Friday 25th. Sept. Today's rain is even worse than yesterday and at 4pm it is still bucketing down but no mist so we should be thankful for small mercies. We went into town and booked our ferry to Tasmania we go on the 2nd. Oct. and it's an overnight trip leaving Melbourne at 7.30pm and arriving Devonport Tas. At 6:00am. We have booked a recliner chair and if we find that too tiring or uncomfortable we will book a cabin coming back. We have not booked retu...

Thurs.24th Sept.Last night on TV they forecast quite a good day so on the strength of that we decided to go to the Dandenong's and visit gardens.This area has 5 of the best gardens in Aus.At 11.30 before we had seen anything except some birds at a picnic stop the rain started and we drove to SkyHigh Mt. Dandenonglookout to have our lunch and feast our eyes on what the brochure describes as ' Spectacular by day, stunning by night" as we ate the mist rolled in...