I have been thinking about how I enjoy bicycling recently. I really do enjoy riding my bike, most of the time. There are certainly days where I would rather not ride, but I know it is good exercise for me, and so I do it. And with the accident and loss of my primary bike more…
Category: Travel
Where I will write about my travel experiences
National Parks (and Monuments)
I really enjoy going to National Parks. I have been to a lot of them. Most, if not all, have been with my wife and family. This is totally tied to the fact that my wife loves to travel, and I enjoy the outdoors (to a point). I have been to a lot of them…
Veteran’s Weekend 2023
This past weekend my family spent a few days up in the Flagstaff area. My wife had this great idea that we should go see a few of the national monuments in that area since we had the ability to get a national park pass, and Veteran’s Day was a free national park day as…
A Trip Conclusion.
The trip was great overall. I had fun. The family had fun! It was a trip of a lifetime, and I am super blessed to have been able to do it with the people I love. Thank you, God! There were good days and bad days. There were fun times and times when we were…
We Finally Made it Home.
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,…
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….
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…
More Penguins! This time in the wild.
This is a short one since I want the following two days on the same post. Got up the next day and headed to Phillip Island. This was a big day for “G” again. Phillip Island is known for having Fairy Penguins that visit the island every day. Fairy Penguins are the smallest variety of…
More Driving and then the Night Sky!
The next day was a drive day again. “B” had found a place in Lakes Entrance along the southern coast of Australia for us to stop at for the night on our way to Phillip Island. It allowed for a not long drive. Along the way we stopped in a small town to grab lunch….