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Australia

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Lakes Entrance

From Wilsons Promontory National Park we start in the morning in the direction of Lakes Entrence. On the way we see an old swing bridge, which we inspected for our harbor crane Max. Lake Entrence is known for fishing and the 90 miles Beach Beach. We didn’t have the time to explore the 150 km […]

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Wilsons Promontory National Park

We drive along the coast from Phillip Island north to Wilsons Promontory National Park. Our accommodation is very idyllic and quiet a little off the road. The sunrise was a great start to the day. After our arrival we drive to the Prom Wildlife Walk, somewhere on the road a larger parking lot and only […]

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Penguin Parade

Tonight we have booked the Penguin Parade, the Ultimate Tour promises off the beaten track a tour with a ranger right on the beach.We started at 17:00 and were warmly welcomed by Gary, our ranger. After a short introduction and indication of the technical aids (earphones with receiver for the commentary, binoculars and safety vest), […]

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Koala Conservation Reserve

A wonderful place to watch the koala’s. In a park of about one square kilometer there are different areas (no enclosures, the animals can move freely). The walkways are 3-4 meters above the ground, from there the koalas are very easy to observe. Koalas In the picture below right, two cockatoos sit in the middle […]

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Cape Woolamai Circuit Walk

The Cape offers some circular routes and we have decided on the longer one, fully motivated we go to work. The path leads over the long beach of Woolamai Surf Beach and then goes up a staircase to the Pinnacles Lookout. Impressive limestone rocks standing in the surf. We have wonderful weather, in our backpack […]

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Back in Australia

It was a longer journey from Cook Island to Auckland and then on to Melbourne. But we got through everywhere well, the entry and exit formalities went well. Already a bit exhausted, we fell asleep in the airport hotel at midnight. Impressive Nutella box at the Holliday Inn In the morning we left early and […]

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Bye bye Melbourne

We meet Angie from Restaurant Marion in the Tuscany Café at Central Market. Sylvia promised her the self-knitted gloves because they have the same big hands. We meet Angie from Restaurant Marion at the Tuscany Café at Central Market. Sylvia promised her the gloves she knitted herself because they have the same size hands. Angie […]

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Great Ocean Road

We started early in Melbourne, we had to be at the meeting point shortly after seven. There was a warm sandwich at the market, then we were ready to go. The bus arrived on time and after everyone was collected in the city, we set off towards the Great Ocean Road. The whole round trip […]

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Buy medicines and so on...

Today we had to be at the Chinese doctor at 09.30 because we need new tablets for our “Bräschteli”, you don’t get far with a Swiss medical certificate. With the Australian prescription we could buy everything. Before we went to the Tuscany Café which is run by a guy from Florence, it was good and […]

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Melbourne City

Today we started comfortably, in the Italian café we had breakfast. Now we need an “outbound flight” from New Zealand, otherwise they won’t let us in, after some clarifications that have been going on for a few days now, Fitschi, i.e. the flight with Air New Zealand to Nadi, has now been booked. We need […]

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