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1 Mar 2015

Off to Tassie on the Spirit of Tasmania!

posted in: Tasmania |

Since our travels started the end of November we have mainly been in Victoria. We had a brief jaunt over the border into South Australia in December. Mostly we’ve been hanging around Victoria since we knew we’d be off to Tasmania before long. It’s the only thing scheduled in our entire trip around Australia, the only thing we have set dates for. We were so excited to finally be on our way! We chose a night sail which left at … Read More

17 Feb 2015

Werribee Zoo

posted in: Victoria |

Another almost current post! While we were in Geelong a couple of weeks ago we made the trip up to Werribee Zoo. Our zoo memberships were expiring and we had never been to this zoo. I couldn’t resist taking pictures of these cute road signs in the parking lot. How often do you see a giraffe crossing sign? Then there were various animals in each section to help you remember where you parked. Give us a kiss! Watch out for … Read More

17 Feb 2015

Torquay Surf Beach

posted in: Victoria |

Look at this! A more current post! From this month! While we were in Geelong a couple of weeks ago we headed out to Torquay to the beach. First we had a look at Bells Beach, a famous surfing beach. It was quite a hike from the carpark down to the beach, and the water was slightly rough so we decided to move on. Can’t imagine hiking down all those stairs (or back up!) with the kids and all our … Read More

16 Feb 2015

Dartmoor

posted in: Victoria |

More from our travels in December… We stayed a couple of nights at a free camp in Dartmoor, known for its wood carvings. These war memorial carvings appear on their main street. This quite large one is located near the playground. It features nursery rhyme characters. Another nearby had some animals, loved this platypus. Insert random pictures of kids… I wasn’t letting my kids climb on all of them, but this one was obviously made for posing for pictures. We … Read More