Sat 3rd Oct. in Tasmania Friday was quite eventful we did really well packing up but the house owners had said leave the keys on the table and the door will lock when closed.I said to Joe "we are bound to leave something and it will be something crucial" and we did and it was, my handbag containing the tickets to Tasmania and all the usual ,phone, money ….Both neighbors have keys but neither were home.Luckily we had a mobile number for one of them and...

Thurs. 1st Oct. Finally we got to the William Ricketts Sanctuary on Mount Dandenong it was our fourth attempt and we were determined to go there rain or whatever but it was nice, cold 13 degrees but dry and it was worth the wait. An amazing sometimes weird place which is difficult to describe so look it up on the net. There is a video they show at the property in which William Rickett explains his life and reason for creating this extraordinary garden/galle...

Weds. 30th SeptemberToday we met with friends from Redcliffe who are with family in Melbourne.We met at Werribee Park which is on the Melbourne/Geelong road.We had intended to go to the mansion and grounds but they had young children with them so we went to the zoo which is in the same complex and of course with young children we stayed there till 4 o'clock and home time and didn't see the house and gardens but that didn't matter it was a nice day although windy ...

Tues.29th Sept.Hallelujah the sun does shine in Melbourne and the temperature reached 18 degrees so of course we went to Melbourne and was too warm with our coats on.We started off on the tourist tram intending to do a full loop but when it stopped for 6 minutes outside parliament house and there were tours today we decided to get off and see how the this parliamentcompares with Darwin and Canberra.It certainly is more impressive in its entrance and chambers beca...

Sat.26th Sept.I am looking for a program which will automatically start every day with today has been cold and wet.Today at 2pm it was 5 degrees with rain and hailstones.Berwick is unusual in that it has kept its country town feel and many of its shop so its town centre doesn't look like every other town and city. We had a quick look round before setting of once more for the gardens on Mt Dandenong .Today we had been prepared and made a reservation for Cuckoo res...