Victoria Lodge Motor Inn Portland

... the locals were not happy about the location of them. Most are in the national park, but of course, a lot are on private land and the owners are given an annual benefit. We all want natural energy, but not on our own doorstep apparently. I must admit because there are so many, it doesn't matter which way you look, they are visible everywhere. Also viewed Portland's WWII Memorial Lookout. In the 1990s what had become an unwanted and obsolute water tower was transformed ...

... is an island which is easily accessible from the mainland during low tide (Middle Island) home of fairy penguins. Because this island is so accessible to humans, and therefore domestic dogs and foxes, the numbers of the penguins has been slowly decreasing. To protect the colony, Marremar sheep dogs have been trialled to see if they can stop the killing of the penguins. Oddball and Missy were first trialled while their owners stayed with them. The ...

... I got, I was told a map would be included. Turns out they didn't have any other than an Adelaide street map, and one for between Mount Gambier and Melbourne. Mount Gambier being 436 km away (270 miles)! So I made it to Mount Gambier with the use of my instincts (and a few signs). It was pretty amazing, the water was that kind of tropical blue. Apparently it used to be a volcano, but because of some complicated science-related occurance that I don't ...

... and a few other sites, probably because the rain was picking up again... Warrnambool next stop, some internet as the rain kept pouring down, a few supplies and nice coffee and we were off. That is all I have to say about that. Thunder point looked like a good spot on the paper, but timing before sunset would not allow ...

... ou demasiado velhas para procriar. Como não é uma colónia de procriação há muito menos tensões entre os machos e menos disputas de território, pelo que esta é uma colónia relativamente pacifica, passam os dias a comer, brincar, ou a trabalhar para o bronze nas rochas. O nosso encontro com o wallaby também foi bastante interessante, quando inicialmente nos aproximámos fugiu (ou saltou) assustado, mas passado um bocado consentiu que nos aproximássemos bastante. A ...

... up the road slowly & stopping off at all the good spots along the way. Our first stop was at a lovely place called Logan's Beach & then onto Tower Hill which is an old volcano crater. We had lunch here & managed to see some koalas, emus & kangaroos. We then drove 30mins to the Great Ocean Road & stopped at some amazing sights:- Bay of Islands, Bay of Martyrs, The Grotto & London Bridge. The wonderful scenery along this ...

Spent the day covering the majority of the famous 'Great Ocean Road', a drive often compared to the Big Sur Coast in California. Indeed it's well known that California and Victoria have many similarities, and it thrills me to be here learning all this. It does make me nostalgic and a tad homesick but the fact that it does feel very much like home makes it easier just as it makes me homesick. Plus I know I'll be seeing my sister, Dad and Mom in ...

Hello everyone, Beck and I had our last day in SA today and are now in Portland Victoria. Yesterday we left Adelaide at 1.30pm. We kind of planned to leave a little earlier then that. It was very sad to say goodbye to everyone. We are going to miss you guys so much. The first couple of hours of driving were pretty uneventful, Beck ...

After getting an okay rental car deal (mel-syd, $30/d) we headed for the great ocean road. Our first stop was at Apollo Bay. There were Koala Bears all over the place ! We camped in Port Campbell (first night for Linda, CONGRATULATIONS) and the next morning drove on to Adelaide.