Comfort Inn Parkside Geelong

... giving up a beautiful, cosy, spacious home of my own, to take a room in someone else's place - but I snapped the book shut, looked out at the blue sky, listened to the lorikeets singing, and thought 'onwards and upwards'!<br><br><br><br><br><br> The locals keep reminding me that it's only spring, and it's not normally this good - It seems it's an unseasonal heatwave, and this has been the hottest November since early 1900s. How was ...

... shame that the pier didn't offer anything else to do. The caravan park we stayed in was close by the Barwon river and the park had a great children's play area, so the rest of the time was spent down by the river. The very next day was spent driving the great ocean road real, real, real, slowly and stopping at every famous land mark along the way. The first stop was Bells Beach for only a quick look as they were in the middle of setting up for the womens Rip Curl Pro. You ...

... coincides with the start of my footy season and the start of the AFL season. That means I'll miss the Grand Final rematch. There better be somewhere in France for me to watch it or I won't be a happy traveler. This isn't our first overseas trip but it will certainly be our longest one together as a family, so there's no doubt someone will crack it on the odd occasion ...

... were at work we checked out some towns nearby. Had coffee in Port Arlington looking out over the sea. Nice there, think Salthill without the tack. Fort Lonzdale was Michael's favourite, a bit like Spiddel in Galway - with sun. Fish and Chips are highly recommended! Queenstown is a proper tourist town - the main street looks like something from a 1950's movie. It was THE place to go in the late 19th Century ...

Oct 2 2008, 4:10pm Carmila Beach QLD Alas, we left off, on our way out of Adeliade. We decided that we had enough blankets and warm clothes that we were not going to stay at too many Caravan parks, and from our Camps 4 book (the travelling bible) we figured there were enough nice places along the South Coast for free. We were right! Most of our sites were on or near the beach, although it made it a little windier, the scenery was stunning. Places like Paradise Beach ring true to name ...

... seniors!) We took the free tourist bus after calling at the Information Centre in Federation Square. It was an interesting drive around past the Olympic Centre, Botanical Gardens, Cenotaph, Tennis Centre, Yarra River among other sights. It was still raining when we finished so we looked around the restaurants in Federation Square for somewhere to eat. They all seemed expensive, so we went to a pub ...

... that's now 47 German sausages passed my lips since we started in September and we've gone nowhere near the Vaterland) it was a good show to be fair. And if all this wasn't enough we also had the fact it was Australia Day to boot. Note: We asked various types what Australia Day was actually for and we received all sorts of responses, only of which a piffling were correct. It is to celebrate the landing of the British First Fleet at Port Jackson, now Sydney Harbor, in ...

... to no avail. Seems when I do find a pay phone, it's the wrong time, and when I get through, they are out! There was a flash, captured by a storm chaser, on the news on Tv last night of the 'tornado that ripped through Canada's mid west" but they didn't say where! Only that brief announcement and showed a bit of the video. I just went on Yahoo and found it was western Manitoba in an area called Pipestone. That is the same area that extends into ...

... shame in needing a little help sometimes. I was so blinded by own whiney self-doubt to realize that friendships can help you heal. In fact, it feels good to be there for someone you care about. Every time you do it you shine a little brighter. And if the whole world's singing your songs And all of your paintings have been hung Just remember what was yours is everyone's from now on And that's not wrong or right But you ...

... with swearing in them over and over again at top volume? After the 23rd hearing, what you (and allegedly "all your mates") did to Matilda has moved from mildly amusing to shameful. And finally, how could you possibly be that drunk? The beer was 1.2% alcohol. In order to get drunk you have to funnell the equivalent of the Murray River. Bunch of lightweights. Wine tasting. That's worth doing. The Munros and Alasdair spent a hilarious ...