Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesToday we did a self-driving tour of the Tamar Valley. It was a pleasant day but despite all the creative marketing, most of the areas along the route have a ways to go to become really viable attractions. Having said that, we might have a different take on it if we were here in spring…
Month: February 2019
From fairy’s to horse races
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesThe dawn chorus was in full swing this morning. Who knew magpies could be so chatty? After yesterday’s cool temperatures and strong winds, today was warm, sunny and still. We packed up the tent and went for a walk through Russel Clark Nature reserve and down to South Beach. In the car park were a…
Great Ocean Road to Port Fairy
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen the alarm went off at 6 am, we seriously considered skipping our 12 Apostle sunrise which we knew we would share with a few hundred other people, especially when we opened our tent to see cloudy skies. BUT, we’ve come this far and it wasn’t a complete bust after all…we saw our first wallaby…
Eating up the miles
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesWe packed up and left the apartment at 9 am for a road trip along the Great Ocean Road. We decided to take the scenic route along the coast which in hindsight was probably the wrong choice; beautiful scenery but an extremely long day of driving. We stopped in Lorne for a picnic lunch in…
Pizza & Penguins
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesWe had an early start today and we hadn’t planned ahead so we found ourselves eating leftover pizza for breakfast, but before you judge, I have to say, it was actually very good! Tea and pizza done, we were on our way to visit my cousin James and his family by 8:30 am. Once we’d…
A meander around Melbourne
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesWe landed at Melbourne airport at 6:30 am and drove straight to St. Kilda. After a quick educational chat with the patrolling traffic warden we parked the car in a 4 hour parking spot and went in search of somewhere to have breakfast, because if it’s one thing Australians do well…it’s breakfast! Abbey Road on…