WE ARE DRIVING FROM ADELAIDE TO SYDNEY

Here we go - tomorrow we leave for Bendigo and will continue to drive for approximately three weeks. Fun times with my Craig. As it turns out Australia is also having an Antarctic blast of weather!!
Drive to Bendigo

This morning we got up quite early and were organized and set off for our drive to Bendigo. It’s started off as a very foggy day, especially through the Adelaide hills. However, as the day continuedLes mer
WALK INTO BENDIGO & BACK

This morning we had breakfast in the room. It's chilly but very sunny and it was lovely to walk into Bendigo and see its beautiful architecture. Old and new it's very nice and clearly, there was/isLes mer
ELVIS EXHIBITION AT THE BENDIGO ART GALL

We lined up in a LONG LINE for the gallery to open at 10 am. The Elvis Exhibition was very well curated with many articles and good explanations. The history of Elvis was interesting althoughLes mer
Early special dinner

We set out this afternoon for a 4 pm booking at the wood-house restaurant. Craig chose this restaurant from The Age good food guide. It was early but we were looking forward to a good meal which itLes mer
Central Deborah Gold Mine Tour

So this morning we drove down to the Central Deborah Gold Mine area and did the tour. Jeremy our tour guide was a little gruff but very knowledgeable. We went down about 60 metres and saw the mines,Les mer
CASTLEMAINE VISIT

After the tour, we drove to Castlemaine - always a pretty Victorian town. Had coffee and lunch at a lovely cafe there, which had an interesting old wedding dress/historical exhibition upstairs -Les mer
Drive to Beechworth in the rain

This morning we had breakfast and left Bendigo in the rain. The roads were mainly smaller ones initially and we found a place we had never heard of called Collabinbin where there was some excellentLes mer
A LONG, COLD DAY TO BEAUTIFUL MERIMBULA

This morning we woke up very early in the dark, had the nice provided breakfast, and set off in the dark, cold, rainy fog. We drove further than initially planned following Sean's recommendations inLes mer
MERIMBULA & EDEN

This morning we woke up to magnificent, sunny views :). After breakfast, we went for a walk on the pathway outside our home round to the lovely beach nearby and had a coffee at Cranky's Cafe - niceLes mer
Morning Boardwalk Walk

This morning we set off for a walk along the Boardwalk trail reasonably close to where we are staying. What a lovely morning - we saw mangroves, oyster beds, lovely homes, wild lilies and lots ofLes mer
Seafood Lunch

This afternoon we drove out onto the other peninsular and had lunch at the Aquarium & Wharf restaurant. It was quite nice at 7/10 - my barramundi was great, Craig's seafood linguine was pretty goodLes mer
Tilba, Narooma and Ulladulla Drive

This morning we left our lovely spot at Merimbula. We drove through Bega - not worth it. Then on to Tilba Tilba which is a historic 'hippy like' town - very authentic. We bought cheese and other foodLes mer
Ulladulla Walk to Wharf

Once we arrived at Ulladulla we decided to do a walk straight away as we are staying in tonight and eating munchy bread, cheese, and so on. It's been a long day. We walked down to the wharf area -Les mer
Ulladulla Morning Walk & Mollymook!

This morning after breakfast we went out before checking out in order to find a walk near to the Warden Lighthouse - it was closed so we looked for another beach walk - also tricky. The recent floodsLes mer
Rick Steins for Lunch & Huskisson

Next, we drove up the hill of Mollymook to Bannisters which is Rick Stein's restaurant. It is in a magnificent setting and we had a wonderful lunch - seafood mainly and a lovely creme brulee. TrulyLes mer
BUNDALON ART GALLERY ETC

This morning we set out by car to go to the Bundalon Art Gallery. This is a very new gallery with interesting architecture donated and set up by Arthur Boyd and his wife Yvonne. Along the way, weLes mer
JERVIS BAY MANGROVE WALK

On our way home we stopped at Jervis Bay to research the Mangrove Walk - turned out it was quite short (10 minutes), so we did it then. What a magical, clean-looking area - most enjoyable. I have alsoLes mer
Huskisson to Vincentia a walk

This morning we took it easy and eventually went for a long walk along the beach path From our home in Huskisson all the way to Vincentia and back again. We saw many beautiful views of the beach andLes mer
Drive to Sydney - Yeh!

This morning we left our lovely home in Huskisson and drove mainly up the freeway to Sydney. It was busy but there were many pretty areas to drive through especially once we started seeing the BlueLes mer
VIVID CRUISE

Tonight we walked down to Darling Harbour to King's Wharf No 9 and waited and waited in the cold for our Constellation Cruise around Sydney Harbour to see the Sydney icons lit up for Vivid. It wasLes mer
Taronga Zoo 1

This morning we got organised and fixed up our Opal tickets and took the tram to Taronga zoo sorry that was the ferry! Before that I we had a lovely patisserie breakfast which included an AlmondLes mer
Taronga Zoo 2

The Zoo was really good and had great views. There were many colourful light features of giant animals - for Vivid. Taking the ferry there and back was fun and after lunch and a rest back at ourLes mer
Moulin Rouge - a highlight!

In the early evening, we took the light rail down to the Haymarket/China Town area.
We had an early dinner at a Thai restaurant called Phat Thai - we couldn't get a booking but I 'ninfa'd' when weLes mer
After Moulin

When we got back to Circular Quay we walked around to see more of the Vivid displays down there and nearer to where we are staying in The Rocks! They were great - especially the Bean at night!!