Like a local

Today I am happy to be "Melbourner" . When we started our travels I mentioned to Roedolf when we go somewhere I want to pretend I live there. I want to blend in and do regular things that the locals Czytaj więcej
MCG - The cathedral of sport

According to tripadvisor the number one thing to do in Melbourne is go to the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground, not the most imaginative name) and do the sports museum. We thought whats better than Czytaj więcej
Chicken n beer

While we were at the cricket Isabel found the little restaurant called "Chicken n beer", it had a Friday special for $1 ribs and $40 beer tower. Since we have been craving ribs for a while now we Czytaj więcej
Fun day in Melbourne

We had a nice slow start to the day with a cheeky run before breakfast. After breakfast we took a cab to the CBD.
We rented bike share bikes for the day. For those of you who have never done this, Czytaj więcej
12 Apostels

The rugged splendor that rise majestically over the blue waters of the southern ocean of Victoria left us in awe.
"Creation is the canvas on which God has painted his character"
{Issy}
Great Ocean Road

Off to an early start to meet our Melbourne Coastal Tour guide at Federation square. We grabbed a fresh brewed coffee Melbourne style and hopped on the mini van to explore the Great Ocean Road.
Our Czytaj więcej
Great ocean road hike

After our picnic lunch on the beach at Apollo Bay bay, we did a short circle hike in the Great Otway National park... some of the trees and ferns are about 100 years old making it a lovely rainforest Czytaj więcej
Picnic on the Great Ocean Road

During the gold rush in Victoria Melbourne used to be the second most wealthiest city in the world. Then during the first world war the perfect storm actually hit Melbourne with the gold resources Czytaj więcej
Great Ocean Road without an ocean

Shortly after the Great Ocean Road project reached Apollo Bay the project ran out of money. This was a bit of a disaster as the aim of this road was to link Melbourne to the world famous 12 Apostles, Czytaj więcej
Great Ocean Road - 12 Apostles

The 12 Apostles was first called the piglets but this was not a very marketable name to attract tourists so the changed it to the 12 Apostles. Actually, there have never been 12 but in fact only 9 Czytaj więcej
Great Ocean Road - Lochard Gorge

Truly saving the best for last, Lochard Gorge & Razerback. The 12 Apostles may be the most famous but this site is by far the most scenic of this coastline.
We even got some girl in the picture who Czytaj więcej
Mr Miyaki

#MRMSAYS… drink frose...
Heerlike verjaarsdag bederf ete, dis vreeslik oorspronklik en anders en oortref al my verwagtinge
Besluite besluite...toe ons daar aankom was dit 'n uur en 45 min waglys, Czytaj więcej
Lochard Gorge (GOR)

I thought this was more striking than the 12 Apostels...probably because there was no expectation. I am a hidden gem kind of girl - these unexpected natural beauties makes me so happy! I loVed the 2 Czytaj więcej
Settling in in Queensland

When we got off the plane I was delighted to feel the heat and humidity... Queensland have a real summer not 4 seasons in one day like Melbourne.
I love our airbnb it's so spacious and modern, and Czytaj więcej
Cairns

Me and Roedolf got up early to squeeze in run before we go on the live aboard. After all the indulgence in Melbourne my body craved a decent workout. We ran to the promenade where the cruise ships Czytaj więcej
Lizard island

We got on a flight in a small aircraft from Cairns to Lizard island, where Spirit of Freedom, our live aboard dive boat awaited us in a pretty idyllic setting. The sight of the reefs made me Czytaj więcej
Mask clearance @ Princess Bommie

First dive on the live-aboard Spirit of Freedom. This is only one of 2 dives we are going to do on the Great Barrier Reef, the rest will all be on smaller reefs further out from the coast.
The site Czytaj więcej
Ribbon reef #10 Princess Bommie

Dive #2
Die see is diep en die see is wyd en Jessie ek het jou so lief... Laurika se liedjie was in my kop die hele duik lank. Wat 'n voorreg om so vreesloos in die water te spring duisende kilo's Czytaj więcej
Around the bend

Dive #3
Osprey Reef
The small tender boat dropped us off and we drifted across the cleaning station to reach the coral wall. We haven't done the backwards drop since we last went diving in Sodwana. Czytaj więcej
Shark feed - North Horn

Dive #4
Osprey Reef
As soon as we hit the water there was sharks all over the place. A guide showed us where to sit to enjoy this spectacle.
When everyone had a spot on the surrounding rocks they Czytaj więcej
More Shark feed - North Horn

Dive #4
Osprey Reef
North Horn - North wall

Dive #5
Osprey Reef
Beautiful easy drifting wall dive
Admiralty Anchor

Dive #6
Osprey Reef
Green Moray Eel
Lots of soft coral and caves
Admiralty @ Night

Dive #7
Osprey Reef
As we were getting ready for the dive small fish was attracted to the back of the boat because of the big spot light. Seconds before we started to get into the water sharks Czytaj więcej
Bobo Van der westhuizenLekker man , local is lekker !! Bere net daai skerp messe , net nou is daar 'n ongeluk 👍🏻😜