The Grampians

Not enormous, nor majestic, and on some continents people who called them mountains might, nay, would be scoffed at. But they were lovely to look at. The plains off in the distance made me feel like home.


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Blog: The Great Ocean Road and My Startling Discovery in Melbourne
Date: January 23rd 2007

On the long road back to Adelaide, which was admittedly much less interesting than the road up, mostly owing to the fact that I couldn't hear the music (no speakers in the front) and reading and sleeping were front seat faux pas. On the last day Julia and Veronika invited me to join them on the Great Ocean Road, after a serious and sytematic hinting campaign on my part. It was an effective campaig ... read more







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