The pretext? My brother and sister-in-law were supposed to be in Australia this summer. They live overseas so I don't see them very often. What a great opportunity to see them and a great excuse to justify the money and time involved in travelling to Australia (not that I ever need an excuse to travel. . . )!
I say "supposed to be" because, the way things often happen in my adventures, they ended up coming home to Canada, instead! However, my ticket was already bought, a couple of tours already paid for, and my bags were . . . oh wait, who am I kidding - my bags weren't packed, not even close, but the idea was there! - so I was still Australia bound.
I left home on June 30 arrived in Melbourne via Los Angeles on July 2. Due to crossing time zones and the International Date Line, I more or less skipped Canada Day entirely. I spent two days in Melbourne and am currently on a detour to Ballarat before driving back down past Melbourne to the Great Ocean Road.
My goal is to try and update this blog at least once a week. Doesn't sound like much but that should mean at least 8 posts as I am here for 8 weeks. I will be travelling (criss-crossing, really!) most of the continent, although I am skipping the West Coast - I will save that for the next time when my brother and sister-in-law really are in Australia!
I hope you'll follow along on my Great Australian Adventure!
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