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    • Day 51

      Melbourne City H3 (just for us)

      February 20 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

      After a day at sea, we arrived in Melbourne first thing this morning (last time I was in Melbourne was for the prelube to Tasmania Interhash back in 2000. Back then, we did a thing called the Chapel Street Chunder Run, which was as I recall . . . a 5 k with 20 beer stops). Many of the hashers had morning excursions, like bike rides and various other site seeing, I just enjoyed a nice walk about town. The start was about a one mile walk from the cruise port, and we all gathered at the Port Melbourne Bowling Club for a one o’clock start . . . but we had a bit of delay. Once we got all our instructions, the pack split up into 4 options . . . first was a short walk for those that were not up for much trail, and they went off on their own. The other 3 options were longer walk (5 k), regular run (8 K), and super eagle (10 K), and we were off for a short 2 km jog to a tram station. From there, we rode along the city, each getting out at a different stop, and then followed trail back to the bowling club.

      By the time we all finished, it was getting late, so a short 15 minute circle was conducted and then we hoofed it back to the boat. Many thanks to the MCH3 for putting on this special trail for us on a Tuesday afternoon (their regular trail will be tomorrow evening). So now we are back on the boat, and headed south towards Tasmania, where we’ll hash in Hobart on Thursday. Tomorrow we’ll have a day at sea, and an onboard hash.
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    • Day 22

      Melbourne Arcades and River

      February 22, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      A beautiful day to day so we decided to do a self guided walking tour of Melbournes Lanes and Arcades. Starting at Flinders Street Station under the clock we went via Degraves Street and its restaurants to Block Arcade and then on to Royal Arcade the latter built in 1869 is Australias oldest. This includes a clock featuring Gog and Magog two gods of the ancient Britons that have chimed on the hour since 1892. Stopped for a beer at Young and Jackson a hotel that has been in existence for over a century. We then took a boat trip out to the docks giving a different sense of the city. Melbourne is much bigger than I expected and continuing to grow and develop. Yet it retains a chilled vibe with a relaxed atmosphere and a food culture that is hard to beat. Lisa and Dave arrived around 5.30. We decided to eat in the same place we ate on our first day. Had another enjoyable meal. Not too late to bed as we have a full day tomorrow and the overnight ferry to Tasmania.Read more

    • Day 17

      Eden&Mallacoota

      March 4, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Für den 04.03.2018 hatten wir uns mal wieder einen "Coastal Walk" vorgenommen. Nachdem wir mit Yoga und Morgenspaziergang am Strand und einem leckeren Frühstück mit Meerblick auf unserer 'eigenen Terasse' in den Tag gestartet waren, fuhren wir zum "Boyds Tower", einem alten Leuchtturm, der in der Geschichte des Walfanges von Eden eine entscheidende Rolle gespielt hat. Von hier aus wollten wir einen Teil des 40km langen "Light to Light Walks" verfolgen, der vom "Boyds" Leuchtturm zum "Green Cape" Leuchtturm führt. Wie wir allerdings während der Strecke feststellen mussten, war die Route nicht annähernd so schön, wie sie im Internet beschrieben wurde und wie die, die wir bereits in den vergangenen Tagen gesehen hatten. Wir entschieden uns also die Tour abzukürzen und hatten damit nach 9km unser Soll erfüllt. Nun ließen wir den Bundesstaat "New South Wales" hinter uns und erreichten "Victoria", wo wir nach "Mallacoota" fuhren. Hier verbrachten wir den Abend und fuhren zur Übernachtung nach "Genoa" auf einen Campingplatz.Read more

