Simon and Garfunkel once sang about “sitting in a railway station, got a ticket for my destination.”  Some fifty years on, we are sitting at an airport hotel contemplating our journey home which starts on Thursday and reflecting on a wonderful 10 weeks away. Our dive up from Warrnambool was very easy.  The satnav took…

The Great Ocean Road.  The romance of the name  alone  conjures up images of sweeping twisty roads cut into steep cliff faces on one side with long sheer drops on the other if you miss a bend. This is our last road trip before returning home and a fitting way to end. The Great Ocean…

One thing Australian cities are not short of are parks and open green spaces. Melbourne is no exception, having no fewer than 11 parks or gardens within a mile of Flinders Street Railway Station.  They were part of the city planning all those years ago and most public administration buildings have a park or garden…

  One of the reasons we came to Melbourne was to see the city and enjoy what it has to offer.       We also have friends and family here so this extended visit was a great chance to catch up with them and spend time sharing their lives in Oz.  Lyn’s cousin Joanne…

We knew the drive to Melbourne would be a long one, but when we turned onto the Hume Highway or M31, the Satnav told us to “maintain on this road for the next 551km”  we thought, this is going to be a long day.   We left spot on 8am and regular breaks and swapping…

St David’s Day passed without note in Australia, especially in Leura where it was once again pouring with rain as we packed up the car for the next leg of our trip.  We left the Blue Mountains as we met them on Saturday, in the wet.  Strangely as we descended towards the south, the weather…

It’s Saturday morning and our first day in the Blue Mountains and finally our weather luck has run out. As we awoke and drew the roller blinds back (a yucky fawny brown colour to add to the misery!) we saw………fog. Yes, after the journey up yesterday in lovely sunny weather, the cloud has come down…