Monthly Archives: February 2011

It appears that we cannot get away from the wet weather for long.  The Melbourne area was hit by heavy rain, torrential downpours dumping over 100 mm of rain in many spots in just over an hour.  It was the … Continue reading →

Today we completed our trip on the Great Ocean Road.  The terrain to the east of Princetown is quite different, as the coast is much less rugged and rocky, and there are many more surf beaches.  The road itself though … Continue reading →

Today saw a first for us on our trip to Australia – tourists.  Lots and lots of tourists, mostly Asian and European.  They were at every viewpoint at which we stopped this afternoon, and along the way we met many, … Continue reading →

The fairy penquins turned out to be a bust, or as Enid said, “they really are fairies, they’re invisible.”  We waited until it was nearly dark and saw nothing.  It was very cold and windy out on the point, but … Continue reading →

It was a cloudy morning and very windy.  Now at 4 pm the sky has mostly cleared, the wind is dying down, and it looks like it won’t be a bad evening. We drove through the town of Robe and … Continue reading →