Thursday 4th November Said our goodbyes and Peggy drove us to the bus station (very early start) for our Great Ocean Road trip. They have been so kind and generous with their time, making us both feel very welcome, even the dogs! The tour bus was late but eventually arrived, driven by Foggy - the female tour guide who blamed a taxi driver. She won everyone over by recounting the tale of the moaning Germans on her previous trip. Our first stop was for breakfast ...

Thursday 28th October Up at 6am for 6:55 bus to Sydney airport so we could sit til midday for a delayed Tiger Airways flight to Adelaide. The cloud dispersed shortly after we took off and the views from the plane were quite interesting. As we approached the desert, it was possible to make out the occasional road with an isolated car. The ground had a sepia, marbled appearance apart from small circular or oblong, fertile areas created by a method of irrigation.Re...