One more stop…
We left Newcastle around 8am and followed the Pacific Highway a little way inland from the ocean, although we caught a glimpse of blue out to our right every now and then. We drove through a mix of rain forest … Continued
Beyond Sydney
After our visit to the dog on the tuckerbox, we hit the road for Newcastle, north of Sydney. At first it was a leisurely drive towards the New England hills. We passed areas where wind turbines had taken over from … Continued
On the road to Gundagai
It was time to go home. Google maps picked us a route via the city motorways to the Hume Highway but it being a workday morning, we politely declined. Or maybe not very politely. 😊Instead, we went to the nearby … Continued
How things have changed
On Tuesday morning we went back to the Beechworth Bakery for a leisurely breakfast. We were on the last leg, a 200km drive to Melton where we would stay for a few days before heading home. With the long weekend … Continued
Rolling on the river
After a day of bright sky and warm sun, we said goodbye to Hay with clouds building up on the horizon. It was a short 200km drive down to Echuca on the Murray River. Echuca is a large town on … Continued
We’d never been to Hay
We hit the road after breakfast in a Bourke café, going south east through arid country towards Cobar. This area was where we started seeing lots of goats. These feral animals do well on the tough plants of the plains … Continued
West to Bourke
From Goondiwindi we headed south-west for Bourke, a town on the Darling River which we’d visited before. Instead of taking Google Map’s obvious route we went for another option, using roads we hadn’t been on before. All was well until … Continued
The road south
We’ve been on a short road trip down to Victoria and back to visit a relative who lives west of Melbourne. Back when we were younger we drove the two thousand kilometre trip with two overnight stops but these days … Continued
All things must end
All things must end, even good things. We had our final group dinner at the George, exchanged hugs and went off to get ready for the journey home. Flights leave for Australia from Christchurch at about 6am so we would … Continued
A last look at the mountains
Aoraki wrapped his cloak tightly around him this morning, his form not even a whisper in the mist. We had our breakfast and hit the road. But as we drove away along the shores of Lake Pukaki, the shroud lifted … Continued