A list of things we've lost so far:
- 1 of Arra's socks
- 1 of Arra's shoes
- 1 of my socks
- 3 of Arra's bottle brushes
- 1 of Arra's hats
- 1 of Cody's hats
- 1 cooler bag and 6 freezer packs
- 1 cellphone (pieces of it were found)
- 1 pair of sunglasses
*Update - Cody's sunglasses have been recovered!*
It's actually amazing that we haven't lost more considering the amount of stuff we're traveling with and the number of times we've unpacked and repacked. Sadly with the loss of my cellphone (when I left it on the roof of a car), many of my photos from this last leg were lost too. Thanks to Carly for sharing some of hers!
We arrived in Melbourne last Sunday and met up with Clara and Jon at our accommodations in the Collingwood area. If you'd like me to paint a picture of the area for you, picture the deserted street in the industrial area scene in any zombie movie/tv show you've ever seen. We were sure the cabbie had taken us to the wrong place. It turns out that Melbourne's hippest neighbourhoods are in the middle of loads of converted warehouses, including the one we stayed in. We spent the day wandering the streets and shops in the area. The majority of our time was spent along with all of Melbourne's hipsters on the funky Brunswick Street. We spent the next couple of days riding trams and hop-on hop-off buses and walking the streets to take in as many sights as we could. Highlights for me were visiting the huge Queen Victoria Market, checking out all of the street art/graffiti that can be found on almost every public building, spending a couple of hours walking through the UNESCO world heritage site Carlton Gardens and the Melbourne Museum where Arra had a blast playing in the children's museum.
Carly, Clara, Me and Candra. Have had a great time traveling with these amazing women.
After a few days of barely scratching the surface of what Melbourne had to offer we said goodbye to Candra and piled into yet another minivan for The Great Ocean Road. We made our way from Melbourne to Port Campbell, stopping in a few small towns and to check out the views along the way. Some of our stops included watching the surfers on Bells Beach, the Split Point Lighthouse, the amazing limestone formations The Arch and London Bridge and just in time for sunset The 12 Apostles. The best part of the day though was seeing a koala up close, in the wild! We stayed in a cottage right on the ocean that night, then made our way back stopping at a few more sights and beaches before boarding the ferry to The Mornington Penninsula the next day.
Koala in the wild! Clara tells us most Australians have never even seen one before!
12 Apostles at sunset
The Mornington Peninsula is a beautiful place on the coastline (as the name suggests), but is unique to any other place we've been in that it is made up of beautiful farms, 170 vineyards, olive groves and historic country houses. We stayed at an amazing farm cottage right in the middle of the vineyards! We made it to 6 of the 170, tasting (and purchasing) wines all the way. We finished off our day with an uber fancy dinner at the Trofeo Estate vineyard nearby our cottage. Today we made a brief visit back to Melbourne to enjoy the city for a few more hours and to say goodbye to Carly, we then took a short flight back to Sydney where we'll spend our last few days. I can hardly believe our trip is winding down!
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