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Travel Blogs from Robe, Australia
Thunderstorm
29.11.11 In Robe we put up out tents on the campground. Just as we had them set up it started raining. Ahhh. It just didn't want to stop. So we went to eat some dinner at some Asian place. Had to sleep in the car tonight it was just too cold to sleep in ...
Where's your brother
Day 7 As we prepare to move on to our next destination, a day filled with packing, cleaning pulling down and general maintenance we still found time for fishing. Finally the three boys chanced their luck with their rods and hey presto 4 bream and 1 ...
On the Road....
... to be as it is costing me much more that the train or bus though not that much more than the plane admittedly. First overnight stop is Robe, 220 miles away, setting off at midday, got to be there by 8pm at latest. Hope car has got aircon. Car had working ...
Oysters Kilpatrick
Dave and Laurence, you will be happy to know that today Claudia had Oysters Kilpatrick for the first time. Amazing!! Our friendly neighbors Deb and Bruce insisted and she hesitantly tried. Fresh from the ocean they were surprisingly ...
Busy in Robe!
Well Hello 2011 !! What a turnaround we've had with lots of things in Robe. This small seaside village has expanded by about 10,000 people. We have been visited by lots of friends and the sun is shining!! (Who knew??) Even more ...
The sun has come out to play again
... camping now look like living in a 5 star resort. We eventually managed to get out of Mount Gambier and make our way towards Robe. We could not believe how little traffic was on the roads. Just south of Millicent we found one of the places ...
Robe
Day 2. Robe, South Australia. 287km from Port Fairy. Well we got up at 7.30am, had breakfast and got everything packed up and ready to roll an hour later. The drive took approx 3.5 hours and was, again, fairly uneventful, except for the dairy cow that ...
No whales, picnic, killer lobster, ex-fox
Australia/Robe We broke the drive to Adelaide and stayed at Robe. But that was a good 5 hours of driving ahead of us. And apart from the 12 Apostles, which were pretty cool. It was such a boring drive. There is nothing west of Apollo Bay to note. So if ...
Robe to Port Augusta
... , so we took some time for a feed and cup of coffee, before pressing on. There's not much to see on the road between Robe and Port Augusta, although we did see some strange things after Adelaide. Ever seen a man climbing a ladder to the tip of a very, ...
Robe
... to see. Called in to a pretty little town called Broadwater, had a wine and bourban on the beach then carried on. Got to Robe about mid afternoon. Set up, kids very proficient at their jobs. Shay doing stabilizing legs and cords/hoses and Kade ...
Most beautiful coastline
... high price as well! After that we were useless and needed a good rest. The area hand scenery is outstanding in South Australia. You only hear about the great ocean road but this area is really as breath taking. Our favourite places being Nora Creina ...
Australia Day
... es hat sich voll gelohnt :-) ich durfte sogar vorne neben dem Piloten sitzen und hatte die beste Aussicht! Es war Australia Day und wir genossen unseren Lunch mit einer Menge Australier in einem schönen Park on the way... Dann ging's weiter ...
Lobster Fishing Capital of Australia!
... Kingston) in 1878. “Robe was closed as a port and became a quiet little country village” wrote AH Barrowman. Robe remained relatively unchanged until the 1940’s when the extension of roads and the increasing use of motor transport made ...
Historic Town of Lakes
... as a picture. We have a night out at the local pub and another at a seafood restaurant. Larry Start We couldn't remember much about Robe apart from the lake, hotel and that we liked it very much. This time we stayed two days and got a chance to see ...
The Great Ocean Road with Ramona
... . Much better than the viewing platform for the tourists around the corner. I left Portland the next morning and I am now in Robe South Australia. I found the library with free wifi so I can let you all know I am still alive. The plan from here is ...
AN English Christmas???
... insist it's not normally this cold here. It's definitely the closest I have come to English weather since I have been in Australia. We are also living in a house, which is really strange. Suddenly I am feeling the need for ironed clothes and ...
Great Ocean Road to Robe
... there and a walk about then off to Robe where we are staying at Grey Masts book and coffee shop with a self-catering cottage attached. Robe is a beautiful little town, the beach is spotless, long beach on one side of town is 10km long on the other side is ...
4. päivä
... tänään tien varressa. Karrathaan emme millään olisi ehtineet ennen pimeää, joten ehdotin tytöille tällaista vaihtoehtoa. Robe River virtaa tuosta ohi ja siitä on levähdyspaikka saanut nimensä. Pöytiä ja vessat löytyvät, ...
We left.....and then came back!!
... splendid and whilst I could not be that far away from the ocean, I can certainly see the appeal of this lovely spot in South Australia.The children have a freedom here that they do not have in a bigger town and they certainly made the most of it. A trip ...
Robe - A pleasant overnight stop!
... push on the next day and come back again when not in peak season! The next day we went to Penola which is the home of Australia's first Saint- Mary Mackillop! It was a gorgeous little town with a park which is a monument to her. You can even go on a ...
Day 2 - Leaving Victoria
Continued along the coast with a detour to Mt Gambier to visit the Blue Lakes. Stopped in at a few places along the way including Portland and Cape Bridgewater to look at some massive wind turbines and blowholes. The Blue Lake at Mt Gambier ...
laaaaazy :)
Yesterday we were sooo lazy, u can't imagine :) we just stayed inside and still recovered from ou great outback trip. Jessi was a little bit sick so we had an other excuse too ;) at least we saw some great new episodes how i met ur mother - awesome! ...
Day 16: The "other Portland" to Robe, and gaining
... bin - a yellow trash can. When I dumped our two potatoes, there was nothing else in the bin. Another funny thing about South Australia - when we crossed the state line, we gained a half hour. It was 5:30 one minute and 5:00 the next. I ...
Batty Day!!
Hiya!! We left the campsite early this morning as we had booked to go Kayaking. We drove to BATTY LAKE, where we met Laura, whom we rented the Kayaks from for 2 hours. It was a lovely morning-weather-wise. Both kayaks, paddles and life jackets were laid ...