Row, row, row your boat . . . Bairnsdale Rowing Regatta

Next weekend, 1st and 2nd September, there is to be a rowing regatta in Bairnsdale.  Since we moved here from Canberra we have been interested to see the number of schools that bring their students to Bairnsdale for what would appear to be rowing camps.  Particularly towards the end of the school year in December…

A nautical Notorious.

Yesterday we visited Paynesville, which is not far from Metung if you go by boat but it takes a bit longer if going by car. Our reason for visiting Paynesville was an article in the Bairnsdale Advertiser.  We decided to go for a look for ourselves.  Here are a few photos of the Notorious.  The…

Raindrop Park at Patterson Park, Metung

This is an article from our local newspaper the Bairnsdale Advertiser, Friday 30th December, 2011. I took this copy from the internet. What a great idea for the kids.  I checked out the website of  Raindrop, Ohio and found what it is that is being constructed in Patterson Park.  At the moment it is still…