Esperance - Friday 12th December 2008Car Kilometres: 189,585Distance Travelled: 765 kmTotal Distance Travelled: 21,334km Although it's only a couple of weeks until Christmas, we've not yet really gotten into the festive spirit - the journey has been far too absorbing to think of anything else but where we will next lay our heads, what we're going to eat, and whether the weather will be kind to us.As we drive out of the Nullarbor region, we notice that the surrou...

South Australia and the Nullabor Plain 9th to 11th DecCar Kilometres: 188,820Distance Travelled: 1736 kmTotal Distance Travelled: 20,569kmFrom Nelson we crossed the border into South Australia, our seventh and final state. By this time we had decided that we wanted to get back to Perth for Christmas, so bearing that in mind this few days was purely about covering the distance. I would like to be able to say that South Australia (SA) was nice, it does sound it in ...

Great Ocean Road - 6th to 8th December 2008Car Kilometres: 187,084Distance Travelled: 869kmTotal Distance Travelled: 18,833kmFor the purpose of the Blog I am classing the Great Ocean Road as the section of travelling we did between Melbourne and a town called Nelson, which is just on the border of South Australia. Admittedly there are sections of this that certainly would not fall into the category of Great or Ocean, only making the cut by the fact they were clas...

Melbourne, Victoria - 3rd December 2008Car Kilometres: 186,215Distance Travelled: 306kmTotal Distance Travelled: 17,964km Feeling a little frazzled again, but this time fully anticipating it, we beat a hasty path (via McDonalds for a trusty breakfast), to the same campsite we stayed at before on our whistle-stop visit to Melbourne. We pitch up and rest up, only leaving the comfort of the tent to visit the facilities and swap some books in the tv room, although w...

Coles Bay, Freycinet National Park and Launceston, Tasmania - 1st December 2008Car Kilometres: 185,909Distance Travelled: 618kmTotal Distance Travelled: 17,658km After a fairly lengthy drive, we were happy to stretch our legs with a 1 ½ hour return walk up to the much-photographed-and-with-good-reason Wineglass Bay lookout in the Freycinet National Park. Whilst panting our way up the hill, we were dismayed to see the clouds gathering and the sky darke...