Join us - Mark, Penny, Fleur and Ellie - as we plan to take some time in the slow lane and circumnavigate Australia in our Larry the Landcruiser and Carrie the Caravan. This blog will hopefully serve as a diary of our trip as well as a means of keeping our family and friends up to date with our travels. We hope you enjoy the ride with us!

Friday 3 January 2014

Melbourne, Werribee, Ballarat, Queenscliff

 Melbourne at the MCG for the Boxing Day test, start of day 4, full of hope after England had actually made a go of the match on day 2. Soon to be disappointed after Australia wrapped up the game early after lunch with 9 wickets and over one day to spare to make it 4-nil in the Ashes.
Still smiling at the end, happy with the blow up Milo hands, maybe the England team would have benefited from having a few pairs to assist with the 3 dropped catches.
 Werribee - 3 roses within the Victorian State Rose Garden.
 Werribee Mansion- Fleur and Ellie posing in the Statue Garden.
Ballarat - Sovereign Hill a recreation of a gold mining town of the late 1860's. Fleur and Ellie panning for gold. For some reason we were not too successful, must have been the dodgy technique.
Fleur under arrest by the local fuzz and about to get taken of to the jail. Ellie laughing at her sisters plight


Queenscliff - Penny after racing the local steam train the 30km between Moolap and Queenscliff on her bike. The family are please to report that she beat the train into town by some 5 minutes and had time to pose for photos before the train turned up.

Queenscliff - Roof top bar of the Grand Hotel.









 
Happy New Year to you all.

3 comments:

  1. I think Fleur & Ellie would have been a great addition to the English team with their Milo hands! Congratulations on beating the train, Penny. Happy new year and enjoy the Great Ocean Road. Love xxx

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  2. That cop looks really mean, Hope he didn't keep you locked up for too long.
    Congratulation on beating the train Penny. It must have been quite bumpy over the sleepers

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