Blogs from Philip Island, Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 5

As I spent a happy time living there back in 2007 it would of been rude not to make a return to Melbourne and see how the cultural centre of Australia was getting on without me. Melbourne is not an obvious city for the curious traveller, certainly for just a few days but it definately has charms. The weather on my return however was mostly terrible. Fitzroy and Collingwood where I lived previous is still full of the alternative bars and cafes, though this time around I did feel that meals were often a bit overpriced for what you actually got, too much dressing sans the substance. I think perhaps I was at the tail end of the areas peak. Still much to do including the 88th Floor of the Eureka tour on the Southbank, what ... read more

It was wet and cold again at the track today but all the bikes were out and it was good to see casey get pole pity Capirossi and haydon will not be riding in the race.... read more

Andy arrived late last night so stayed up chatting. Wilson decided the change of routine was not to his liking and got up at 5.30 so not the best start to a day for Sharon. Drove to Cowes. Pretty town and bay. The girls took time out to do a quick look around the shops whilst Moe entertained Wilson making balloon models. Moved on to Nobbies Point to try and see the seals on Seal Rocks. Could make out their shape but not that close. Good visitor centre though. After grabbing some warm clothes and dropping off Andy and Wilson back at the house we went to experience the Penguin Parade. At dusk, hundreds of fairy penguins come ashore and waddle in groups to find their burrows and mating partners for the night. Amazing experience watching ... read more

Yucky weather!!! 25 mai On y goûte côté température aujourd’hui… vent, pluie et frette. On est au Wilson Promontory National Park. Le plus beau parc au Victoria. Je ne sais pas trop ce qu’on va réussir à en voir. C’est le point le plus au sud de notre voyage. On n’ira pas plus bas! Marc est parti en habit de pluie se promener. Il dit que c’est très beau. Je n’avais pas le courage d’habiller les enfants et qu’on mouille tout notre linge de pluie sans vraiment avoir de place pour le faire sécher. Demain est un autre jour, il me semble que la température pourrait difficilement être pire. Il pleut rarement sans arrêt pendant 24 heures. On attendra une accalmie. Je me sens comme dans notre voyage dans l’ouest alors qu’Etienne était bébé. On avait ... read more

3/23/10 I finished my final week of work last Friday, crazy how a month flew by! I didn’t go out on St Paddy’s Day because my neck was still bothering me from a migraine the day before so I thought I’d take the night to go to bed early. After much thought I finally decided that tickets to Perth on the West Coast were too expensive so I found really cheap tickets to Melbourne and decided to roam around there for the following couple weeks. The following night after work I met up with some of the people I met at the last BBQ and we went to a place called Homebar on Darling Harbour. It was “Uni Night” (college night) so most of the people there were at least 5 years younger than me but ... read more