Monthly Archive: January 2011
Some great quotes ‘borrowed’ from Garrison Keilor’s Writer’s Almanac: A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. …...
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We didn’t just go away to drink our way around South-Eastern Australia, but part of the idea was to visit some of the iconic areas and educate our palates. As a result, we...
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This will be our last post because tomorrow we return to sunny Picnic Point. On reflecting on our journey over the last two and a bit weeks we would have to say we have...
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Ballarat is an unspoiled Victorian city which we enjoyed momentarily as we walked in search of a place for breakfast. We resisted the temptation to eat at the Hotel ‘s buffet breakfast mainly because...
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We are currently on the road to Ballarat, having taken the scenic route from Cape Bridgewater. We are pleased to report that it has been three days since our last wine tasting (sounds a...
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We woke to an overcast morning and decided it would be better to walk while the weather wasn’t so warm, so after a nice hardy breakfast we set off. We were prepared with hats,...
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Thursday morning found us walking around Penola township and along dirt roads amidst the vines as part of our early morning constitutional. We did our own breakfast thing and headed along the road to...
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We arrived home from dinner at Aidan and Shannon’s place to find Mark ensconced and ready for a chat, so we grabbed a glass of wine and swapped stories for an hour or so....
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Jan 4 We were a little slow getting started so we didn’t get to go for our walk before we pocked up Liam. While our initial plans were to visit the pandas at the...
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Jan 3 We began the day with a lovely walk through the parklands near Mark’s place taking a big arc around the Botanical gardens (which were closed), along the banks of the Torrens and...
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