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And so the adventure begins....
... Bairnsdale, passing through the pretty Lakes Entrance area. After getting the van serviced (all good!) we took in Paynesville close by and took the ferry across to Raymond Island to do the koala walk - a stroll around the island that has a notoriously large wild koala population - and we saw 5!
The next day was the start of our journey up the Great Alpine Rd that will take us to the VIC high country. The road is spectacular, following ...
Auf ins Zentrum der Macht!
... stellte sich heraus, dass die Typen super nett und super witzig waren, wieder nach Canberra in den Alltag wollten UND mich mitnehmen würden! BESSER geht´s ja nicht! :D
So fuhren wir nach einem leckeren Frühstück knapp 2,5 Stunden nach Canberra und hatten echt Spaß auf der Fahrt gehabt, dennoch verbrachte ich die meiste Zeit damit mir die Gegend anzuschauen und ich muss schon sagen...die haben hier verdammt viel ...
Sydney to Canberra
Day one started off with having to collect the van at 10 bells only for it not to be ready so we didn't get out of Bondi till about half 12. They were fixing the back bed, the last crew must have had some crack! Either that or they needed reinforcements knowing I was about to be using it ha! I have been slagging louise all week about taking sharp corners in a 6 berth motor home and the response has been '’ ah I know, ill be grand, to drive the van ...
A comedy of errors
... newer planes that had entertainment units in the head rests of the seat in front. very handy!
There was a small delay in getting our bags off the carousel, but soon I was in a taxi heading towards the Novotel.
I admit I had a bit of a Josh Lyman moment when I first got up to my room. (For those of you who aren't West Wing fans, essentially Josh is a character who always seems to have issues with hotel doors with electronic ...
WET AND WILD
... br>
Too wet for camping tonight I’m afraid so we booked into a hotel and the way it looks at the moment we will have to do the same tomorrow night. But we shall see. So goodbye tasty Vinnie cooked stir fry and hello overpriced **** from the hotel. We are very close to Canberra so we will either go there as planned or try to find some dry spot in this great continent and head for it!
One thing that I have ...