Friday, March 11, 2022 Map and video of today’s drive Today’s only distraction from 330 miles of Interstate driving was a brief visit to the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Unfortunately, the school is on spring break this week so there were few students around and I was not able to get an … Continue reading Waiting to see what tomorrow brings
Thursday, March 10, 2022 Map and video of today’s route. I am so happy to be, finally, heading off on my first significant road trip since Australia in 2019. I was just about to leave on my spring trip in March 2020 when I suffered a stroke that landed me in the hospital for three … Continue reading Finally Back on the Road
Monday September 16, 2019 Road video and map – Byron Bay to Sydney Airport, NSW My last full day in Australia was spent driving. I wanted to avoid the afternoon rush hour in Sydney as I headed to my airport hotel so I made an early start on the 722 km/480 mi drive and did … Continue reading Heading Home
Sunday September 15, 2019 Road video and map – North Brisbane, QLD to Byron Bay, NSW Today was a good day of sightseeing with plenty of the driving I like ,twisty roads through interesting places, instead of the drudgery of road works, traffic and bumpy roads that I experienced on the way to the zoo … Continue reading Nature’s work at Springbrook NP and Byron Bay
Saturday September 14, 2019 Road video and map – Gladstone to North Brisbane, QLD Another drive south today with the only tourist stop being at the Australia Zoo. This was founded as a reptile park by Bob and Lyn Irwin, parents of the “Crocodile Hunter”, Steve Irwin. Steve invested much of the profits from his … Continue reading The Australia Zoo
Thursday September 12, 2019 I had planned two different ways of seeing the Great barrier Reef (GBR) today. The preferred option, for good weather, was to fly to the reef on a seaplane. I have never done a water takeoff or landing so that would have been a new experience and it would save me … Continue reading The Great Barrier Reef
Wednesday September 11, 2019 Road video and map – Cloncurry to Airlie Beach, QLD Today’s drive was the longest I’ve done since retirement, both in distance, 1001 km/622 mi, and time at 9 hours 40 min but I’m now in position to visit the Great Barrier Reef tomorrow. I made no stops so I’ll continue … Continue reading The Drive East – Day 2