Decided to take the bus and walk from Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach. Have nice big breakfast and off I trotted. Arrived at Bondi Beach where there were plenty of surfers despite being quite cool. There were also some swimmers in the open air swimming pool at the side of the beach. Walked the cliff path first to Bronte, Clovelly and finally Coogee. Walk takes about an hour and a half but kept stopping to take photos ect. Caught the bus back from Coogee to Circular Quay, indulged in fish and chips on the quay and then stayed to watch the light show which is called Vivid. I it started at six o clock by six thirty you could barely move I should think the whole of Sydney was there. The lights on the bridge were ... read more

Arrived in Alice springs after an eight and a half bus trip from Coober Pedy. Lots of sand, bush and not a lot else. After checking in to the accommodation I booked to go on the rock tour. Three days in the bush. First day consisted of an early start and a long drive to Kings Canyon where we walked the rim. 3.5km. The first leg of the walk was called heart attack hill, three hundred plus of very uneven steps to the top of the canyon. There was much huffing and puffing not only by me but also the twenty something's. the walk around the rim of the canyon was more like rock walking, the rocks very crumbly as they were sandstone and loads of stepping which was really hard work as it was twenty ... read more

Spent the last five days discovering Adelaide. I am staying in Glenelg which is a suburb of Adelaide with a couple Hans and Gerda who came originally from Switzerland but have lived in Australia for about thirty years. Explored the city by catching the local tram, very easy from where I am staying. Adelaide is not a huge city and is very easy to get around. Some of the Victorian architecture has been preserved and adds to the charm of a green tree filled city. I visited Adelaide Arcade which is a beautifully preserved Victorian shopping arcade complete with original tiled floor. Also visited the Tandanya Aboriginal art gallery which was interesting. Walked along the beach to Glenelg town and in the opposite direction to a place called Seacliff. Today Gerda took me to Halletts Cove ... read more

After leaving Warrambool, set my GPS for Halls Gap, decided to take the fastest route as it was going to be a two hour drive. Well it was an incredibly straight road, so I couldn't grumble about that and it obviously ran parallel to the main road but the surface!!!! Was awful in places and at times it went down to one lane of bumpy, rough tarmac. The good thing was I think I was the only person on this road!!! Eventually got to the Grampians and Halls Gap the weather was awful just torrential rain so I decided to head for the Motel in the end and try again tomorrow. Tomorrow came and hurray it was dry, still cloudy and grey but dry. Took the Horsham road up into the mountains to look for Mackenzie ... read more

Woke up this morning and the weather had improved and although cold, yes, cold it was at least dry. Decided to go to the information centre who told me the coastal path was just over there!!! pointing to the beach!!! Very helpful!!! Walked along the beach and the pathway on to the next beach still no sign of the coastal path, so decided to go to the Otway National Park. I looked at the map and could see there were two possible routes making a circular drive. So off I trot heading away from the Ocean road up into the hills. Turn left said the GPS which I duly did into something called Torrents Track, it didn't look much like a road but I thought well that's what the GPS said!! Well the road turned into ... read more