Blogs from Yarram, Victoria, Australia, Oceania

Geo: -38.5674, 146.673Packed and were picked up at 10.15 for our flight to Chaing Mai, peak hour is all the time here but we had a good run, taking 20 minutes and our flight is at 1.10pm. The Airport here is three to four times the size of Melbourne bloody huge. In the airport and walking through the boarding area with half an hour to go I finally saw Swatches which have no metal I can wear so bought one for 3400 bht, $132.55 really nice. Mick waiting said we have 10 minutes to board so left and nearly missed the plane the boarding area was far in the distance, we only just made it.29th September, Full Day Chiang Rai and Golden Triangle TourWe left at 7am for Chiang Mai by road 200 kms away. After ... read more

Or how what should have been a simple walk in the forest turned into a five hour ordeal involving snakes, leeches and a call to 000. But I digress. Let's start from the beginning... Sadly there are no visual images to accompany this crazy story but this link will put you in the picture: http://www.grandstrzeleckitrack.org.au/ The tranquil camping spot in the Tarra Bulga National Park located in the Tarra Valley is beautiful. Lots of bush, wildlife and very few people. A great place to relax and catch up on some reading. The boys (Obie and Dean) were keen on doing a walk in the morning but I didn't think it sounded like a pleasant Sunday stroll. Details were sketchy, there was mention of leeches and it might involve some steep climbing and/or descending. So I drove ... read more

Geo: -38.5624, 146.676Left at 9.30am today after Mick finished his bus run. Heading for Marlo where the Snowy river meets the ocean.Stopped in Bairnsdale for lunch and stopped in Lakes Entrance for fresh prawns 2kg and also gummy shark fillet.Good trip uneventful and arrived at Marlo 2pm set up and then went to Cape Conran to eat our prawns and have a drink to celebrate getting away. The area is beautiful with a seal colony and various wild life, usually quite, but today a year 9 school camp of 20 children, and four other couples relaxing and walking around the area.Beware Reef, just out from Cape Conran has claimed three steam ships since 1817. Beware Reef is also one of Victoria's most popular scuba diving spots with a variety of marine animals to see. At 9pm ... read more