through the grampians.

my plan was to continue along the coast into south australia and then turn north. but kris suggested that we’d seen enough ocean for now and that she’d rather spend a little time in the mountains for a change. so we went in search for the nearest mountain range. we did not have to look…

portland.

portland was the first european settlement in victoria. ok melbourne, we got this out of the way quickly, we are here at the birth place of victoria, and there is one more reason melbourne was never fit to be the capital of australia. the legacy of european settlement can be felt all the way on…

beyond the gor.

don’t tell anyone but there are sights beyond the great ocean road. the selfie stick jungle definitely subsides beyond port campbell and there are decidedly fewer people jostling for the perfect ‘look how cool i am i stand right in front of something amazing but manage to block it out completely’ photo. pretty much like…

12 posties.

when we reached our next destination, port campbell, yesterday we elegantly passed the masses slugging it out for a few remaining parking spots. and i mean ‘slugging’ only barely figuratively. yesterday was a nice sunny but not too warm day and we capped it off with a stroll through ‘town’. we woke to the sounds…