Days of Culture, serious heat, flash floods and Penguins! February 14th 2011
1 February and onwards
The last few days have been very very hot topping 40 degrees to-day in Melbourne. We thought it was hot on Sunday when we went to St. Kilda for a beach day but it only got to 38 degrees then! – we lasted about an hour on the beach before we sought out refreshment. The reason why it is so hot is because of the strong Northerly winds blowing from the North – it’s like ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Victoria Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
Hello family and friends.
After 39 years of marriage we have now both finally retired (well almost)! And as most of you know we are embarking on quite an adventure for us!!
Michael and Sara’s departure to Australia has given us a wonderful ‘excuse’ to go visit and also to see a bit more of the world.
We will be travelling for 2 months, the longest time we have ever been away from home and will be departing these shores on Sunday 7 February. Whilst we will be in Australia for the majority of this time we start with a visit to Thailand where we will be staying a few days with our f... full info