Saturday, 31 October 2009

Yesterday Offroad, today snow and a week ago Kangaroos - what day is today and where are we?

Good question! I have no clue (most of the time)!

Based on the Halloween decorations that party must be close and considering that people all along the coast buy gadzillions of kilos of food a long weekend seems to come along. So, let's see ...
  • We are driving on the wrong side of the road - must be Australia (too sunny for England, too sorted for India, too peaceful for South Africa).
  • This is confirmed by the road signs which range from "Kangaroos", "Wombats", "Wallabies", "Trucks", "Ducks" and "Aged" ... you name it ... crossing
  • Halloween = Oct 31, 2009 coming up (Make sure you don't open the door for Freddy!)
  • Long Weekend = Melbourne Cup - the race that stops a nation; 3200m, 3 year and older - also coming up (Oh God, I didn't bring my hat!)
  • We have snow and bright sunshine as well as surfer's on the beach - must be winter ;-)
Ok, for those who like to get a short understanding where we went so far, this is the list:
  1. Adelaide - Nice couchsurfing
  2. Down south to Kangaroo Island - don't miss Maslin Beach
  3. 2 days on Kangaroo Island - Offroad, animals, rocks, Coastline - you can easily do 4 days to a week
  4. Via Fleur Peninsula & Victor Harbor into the Grampians - Road-side BBQs are great stuff!
  5. 2 days at the Grampians - you can do easily a full week there - bring your 4WD ;-)
  6. Down to Great Ocean Road - Bimbi Campground is an amazing place, close to there is also an interesting Tree-top walk
  7. Along Great Ocean Road to Melbourne - look out of the windows, an that is not just because of the many, many, many curves
  8. 2 days in Melbourne - Great couchsurfing, fun city with good weather and very good food
  9. Along the coast via Lake Entrance to Buchan - that is the center of the world ... with caves, no honestly: plan to stay there longer - it is "true holiday" at Buchan Lodge
  10. Through the snowy mountains or Australian Alps to Jyndabinde - yep, snow, fun skiing area and very steep roads as well as just the perfect accomodation for Glenf & Soeren
  11. Back to the coast at Narooma - make sure you watch out for whales, seals, penguins and birds on Montague Island and meet YHA Momo
  12. Thats a little bit more than 2,000 kilometers so far. More the 3,000 still to go. 3 weeks left.
And that is about the only time and place which we should not forget.
Hope all is well with you and the weather plays nicely. Have a good day!

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