Melbourne to Sydney on the Princes Highway

Gary & Carolyn’s Epic Australian Adventure (part 5) The afternoon following the Australian Grand Prix, we embarked on a road trip from Melbourne to Sydney in an effort to see some of the country side.  We could’ve done this in eight hours by taking the M1, but we decided to take the Princes Highway to […]

2016 Australian Grand Prix

Gary & Carolyn’s Epic Australian Adventure (part 4) How could two race lovers visit their daughter and son-in-law in Melbourne while the Grand Prix season opener was happening and not attend? We decided to get grounds passes, rather than grand stand or marquee passes, because then we would have access to the entire track and […]

Hobart, Port Arthur & the Tasman Penninsula

Gary & Carolyn’s Epic Australian Adventure (part 3) Tasmania was Mom & Dad’s first taste of traveling Heather-style.  We had a 6:00 AM flight out of Melbourne on Thursday morning and came back in on the last flight Friday night, giving us two full days in Tassie but we only had to pay for one […]

The Great Ocean Road

Gary & Carolyn’s Epic Australian Adventure (part 2) In the two and a half years that we’ve traveled this massive, beautiful country, I believe that the Great Ocean Road is one of the most beautiful places that exists here.  It was our first weekend away when we moved here (The Great Ocean Road in 2 […]

The Yarra Valley

Gary & Carolyn’s Epic Australian Adventure (part 1) As we were planning their trip, my Mom and I discussed that a day of wine tasting in the Yarra Valley would be fun, and beautiful.  Fortunately, all of our friends also LOVE wine and a day was already in the cards.  After all, Lynette, Aaron and […]