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
Monday August 26, 2019 Road video and map – Gundagai, NSW to Echuca, VIC Most of today was spent driving the 250 miles from Gundagai to Echuca where I visited the National Holden Motor Museum and wandered around this tourist town. The Holden is an Australian icon which, in 1918, started building car bodies for … Continue reading Echuca and The National Holden Motor Museum
Saturday August 24, 2019 Canberra’s inland location means that winter lingers a little longer here and overnight temperatures had fallen to -5C (23F) resulting in a frosty morning. After a superb breakfast at the hotel I decided to linger in the warm a little longer to fix a couple of issues I experienced yesterday with … Continue reading Canberra
Thursday August 22, 2019 I boarded the Manly Ferry again today to head into Sydney to visit its third visual gem, the Royal Botanic Gardens. The gardens opened in 1816 and occupy 74 acres along the harbour, south and east of the Opera House. It is Australia’s oldest scientific institution and still plays a vital … Continue reading Sydney, day two and the drive to Canberra
Tuesday August 20, 2019 Road video and map – Sydney to Blue Mountains to Manly After traveling for 24 hours I arrived at Sydney International Airport early today to begin my “fall” road trip as spring approaches down under. The efficiency of the airport was impressive. No long walk from the gate, no shuttles between … Continue reading Eastern Australia Trip Begins in Gorgeous Sydney