Dateline: March 2, 2015 – Sydney and then Home in Flagler Beach

With only a few days left on our vacation in New Zealand and Australia, we found an old hotel in Sydney called the Russell Hotel located at the Rocks.

The Rocks:
“Sydney's early convict days live on in the Rocks, a jumble of cobblestone streets and cul-de-sacs just five minutes from Circular Qua...

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Dateline: February 27, 2015: Melbourne to Sydney

 

We enjoyed our final breakfast at Robinson’s with Stanley saying his good-byes, we packed the car and Paul gave us directions to the M-1. His suggestion was that we go to Metung for the first night. We arrived at a delightful small fishing village, where Paul had spent summers with the fam...

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Dateline: February 22, 2015 – Melbourne – Just a Great City

After that wonderful afternoon with our kangaroo friends at Anglesea Golf Club, we arrived at the Robinsons In The City and were greated by the General Manager Paul Humphries who got us settled into this wonderful boutique hotel.  A little history:

Melbourne was originally a villa...

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Dateline February 26, 2015: The Great Ocean Drive

As we left Port Fairy we knew we were close to starting one of the most beautiful drives in the world, John and Janice had done the drive in 2011, this was Pete and Bunny's first time. There is more to the drive than the fabulous beaches, cute towns and spectacular views of the rocks and cliffs, the...

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