Ocean Grove&Great Ocean Rd

We took a road trip down part of the Great Ocean Road.

As you can see it is a very winding road with amazing views of the ocean.

We were quite amused at the signs along the roadway.

We assume the tourists need reminding how to drive while here!

While staying in Ocean Grove we had a game of golf at Swan Bay.

The course was pretty dry but we had a good game and went to the pub afterwards.

Then it was back home to our camp for a barbie.

Our campsite is in a nice park right on the river and after dinner

we sit and watch the sunsets over the water.

Sorento

We spent a weekend in Sorento with friends who have a beautiful beach house there.

Sorento is a tourist village south of Melbourne and is the waterway to Melbournes Harbour

and the gateway to Tasmania. Many large passenger ships and the Tasmanian ferry sail

through here. Thought the art work in our bed room was very interesting!

Melbourne

Melbourne is one of the best cities in the world to live .Also one of the most expensive.
We visited the old Melbourne jail where the notorius bush ranger Ned Kelly was hung.
After the tour of the jail we went to the old police lock-up were Mary-anne got arrested once again for
misbehaving. (not really, but the lady sergeant thought someone needed to be arrested and processed).

Bob got locked up for bearing a striking resemblence to the death mask of  Ned Kelly.

Back in those days after a prisoner was executed they made a mask of their faces

so they could study their behaviour thinking that there must be similarities in the

make up of all criminals.

Lakes Entrance Victoria

These are photos we took at Lakes Entrance in Victoria. It is a fishing port and although we didn't do any fishing but we did have a game of lawn bowls which is the Australian national pastime.
The town also has these amazing wood carvings which are carved from tree trunks.
We are on our way to Philip Island which is the most southerly point of Australia.

Mystery Bay, Tilbi Tilbi & Surounds

     This is some of the wildlife we encounter. We spent a couple days at a lovely park in Mystery Bay.

We wondered why it was called this and we found out one night after a huge rainstorm. We awoke and 

found our campsite covered in mud. Mystery solved!!

  The beaches in the south east are beautiful and very rugged in places. Most stretch for miles and are mostly

unoccupied. As we travelled further south we came across a very old town called Tilbi Tilbi.

Most of the buildings are the same as they were in the early 1800's.

The rainforest is abundant with colorful birds and these beautiful Scarlet Rosellas are an example.

These cute Gallas are residents of Victoria which is were we are now. We are staying picturesque Lakes Entrance which is about 300kms from Melbourne.