WiFi has been a bit spotty out here in the desert, and I'm kind of loving the unusual absence of my cell phone's chirps and dings, typically indicative of a work email. If you're ever wanting to disconnect and can't stand the idea of yet another boring cruise, the outback is the place to go! My fantasy-of-meat dinner (affectionately called the "Drover's Blowout" by restaurant staff) was a bit less triumphant than I expected. Of the crocodile, bison, kangaroo, cam...

Melbourne wasn't so much a destination as a passage point for me; it just happened to be the nearest city with a flight into the outback and so I reserved a seemingly generous 36 hours of our precious itinerary to explore everything it has to offer. While it's clear I terribly misjudged just how much I'd enjoy being here, even a rapidly shrinking amount of time remaining in the food and wine capital of a continent couldn't dissuade me from staying in bed until no...

So I woke up yesterday and nearly had a heart attack as I rubbed my foggy eyes to the realization that Brittany wasn't in the room. Every possible explanation instantly surged through my mind, and abduction by aliens raced to the top of the list. Where else could she possibly be? I paced the room from front to back again and again, carefully deciding which authorities to call (police or SETI), before she finally walked through the door with a highly suspect answe...

We were supposed to cover some serious ground today, driving a little over two hours to the Yarra Valley for lunch in the vineyards before driving another two hours to the start of the Great Ocean Road. Things didn't quite go that way, and I'm so glad they didn't! We left Phillip Island bright and early, finally appreciating just how much we liked it there. The shops and people are quirky in a way that makes it stand out from an already quirky country. Combine th...