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Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Great Ocean Road (trip)

On Thursday morning we set off on an adventure to the coast. The Great Ocean road is a fabulous coastal route that was hand-built (picks, shovels and horse-drawn carts) by soldiers returned from World War I…

Yarra Valley Wineries and Healesville Sanctuary

Monday Rich and I took a paid tour to the upper Yarra Valley for two fabulous attractions – the Healesville Sanctuary and winery tours. We started off with a first-class guided tour of Australian marsupials and other unique animals and birds…

Greetings from Melbourne

Wow! I’ve been in Melbourne for almost a week now and what a packed week that has been…

Consider the Birds

There was a certain serendipity when my sister-in-law gave Rich and me a membership to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology this Christmas. In fact, all the gifts from sister Nancy were bird-themed this year and what a wonderful coincidence because my interest in birding has just recently been re-ignited…