Yesterday we picked up a rental car and headed for The Great Ocean Road. In route we saw acres and acres of vineyards. This is also beef and sheep raising land. There is excellent cheese to taste and purchase as well as the wine. The Great Ocean Road is approximately 180 miles of incredible Southern Ocean coastline along the southern edge of the state of Victoria. There are limestone cliffs that are remarkable. One of the most famous spots are the "Twelve Apo...

Today we did a Barossa Valley vineyard tour. It was a fabulous day with a small group of 10 people and absolutely beautiful weather. It was in the upper 70's and not a cloud in the sky. We were with some very fun Canadians and some of the wineries were very generous with the tasting....so by noon we were toasting like we have been friends for years. We visited 4 wineries and had a great regional lunch. The city of Adelaide is a beautiful city with lots of par...

Kangaroo Island is definitely where to visit if you are looking for a wildlife experience. Today we continued to enjoy this tour which started with a Koala walk. We saw quite a few Koalas up in the trees and were also very lucky to see one awake on the ground. We then proceeded to the ocean to see remarkable rocks and that's their name "remarkable rocks". Next stop was to see hundreds of Fur Seals basking in the sun and playing in the water. We had a great BBQ...

We started our day early with the start of a two day Kangaroo Island Safari. On our way to catch the ferry we already began to see lots of kangaroo. It was also quite interesting that this area was actually more dry than the outback. When we got off the ferry and located the group we would be with for the next two days we thought we may be in trouble!! It was a group of 14 people who were all younger than our own kids. We had booked this tour based on recommen...

Our flight didn't leave until early afternoon so we took advantage of the morning and walked to Alice Springs city center. It was Sunday morning so there was lots of activity with small vendors on the street. All of the vendors who had tents and tables were selling what seemed to be the typical souvenirs. The Aboriginal people were on the grass and sidewalks with their paintings. We found a woman and her family who had her art work. We liked her art and decid...