We headed the opposite direction today – north east of the city to the town of Healesville and the Healesville Sanctuary. It’s quite a long drive, but well worth the effort to see their fantastic collection of Australian native animals and birds. One thing that surprised us was the new Australian Wildlife Health Centre, which … [Read More »]
Melbourne – Day 2: Werribee Open Range Zoo
Got up early enough to have a continental breakfast in the hotel dining room this morning (included in the room rate!), and then packed up ready for our activity for the day. We jumped in our car and drove out to Werribee Open Range Zoo for the day – about 45 minutes drive from our … [Read More »]
Melbourne – Day 1
We flew down to Melbourne tonight for a few days off. Leanne finished up work early and I picked her up so she could come home and get ready. We then caught a train to the airport – cheaper than catching a taxi. It costs around $45 for two return tickets from Artarmon to the … [Read More »]
Small site redesign
Just a minor update to the site design with a narrower and cleaner layout. I decided to update my old “sunrise from a 747” photo that I’ve used as the header for a while now (taken in Feb 2000 on the return flight from my first ever overseas trip!) The photo I’m now using was … [Read More »]
Chaiten volcano erupts – Patagonia, Chile
The Chaiten Volcano has errupted in Chile after being dormant for thousands of years. We were in this vicinity back in February when we sailed on the Navimag ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales. I don’t think we got any photos of the volcano – I’m not sure you can see it from the … [Read More »]
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