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Day 173 – Adventures in Sydney #1 – Manly

It was a quick breakfast with Morgan and Kate before we hit the road out of Canberra towards Sydney. Again, kicking myself for not taking any photos with…

Day 172 – Our Nation’s Capital (P.S. It’s Not Sydney)

After yesterday’s effort (and the day before) I was exhausted. I was so tired that I had a hard time sleeping (my heart rate just wouldn’t go down),…

Day 171 – Australian Alps (including Mount Kosciuszko)

As we chose to spend and extra night in Mount Beauty last night, we had to make up a little time today, which meant an early start. As…

Day 170 – Mount Bogon

Last night over dinner, I got to talking with Risa’s friend’s husband, Steve, and we decided to go for an early morning hike up Victoria’s highest mountain, Mt….

Day 169 – Mount Buller

Sadly, our friend that we were staying with had to get up early and drive down to Melbourne. But, we got to have a quick breakfast with them…

Day 168 – Maintenance, Naked Llamas and Old Friends

As always, when you’re on the road as much as we are, there is maintenance to be done on the car. I started the morning with a walk…

Day 166 – 167 – A Town Called Tocumwal

It’s an unusual named town, and it wasn’t until I was older that I realised that there was a ‘w’ in the name. This is where my dad…

Day 165 – Farewell, Melbourne. You’ve Fed Us Well.

Risa was up early (7:45 is a sleep in to most people, but this required the use of an alarm and loads of willpower) to meet some friends…

Day 164 – Eating, Eating, Eating in Melbourne

We haven’t really done the usual tourist things in Melbourne, like visiting the zoo/aquarium, or exploring the lanes with street art around Collins Street, or whatever else it…

Day 163 – Akimi’s Kitchen

We wanted to go to the Queen Victoria Markets today, but for whatever reason, it’s shut on Monday and Wednesday (today is Wednesday), so that kind of ruined…