this essay is based on the guiding principles of our justice system. When presenting evidence in court, we are required to swear under some sort of oath, that we shall do just that. However, when it comes to evidenceContinue reading “Climate Change:”

Scientific Rambles Two

I had this blog pretty well ready to post on Wednesday but decided to save the draft and have one more read through on Thursday before posting. However, on Thursday I went to the shops intending to post the blog on my return, but got distracted, and as it turned out, the delay was toContinue reading “Scientific Rambles Two”

Scientific Rambles 1

Since we are not allowed to travel right now due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, I thought I would actually write something about the problem. So here is the first of my “Scientific Rambles”, being a sketch of where we are, what we think we know about it all, and how it might all pan outContinue reading “Scientific Rambles 1”

Sketches of Yarragon, Three

Our next ‘day out’ as part of our Yarragon Experience was to drive through the Strzelecki Hills, to the south of Yarragon. The ‘Old Leongatha Road’ that we started on (after our customary coffee in Yarragon) took us through pastures across the valley floor, before climbing quite steeply into the Strzelecki ranges. We then turnedContinue reading “Sketches of Yarragon, Three”

Sketches of Yarragon; Two

The first full day completed, and followed by some very good rest, we awoke to another very misty morning, which showed promise of being another beautiful day. We thought it would be a perfect day to traverse the valley and reach the top of Mount Baw Baw. However, a rather sluggish start and a leisurelyContinue reading “Sketches of Yarragon; Two”

Sketches of Yarragon

Thanks to Covid 19, I have temporarily put the Vagabond project on hold, and instead, we are opportunistically visiting a few smaller centres in Victoria just for a few days of get-away time irrespective of whether The Vagabond ever visited! The first of these little jaunts is to Yarragon in Baw Baw Shire, just 75Continue reading “Sketches of Yarragon”

Slingsby during the Covid Lock-down

It has been some while since I last posted a blog. To be precise, the last post was a Sketch of Nagambie in December 2019, when we visited that part of Victoria with our camping friends. But I have not been idle! I do have two blogs ready to be posted, but for which IContinue reading “Slingsby during the Covid Lock-down”

Sketches of Nagambie

Every town needs its hero, something to look up to, to make the town different from other towns. For the 1,860 or so people who live in Nagambie, their hero is the race horse Black Caviar. Born in 2006 at a stud somewhere around the Nagambie district, Black Caviar was undefeated in 25 races, includingContinue reading “Sketches of Nagambie”

The Last Few Days in the UK

The flight back from Guernsey to England was delayed by an hour for no apparent reason, and as a consequence we had a very late dinner in Cranleigh. The following morning we were dropped off in Guildford and took the train from there to London, and thence to Margate. The English trains are very good;Continue reading “The Last Few Days in the UK”

Guernsey

The drive from Mylor Bridge to Southampton, a distance of the order of 400km took 8 hours! From home to Lakes Entrance, which is the same distance, it usually takes us half of that time! The road in both directions was nose-to-nose traffic for the entire 8 hours, but very rarely did we actually comeContinue reading “Guernsey”