Victoria....great state

Original Myer store  and apparently Bendigo is the home of the chiko roll....

Inside the town hall they had a free performance of circ de soleil

Coffee in a laneway after the performance

Sat night at the basketball and the team that Sam plays for Bendigo Braves win

Okay so we are short

Motorcycle statue on the way to Numurkah to see my cousin Bob

At Glenrowan

Everything is Ned Kelly!

Over the Alpine Highway and we cannot believe it snow!

Its not warm but I cannot resist throwing the snowballs at him and visa versa

The scene we were driving through, they had bright orange markers that told us to keep right otherwise we would be off the cliff....

Like a kid at a candy store at the snowfields

Mt Hotham snow machines

Chairlift but its not the season yet 10th of June it starts

The boarder crossing from SA to Vic, Colm thought it was a gateway to a racing track and got rather excited but it was just an advert :(

The YHA at Echuca cabins made from old railway carriages nice but cold... we did not know how to pronounce the town so we found out it is pronounced Achoo - Car!

Nice gardens

The mighty Murray was going to go on a houseboat but the only one we could get for a few days were for 12 people and cost a little over a thousand a day so instead a ride on the paddlesteamer did

Beautiful river

Nice rainbow in the background after shopping at Echuca (achoo -car)

Got the photo of the rainbow

On the paddlesteamer 

He loved the engines

Picture of the other paddlesteamer working that day

This was the paddle steamer used in the äll the rivers run"tv series and the one we went on

The engine again

The docks

Other paddle steamers

Went on the winery cruise and had a great lunch and bottle of wine

At the winery I heard a bang and it was this kingfisher who crashed into the window 

It recuperated enough to fly off eventually but was stunned

Beautiful day for a ride on the river

Inside of the cabin

Captain at the wheel

Talking to a crew on the boat telling me the history of Echuca (achoo -car)

Now we are in bendigo and went for a walk to the Observatory at the Park, here is Dad and daughter Colm and Dee

Beautiful flowers in the Observatory with Beautiful people as well

Went to Daylesford and Hepburn Springs for the day where they have natural spring water and its sparkling too, great to taste

Great to be in a area where they have Autumn season went for a walk down along the track

Photo from the chinese museum at Bendigo

Dee at the chinese Museum

Colm striking a pose at the museum

Gardens at the museum

Family photos at the entrance

Fountain at the middle of Bendigo a lot of the architecture has a European feel about it very nice

Went on a tram tour with a talking history of Bendigo

Sam, Dee and Colm with the chook that was won in the raffle

I had a feeling I would win something down the local pub but did not get to enjoy the spoils as we were off the next day

The Nullarbor, SA (aka the tightarse's guide to traveling!)

Our first stop across the Nullarbor but only for a cup of tea and a look at the station, very nice but we decided to use the 'free' camp spots along the way!

Even after this straight road the nullarbor does not have too many bends in it, was a bit warmer then no jacket!

Colm stretching his legs as well

First campsite for the night, tent up in no time now time to make fire

Its beer oçlock time! and dinner is on the boil

Eucla last town for WA

For those people who ask "how much further"

At the SA/WA village on the border

Anyone for golf? He told me to be careful and not hit the golfball near the houses and so I hit it straight down but he hits it right over near the houses but luckily a tree stops it and bounces it back to a bunker

Hole in one maybe?

Cliffs at the bight marine park, we saw 2 lots of southern whales in the bight which was lucky as when we got to the 'head of bight' where you have to pay to go down to the viewing platform they were saying that they have not had any whales past this year so we got to see them for free...bonus

famous sign but we did not see any camels or wombats and very few kangas as road kill too it has been raining out there as it is quite green

This is a mural painting at ceduna it was our first town in SA. Laughed at the lady in the tourist centre as we commented how the free camps in SA did not always include a toilet but the camping in WA is really well set up and she said that SA spends very little on tourists but if you dress up in a pink tou-tou (not sure of the spelling) then they throw money at you so next time we cross we might just do that!

what a handsome creature on the boardwalk at ceduna

makes fire as well

Going down the east coast of the eyre peninsular was a bit boring as it is full of small little fishing villages but these were good to look at called murphy's haystacks, apparently there was a visiting irishman who was an expert on agriculture and he was telling a busload that the farmer here did a good thing and got all his hay collected up (should have looked closer and seen that it was rock)

He has more energy that I know what to do with

Elliston on the east coast has a great ocean drive with some spectacular views

Somebody turned the temperature gauge down when we hit SA on the ocean drive they have sculptures on the roadside, we thought for a moment we were on easter island

He loves testing the boundaries and getting too close to the cliffs

Great views from the coastline

Now we are on the east coast of the eyre Peninsular and at Pt Lowly, we preferred this section of the trip after the Nullarbor

Flinders Ranges, we stayed at whyalla the night before and liked that town and beer heaven, pints were only $4.50, might look at a job over here next! Also found a way to stop for morning coffee and not break the bank, go to a pokies club put $1 in the 1 cent machine and only play one game at a time and then go and have your free coffee and biscuit! bargain.

Camping at Mt Bryan - freezing cold that night frost as well, met up with this lovely irish couple, aine and bernard (I have probably spelt your name wrong sorry) and don't you love the van! Steph is also traveling with them over to WA.

A likely suspect being searched! by steph of course.

on the road to esperance

Our first night camping at ballingup one of our fav towns while on the bibblumun colm again being chief cook and bottle washer!

Second night we spent at albany but due to the inclement weather we stayed in a hostel, here is greens pool not far from william bay campsite on the bib track

Amazing you could not have planned it if you tried we bumped into douglas in esperance, he is traveling around aust on his bike and from carnarvon we were just out for a bike ride around the coastal strip, the lycra set is alive and well ha ha. At this present time douglas has camped next to us but we have not seen him, perhaps he fell asleep early hopefully we will catch up with him in the morning.

View from the jetty it was threatening rain but only light sprinkles

The view of the beaches on the bike ride and yes these are hills you have to ride up ahhhh its been 2 months since I have been on a bike ride

We saw dolphins frolicking in the sea and it is so pristine the ocean here

Yes I rode here and survived, think that walking is easier now

What a fine specimen of a man and cycle up hills heck he makes it look easy and what a view as well

Had to go out to lucky bay as well in the national park, it has been voted the whitest beach

Views from the beach, pristine water

If you look real hard you can see the remnants of a rainbow near that archipelago at lucky bay

I f no one hears from me I will be suffering from hypothermia.....the water was cold but apparently according to colm it was warm once your in...k?  Also the water is so transparent I had a look and thought ohh nearly stepped on a crab on the way out fortunately he wandered away

He's getting sustagen okay to put some more meat on those bones......

Last view of the archipelago we were enjoying a hot coffee at this time, reward after the swim....tomorrow off on the nullabor