Last night a gusty wind change blew through in the evening, and we expected cooler weather today; the plan was to explore the Rubicon Valley Historic Area on foot. But by the time we were ready, it was already well on the way to 30 degrees and any sign of the cool change was gone.  […]

One of the nicer things about the house is watching it slowly light up in the morning, as sunlight and shadows interplay. Packing up required an earlier start, and we were back on the road by mid morning. The first dam of the day was a recrossing of the Eppalock Spillway.  It’s quite an impressive […]

After another lazy morning (well we are on holiday, although it’s not like we bounce out of bed at the crack of dawn at home – did that for 40 years, not doing it now), we had an early lunch and set out for Heathcote, only about half an hour away.  We skirted the northern […]

We’re back on the road again, 8 months since the last time we travelled, having spent nearly half that period in another long lockdown.  This trip is a mish-mash of previously planned short breaks and orienteering weekends, strung together to make a slightly circuitous route through central Victoria. First stop – Eppalock; a 3 night […]

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 […]