Port Fairy Motor Inn

Eigentlich wollten wir die Inlandsstrasse von Coonawarra nach Port Fairy fahren, aber wir hatten ein "kleines Reifenproblem". Es ist der 2. April, daher also wirklich kein Aprilscherz. Beide Hinterreifen waren kaputt und wir mussten einen Reparaturstop in Penola einlegen und dann nach Mount Gambier zurück, wo wir noch einen neuen Reifen kaufen durften. Der Automechaniker hat uns als Souvenir drei Nägel ...

... when we drove down into it, the incredibly fine layers of the rocky walls and lush vegetation were quite stunning. There was, however, a dearth of kangaroos. A continual disappointment for me in Australia, is that whenever I have a trip planned that strays from a metropolitan area, every Australian I know promises knowingly, 'Oh, you'll see plenty of 'roos down there.' (They do call them 'roos'). I never do. There are never plenty of 'roos' down ...

... although the sky was still dull and low clouds hung in the sky, making it difficult for us to get any good snaps of some of the spectacular sights along the way; and needless to say there was no hope of us sunbathing or swimming in the (shark infested) sea. The drive does not disappoint though. Miles and miles of winding roads lined by scrub and trees, nothing but the swells of the Southern ocean crashing into the rocks and beaches beside us. One of ...

... a cold drink with ice to help his evergrowing lip. We made plans to meet Brad Sholl here tomorrow so we could take advantage of the cheap meals. Thurs Dec 4th Slept brilliantly. Might have had something to do with the alcohol I had the previous night!! Was allowed coffee at my fav. place, we met Simone McCLuskey (Daves daughter, who is living on a farm in Port Fairy) there. We sent the kids to pay and they returned with too much change, so Greg went ...

... and a bunch of other cool stuff showing Victoria/Melb as it was back in the day. Also, we finally booked our greyhound ticket, which will take us right up to Cairns. So that is one thing sorted anyways! I've heard so-so things about the OzExperience, so we decided against it. Well.. that is it in a nutshell! I know I've been really bad updating, so hopefully now that we'll be doing more exciting things, I'll be able to update with more interesting stories more often!! X

... HOME TIME!! Arrive Melbourne 5:30 am Home again, home again, jiggity jig. After all that, I think we might need a break and a chance to catch our breath. I'm a bit nervous how I'll go, being away for so long - especially since I'm such a home body. But then, there's a big wide world out there just waiting to be explored......

... undercarriage! After checking out the Foreshore Promenade we rode back to the car, made ourselves some lunch - vegemite sandwiches, naturally! - then sat on the hill eating & planning our next move for the day. We officially hit the GOR, and our main aim for the day was to reach Apollo Bay. Despite being only 165km, it was along really windy roads & was going to take a fair bit of time. Add to that all the exciting stops along the way, and we ...

... be interviewed by all the waiting news teams!

Next along was 'The Grotto', which was quite cute, another sheltered bay which had a series of small arches & pools of water at the ...

... he flys a glider that also has a motor. He was hilarious! The bar closed at abour 12:30 which was sad but they party continued at a local's place where played a Bowling video game for a while. Good times.... it recomfirmed my thought that I am lacking in some hand-eye coordination skills in a major way. Friday: We were back on the bus by about 8am and it wasn't quite as painful as I thought it was going to be! We went back to the 12 Apostles to see ...