When I asked my friends to critique our travel plans around Australia, many people said to spend more time in Tasmania and less time in Australia’s big cities. And those friends know us well because Tasmania is exactly our kind of place. What We Would Do Differently Not to start off on a negative, but…
Ask any Melbournian* what to do in Melbourne, and the answer is pretty causal. “Oh just walk around!”, “Check out the laneways”, “Get a feel for the city”. But what exactly are the Melbourne Laneways and where do you go? Armed with a laneways map from the Visitor’s Information Centre, David and I set off…
After our 2 nights in Canberra, a direct flight takes us to Adelaide. One of the biggest attractions in Australia is the Great Ocean Road, which lies outside of Melbourne. It’s not the most direct route, but we had a fantastic time taking 6 nights and seven days along the way. Two Days in Adelaide…
Our first stop in our 6 week Australia itinerary is Canberra. Aussies love to hate on Canberra, and it is a bit understandable why – it’s a city built from the ground up to house politicians. Politicians in Australia seem to get about as much love as they do in the US! When Australia federated,…
Our new friend David G picked us up and gave us a day off of the boat life. We headed into Newcastle to check out this city on the water. Next time, I’d bring my bathing suit! There’s tons of fun places to swim in Newcastle. Yuelarbah Track Mereweather We started at the Mereweather Ocean…
We took an all day sail to get up to Lake Macquarie on January 10th. The bar crossing was easy, and we raced a few other sailboats in and snagged the last of three mooring balls in the east side of the bridge. The bridge opens on the hour during the day except for rush…
After our celebration day in Sydney we took off into the Tasman Sea. David’s family wanted to get some real sailing in with us, so we made the day trip to go cruising in Pittwater. Pittwater Geography The Pittwater area is located just an hour north if Sydney. While the whole area is commonly referred…
Having our floating home in Sydney, seeing New Year’s Eve on the water, and having David’s family (all four of them!) visiting us makes for a once in a lifetime experience. The icing on the cake was celebrating Jan and Brian (David’s parents) 40th wedding anniversary in Sydney. Sydney Opera House Tour We booked a…