Tag: Australia
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Kangaroo Island – Day 4
23 March 2026 Today was the day we had to leave this gorgeous place. Our breakfast view was a bit gloomy compared to our other days here and we were wondering whether the day was going to be spent hanging out inside the lodge. After breakfast we headed back to our room to pack ready…
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Kangaroo Island – Day 3
Today we were heading the Flinder’s Chase National Park so we started with a good breakfast—poached eggs on sour dough with bacon, tomatoes and hash browns. While we were waiting for everyone to meet back up at the lounge the head of activities came out to chat with us and give us our supplies for…
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Kangaroo Island – Day 2
Sunday March 22nd 2026 It was an earlier start this morning as we had an excursion to Seal Bay scheduled for 8 am and needed breakfast beforehand. We were the first guests in the dining room for breakfast at 7:15 am. I had an eggs benedict variation with smashed peas and jamon which was yummy,…
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Kangaroo Island – Day 1
Saturday 21st March 2026 Kangaroo Island was fabulous!! This was a real splurge for us. We stayed at Southern Ocean Lodge that had all inclusive food, drinks and tours and, happily, we do not have buyers remorse. We flew to Adelaide on Friday afternoon and stayed at the airport hotel, then caught the early flight…
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I Saw The Southern Lights!
I’ve been feeling pretty disappointed about missing out on seeing the Southern Lights in May 2024 when there was such a big storm and a great opportunity to see them in Melbourne. I knew the sun’s active phase should soon draw to a close and I’d missed a few more Melbourne sightings. G has been…
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List #28: What We Did This Week on the NSW Central Coast
This week we had a little bit of time between leaving Noosa and meeting our friends in Sydney for the City to Surf weekend. Sidenote: there are 90,000 entrants in the race on Sunday so it should be pretty epic with plenty to distract me from my very slow running. On Monday we drove from…
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Melbourne to Queensland Roadtrip 2025
We are on the road again, heading up to Noosa for an extended stay, but first we had to drive up. The drive is two days worth (about 2000 km). This time we took four days. I’ve had St Peter Restaurant in Sydney on my want to do list for a number of years now…
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Tasmania Day 10: Three Capes Walk Day 4
Overnight, I could hear the trees outside my room creaking and banging in the wind. It had picked up, and by morning, the wind gusts were reaching up to 140 km/hr. When we arrived down for breakfast, the guides gave us the bad news—the track to Cape Hauy was closed due to the winds, so…
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Tasmania Day 9: Three Capes Walk Day 3
Today, I set out with a little bit of nervous anticipation as our walk included the opportunity to ascend The Blade. The weather was cold and rainy, but I, along with several others in our group, took up the motto “Go Bold, Go Cold” ie leave in shorts anticipating that the hike would soon warm…
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Tasmania Day 8: Three capes walk Day 2
Continental breakfast and hot drinks were available from 7 a.m., with hot breakfast served at 7:30 a.m. each morning. After fueling up for the day, we collected our lunches, selecting our choice of extras to pop in with the salad that had been made up by the host and later put into wraps carried by…