It has been noticeably cooler since we returned to the Melbourne area and the next night was no exception with wind and rain all night. I knew those extra fleeces I packed would come in useful. What a change from temperatures in the 30's a month ago. Next day we continued our drive along the Great Ocean Road. At one of the many tourist information centres along the road we had been advised of a good spot for koala spotting so of we drove. The koalas, as per usu...

Canberra is a big sprawling hyper planned city with lots of suburbs, in the middle of nowhere; good kangaroo territory. In fact it has been estimated that there are around 340,000 of them and this is the best place to see them in the wild. In the 3 days, we spent there I didn't see one. Peter out running encountered lots and is claiming he had to fight them off! Canberra was built from scratch between Melbourne and Sydney as the two, during the early 1900’s...