Foster to Wilson's Promontory to Cowes, Philips Island We set off early for Wilson's Promontory National Park in dull cloudy weather, which did clear during the day. We were not expecting the amazing scenery as we drove into the Park, nor did we think we would see the Emus, Kangaroos, Wombats and Koalas that live there, and we didn't. However the landscape more than made up for the reticent wildlife; 50,000 hectares of spectacular granite formations, beautiful b...

Eden to Foster to spend a day in the Wilson's Promontory Conservation area. Before leaving Eden we took a look around. First stop was the main beach which is beautiful and on the one side disappears into the distance and on the other stops in a vivid coloured cliffs. Next, round to the harbour which is a busy fishing harbour and they were still off loading fish as we watched. Also we had a good chat to the captain of a pair of tug boats that had just docked. He h...

Canberra to Eden Much to our surprise and delight we managed to obtain two tickets to Prime Minister's question time on the first day of the Parliamentary year. This is at 14.00 so we have time to look around more of Canberra. We decided our first port of call would be the Australian War Memorial. It is so much more than just a memorial but also a museum commemorating Australia's fighting forces. Brilliantly presented with many exhibits using actual equipment, fr...

Coogee to Canberra Our first task of the day after breakfast was to collect the hire car from Sydney airport. It took a little longer than expected as I went to the domestic terminal and the car was waiting at the International terminal; soon sorted though and back to Coogee to load up and have a last coffee with Louise before setting off for Canberra. Louise has lent us her satnav for the rest of our trip. This proved to be a great help in getting on the right ...

Sunday in Sydney on a glorious sunny day with no clouds in the sky so we decided to visit Botany Bay; site of Captain Cook's first landing. The bay is very picturesque so we walked and viewed the area. The ocean area was busy with divers and snorkelers enjoying the clear waters. Once we had explored the rock formations we settled on the beach; swimming and reading our Kindles, the perfect way to spend a Sunday. After a couple of hours we ventured onto the rock p...