Melbourne Easter Weekend - with a surprise twist

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April 3rd 2015

Published: April 12th 2015

This post finds me in Melbourne, Australia for Easter weekend; but the story begins some months before in Roos, England over the Christmas holiday. Julia and I were vising her family in Roos for Christmas, and one of my gifts was a Xmas card requesting that she set aside the Easter weekend for a surprise holiday (combined xmas and birthday gift). Not much more was said about Easter Weekend unt... Read Full Entry

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Donavin Wick

Call 2 Adventure

I wish I had discovered this blog years ago. I did the mass email update for my previous adventures (United States and Europe) and now have no online documentation to share with fellow travelers. To the chagrin of some friends and family wanderlust has struck again. I managed to stay focused for nearly a year and a half in a job related to my college education, however the desire to travel has grown strong again and can no longer be suppressed. I have secured a 12 month Visa for New Zealand and hope to document this adventure for posterity, or at least the life of the TravelBlog. Enj... full info

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D1 - at Twelve Apostles - looking back at Gibson Steps beach

D1 - at Twelve Apostles - I don't even know why you'd have a cat with you?

D1 -Loch ard Gorge

The deal was supposed to go down on that beach, but it was packed with people and not an option... what to do?

D1 -Loch ard Gorge - same beach looking back through the gorge.

Beautiful.

D1 - London Bridge

D1 - Thunder Cave Cove

Fall back location was here, but only got part way through the build-up and what should show up? A van load of tourists.... now Ju is hangry and confused...I need to act fast.

D1 - Thunder cave

D1 - Looking back at Sherbrook River beach from Broken Head.

D1 - Broken Head Point looking back at Sherbrook River beach

This is what we were looking at when the deal did go down! Success.

D1 - YES!!!!

D1 - Yes... and now she's had time for it to sink in :)

D1 - Still not sunk in yet :)

D1 - Broken Head Views

D1 - our place is to the left...

D1 - Fully sunk in, and now had food... excited!

"my precious"

D1 - Sunset driving back to Melbourne

Haze from a local bush fire.

D1 Moonrise - haze of local bush fires.

D1 Moonrise and Austrailian countryside

D1 - Flowers and Champagne waiting at the hotel

D2 - Melbourne train station.

D2 - Melbourne Federation Square and start of Riverside walk

12th April 2015

taracloud
Tara Cloud

What fun!
How creative--a treasure hunt, a surprise destination and a proposal! Truly, a never-to-be-forgotten start to your long life together--congratulations!

13th April 2015

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Congratulations to both of you!
I think Melbourne is one of the most fabulous cities in the world (I know I'm biased!), and I really enjoyed reading this blog :)

21st April 2015

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

dirt roads
Nice one

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