Blogs from Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 3

Am letzten Sonntag fuhren wir von Melbourne bis zum Wilson Promontory NP, einer Halbinsel südöstlich von Melbourne, wo wir strahlendes Wetter antrafen - zu warm für eine Wanderung, aber wenigstens reichte es für einen Spaziergang. Der Tidal River und auch die wunderschöne Beach waren voll mit Australiern - Nationalpark heisst hier nicht, dass man ihn nicht nutzen darf, nur feuern darf man nicht. Auf dem Rückweg nach Foster sahen wir dann einige Kängurus - aber auf die Wombats und Koalas warten wir immer noch! Der Mann an der Rezeption im Motel schickte uns für das Nachtessen in den Golfclub- es sei nicht weit (zu Fuss). Nach 20‘ Laufen immer noch kein Golfclub, so dass ich ins Motel anrief: die Besitzerin wusste, dass der Club am Sonntag Abend geschlossen war und brachte uns mit dem Auto zu ... read more

No ... not you ... although most of you are "old" friends and have travelled with us before - I am referring to our suitcases!!! Here they are again, ready for another adventure. Of course every great adventure begins with a chauffeur - thanks Bill ? This time a celebration has been added to the mix and we thank God for each and every one of you who has travelled the last 12 months with us and thank Him for His goodness and faithfulness. He has enabled us to be in a position to strap ourselves in and head off for a wonderful adventure in Italy and Northern Spain. We are not promising a literary masterpiece but we are delighted to be able to share this very special holiday with you Sydney here we come… ?✈️ ... read more

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Saturday March 18, 2017 Not every day is day with great highlights. Today was a day like that. No particular plans nor clear set objectives. We ended up doing some souvenir shopping and visiting the central part in town, the commercial area. After lunch we separated, i.e. Margarita, Saribel and Pedro, who went on shopping while I went back to the hotel, not to stay there, but to change clothes to go to the Black Mountain. Another opportunity to do what I have missed for a while; hiking in a real environment. Black Mountain is about 812 m high and on top of it you find the telecom antenna of Telstar which adds 195m to the total hight. The tower as a visitors deck that supposedly gives you a great view of the whole area. I ... read more

Friday March 17, 2017 The day started with a hike, i.e. a hike up Mount Ainslie; "a mountain" of some 850 m high. Not very demanding, but for me, a trip back to the past. I had not hiked a decent "mountain" for quite a while. It felt great. Going up, to my surprise a ran into a dark grey kangaroo one with rings around the eyes that look like glasses. The interesting thing was that he stopped at some 7 meters next to the path I was going on. He looked my way, and I obviously looked his. Before I could get my phone out for a picture, he was hopping away downhill. He was in no hurry, nevertheless he was faster than I could get my phone ready. Fascinating these type of encounters. Going ... read more