Blogs from Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 3

So I am getting a little behind on my bloggin but these past few weeks here have been very interesting to say the least. A few friends of mine that I met here at the graduate house decided to rent a house and car for the weekend at a very good price and go down to Wilson's Promontory a few weekends ago, which is a national wildlife park where you can camp and hike. The house we rented was about 8 miles away from the park but it was beautiful. It reminded me a bit of conneaut with the smells. The house had 3 bedrooms: 2 with double beds and 1 with a single and a pull out. There were 5 of us that went so it was perfect. It had a grill in the back ... read more

Melbourne was great, a really good city to visit. A nice mix of people, culture, and cafes and bars. Walked around the town, visited the local markets and the beach, making full use of the free local transport. Found some great drinking spots, little bars and cafe's that were begging to be frequented. Took time to get my hair cut by one of the Tracy Brothers from Thunderbirds. Needless to say he did a good job even if he did comment on my greying locks. From there we grabbed our camper van and visited some great places along the coast. I have attached a few pic's. Highlights have to be the Great Ocean Road, little places like Princetown and Apollo Bay. Yarra Valley was superb, quaffing wine at Moet and Chandon was a real chore. Wilsons ... read more

Wilsons Prom with Ben and Mel :D I met up with Ben and Mel (Ben used to work at Durrants). Ben had this crazy idea about going camping. He wanted to show me Wilsons Prom and promised me that it would be an amazing experience. I packed my bag for two nights. Unfortunately Kirsty was not evry well so I left her behind and trotted off to the country. Ichatted to Ben and Mel in the car - which was a three hour jounery at the least. It was very surreal to see them both again - especially in such unfamiliar terriory. We stopped off in a place called Foster to have some food and to meet up with all the other people who were camping with us. There was only one pub in Foster ... read more

We spent the week-end down at Wilson's Prom. just south of Melbourne. Oh, it was beautiful - white beaches with names like Squeaky beach, that actually do squeak when you walk on the sand!! The water was such a beautiful colour - greeny blue and so clear - I just did not want to leave. (That's another place in the world that I want to live in !!) As for the wildlife - it just seemed to throw itself in out paths - wallabies - (with all their legs Ru!), kangaroos, lovely wombats, kookaburras, echidna and all sorts of lther beautiful birds. The koala remained elusive, so I am going to have to return!! We were staying in a cabin which had a view out over the sea - so lovely!! The walks were incredible too ... read more

Due settimane fa sono andato in un posto stupendo che si chiama Wilson Promontory. Il Wilson promontory si trova nello stato del Victoria a circa quattro ore di macchina da Melbourne. E' un parco naturale con animali tipici australiani in libertà e dei paesaggi mozzafiato. Il viaggio in macchiana è stato esilarante, abbiamo noleggiato dei furgoncini da otto persone e ci siamo cimentanti on la guida a sinistra, io ho provato a guidare, devo essere sincero non è poi cosi complicato, unica cosa un po difficoltosa è stato il cambio automatico. Diciamo che ogni tanto ho dimenticato l'inesistenza della frizione e ho inchiodato usando il piede sinistro sul freno. Cose che capitano!!! Cmq, non so nenache come descrivere sti posti magnifici, posterò un bel po di foto per farvi capire di cosa si tratta, anche se ... read more