Blogs from Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Day 13 dawned bright over the Mornington Peninsula. We needed to get up and do stuff today so came up with the idea of going for a bit of a horse ride! When we arrived at the Ace Hi ranch we got told that Amy was just a bit too young for the Bush n Beach horse ride, she needed to be 7 or older and she’s 6, so instead the girls had a pony ride! Both the girls really enjoyed their trip aboard “Sparky” the very docile pony! His handler Mel was very encouraging with Charlotte as she’s not quite as confident as Amy. There’s a lot of ‘stuff’ at the ranch including accommodation themed wild west cabins with great names - Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Calamity Jane etc and a whole activity trail to ... read more

My intention for this gathering was to invite as many Lagonda people as I could. Given the only available day was the 8th of March, the middle of our Labour day long weekend we didn't do to bad. We had 1 1930 3 litre Lagonda, 1 1928 2 litre Lagonda an 1100cc supercharged Alta a 1937 2 litre Aston Martin and 3 Lagonda Rapiers. A perfect Melbourne Day ... read more

So we made it to Melbourne (after a night bus from Hell) and spent a few days in Fitzroy, an older part of town, it was super cool with lots of character, we both fell in love! When then took the train down to Mornington to visit Em's friend Nicole and her boyfriend Adam, who were luckily house sitting so we had our own room! so amazing! they spoiled us with amazing barbecues, and real wine glasses! We also did some lawn bowling and herded escaped sheep back home... fun!... read more

Today we pack our bags for one final time for our flight from LA International Airport to 'Home'. The trip has been everything we were hoping for , and will/has supplied us with a lifetime of memories. Though we are all looking forward to coming home, there is a certain amount of apprehension amongst the family. The warmth and generosity of people we have met along the way has been very much appreciated. So after 27 weeks, 18 flights, 15 countries and a wealth of adventure we have touched down. Arriving home it has been good to catch up with family and friends. We seem to have slipped back into the mainstream of life with a renewed appreciation of where we live and the fantastic adventure we have just had as a family. If you ever ... read more

A change of plan, originally we were going to head further north and to the mighty Murray River to find more Australian country culture and see the Mississippi of Oceania. The weather of Ballarat made us change our minds and we headed back to the coast to see if we could find some golden sands. The sun shone brightly as we headed through Melbourne, Alice navigating we were bound to find somewhere. Soon though good judgement and possibly a dash of luck we found ourselves heading down the Mornington Peninsular. The playground of Melbonians, golden sandy beaches reaching around Philip Bay and Mediterranean feel towns and vine yards. Our first night was in Mornington Town itself, with a really great town centre and a fantastic view off the beach front, with a tiny outline of Melbourne ... read more