Blogs from Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Port Albert to Lakes End Said our farewells to the Australian couple we had met in the B and B in Port Albert, they were very interested in what was happening in the UK and we had a lively conversation about the state of the world and education in particular. A relatively short journey to our next destination Lakes Entrance which was a 3 hour drive up the coast. Arrived at around 1.00pm, the place resembled the Bates Motel from the Hitchcock thriller Psycho, I reassured Pauline she would be quite safe taking a shower. Motored into Lakes End, fabulous location but the town was a little run down and looked more like the arse end of Australia. Undeterred we walked over the footbridge to one of the island spits and enjoyed watching the breakers coming ... read more

Monday morning was back to winter type weather as we got up to grey skies and icey winds in Omeo. We headed south and even though the weather was not fantastic the Victorian countryside is quite striking. At Conner’s Hill lookout we met some fellow South Aussies who gave us a recommendation to stay at Lakes Entrance so that is where we headed. As we got closer to the coast the weather cleared up and Lakes Entrance provided some fantastic vantage points to look out over the water. We decided to stay for a couple of nights and after settling in had fish and chips by the lake and the flake pieces proved a big hit. Tuesday morning Rachel had a meeting early so I headed out for a walk in the sun along the coast. ... read more

So... since the last time we wrote, we have actually seen other parts of Australia other than Wairewa, Lakes Entrance and the FARM! We have EVEN been out of Victoria and ventured into New South Wales (Sydney). After spending more than 88 days on our beloved farm, we have now got our 2nd year visa's for Oz and can officially stay for another year. We actually realised the other night thanks to Rob quizzing us on the states that we have been here long enough to be able to name all locations and state names! Very exciting and also very geeky! The farm..... well there were good and bad days there but overall we would probably do it again and the work itself wasn't entirely back breaking but after several months, got quite repetitive. And as ... read more

Four weeks after leaving Melbourne, we spent our first night in a proper bed. And we slept like logs! In the morning, we had the opportunity to check out Blaithin and Rory’s absolutely stunning house, before having breakfast on the balcony overlooking the lake… and the neighbour’s house, which is a castle. We experienced total house envy and are happy to house-sit anytime at all, you guys! After a leisurely morning (it was the morning of the night before), we took a drive and visited the Buchan Caves. These caves were actually discovered with tourism in mind. They were created by an underground stream which still fills the nearby, rather murky looking, “swimming pool”. The stalactites and stalagmites were very impressive and, as it was a sweltering 42 degree day, the 17 degree underground temperature was ... read more

today (23rd Feb) we left the comforts of nyree's home and headed out on our long trip ahead. We decided that our first port of call would be Lakes Entrance (via the long way round) after taking a cruisy 6 hours making our way to lakes Entrance, after stoping off at the infomation center we found ourselfs a nice little caravan park in the middle of town called Sunny side. once we parked and set up we soon made friends with our neighbours, the people next to us where an enghlish couple, they gave us a few useful tips and hint to help with the trip ahead. we got talking and found out that they from brelwick and the people on the other side where from rosebud. the next morning (24th) i got up early to ... read more