The Great Ocean Road along this rocky coast is described as the world’s biggest war memorial. Why? It was literally built by hand (with a lot of pickaxes and shovels!) by 3000 returned World War 1 servicemen from the early 1920s on. This neatly solved two problems; how to meaningfully employ these men during theContinue reading “Great Ocean Road: Part 2”
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Great Ocean Road
One of the experiences we have most been looking forward to on this trip was the famous Great Ocean Road… and it really lived up to our expectations! First though we caught the ferry across Port Phillip Bay from Sorrento to Queenscliff to catch up with old friends in Geelong for a few days. KathyContinue reading “Great Ocean Road”
Mornington Peninsula & Melbourne
Next stop was Dromana, a seaside village on the Mornington Peninsula about 20 minutes south of Mornington where friends Di and John and Lorraine and Keith live. We fell in love with this region as it really does have it all – beautiful coastline and beaches, fertile farmland and scenery and full of history andContinue reading “Mornington Peninsula & Melbourne”
In to Victoria…
On our way to spend time with friends near Melbourne, we stayed at Korumburra. Their information centre is a hub for community activities e.g. Halloween and literary festivals so lots of local families also use the centre. It is located within the Coal Creek ‘living history museum’ – great to wander around the old buildings andContinue reading “In to Victoria…”
Back to the coast…
From Canberra we headed back to the east coast to Batemans Bay in the Eurobodalla region. We stayed in the Big 4 park on the northern edge of the Clyde River where it opens to the Tasman Sea – delightful. The town is on the other side of the river and boasts great seafood. There are severalContinue reading “Back to the coast…”
Australian War Memorial, Canberra and Bungendore
Our capital city of Canberra is located in the Australian Capital Territory and is completely surrounded by the state of New South Wales. That’s how we found ourselves 10 minutes from the city but staying at Queanbeyan caravan park in NSW! It reminded us of Washington DC in the USA, where we were surprised to hearContinue reading “Australian War Memorial, Canberra and Bungendore”
The Blue Mountains in spring
As Sydney is familiar to us both, we side-stepped this lovely city to head west to the Blue Mountains – and October was a great time to visit as spring had well and truly sprung! We made our base at the Katoomba Falls caravan park which also has cabins, camping sites etc. A great location asContinue reading “The Blue Mountains in spring”
Moving further south in New South Wales
Before leaving Queensland to travel south through New South Wales , we drove about 1.5 hours west through Nerang and on to Canungra. That gave Ian a few shivers down his spine as he recalled his jungle training there in preparation for Vietnam. Hard to believe it is 50 years since conscription was legislated, and his birthContinue reading “Moving further south in New South Wales”
Exploring the Gold Coast
We were fascinated to discover that the Gold Coast is the 6th biggest city in Australia, stretched out along 57 kms of coastline and hinterland, with a resident population of 535,000 and a mere 12 million visitors every year! Our sightseeing started with a 30 minute drive up the beautiful beaches – special mentions forContinue reading “Exploring the Gold Coast”
The Gold Coast region
The Boyd Bay caravan park at Tweed Heads was a great base to meet up with friends and family around the Gold Coast region. This city straddles the 2 states of Queensland and New South Wales and 2 different local government areas which of course leads to some odd situations – not least when daylightContinue reading “The Gold Coast region”
2020 Travels 