Category Archives: Australia 2011

Day 30

Thursday 24 March 2011 Today was cool, I think i may have soaked Livvy last night whilst so was washing up so the threat of being woken up with water scared me, i was alert from around 7am to 9am more »

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Day 29

Wednesday 23 March 2011 Ballarat is known to be something of a goldmine, as in a place where they mine gold or quartz as it really is, as quartz contains the gold, not always but here it does. It was more »

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Day 28

Tuesday 22 March 2011 We travelled to Ballerat today, it’s pretty much North East of yesterday’s destination and North West of Geelong so not too far. Travel was fine, usual roads, same old 100k limit. There were loads of signs more »

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Day 27

Monday 21 March 2011 I’m not sure counting the days is all that good, but i’m carrying on anyway. A lovely late start, had a cat in my bed all night, well some of the night, very sweet cat indeed. more »

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Day 26

Sunday 20 March 2011 Today we had arranged to visit Tudor, Maria and the kids. We left around 10:30 after all getting ready, i was somewhere in the last to be ready, but we still got there OK. Its about more »

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Day 25

Saturday 19 March 2011 Saturday already, time flies, be coming home soon, or at least coming back for a little while! Picked up the car today, another beast of a car, must do something to attract them!? Anyway after following more »

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Day 24

Friday 18 March 2011 Today much the same as yesterday, late start, relaxing day, lunch and eventually getting ready to go out. Met Peter Tregear in the centre of Melbourne, he hasn’t changed a bit since the Downing days and more »

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Day 23

Thursday 17 March 2011 Sorry slow in updating. Today was a lazy day, poor Michael was ill so we pretty much stayed at home, just relaxing so can’t complain after the travels, and of course the cycle.

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Day 22

Wednesday 16 March 2011 What a day, Phil has already cycled to town, so i couldn’t be out done and decided to do the same. 1 hour 25 to the centre and then i met him for lunch, it was more »

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Day 21

Tuesday 15 March 2011 We left Christchurch today, after a good time with Keith and Fiona. Keith prepared a typical load of kiwi pies for lunch before we left for the airport, only 5 minutes away and back off to more »

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