We made it to the airport early. We dropped our rental car off, and “B” had to spend almost an hour with Hertz dealing with them. There was a crack in the windshield that happened day one. (remember that 24 hour drive from Brisbane to Cairns?). For that 24 hour period we had 100% coverage,…
Month: September 2023
One More Day – Oh Yeah!
Extra day in Melbourne! The day before we had talked about it being a lite day with little to do. We talked about a relaxing day, getting everything ready and getting to bed early since we had to get up at 5:30am the next day to get to the airport on time. Well, “B” wanted…
Heading to Melbourne and Returning to Healsville after 20 years. And then Trip Modification
Up the next morning and headed to Melbourne for our final stay. We drive a section of the great ocean road that we hadn’t done yet back to Melbourne. It was like driving highway 1 in the US in California. “B” had found a chocolaterie and ice creamery along the road and we stopped there….
Moral the Wombat and Authors – Part 3
Here is the last part, currently, in the Moral meeting Authors series. Here is the next installment of Moral with different (ok, and some of the same) authors. Here we have Mary Robinette Kowal (The Lady Astronaut series). In this picture she is typing out an original story (1 page) that she wrote for me…
The Great Ocean Road
Guess what, more driving. Yes, today we drive from Phillip Island, through Melbourne, and to part of The Great Ocean Road. This is considered one of the most scenic driving roads in Australia. Since we were going to be in the Melbourne area I wanted to do this. Because we were coming from Phillip Island…