The Hollis' Big Lap

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- Mar 22, 2024, 3:49pm
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Australia Victoria East Gippsland Secret Beach -37.609096, 149.72045137°36’33” S 149°43’14” E
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Mallacoota
March 22 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We headed to Mallacoota on a day trip from Lake Tyers to explore and found a beautiful beach called Secret Beach. It was a little chilly, so the girls didn't venture into the water, but we had a great time exploring and playing in the sand.Read more
What an adventure, love family. Nanny and poppy Whitbread. [J C Whitbread]
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- Mar 18, 2024, 3:50pm
- 🌬 24 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Victoria East Gippsland Lakes Entrance Lakes Entrance Rotunda -37.879872, 147.99491337°52’48” S 147°59’42” E
Day 352
Lakes Entrance
March 18 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Our next stop on our travels took us to Lakes Entrance, our last overnight stop in Victoria before we headed over the border into New South Wales.

We spent 3 nights in a cheap little camp at Lake Tyers and travelled into Lake Entrance to go fishing and exploring. Unfortunately, we didn't catch anything legal on the shore. Thankfully, Greg and Lila went on a fishing charter for Greg's birthday and caught a few nice snappers.

Lila didn't enjoy the charter, the poor little pet got a little seasick.Read more
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- Mar 15, 2024, 6:52pm
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 49 m
- Australia Victoria Cardinia Beaconsfield Akoonah Park -38.041383, 145.3638438°2’29” S 145°21’50” E
Day 349
Melbourne
March 15 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We only had two nights in Melbourne but still managed to see a few sights. We took in some markets at Berwick, and the girls got some awesome fairy foss.

The next day, we headed by train to Melbourne City and took a tram over to St Kilda and what a beautiful place it was. We walked past Luna Park, and the girls were sad we didn't have time to check it out.

Before check out, we headed out for breakfast with our friend Emma, whom we hadn't seen for 7 years and met her gorgeous puppies, Bundy and Monti.Read more
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- Mar 14, 2024, 1:57pm
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 111 m
- Australia New South Wales Murray Shire Moama Horseshoe Lagoon -36.12166, 144.74747336°7’18” S 144°44’51” E
Day 348
Echuca
March 14 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
We were told about Echuca on our travels, and we really loved it. We travelled down the mighty Murray River on the Canberra and the girls even got to drive the boat down the river and became honorary 1st Mates.

We then checked out some old cars at the Holden Museum.

It was a beautiful little town that was still recovering after the 2022 floods.Read more
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- Mar 12, 2024, 11:19am
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 445 m
- Australia Victoria Ballarat North Ballarat East Sovereign Hill -37.575171, 143.86616137°34’31” S 143°51’58” E
Day 346
Soverign Hill - Ballarat
March 12 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Greg was super excited to take the girls to Soverign Hill. He went there on a school excursion and wanted to show the girls and boy didnt we have some fun. We went back in time and did some gold panning - and found some gold, watching a blacksmith at work, did some candlemaking, watched gold get turned into a bar of gold, saw how boiled lollies were made and just exploring this cool place.Read more
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- Mar 8, 2024, 4:52pm
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Australia Tasmania Devonport Don Lillico Beach -41.159905, 146.30286141°9’36” S 146°18’10” E
Day 342
Goodbye Tassie
March 8 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We spent the last couple of days penguin watching and catching up with one of Greg's old friends from Port.

We had an absolutely fantastic time and we will definitely be back to explore some more.

Goodbye for now Tasmania xxRead more
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- Mar 6, 2024, 2:35pm
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 929 m
- Australia Tasmania Kentish Cradle Mountain Pickford Tarn -41.65051, 145.96103541°39’2” S 145°57’40” E
Day 340
Cradle Mountain
March 6 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We soaked up the beauty of this gorgeous place. We only did the Overland walk, but we got to see Wombats, so it was an awesome day. We really wanted to do Dove Lake, but unfortunately, we missed out due to some work happening on the track. This just means we will have to go back and do it next time.Read more
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- Mar 3, 2024, 5:15pm
- 🌬 17 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Australia Tasmania Latrobe Port Sorell Half Tide Rock -41.162527, 146.5680141°9’45” S 146°34’5” E
Day 337
Bakers Beach
March 3 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
What a delightful place Bakers Beach was! We didn't catch a lot of fish but the girls had a blast chilling on the beach. They caught a lot of little fish including a little flathead. We had a great couple of days here.Read more
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- Mar 3, 2024, 12:30pm
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 38 m
- Australia Tasmania West Tamar Beaconsfield -41.201441, 146.81685141°12’5” S 146°49’1” E
Day 337
Beaconsfield
March 3 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We spent the day exploring the mine at Beaconsfield and learning about the history of this small mining town. The two miners were extremely lucky to be rescued and saddened to learn more about the other miner who lost his life.

We were also lucky to pan for and find some gold.Read more
Aursome adventure, family school.yipee. love from nanny and poppy Whitbread. 💕 [J C Whitbread]
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- Feb 27, 2024, 2:40pm
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- Australia Tasmania Clarence Richmond -42.735939, 147.43815542°44’9” S 147°26’17” E
Day 332
Richmond
February 27 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
What a beautiful little town Richmond was. We saw the oldest bridge still in operation, and it was quite speculatular. We did a cheese tasting at the Wicked Cheese factory and sampled some yummy treats at the Richmond Bakery and the lolly shop. The girls even bought some pretty earrings.Read more
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