    • Day 16

      Narooma&Eden, Australia

      March 3, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Am frühen Morgen des 03.03.2018 starteten wir unseren Tag mit der Weiterfahrt von "Bodalla" nach "Narooma". In Narooma angekommen, fuhren wir bis an einen Küstenzipfel, an dem wir ganz besondere Gäste erwarteten. Wir bereiteten unser Frühstück vor und genossen es bei herrlichem Sonnenschein bei nächster Nähe zum Wasser. Gerade rechtzeitig, als wir unser Frühstück beendet hatten, trafen die gewünschten Gäste ein. Langsam schwommen die ersten Seehunde die Wassermündung hinein, einige schienen Dehnungsübungen auszuführen, andere sich zu waschen und wieder andere nahmen Platz auf den riesigen Steinen und nahmen ein Sonnenbad. Wir verbrachten den gesamten Vormittag damit, diese lustigen Kerlchen zu beobachten und waren dankbar, dass wir das Glück hatten, sie so nah zu Gesicht zu bekommen.
      Nach diesem tollen Erlebnis, führte uns der "Grand Pacific Drive" durch "Tilba Tilba" weiter in die Region "Sapphire Coast" entlang der Küstenstädtchen mit Zwischenstopp in "Merimbula". Von hier aus ging es geradewegs weiter bis nach "Eden". In Eden steuerten wir als erstes einen Aussichtpunkt an, von dem aus man einen tollen Blick über die Küste und das Meer erlangen konnte. Besonders für das Beabachten von Walen in der Zeit von August bis November, wenn sie auf der Rückreise mit ihren Kälbern in die warmen Gewässer sind, soll dieser Spot gut sein. Leider blieb uns dieses tolle Erlebnis vorenthalten, da wir schlichtweg zur falschen Zeit vor Ort gewesen sind.
      Nach ein paar kleinen Erledigungen fuhren wir dann zum Strand, wo wir den Nachmittag ausklingen ließen. Glücklicherweise gab es hier mal wieder eine kalte Dusche, ein leckeres Abendessen konnten wir uns hier ebenfalls unter freiem Himmel servieren und noch viel besser, wir konnten sogar gleich am Strand stehen bleiben und übernachten, da es mal kein Verbotsschild für Camper gab.
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    • Day 45

      Wilsons Prolontory National Parc

      March 23, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Gestern war ich auf einer Tagestour zum Wilson Prolontory National Parc. Er liegt ganz ganz im Süden vom australischen Festland (Ca 4h Busfahrt). Das war abartig schön. Die Gegend ist fantastisch! Wir machten einen coastal walk, einen rainforest walk und einen wildlife walk....
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    • Day 45

      Melbourne

      March 23, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Seid Montag bin ich nun wieder in Melbourne und hab viele coole Leute kennengelernt. War shoppen, war im Kino, in ner Bar, auf dem summer night market, im casino, usw und ich war zum Glück nie alleine... richtig coole Woche hier.
      Heute gehts nochmal zum Strand und evtl noch in eine Rooftop Bar.
      Ab morgen mache ich dann eine Great Ocean Road Tour 3Tage lang.😊
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    • Day 154

      Day 6 - Melbourne

      September 3, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Slightly fuzzy headed from last night we went out for breakfast at one one of Maddy's favourite local cafes, Touchwood. The food was delicious and the portions were huge so feeling nicely full we headed back home to resume lounging on the couch.

      It's Fathers Day in Melbourne so Maddy headed out to do her daughterly duties whilst Si and I caught up on some admin at home. We did manage to venture out again to grab some bits for dinner so all in all a very productive day!
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    • Day 163

      Day 13 - Melbourne

      September 12, 2017 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 14 °C

      We woke to torrential rain and it stayed like that all morning! Not wanting to leave the house we cracked on with some travel admin as we had no idea what we were going to do when we hit Cairns tomorrow. Feeling very smug from not procrastinating and actually getting stuff done we rewarded ourselves with an afternoon stroll along the River Yarra when the rain eased off. On the way back we popped into Touchwood for a coffee and cake. I had a delicious banana and salted caramel muffin whilst Simon gave himself a massive sugar rush with an enormous peanut butter cookie.

      It's our final night in Melbourne so we went out for dinner with Maddy for $14 steaks, followed by some frozen yoghurt and a very bad $10 bottle of wine. Note to future self, there is a reason why wine is only $10.
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    • Day 149

      Melbourne

      August 29, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      First thoughts on Melbourne, it's bloomin freezing! I thought it was supposed to be hot in Australia! We woke to Maddy leaving us a heartfelt note, a key and some towels before she headed to work. We didn't have any food so we decided to go out for breakfast. Maddy lives in Richmond, just outside the city which has a plethora of coffee and food places, not dissimilar to North Street. We decided on a place called Lumberjack where Si opted for a delicious looking baked eggs and beans style dish and I went for a lovely porridge with mixed berries, apple and nuts.

      With breakfast sorted we could move on to the main goal of the day, getting Simons barnet snipped. For a boy that usually gets it cut every 2 weeks, after more than 2 months since the last snip it was getting out of control. Even the barber commented on the length!

      In addition to haircuts we also did a spot of grocery shopping and picked up some Myki cards which we need to use the trams and other public transport in Melbourne. All in all a very productive day.
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    • Day 11

      That Greek Tavern

      March 19, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      OMG this Greek food was epic. The pics don't so it justice. Literally. We had so much food and there are a lot of leftovers sitting in my fridge. It was on the lovely suburb of Malvern. There were tons of little cutesie shops. A lot of interesting architecture. Definitely could live there.Read more

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