Today we toured the city of Melbourne. It was cool and a light rain for the morning. We decide to take the train into town and then hopped on the tourist trams in town for a bit of a tour. Melbourne seems quite different than any other city we visited in AU. It is a city of many old historic buildings with very contemporary buildings mingled along side. In the heart of the city there were small cafes along allies that had a European feel where you could buy ...

This morning we visited the Cape Otway Lighthouse. It is located on the very southern tip of Victoria where the Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean meet. Before the lighthouse was built in 1848 there had been 700 shipwrecks along these shores. Many ships tried to hug too close to the AU shore as they aimed to sail between Australia and Tasmania. We then moved along the Great Ocean Road. This was the first time on our trip we ran into crowds. The small beach ...

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...