Australia
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Day 28 – July 23 – Fly to Bangkok
We will be leaving Bright early in the morning (7 am) to drive back to Melbourne and then we are catching our flight to Bangkok (9.5 hour flight). We are bummed about leaving Australia but very excited to see Kate and her family in Thailand. Since we will be traveling all day I am making…
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Day 27 – July 22 – Last day in Bright
We took a loop drive today to visit some nearby towns. All week the forecast for today was for rain. We didn’t get any rain but it was cooler than it has been. We realized today that we got very lucky with our weather here in Bright this week. It has been warmer and sunnier…
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Day 26 – July 21 – Bright, Victoria
We had another carless day today. We started the morning with a nice walk and then had lunch at the condo. We then separated and did different activities in the afternoon. Tari went on a 6-mile walk to the far side of the river and explored more trails over there. She came across a swimming…
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Day 25 – July 20 – Bright, Victoria
It’s a small world story – I forgot to add this yesterday…Tari was in line in the local grocery store and a young man was behind her. She was getting something out of her bag and told the young man that he could go in front of her.Him: “I like your accent! Where are you…
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Day 24 – July 19 – Bright, Victoria
Today we decided to drive up into the Victorian Alps and visit Mount Hotham, one of the ski areas in this area. When we decided to come here we thought we might be able to ski there. However, they are having a warm winter and their snowpack is very minimal. So, we just drove up…
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Day 23 – July 18 – Bright, Victoria
We stayed in the Bright area again today. We took a long walk that included stopping at the local Farmer’s Market. We bought some items there and, for the first time, needed cash here in Australia. So I went to an ATM and withdrew some Australian dollars. We then stopped at the fabric store to…
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Day 22 – July 17 – Bright, Victoria
We had a lighter day today and definitely needed it. We walked to town and I rented a road bike for the week. Temperatures are in the 30’s at night but 50’s during the day, so it makes for a pleasant ride during the middle of the day. I spent the afternoon doing a 15-mile…
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Day 21 – July 16 – Drive to Bright, Victoria, Australia
Today we left our AirBnB in Geelong and drove to Bright, Victoria. We stopped in Melbourne at a Costco (yes, they have Costco in Australia) to get groceries for our week in Bright. We arrived a few minutes before 10 am (it opened at 10). Tari went in to get groceries and I sat in…
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Day 20 – July 15 – Great Ocean Road
We took a trip down the Great Ocean Road from Geelong to Apollo Bay. We made the great decision of purchasing a “GuideAlong” Tour which is an app that gives lots of good information about a tour as you drive along. We learned about the history of the Great Ocean Road (it was first built,…
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Day 19 – July 14 – Geelong, Australia
We had a long but uneventful flight from Honolulu to Auckland and then Auckland to Melbourne. Tari and I had a row to ourselves on the nine-hour flight from Honolulu to Auckland which was nice. Our adventure really started when we had to find the shuttle to the airport carpark, locate our car, and figure…