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...

Melbourne, Victoria (VIC) – 25th November 2008 Melbourne Car Kilometres: 184,791 Distance Travelled: 676km Total Distance Travelled: 16,540km After a lengthy inland drive to Melbourne, we find a campsite in the suburbs to rest our weary heads, and set up for the night. Tomorrow we catch the overnight ferry to Tasmania, but for now it’s time to catch up on our sleep, washing and admin duties. We spend our time between checking out of the campsite at 10am...