PETER AND CHRISTINE’S ROADTRIPS

We have decided the best way for us to travel is by car. Our intention is to explore as much of Australia as we can. Our first adventures have been to Broken Hill and back, and Tasmania. In 2022, we set out on what will most likely be our biggest adventure – six weeks’ driving around Australia plus two weeks midway break on Cocos Islands. In 2023, our first mini-break (a fortnight), was to Victoria.

Two days in Melbourne – 13 – 14 Feb

Leaving Saint Leonards fairly early, we drove straight through peak hour Melbourne. It was a fairly smooth trip, a little slow through the Westgate area, but that was because of roadworks. First stop was to visit a half-second cousin, Rosalie. We share a common interest in family history, so we spent an hour and a…

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Across ‘The Rip’- 12 Feb

After a wonderful evening with Sas, we headed south to Sorrento. After a good breakfast, we toured around Portsea, gasping at all the multi- millionaires’ houses. Returning to Sorrento Pier, we drove onto the ferry and a quick and smooth forty minutes later, we were driving off the other side into Queenscliff. For the next…

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We’re in Victoria now!

We woke to a thick pea-souper over Bass Strait this morning. As we left Lakes Entrance, we stopped at a lookout to see the entrance, but to no avail – the fog won! We insist on waking and starting out early. Of course, that means we arrive at our first destination before everything opens! This…

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