Blogs from Inverloch, Victoria, Australia, Oceania

Today was a relatively quiet day. The main activity consisted of driving the Burong Coastal Drive from Cape Paterson to Inverloch. It has been dubbed as the "mini-ocean road" so how could I not drive it! This portion is less than 20 km but passes numerous points of interest where one sees unique rock formations, sandy beaches, the odd rock pool, and of course lovely coastal scenery. The nice part for me was there was typically beach access so I would spend time at each location walking around and absorbing whatever was going on. All of the stop points were in fact part of the Burong Marine National park as of course the focus is on life by the water. Unfortunately, I did not see The Caves as it was high tide and I did not ... read more

Day 3 (25/5/2016) Got up at 8:30am to go fishing. Again. And no fish. Again. Must have forgotten how to fish; perhaps I am getting dementia! So much for catching the meals instead of having to buy food. Returned back to the van for bacon & eggs lunch. With the cold & wet weather settling in we cooked dinner in the Camp Kitchen which boasts 2 fan forced ovens, 2 BBQ’s, 4 hotplates, 2 sinks, 2 fridge/freezers, TV & plenty of seating. Cooked up a couple of nice country Rump Steaks & some boiled potatoes along with some Mushroom & Garlic sauce and a few alcoholic beverages! Day 4 (26/5/2016) Up for an early breakfast & then off on the road for the short trip to Leongatha. Pouring with rain that had settled in for the ... read more

Last day at work and 6 more sleeps to go! Goodbye Basscoast, hello the open road and on to the next chapter in this occasionally turbulent, always chaotic, family centric, love and laugh filled life that is Lynn! Sad to go, sorry to say goodbye to some very lovely people that have seen the fun AND the dark side of me, BUT! super super excited for the future ESPECIALLY the next 3 months! Looking forward to red dust, magnificent oceans, snappy crocodiles, oh yes the fivesies with the grey nomads..,. (okay the OTHER grey nomads, we are part of them now...sigh...). And most especially the massive ancient old trees in the Daintree, that's our Very first real stop and I'm going to sit very, very quietly under the biggest tree possible and breathe... Yep, just breathe... ... read more

Between Wonthaggi and Inverloch on the coastal road is Cape Paterson with its nasty twin reefs. Sunday dawned windy and cold, but the bleak rain of Saturday has moved on, and by the afternoon we had patches of bright sun. We visited the local Baptist Curch at Wonthaggi for Communion in the morning. Looks to be a historic building well maintained and modern facilities. Folk who greeted us were very friendly, and it is lucky we got there early as the ushers needed a shoe horn to get everyone in. In the afternoon we drove to Cape Paterson for a 'Sunday afternoon drive', or in my case (and Margs) another photo opportunity. I never tire of photographing the moods of the sea. Today the surf was running having had a strong southerly (chilly) wind for the ... read more