The Grotto
17 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Back in the car for about 5 min and we visit the Grotto. The Grotto is a sinkhole geological formation, it is a blowhole, archway and cave all in one.This was really cool and worth the very windyЧитать далее
Bay of Martyrs
17 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Back in the car and a little further down the road we found Bay of Martyrs. Apparently there is fascinating history surrounding this area, which is alluded to in the place names of other bays andЧитать далее
Bay of Islands
17 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
This was also a little further down the road and very similar to The Martyrs with similar stories.
Again showing how rough and tumble our coastline is. The photos do not show how blue the water wasЧитать далее
Cheese World
17 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
All the tourist cold windy places finished for the day and back on the road.
Further along the road we found Cheese World and thought we would stop for a cheese tasting. All the cheese was very nice,Читать далее
Warrnambool
17 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
On our way to the Hotel, we have now finished driving the Great Ocean Road and are continuing our road trip to Warrnambool overnight.
We stopped by Coles for some supplies.
Our Hotel is in a niceЧитать далее
Deep Blue and Hot Springs
17 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Home for the night, just another hotel, nothing fancy but has what we need.
I will start making dinner soon. Egg and bacon pies, Hot dog pies ( weird I know but I found a receipe from the pie makerЧитать далее
Leaving Warrambool
18 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Home made muffins in the pie maker before hitting the road. Starting to dislike unpacking things for 1 night and packing up the car. Getting in and out of the car. Feels like being on a tour. At leastЧитать далее
ПутешественникI might have to get myself a new pie maker! You could write a blog just about your pie maker on the road!
Sovereign Hill Hotel
18 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Arrived in Ballarat and staying in the Sovereign Hill Hotel tonight. All very basic but this is all about the experience of Sovereign Hill.
Unpack a few things and then we will walk down to theЧитать далее
Sovereign Hill
18 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We visited here many years ago when Michael and Melissa were children. It is still the same but still enjoyable. The school children playing in the grounds and attending class. We chatted to some ofЧитать далее
ПутешественникOh I remember the school and the sweet shop too! It looks like fun! We will have to take Charlie there one day.
Winter Wonderlights
18 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
One of the reasons we selected Sovereign Hill Hotel was becase they have a Christmas in July Celebration called Winter Wonderlights. It is like a mini Vivid and done very well indeed. The buildings inЧитать далее
Sovereign Hill
19 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
All checked out of the Hotel and now back to walking around Sovereign Hill again. When you stay at the Hotel you get a 2 day entrance pass.
Today we went to the Chinese area and took 2 mine tour's.Читать далее
On our way to Kyneton
19 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Our next stop is Kyneton which is about 83km from Ballarat.
The drive was quite pretty and some of the little townships looked interesting so we will go back to a couple of them next week or so asЧитать далее
Kyneton Bushland Resort
19 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
We are finally at a place were we can unpack and tour the area more slowly.
This is one our Classic Holiday places and it is similar to others we have stayed but what makes this a little different isЧитать далее
Lazy Morning and then Wineries
20 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The morning was a lazy start 9.00am and still in bed. Shower and breakfast was the next item on the to do list before John started planning the next week's activities. Apparently we are going to beЧитать далее
Daylesford
21 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
The morning started in Daylesford's local markets. We wandered around for an hour so and tasted the local food even purchasing some goat cheese and a piece of corned beef which is from a local cattleЧитать далее
Hepburn Springs
21 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We then drove to Hepburn Springs which is only a short drive from Daylesford. Both towns are from the gold rush times of 1860's. The mineral springs were formed about 5 million years ago by volcanicЧитать далее
Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm
21 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Back in the car for another short drive, this time to visit a Lavendar Farm.
The farm has the original farmhouse which was built in 1860 by a swiss man who came out to Australia for the gold rush.Читать далее
Trentham Falls
21 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
We decided now was time to taste a few wines, so back in the car. First winery was closed. So off to the second, as we drove up you could tell it was a larger concern than the ones we had visited. ItЧитать далее
ПутешественникYou get spoilt when you visit some of the biggest and best waterfalls elsewhere in the world! I like your friends.
Kyneton
22 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Our morning started with a walk around the complex. Kyneton Bushland Resort has 55 individual villas spread amongst 120 acres of natural Australian bushland and it even has resident kangaroos. ThereЧитать далее
Barfold Olives
22 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Back on the road this time for a short drive out of Kyneton to Barfold.
Barfold Olives was our destination as we both like olives and a good olive oil.
The olive grove is family run and we metЧитать далее
The Viaduct in Malmsbury
23 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Not a very pleasant morning cold and wet so we stayed in until 12ish when it started to clear and thought a little fresh air might be good.
Whilst having breakfast we did have another visit from aЧитать далее
The Mill
24 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
The weather is so much better today so off to Castlemaine was the adventure today.
First stop was the Castlemaine Wool Mill which was built in 1875 . The Mill now is transformed into a place forЧитать далее
Castlemaine
24 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We are now finding that steam trains are of interest. In John's research he came across Victoria Goldfields Railway which has a steam train ride twice a week going from Castlemaine to Maldon return.Читать далее
Red Hill Goldmine
24 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
As we left Castlemaine we came across this goldmine reserve. It is an educational park displaying goldmining equipment and provides information on the various stages of the gold mining process.
BackЧитать далее
Picnic at Hanging Rock
25 июля 2019 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
After a lazy morning of catching up on Trip Advisor reviews it was time for a picnic.
Yes, a picnic at Hanging Rock and yes, The Hanging Rock.
Hanging Rock is only a 20min drive from Kyneton and isЧитать далее
ПутешественникWow, this area is really cool.