Here we are AGAIN! We seem to keep coming back here, but at least this time it is for a very good reason......the first race of the Formula One Grand Prix 2008 season!!!!And once again the temperatures are reaching 40 degrees!The actual race day was like an endurance test - 6 hours of sitting in almost unbearable heat with only my crappy umbrella for shade and constantly feeling thirsty no matter how much water you drank! And to top it off, Ferrari performed terr...

Another 3 day tour and again we had a good group and guide. Kangaroo Island is renowned for it's wildlife and we saw plenty of it.....Kangaroos = check. Cockatoos and wedge-tailed eagles = check. Echidnas = check. Possums, penguins, pelicans = check. Dolphins, seals, fur seals = check. We even saw (and were s*** scared) by 2 huntsman spiders on our first night of camping - I imagined waking up the next morning with one on my face! Thankfully that didn't happen, b...

We passed through here while on the overnight bus.....I think I was asleep at the time......I don't think I missed much!!!

Our 3 day tour of the Great Ocean Road and The Grampians was very good - largely thanks to a great group of people and our knowledgable tour guide (who looked as though he was a member of The Wurzels!!We were wowed with great scenery including the 12 Apostles and The Balconies; kept awake by koalas during the night (they sounded a lot like grunting pigs!); and saw two kangaroos boxing!!

On our return from Taz, we opted to stay in St Kilda (the beach suburb of Melbourne). We also didn't appriciate the fact that it is Australia Day weekend and that almost everywhere was fully booked (and we had only booked 2 nights).Australia Day weekend wasn't as big an event than I thought it would - perhaps this might be due to the fact that the Aborigines call it Invasion Day, so celebrating it in a big way might be seen as a little un-PC these days! Anyway, t...