Monday, December 13, 2010

Our Journey Home!!!!
















Our Journey Home
We left Ingham on Friday, December 3rd, 2010. It was a tough day and week but we got through it. We will miss Gilroy and our friends there but we will see each other again.
We arrived in Brisbane on December 4th and spent some time with the Jensen family before departing for our adventure along the Great Ocean Road.
Day 1-Dec. 6th:
We picked up our campervan in Adelaide and within 30 mins had a $20.00 parking ticket. We still managed to tour around the city. We camped at Glenelg along the beach and enjoyed dinner and the shops.
Day 2-Dec. 7th:
On the road through the Vineyards with a stop at Rosemount for lunch. This was a big driving day, we drove to Mt. Gambier, on the boarder of South Australia and Victoria.
Day 3-Dec.8th:
Spent some time in Mt. Gambier. Saw the beautiful sinkhole gardens, the famous Blue Lake which was stunning.
Drove to Warrambool, the beginning of the Great Ocean Road (G.O.R.) We stayed at a beautiful campsite along the beach where we went for a long walk and saw the most amazing sunset.
Day 4-Dec 9th:
On the G.O.R. beautiful drive with lots of scenic stops along the way. Arrived at the 12 Apostles along with Oprah’s Entourage. There were about 50 people on the tour. We also saw them in their “private’ helicopters as we were driving in our campervan and looking for a cheap place to eat, must be nice!! 
We spent the night in a sea side town called Lorne before making our way to Melbourne the next day.
Day 5-Dec. 10th:
Arrived in the Melbourne. Parked the campervan at our campground put our runners on and we were off to the busy streets. We did some shopping and touring around along with every other tourist in the city. Big, hopping city it is.
Day 6-Dec. 11th:
Big driving day on the Hume Highway from Melbourne to Canberra, the capital of Australia. We arrived in Canberra and drove around the city. The city is very charming with many monuments.
So far we have been really lucky with the weather. It has only rained during the night, sun when we needed it. This is great considering all the flooding and the amount of rain throughout the country.
Day 7/8-Dec. 12/13th
Our first wedding anniversary and we are in Sydney, Australia, no not to see Oprah, this is the last stop before flying back to Brisbane. We enjoyed Bondi Beach, eating having breaky at the beach and eating Thai.
On Dec. 13th, our “Aussie Parents” Bob and Christine picked us up and took us to their home town in the Sunshine Coast, Rainbow Beach! Beautiful home and beach, lots of R ‘n’ R happening.
We will visit with them until Dec. 16th then head back and spend our last few days with Ross, Trina and CJ.
We leave Dec. 18th for New Zealand, Jeff, JC friend from home will meet up with us and we will all tour around the North and South Islands together. We will be in NZ for Christmas and New Year.
It will be very strange to be away from home at Christmas but we will get through it. 
I am 26 weeks pregnant, feeling great but large, getting lots of kicks, in the ribs too.
Until next time....
Mel & JC=
xoxox

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