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| Getting ready to leave, Min decided to get a haircut. She has renamed herself 'topdeck' |
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| Min saying goodbye to one of her rehab patients |
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| James gets lucky on Mt Gillen (for the last time) |
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| Min had a picnic at Rainbow valley (James wasn't invited) |
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| Off we go! |
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| Underground camping. A constant 22 degrees. Min now reports she is a warm weather person. Anything below 30 requires a jumper |
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| 80's Music afficianado Min demanded we go via Burra. This is the house from the cover of Diesel and Dust by Midnight Oil. Amazing. |
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| Blow out just outside Horsham. Really enjoyed changing a tire on the side of the highway with massive semi's going past (even though Min actually did most of the work... She wants the practice in case I get attacked by a wombat and break my leg or some other likely scenario) | | | |
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| Changed a tire, then whipped a little thing I like to call Capsicum Ole. They call me well rounded (sorry, he's taken ladies says Min) |
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| And I look after my body |
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| 4wding in Grampians National Park. Who needs a chain saw when you have Muscles Min (after this failed attempt, we just drove over it) |
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| James, tour guide par excellence |
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| Controversial |
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| The Mining exchange gold shop in Lydiard St, Ballarat. |
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| Bakery hill. In November 1854, Peter Lalor spoke to 10000 miners and they rose the original southern cross flag. One month later, the Eureka stockade. Nearly as historically exciting as Burke and Wills and a bloody Maccas has been allowed to be built at such an historic landmark! Poor Min put up with James' OMR (old man rants) for a good 24hrs after this. |
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| Amazing services at the Australian Open. 1 medium Frozen Coke please. The best $9.20 spent yet. |
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| Djokovic Vs Ferrer in the Men's Semi |
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| On the Spirit of Tasmania. The empty space should have been Min but due to Sea sickness concerns, she flew. Very slowly, time will heal that wound |
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| Badge making at 5.45pm was particularly enjoyable! |
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| At Goaty Hill winery in the Tamar Valley with Min and some weird bearded guy that just showed up. We think he was one of the farmhands |
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| A belated 30th celebration for Min. Claire, Wes and Dave flew down and we stayed at an amazing house looking out over the bay of fires |
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| Oh dear |
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| Wes and Min. Dinner that night was different |
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| Stunning Wineglass bay |
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| Friendly beach down in Freycinet national park |
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| The town of Penguin on the Northwest coast of Tassie. Pity there aren't any penguins to go and look at (and I should know, I rang the visitor info centre to check) | |
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| Regardless, there are plenty of things to do in Penguin, small flightless bird or not |
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| Another glamorous lunch |
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| Woolnorth windfarm. On the Northwest tip where it captures the Roaring 40's and has the cleanest air in the world |
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| The beautiful town of Stanley |
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| Camping just south of Arthur river, a Wombat decided to visit our beachside campsite |
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| Min made friends with Dave and Andy. Two locals who had been crayfishing all day. They cave us a whole lobster to eat! |
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| Drawing some inspiration for the wedding |
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| Bridesmaids dresses... tick |
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| Cascadegate 2013. Guess 3 out of 6 beers at Cascade and get it for free. We stand by our claim we got 3 right but due to a documentation error by the barmen, we didn't win |
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| Australia's oldest Brewery |
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| The Cloaca Professional aka the Poo Machine. It mimics the action of the human digestive tract. It gets fed twice a day and poos once a day. At the MONA in Hobart. Very interesting place and spent 6 hours there. |
Awaiting Dad's arrival in Hobart. Next stop Cradle mountain and the 6 day Overland trek.
