Allambi Holiday Apartments Lakes Entrance

... So imagine my joy when I hit gravel - 47km of it - without any warning. So explain to me how this was a better alternative to the other C road?! The road was no where near as comedy as the one in the Blue Mts but it was still slow going <br><br>And then the OWs trip computer decided I had a range of about 3km more than the distance to Omeo &#8211; oh lord now I am going to run out fuel. I didn&#8217;t and the only other point of note on this long, tiring trip ...

... working brake it was quite an experience when he decided to make the 4x4 go sideways and in circles; apparently I reacted pretty well because I held onto the door, most of his friends grab the steering wheel and yell at him to stop. Up and down hills, over logs and ditches we finally made it back to the house. Then I took Sally onto his uncles grass air strip where I got her up to 120km on the slippery wet grass in the rain. The ...

... to Gypsy Point and Mallacoota, both lakeside, scenic, fishing, boating places, but quite a distance from the main road. Both would have been better if the sun had been shining. The weather makes such a difference. If it&#8217;s warm and sunny, you feel as if you&#8217;re dragging yourself away from a lovely spot. If it&#8217;s cold and threatening rain, you hop back into the car and move on.<br><br>Apart from a stop at the Information ...

... the Great Alpine Road, until we reached the sea. The view is from the top of Lakes Entrance, a very pretty holiday town.<br><br>It was Gigs birthday week, so we are going to go out for dinner at some point, should be good! <br>Also thanks for the birthday messages and emails!<br>

... idiot skiwear and board under our arms. The free 2 hour lesson wasn't due to start for another hour so Isabelle and I had a go on the very small practice area whilst Emma and Sarah tried skiing out. I really hadn't a clue, there was a small belt thing taking you up to the top of this very very shallow slope which i think i even fell off because i didn't get the concept of taking one foot out of the bindings to 'skate' on the other. All of my photos by the way ...

We kept on travelling along the coast, passing thru Sydney and then taking the coastal route towards Melbourne. More free camping along the way. Met all kinds of people at the campsites, from the helpful &amp; friendly to the insane (&amp; also friendly)!<br>Passed through ...

... didn't take the tour of millionaires homes; those that escape from Melbourne to the seaside. We worked our way down to Wonthaggi. After dinner we doubled back to Phillips Island to view the Penguins Parade. Every evening several thousand little penguins (33 cm tall) mass on shore in groups called rafts. They don't dare cross on their own so they wait to get a group together to waddle across the beach to get to their ...

... concentrating? - Feeling drowsy? - Sore eyes? - Droopy eyes? (My favorite!) - Open your eyes - Fatigue kills (well, how could I read this sign with my eyes in the first place) As you continue to drive and be bombared with these messages, you do tend to get tired until they culminate in such drastic messages that you are instantly awake again ...

... swore they were all doing their best Stevie Wonder impression! These species of penguins are actually the smallest kind so they were about the size of a small football. After the first batch of penguins a lot of people thought it was over and left. So Wylie, Mart and I moved right up on the beach and had primo seats as the penguins literally pass within a few meters of us. The best was saved for last as one really, really fat penguin who had to ...

... moved by the chainsaw sculptures on the promenade dedicated to the dead and wounded during World War II. They were carved out of the stumps of some old trees that had to be taken down we think. We had a little stop at the very picturesque Gipsy point just past Genoa in the Croajingolong National Park. It is a very peaceful and beautiful salted lake/rhea and it seems very popular for people in search of a peaceful retreat or fishermen in search of a good ...