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...

To our great joy, the prison waved its right of incarceration and we were permitted to depart around 10 this morning. Today was our first day of nonstop glorious weather, and what a difference it makes! We were especially fortunate because it fell on the day we've both been looking forward to most: Phillip Island. We were only a couple of hours away and the drive was just as beautiful as all the others, except made even more so by the clear skies that allowed us ...

Today was finally the day! I've been looking forward to visiting Wilson's Promontory ever since a friend camped there and showed me the pictures. It looked so wild and extraordinary, littered with gigantic rust-tinged boulders and surrounded by constantly crashing turquoise waters. In the end it blew away all my expectations, although I still have no idea who Wilson was or what Promontory means... The park turned out to be a lot closer than we thought, so after w...