All too soon our mini break was over, and it was time to head home, the “long” way via the Otways, the Great Ocean Road and the Surf Coast. We retraced the previous day’s route back past the Twelve Apostles, and pressed on to the top of Lavers Hill. We’d cycled this route many years […]

(With apologies to Sir Billy Connolly) It was time to explore the Shipwreck Coast, namely the limestone formations between The Twelve Apostles and the Bay of Islands.  Last time we were here, it was on bikes, and there were just a couple of small lookouts to stop at. These days there is an impressive visitor […]

The ear splitting roar of several hundred motorbikes shattered the peace of Sunday morning.  Plans to park the car in town, and walk to Venus Baths were abandoned, as parking was overrun and traffic was at a crawl.  Besides, it was drizzly, dull and cold, so we decided to save this walk for another time. […]

The Pinnacle Walk is the walk to do in Halls Gap. The one walk you must do if you only have time for one walk. It doesn’t take long to discover that anyone who is anyone, is doing the Walk today. Parked cars are strung out down the narrow road leading to the official parking […]

While the forecast rain didn’t really eventuate, the wind picked up overnight, and by morning it was approaching gale force. It was too risky to attempt to drive or walk anywhere, so we settled in with a late breakfast and lazy start to the day. By lunchtime it had calmed enough for us to make […]

We saw out 2020 full of relief, and more than happy to say goodbye and good riddance.  Be careful what you wish for … since then we’ve had a dizzying merry go round of hotel quarantine breaches resulting in snap border closures – pretty much decimating the domestic tourism and aviation industries, as we are […]

The gale force winds that hit the rest of the state yesterday, finally arrived at Metung with a vengeance overnight.  We had to cling hard to the handrail on the external stairs as we transported our things to the car. We made a quick departure, hoping the wind would abate as we moved away from […]

After dire predictions of gale force winds and deluges following a cold front due today, we made a big effort to get going earlier than yesterday.  There was hardly a ripple on the lake, and the radar suggested we had at least a few hours up our sleeve. From Swan Reach, we took the Upper […]

We woke to another blue sky, with white caps on the lake as there was a bit of a breeze. I’d like to say we sprang out of bed and got started early – but that’d be a complete fabrication.  We spent most of the morning lazing about, and finally departed for our day out […]