It's all Greek to me 🤪

After heading back to the 🏨 for Jayne, we went to look for a Greek festival I had stumbled upon walking back from the Gaol.
Apparently, there are more Greeks living in Melbourne than any otherLäs mer
Another case for a holiday!!

As we leave Melbourne, it is now 3 in 3 - 3 new cases🧳🎒🧳 in 3 new countries ( Singapore 🇸🇬 New Zealand 🇳🇿 Australia 🇦🇺). We bought another new case to replace the one brokenLäs mer
No Cornetto 🇮🇹 in this Sorrento 🇦🇺

Last night, we eventually got to sleep despite the noise coming from a big flock of white cockatoos!! And it's raining 🌧 this morning, but it's still warm, so after breakfast on our shared verandahLäs mer
Happy Birthday to you 🎂

Happy birthday to you 🎶
Happy birthday to you 🎶
Happy birthday, dear Jayne 🎶
Happy birthday to you 🎶
After a 38 day build up during our travels, the big day is finally here.....
It'sLäs mer
🎶We are sailing ⛴️🐬🎶

Another beautiful sunrise 🌅 as we wake up to say goodbye to this fabulous hotel and its friendly staff, and we make our way across the waters of Port Phillip Bay to our next stop, Geelong. WeLäs mer
The Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road isn't really that great when the weather is against you with low cloud and the occasional rain. In some parts of this journey, we didn't know if we were driving through a rainLäs mer
A result from a joke...😆

After breakfast and check out, we had a little walk around Port Fairy, which turns out to be quite bigger than first thought. After dropping a fairly innocuous (but in my opinion) witty comment aboutLäs mer
Car Trouble or not 🚗🤔

After breakfast, we had a stroll around Mount Gambia before getting in the car for our drive to Robe and our final destination on the Great Ocean Road. First, though, we stopped a couple of kilometresLäs mer
No time for Keith......

Once again, we woke up to an overcast day, but no time to worry about that we had a 343 kilometre and 4 hour drive in front of us to get to Adelaide Airport as tomorrow we start the relaxing part ofLäs mer
Another Airport stay courtesy of Qantas

Qantas, so unreliable you can rely on them. After getting well walking 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ a couple of minutes from the hotel, we were checking our bags in and going through Security. Time forLäs mer
Making Light Work.

Had a lovely visit this morning from Mrs Kangaroo🦘 and her little one. Unfortunately, I had stopped filming 🎥 when the little one sauntered past our lodge door🚪.
After breakfast, Jayne wentLäs mer
Life's a Beach ⛱️

After lunch was our very first chance on this holiday to get down on the beach ⛱️ and into the Southern Ocean 🌊 which is a marginal sea of the Indian Ocean.
After spending a couple of hoursLäs mer
Nature Tour part 1........

After our couple of hours on the beach yesterday we woke to find that we had been dinner for the sand flies. We also discovered last night that we had another full day tour today on the nature trailLäs mer
Nature Tour part 2

After the Remarkable Rocks, we drove further on to Admirals Arch, which is also home to
Fur-seals that often play among the rocks. These dark brown seals feed at sea but return to land to rest andLäs mer
Goodbye Tranquillity, G'day Crowds

We woke up at 06:30 to a cloudy ⛅️ start to the day. It might have been worse if the sun was shining because this morning is when we are leaving this idyllic life caught in a time-warp where youLäs mer
A Walk in the Park 🚶♂️🚶♀️

Our first morning in Adelaide was carefully planned. We did as many outdoor things as possible due to having to check out at midday tomorrow from our hotel. So the first thing was to find where weLäs mer
Last night in Adelaide

After the Botanic Gardens, we walked back towards the hotel, looking at the street art 🎨 and meeting a dog after my own heart ❤️ 📷.
Later on, refreshed and freshened up we we went for ourLäs mer
G'day from Adelaide & G'bye from us

Very lazy morning for us, the first one for 7 weeks!! We spent the morning watching the news about the Cyclone Alfred 🌀🌫🌨☔️ making landfall on the Queensland coast, thinking it would justLäs mer
Northern Hemisphere Bound .... 🛩

At the airport, we passed through check-in, security, and passport control remarkably quickly and easily. Right on time, we were being told to board our plane, and as we did, I couldn't help noticingLäs mer
Double Breakfast in Dubai

After a short rest and another breakfast; purely so I can take my medication 💊 of course, we detour go for a little walk 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ around the bay. As it was a bit misty, weLäs mer
After dinner, stroll.

After dinner 🍽 in the hotel 🏨, we went for a walk 🚶♀️ 🚶♂️out. A little bit shocked as it is so commercialised around our hotel with numerous restaurants and perfume sellers.Läs mer
Shopping Dubai way...

After a casual morning lazing around the pool, we took a taxi 🚕 (not a yellow one, a blue one as our hotel concierge said they were cheaper 😉). As we headed down the Sheikh Mohammed bin RashidLäs mer
Burj Khalifa & Fountains

After shopping 🛍 for all the necessities, we ventured outside to marvel at the world's tallest structure, the 830-metre high Burj Khalifa. We also managed to quickly photograph 📷 the extremelyLäs mer
"Oh, It never RAIN'S 🌧 in Dubai" 🌂🌂

"It Never Rains in Dubai" - well, all I can say is the Eckersall's have never been to Dubai !!🌧☂️☔️😅
This morning was so overcast ☁️ it actually rained 🌧 fortunately not too hardLäs mer
A Palm 🌴 like no other ...

This morning started overcast ☁️ and a few minutes of what looked and felt like rain 🌧 but as everyone knows, it doesn't rain in Dubai🤔; and if it did never, two mornings in a row. But thereLäs mer