Last post I mentioned I would take you back in time. Why? Because right now we aren't going anywhere special until next month. So this is it for now. Twelve years ago Karen and I celebrated 30 years since we had been first introduced ( in person; not by a five second look on a …
After breakfast we joined the walking group as they set off to do the Screw Creek Nature Walk. At the beginning we walked through the neighbouring Foreshore Caravan and Camping Area and past the carpark. One of the leaders had a very old map of the walk but as we found out it was a …
Each year Karen's walking group makes a couple of trips away to other parts of Victoria for a walking holiday. Given some members of the group have caravans they usually pick a town with a good range of walks nearby with a caravan park that has powered sites and cabins for the rest of the …
Watsons Bay to Rose Bay walk Once the weekend came Jay and Kaede were free from work to join us for a walk. So after breakfast we walked along Military Road from Cremorne to their apartment in Neutral Bay passing this fabulous Nutcote mural by Tim de Haan and Nikki Parker. We were soon on …
Found at the southern most tip of the Mornington Peninsula, Cape Schanck is one of our favourite places on the Peninsula to go walking. We quite often take the walk all the way in from Browns Road past Bushrangers Bay to Cape Schanck but on this occasion we drove in to the car park not …
We have taken the Warringine Park walk a number of times over the years that we have lived on the Mornington Peninsula but when we had the chance to take a guided walk through this RAMSAR rated wetlands with one of the Mornington Peninsula Shire Rangers with our Australian Plants Society group we were keen …
After a peaceful night's sleep we ate breakfast, put our luggage back in the car and left Horsham just before 9:30. Not far from Horsham we passed the Green Lake. Unlike the previous day when we had stopped at the Pink Lake, which wasn't very pink, we chose not to stop as it didn't appear …
Continue reading Adelaide to Melbourne Return Roadtrip – Day 2
All good things come to an end and so after breakfast we packed our gear into the car ready to begin our return trip home. We waited until Adelaide's peak hour was over before heading through Adelaide's eastern suburbs. For non Australians here's a sign you only see in Australia. Given the traffic we didn't …
Continue reading Adelaide to Melbourne Return Roadtrip – Day 1
On previous trips to Adelaide we had visited the winery area of McLaren Vale to the south but had never gone further, so as we had a spare day, Karen and I decided to head down to the Fleurieu Peninsula to have a look. After clearing the city and passing through the vineyards of McLaren …
After a good night's sleep we were awake about 8am. Breakfast was quickly eaten and we were on our way by 9am. About half an hour later we came to the charming town of Kaniva. The sign at the start of the town followed by the metal artwork alluded to the fact that Kaniva is …
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