Weii, it was just ahop, skip and a jump to Tasmania from Melbourne! The flight was less than an hour and we arrived early. My uncle was there to meet us and he took us on a guided tour to Launceston and a quick look round the city which is very sleepy. Just on the outskirts of the city is a beautiful gorge through which the River Tamar flows. We walked along the path up the gorge for a fair way and saw the cable car that spans the gorge but didn't go up far enoug...

This photo was taken last night from the top of the Eureka Tower 88 floors up. I was standing on a little outside viewing platform. It was extremely eindy and cold a d there was netting all the way across. The photo does not give you a very good impression but believe me it was spectacular and an awful long way down. We are now waiting at Melbourne airport for our flight to Launceston where my uncle will collect us. It has cooled down a lot in Tasmania so I migh...

We travel halfway round the world and meet up with friends from way back who live just down the road from us! It just so happened that Averil was in Melbourne the same day as us. So we met early in the morning and spent the day being taken round the city by them. They have been here several times before as their daughter lives here. Before wemet them we walked to the MCG as Mick wanted to see it close up. I think he has ideas of coming here to watch a cricket ma...

Today we finished the Great Ocean Road. We left Pollo Bay and drove along the coast with the sea on one side and the cliffs the other. Once again spectacular scenery! We stopped at Addis Point a rocky outcrop to view the cliffs and bays in the coastline. The Great Ocean Road was built to commemorate those killed in the first world war and the sign in the photo and the information explains this. Then it was straight to Melbourne. The skyline is much bigger than...

Another great day! We set off early again and drove to the Otway Fly Treetop adventure. This is in the Great Otway National Park and most of the trees are Mountain Ash - the world's tallest flowering plants. It is not the same as our Mountain Ash and is a eucalypt. Two types of fern dominate the under storey - hard Water Ferns and soft Tree Ferns. The Otway Fly is a 600 metre long walkway, 25 metres above the forest floor and made from over 120 tonnes of steel. ...