long held ambitions has been to visit the Brown Brothers winery. We achieved
that, then looked around Bright and then drove over the Victorian Alps
to the coast then onto Mornington.
At the Brown Bothers Winery
 Tasting some exclusive cellar door wines at Brown Brothers |
 Our cabin at Bright |
On the Great Alpine Road
Mornington -Victoria
At Mornington we stayed with Aunt Gloria and caught up with the
cousins, nieces and nephews. We also did a few tourist trips around
the peninsula.
 A historic house at Mornington |
 The house gardens |
Stahan, Queenstown, Hobart - Tasmania
From Mornigton we drove to Melbourne and caught the Spirit of Tasmania
ferry (takes the car as well). Once at Devonport in Tasmania we drove to Strahan
on the west coast and then through Queenstown to Hobart. In Hobart we stayed
with Jill and Chris - they gave us a great look around.
 The ferry leaving Melbourne at 9pm |
 The small town of Queenstown in Tasmania |
 The view from Jill and Chris's house |
 Checking out the markets in Hobart |
 The shot tower (where lead shot used to be made) |
 Climbing to the top of the tower |
 At the top of Mt Wellington - overlooking Hobart |
 With Jill at Mt Wellington |
Port Arthur -Tasmania
No trip to Tasmania is complete without a visit to the ruins at Port
Arthur. We looked around during the day and also did a"spooky"
night guided tour.
 The old goal at Port Arthur |
 The old church ruin |
 Memorial pond at Port Arthur |
 Inside the old cafe (scene of the shootings in 1996) |
 The night time ghost tour |
 Inside the surgeon's workshop |
Freycinet NP,Bicheno, Cradle Mountain - Tasmania
After Port Arthur we tracked up the East Coast visiting Freycinet National
Park (staying at Bicheno), and then travelled north to Low Head where we
stayed at the old Pilot Station (over 100 years old site) and saw the fairy
penguins come ashore at night.
 A view of Freycinet National Park |
 The blowhole at Bicheno |
 The old Pilot Station at Low Head |
 Penguins marching at night through our legs |
The one of the right is more stuffed than the other
Cradle Mountain- Tasmania
We travelled up the mountains to Cradle Mountain and spent a couple of
days looking around and dpoing some short walks. It was cold and rainy
But the environment is beautiful.
 Fog on the road to Cradle Mountain |
 On a walk at Cradle Mountain |
Cheryl on the shores of the lake with Cradle Mountain thebackground
 Part of a walk in the National Park |
 Our cabin at Cradle Mountain |
 Wallaby and Joey visiting our cabin |
 A possum visitor as well |
Great Ocean Rd -Victoria
After Cradle Mountina it was time to catch the ferry back to the mainland.
We travelled down Victoria's Great Ocean Road on our way to South Australia.
 The ferry leaving Devonport, Tasmania |
 Start of the Great Ocean Road |
 A view on the road |
 The Apostles on the Great Ocean Road |
Clare Valley -South Australia
We had a couple of good days in the Clare Valley region of South Australia.
The region has a lot of history and a good few wineries. We did a half
day organised tour done by one of the locals.
 A cellar at a winery run by Jesuit priests |
 The Jesuits priests are buried in a crypt under their church |
 Historic Martindale Hall in the Clare Valley |
 Cheryl at Martindale with our guide |
Back to WA
From Clare Valley we pretty much high tailed it back home - stopping
at Port Augusta and Ceduna in South Australia, then on the Nullabor
in Western Australia.
 The jetty at Ceduna |
 The SA / WA border |
The Great Australian Bight a the edge of the Nullabor Plain
| Trip 2005 | WA & NT | Qld, NSW and NZ |