Day 16 – Gariwerd (Grampians) part 2
This morning started very early. We were up before the sun and walked the short distance from our place to the centre of Dunkeld to share in the Dawn Service with the locals for Anzac Day. It was quite special…
James
Day 15 – Gariwerd (Grampians) part 1
Today was originally planned out as a day to visit Horsham and try and see quite a few silo art sites. But I’d been uneasy with that idea for a few days – it was a lot of driving just…
Day 14 – Sovereign Hill
We headed into Ballarat today, the lands of the Wadawarrung people, to visit Sovereign Hill! It was quite a drive there – 1hr 45min – but handy that it didn’t open until 10am, so we didn’t have to leave too…
Day 13 – Travel to Dunkeld, via Port Fairy
Our first night of four here in Dunkeld. This area, generally the eastern side of Gariwerd (The Grampians), is the lands of the Djab Wurrung people. We acknowledge the traditional owners, and their elders past, present and emerging. We started…
Day 12 – Portland
Importantly, first up today was getting a new tyre on the car. A few days ago, I noticed a slight bulge on the side of one of the rear tyres. It wasn’t losing air thankfully – but I didn’t want…
Day 11 – Portland
Today was a day with not a lot planned initially, but a wonderful day of adventuring and exploring Portland! We headed down to the Visitor Information Centre first thing this morning to see if there were some interesting things we…
Day 10 – Travel to Portland, via Twelve Apostles
Tonight, we’re in Portland – roughly the end of the Great Ocean Road. We want to acknowledge that this area is the lands of the Gunditjmara people. We want to pay our respects to the elders of the Gunditjmara people…
Day 9 – Great Ocean Rd area
The weather today was perfect for a bit more exploring along the Great Ocean Road – 24º and sunny! Yesterday, I neglected to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we’re currently on – this is the land of the…
Day 8 – Travel to Apollo Bay, via Sorrento / Queenscliff ferry
We said farewell to Phillip Island at about 8am this morning after a really wonderful few days. The first part of today’s drive was around to Sorrento, at the southern end of the Mornington Peninsula. We were headed for the…
Day 7 – Phillip Island
Today started with a lot of rain. We all enjoyed a slower start to the day, with the kids catching up on their travel diaries from yesterday’s adventures. We had a few ideas of things to do today, but only…